SPRING 2012 - Greyhounds as Pets

FASTfriends
Greyhound – the fastest friend you’ll ever make!
SPRING 2012
In this issue:
• Loud sounds and your hound
• Living with an older dog
• Behind the scenes at Craik Kennels
• Paws High!
• GAP People – Brenda Goddard
Also in this issue:
From the Editor 2
Steadfast Friends 9
Tips’n’Tricks 12
Puzzle Page 18
Senior Spot 13 Caption Competition 19
Ask Rosie 10 We Need Your Help 13
Fave Foto 20
Doggy Doings 14
Thank You 20
Vet’s Corner 11
Contact Us
0508 GREYHOUNDS
GAP Programme Director
Acting Programme Director – Jacqui Eyley
Phone: (04) 528 0460
Mobile: 027 447 4765
Email: jacqui@greyhoundsaspets.org.nz
PO Box 48-217, Silverstream,
Upper Hutt 5142
Regional Co-ordinators
For general enquiries and adoption applications:
Auckland
Regional Co-ordinator
– Karen and Steve Keene
Areas with (09) phone prefix
Email: karen@greyhoundsaspets.org.nz
Phone: (09) 832 5969
Mobile: 021 213 2476
13 Glenbury Place Massey, Auckland 0614
Waikato, Bay of Plenty, Taupo & Rotorua
Regional Co-ordinator
– Victoria Munro
Areas with an (07) phone prefix
Email: victoria@greyhoundsaspets.org.nz
Phone: (07) 829 4572
Mobile: 021 330 193
59 Reynold’s Road, RD1, Hamilton 3281
Central Regional Co-ordinator
– Robyn Bowry
Areas with (04) and (06) phone prefixes
Email: robyn@greyhoundsaspets.org.nz
Phone: (06) 364 8899
Mobile: 027 264 8899
56 Freemans Road, Otaki 5512
Southern Regional Co-ordinator
– Position Vacant: see page 9
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From the Editor
It’s been a busy few months this winter
with lots of changes and challenges. GAP
has grown quickly since its inception
in 2006. What started out as a closely
knit and relatively small group of people
working together to find homes for greyhounds is now a large organisation
with many volunteers all over the country helping in lots of different ways.
Over 200 adoptions took place last year and with greyhounds being such
fabulous pets we’re confident that we can keep increasing that number. To do
that we’ll need help both from our supporters and Greyhound Racing so we can
take GAP to the next level. Exciting times are ahead!
After six years of adoptions some of our hounds are getting a little old so this
edition features living with an older hound, as well as advice for the firework
season and a quick tour of the Craik racing kennels.
Enjoy the read – the next update will be straight to your inbox! See below for
the changes to Fast Friends!
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Sonja Bright and Irene Bessem
Phone: (06) 329 3787
Email: sonja@greyhoundsaspets.org.nz
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GAP is based on State Highway 1, between Bulls
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We ran a quick poll on
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The new six-monthly version of FastFriends will be bigger and better –
retaining many of its exciting features and perhaps adding a few more. While
our email newsletter will focus on keeping you up to date on what’s happening
around the country, how you can get involved, and links to interesting sites, as
well as some of the regular FastFriends features.
This will mean a few changes to subscriptions. FastFriends will now be just
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subscription, please contact brenda@greyhoundsaspets.org.nz.
and your hounds
It’s that time of year again when, love them or hate them, fireworks make their comeback.
Fear of fireworks is fairly common in dogs – while some hounds will have little to no reaction
to fireworks, others can be terrified by the noise and bright flashes of light. Because of
the loud unpredictable noises, it’s no wonder fireworks season can be a terrifying time for
your dog. Simply put – fireworks are like an artificial thunder storm times ten!
The good news is that there are
several things you can do to help
your hound cope with the fireworks
season. The easiest solution is to try
desensitisation – find some recordings
of fireworks (the internet is good for
these) and play them a few times
a day in the weeks leading up to
5th November. Slowly increase the
volume each day until it is quite loud,
and your hound is no longer reacting
to the noise. Positive reinforcement
is key here i.e. give treats and praise,
or play time with their favourite toy,
each time you play the music and
there is no reaction. Just remember
not to force it – if your hound starts
to show signs of fear, turn the music
back down to a comfortable level and
work your way back up again.
Try tiring your hound out on nights
you know there are going to be
fireworks (i.e. large public displays,
5 November, and the couple of days
before/after), and make sure you
prepare for night time particularly
if your hound is going to be home
alone. Close the curtains and don’t
allow them access to outdoors, even
in a fenced yard. Turn up the radio
or TV and most important of all,
assume your pack leader role and
don’t show any concern. Flinching,
pacing, or darting concerned looks at
your hound can help to fuel fear by
confirming that he should be feeling
afraid. Do allow your hound to retreat
to a place of safety such as their bed,
crate or a spare room (i.e. don’t drag
them out to the lounge in an attempt
to get them used to the noise) if they
are more comfortable elsewhere.
Another popular tool for anxious
hounds is the Thundershirt. This has
only recently become available via
New Zealand stockists and is sold
exclusively by Animates for around
$80. The Thundershirt is a great
tool for dogs for a number of issues
including separation, crate, and travel
anxiety, leash pulling, barking, general
fearfulness and thunder. The design
works by applying a constant gentle
pressure to the dog’s torso, which
has a calming effect on the nervous
system. Using pressure to relieve
anxiety has been a common practice
for years. “The Thundershirt is like a
giant, wearable hug that never ends,”
says the Thundershirt website. The
shirt is touted to help 80% of dogs,
but isn’t always a fix-all, as evidenced
by many reviews found online.
GAP owner Sally has tried the
Thundershirt on one of her hounds
George (Chile Command) who has a
hard time with fireworks and severe
weather. “George exhibits many of the
classic signs of stress,” says Sally. “He
simply wouldn’t settle, would pace
the room, shaking and crying.” Sally
tried the Thundershirt and George’s
behaviour has changed dramatically.
Evidenced by the bad storms that
swept through Wellington a month or
so ago, Sally was woken around 5am
with a stressed, pacing hound. “I put
the shirt on him and he went from a
clearly stressed dog, to upside down
and snoozing again in the space of
a few minutes.” While the shirt can
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be put on after the stress has already
occurred, it is said to work best if
applied an hour or two before.
Another GAP owner AJ, discovered
the Thundershirt and has used it on
her hound Wally (Boatswain Wally).
AJ was recommended the shirt by a
fellow GAP owner and has found it a
great help with Wally’s anxiety during
storms.
Prior to trying the Thundershirt AJ
had tried many suggested techniques
such as turning up the radio and
ignoring his anxious behaviour so as
not to reinforce it, but to no avail.
“Wally would be sleeping in my
room, but as soon as the rain started
he would pace back and forth,
panting heavily and shaking. I tried
getting him to settle back on his bed
but he would just get up again and
was very restless.”
AJ decided to try the Thundershirt,
and has found it a great help for
Wally’s anxiety. Once he has his shirt
on, he just plops back down on his
bed, and goes back to grooming
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himself, or snoozing. “For Wally, it
isn’t a magical fix-all for storms – we
just had a massive hail storm a few
weeks ago and while he was ok with
the rain, as soon as the hailstorm hit,
he was back to the pacing, panting
and shaking. I don’t think it cures his
fear completely, but it certainly does
help.”
There are plenty of other options
to try if your hound is one of the 20%
that this product doesn’t work for.
Other solutions include:
• homeopathic remedies (such as
Rescue Remedy)
• dog appeasing pheromone (DAP)
laced air diffusers, collars or sprays
• desensitisation (as mentioned
above)
• feeding a carbohydrate rich meal
(rice, pasta)
• distraction (a favourite toy, a
stuffed kong).
Remember for the most extreme
cases, you would do best to consult
your veterinarian who may be able to
prescribe something for your hound
to help. May these tips help with your
5 November celebrations!
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Living
with an
older dog
We adopted Millie (formerly
Bodacious Babe) on 21
May 2006, soon after
Greyhounds As Pets was
launched. She fitted into
our household immediately,
almost as though she had
belonged here all her life.
She was 8 ½, the oldest
grey “on offer” and we
chose her for two reasons –
firstly because the wording
beside her photo said
“This girl has a lot to give”
a n d s e c o n d l y, b e c a u s e
our golden Labrador had
recently passed away at 17
½ years, and we thought we
knew about older dogs and
their ailments! Well, Millie
taught us a few things!
She certainly has been a loving dog,
both in wishing to be cuddled and
patted, and also in giving her love to
us and to others. We enrolled her into
the Canine Friends Pet Therapy scheme
and she has making fortnightly visits
to the PSS Woburn Rest Home at
Lower Hutt and the local Alzheimer
group, The Chelsea Club at Lyall Bay,
since November 2007. She
is a great favourite at both
places and has such a large
fan club as she is so placid
and gentle. At the Chelsea
Club her photo is taken
with each new member
so they have something to
show their family.
At both of these places
she encourages people
to stroke her by gently
inserting her head under their hands
and even people who profess not to
like dogs find themselves stroking
her. This is all self-taught! She also
carries out a valuable “Doggie Public
Relations” exercise with school children
in our suburb and the excited calls of
“There’s Millie!” are a treat to hear.
In her first two years with us Millie
had to have three operations to
remove most of her teeth, leaving only
her small front teeth. She was one of
the many greyhounds that suffer poor
dental health. She was obviously in
pain at times, so their removal was
worthwhile. The lack of teeth has
not prevented her chewing bones
and the hard liver treats given out at
the vet practice; the vet thinks Millie
must have developed a very muscular
tongue to cope without teeth!
About 18 months after she came to
live with us, a toe broken while racing
began to cause pain from arthritis
and as it was bent, it then rubbed
against the next toe, which would not
heal. When I suggested having this
broken toe amputated, our vet, then
new to the greyhound world, thought
it might cause balance problems
and was reluctant to operate, so I
posted a query on the GAP forum.
Encouragingly three readers said “go
ahead” and one even said that her
dog was still racing after a similar
operation. We were referred to an
orthopaedic surgeon (didn’t know
that dogs had specialists!) and the
operation was an immediate success.
Two and a half years ago my
husband was taking her for a walk
when he suffered a stroke. While
he was undergoing
rehabilitation I took Millie
into the hospital ward to
reassure her that he was
all right – imagine the
fright she had seeing her
Above: Claire with Millie
Left: Millie and Morris the
cat in their award-winning
Fave Foto from FastFriends
Summer 2007.
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owner lying on the ground. Since
then she likes being able to see both
of us together and over the past few
months we have realised that she
comes into our bedroom at night to
check up on us – presumably also for
“elderly dog” security.
Shortly after her 13thbirthday we
found that she was having difficulty
breathing, particularly in the hot
summer months, and after being sent
again to a specialist, it was discovered
that she needed another operation,
this time a “laryngeal tie-back” (ref.
Fast Friends Winter 2011 issue, p 11).
This worked perfectly and Millie was
able to resume her customary twice
daily walks.
Over the past year we have noticed
that Millie’s hearing has begun to fail
so she cannot hear people if they are
behind her, and now that she is slower
I find that when at the beach I can let
her free and although she still runs it
is rather “galumphy” and doesn’t last
more than a few metres.
Older dogs are like older people
– they suffer from aches and pains.
Millie sometimes suffers from stiffness
in her legs so I give her a massage and
it’s soon working again. Fortunately
it doesn’t happen to both legs at the
same time!
When Millie’s arthritis is troublesome
she cannot jump into the car but if I park
it at a kerbside she can manage much
better. She had a course of arthritis
injections late last year and now has
monthly cartrophen injections to make
life easier for her. I did try giving her
glucosamine tablets for a while, but
she has always had a sensitive stomach
and cannot tolerate them.
For her twice daily meals she has
raw gravy beef, rice and vegetables,
wetted dog biscuits topped every
few days with a raw egg, bones at
lunchtime and “going to bed bikkies”
at night – she has been well looked
after – and pampered? But then she
has been worth it.
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Post script: Millie passed away
on 16 August 2012 aged 14
years and 9 months. We feel
privileged in sharing such a
lot of her “giving” life and she
has certainly enriched our lives
and those of many others. She
will be sorely missed. Keep
on having your lovely racing
dreams, Millie.
Claire Dawe
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From top: Millie heading out to do her Canine Friends Pet Therapy. Millie and a
chum cooling their toes. Millie and Morris the cat.
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Behind the scenes at
Craik Kennels
On Tuesday, 5 June, Anne Betham and her hound Tina came to our place
and stayed the night before we headed to South Auckland to visit Craik
Kennels, where Beyonce (my hound) was born and raced. Ben and Barbara
Craik are well known breeders and racers of greyhounds big supporters of
the GAP programme.
We arrived just after midday and were met by Ben,
who very kindly took us around the kennels, explaining
how it all worked.
We were shown the training strip where greyhounds
learn to chase the lure, his ‘hot walker’, and his very
modern trailer for transporting hounds to the races.
All the latest pups live together and have the run of
a two-acre paddock. We met so many hounds it was
impossible to remember all the names, but Anne has
already earmarked one for the future! There were 60 in
total and the layout is organised very neatly with rows
of kennels that looked like it could have been a horse
stud for miniature horses.
I was thrilled to meet Yonce’s mum and sister and
see all her siblings, and managed to snap a few nice
photos. I’m sure she remembered the surroundings and
her mum.
There are four retired hounds who live in the house as
pets and who accompanied us wherever went. All the
hounds were just so exuberant and wanted attention
and, of course, so friendly.
Ben breeds two litters a year and uses artificial
insemination – the sire of the last lot of pups is in
Ireland.
I know Tom and Anne, like myself, were totally in awe
of it all and enjoyed the opportunity to become more
knowledgeable about greyhound racing. n
Jan Curran, Waihi
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Paws High!
Agility is a challenging dog sport requiring speed, focus and
accuracy. We all know that greyhounds excel at the first – but
it takes a very special greyhound to combine all three.
Lucy has already proven she
is a special greyhound. The first
greyhound in New Zealand to achieve
a New Zealand Kennel Club obedience
title (Rally Novice), she is also the first
greyhound to attain Canine Good
Citizen Silver.
Now, she’s trying out her unique
talents in the agility ring. Everyone
knows agility means jumping, but as
well as jumping, there are tunnels
to go through, lines of weave poles
to negotiate and high planks to
traverse.
If that isn’t enough – you have to
do it FAST! Lucy’s certainly good at
the fast part, and her accuracy and
focus is improving all the time. She’s
been to two agility shows so far, and
is always a huge hit with the crowd.
So far, she’s the only competitive
greyhound in agility in New Zealand,
but watch this space. We know of
two others starting out in the sport!
Greyhounds are a natural at the
sport of agility with their speed and
ability to turn fast, plus their long legs
make them great jumpers.
Could your greyhound do
agility?
Any dog can, but it’s easiest to start
with younger dogs (under four years,
but no dog under one year should
be asked to jump). Smaller dogs are
often lighter on their feet and find
tunnelling easier.
Dogs with a high play drive (love
toys, and focus hard on you during
games) and a high food drive (will do
anything for food) make the most apt
pupils.
Very active greyhounds can cope
with longer training sessions, but if
your hound is a couch potato he may
still love agility – an agility course is
about as long as a race!
If you’re interested in doing agility
with your hound, contact your local
dog training club. Many require you
to do a simple obedience course
first, which is a wonderful learning
experience for you and your hound.
Even well trained dogs (and owners)
will benefit – see what you can learn
about reward-based training! Lucy’s
here to tell you it’s exciting stuff. n
GAP People
Brenda Goddard
Accounts
I have lived in Wainuiomata all my life, and am still there with my partner, Steve. I have
always loved animals, and growing up we always had cats and dogs. I have owned two
pedigree British Bulldogs, much adored pets of my family.
I have two children – a daughter,
Tara Anne, aged 25 who has her own
baby daughter, Paige (born Boxing Day
last year and is just an awesome little
girl) – and a son, Joshua, aged 22.
I love photography and have a
collection of over 40,000 photos
that I’ve taken. At special events, my
family say “here comes Brenda with
her camera again”!
My working life has been in
accounts, and I worked full-time up
until a few years ago when I had a
second back operation, so can now
only work a few hours a week. I was
made redundant from my previous
job, which was only for a few hours
a week, so I went to Hutt Volunteers
and they gave me a choice of a jobs.
Greyhounds as Pets appealed to me so
I rang up and made an appointment
with Jacqui Eyley. Jacqui was on her
way to Europe a week later so I had
a quick run-down of the role, and
have been with GAP ever since – two
years now.
My role with GAP is in accounts
payable and receivable, and
reconciling accounts. I look after
FastFriends and Steadfast Friends,
which is quite exciting when I see
new people donating regularly, and
it’s great to see so many kind-hearted
people donating, and giving more
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hope for all those greyhounds waiting
to find a home.
I also apply for grants and have
had good success in achieving a lot
of funding, and managed to get one
marquee fully paid for, and another
half paid for! There was even $2,000
received for only one ‘Adopt A
Greyhound’ day. I have applied for a
few others which are in the pipeline at
the moment (fingers crossed).
I’m very happy to be part of
Greyhounds As Pets and it makes
me glad to hear all the lovely stories
about how much joy all these newlyadopted hounds bring to everyone.n
Brenda
Greyhounds As Pets is a Registered Charity
Steadfast Friends
Kaddy (Ultra Flyin’)
Kaddy has been with Jonny and me for just
over a month and is settling in nicely. She
no longer finds it distressing when we have
to leave her for a couple hours, but is still
excited when we come home.
In accordance with the breed’s reputation, she spends
lots of time curled up on her bed in the lounge, her floor
pillows in the hallway (where she sleeps at night), or
generally anywhere near where I am working. She also
loves to run in circles around our back garden, occasionally
pouncing on her ball or rubber bone.
She has a definite goofy side and loves to attract
attention either through buffoonery, or, by getting into
things she knows she shouldn’t. She will pick something
up and then walk around with the item in her mouth until
she knows I’ve seen her. So far the right tone of voice (think
a Kindy teacher) has kept her from picking up the same
forbidden item twice. She’s had a go at walking away with
three different types of shoe, a paperback book, my keys,
and a friend’s unattended leather wallet to name a few.
Equally amusing (to her) was the bit of cat poo she found
in the garden one morning, picked up, and deposited on
our lounge carpet. We don’t have any other pets so you
can imagine my surprise at finding a strange poo in such a
conspicuous location. Jonny (not home at the time) found
it hilarious.
Kaddy loves to go for walks near Wellington Zoo,
behind which are many nice trails where she can encounter
interesting smells, perky birds, and the occasional friendly
dog. Having these trails so close is helpful as she’s not
WANTED
G.A.P. SOUTHERN
REGIONAL CO-ORDINATOR
Do you feel passionate about finding
homes for Greyhounds? Are you a good
communicator and great at organising?
And do you have at least 10 hours each
week that you could devote to a new role?
If so we’d love to hear from you!
We need someone who can expand GAP’s
presence further in the South Island and really get
the greyhounds flying out of the kennels and into
new homes. For information on this exciting role
contact Jacqui at jacqui@greyhoundsaspets.
org.nz quoting ‘Southern RC’ in the subject line,
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or call (04) 528 0460. thrilled by roads with heavy traffic, and will sometimes
refuse to walk any further, or start jumping up and down
like a demented kangaroo if she feels there is just too
much going on! She is getting more comfortable with
busy places, but there are so many quieter, less stressful
options nearby, and she truly loves being outdoors.
Kaddy is very sweet and affectionate. She loves being
stroked and cuddled, and is very happy to say hello to
visiting friends and neighbours. She is also obsessed with
the three fluffy cats who live two doors down.
She has a mind of her own but is mostly obedient,
especially if it results in treats, pats, or the opportunity to
curl up in a nice warm spot. Her favourite thing is an old
duvet draped over her at bedtime, the look on her face pure
bliss when she’s swaddled up in it.
Her naughty streak is balanced by the joy she exhibits at
spending time with us. It seems she understands that this
is home and she is part of our family. We have high hopes
that her increasing confidence continues, and all she has to
concentrate on is being a happy dog, and not bringing any
more strange poos into the house!
Many thanks to GAP for all the work and love they put in
to matching these beautiful dogs with their new homes.n
Liz Gillett and Jonny Robertson
Mandy (Whitey’s Way): Aged 5
My trainer found me a home but it didn’t work out
with the cats so they asked GAP to help out and find
me a suitable family. I’m super playful for my age and
love cuddles. I can’t cope with being left alone for
long and would prefer to be an only dog.
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It only costs
$9 a day
to look after Mandy,
can you donate
1 day a month
for a dog in need?
Cam (now Milly) featured as
our last hound-in-need, and has now gone to her
forever home with Neil & Susan from Kapiti, north of
Wellington. Good luck Cam!
New home needed for Mandy!
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Ask Rosie
Rosie is a veteran of many races during her three years as
an athlete, she’s also the first GAP dog to be adopted, so
at 11 she is enjoying her retirement, and can concentrate
her efforts on her advice column.
Dear Rosie,
Is it true that the longer a dog’s nose
is, the better the eyesight is?
Signed Pinocchio
This isn’t exactly true. Dogs with longer
noses, like us sighthounds, have
greater peripheral vision specifically
designed to pick out moving objects
from far away. This is referred to as
the visual streak. Humans have a field
of vision of roughly 180°, whereas
greyhounds have 270°, and can see
clearly up to a kilometre. A pug has
the shortest field of vision at 220° but
this doesn’t mean they have poorer
eyesight. These short-nosed breeds
have an ‘area centralis’ – a central
patch with up to three times the
density of nerve endings as the visual
streak – giving them detailed sight
much more like a human’s. This makes
them much better able to see and
react to human facial expressions (or
watch TV!). All dogs are far superior
at detecting motion than humans and
can see four times better than them in
low light, but colour vision is limited,
with difficulty distinguishing colours
between green, yellow, orange and
red. Also, objects closer than 33 cm to
their eyes appear blurry to dogs.
when on your own is just a panic
reaction. However, your owner does
need to help you with this problem
as it will only get worse. Some people
have tried crating and even reducing
the amount of protein in the diet.
Others have adopted a second hound
as a companion to help solve the
problem. GAP have information to
help with training dogs out of their
separation anxiety, and the kennels
are always on hand to offer invaluable
advice. If all else fails, consulting a
dog behaviourist may be necessary
and the vet can recommend types
of medication like Rescue Remedy,
or anti-depressants, which may help
you. Bear in mind, separation anxiety
is never really cured but controlled
and managed so that us hounds learn
to cope with it better.
Dear Rosie,
I’ve noticed that we have special
markings on the insides of our ears.
What do they mean and what are
they for?
Signed Curious
If you have a question that you’d
like to ask Rosie, send it to:
Ask Rosie
PO Box 48-217
Silverstream
Upper Hutt
or Email:
fastfriends@greyhoundsaspets.org.nz
generated code for both the left and
right ears. There has now been a new
coding system introduced whereby
all NZ brands will start with a ‘Z’ and
will only be in the left ear. ‘ZA...’ will
be for the first year GRNZ start using
these brands, then the following year
will start with ‘ZB…’, and so on.
From 1 August 2012 all greyhound
pups must be microchipped as well as
an ear brand in the left ear.
Microchipping is an alternative form
of identification. The microchip is
about the size of a large grain of
rice, and is inserted using a syringe
below the skin at the back of the
neck between the shoulder blades.
The chip ID is recorded with the
hound’s identification details and this
information is kept for the entire life
of the dog. n
Oh dear, it sounds like a case of
separation anxiety going on there.
Your owner should try a few things
to re-assure you that it’s ok to be on
your own for a while and that she will
be back. The worst thing is that she
gets upset with you, which makes you
even more anxious. If anything, she
should not react at all when she finds
chewed up cushions because it isn’t
your fault really. You’re just acting on
instinct and this behaviour you show
These earmarks are tattoos, given
to all greyhound (racing) pups.
Each pair of earmarks is a unique
alphanumeric code used to identify
each and every racing
greyhound. These
codes are generated
by a greyhound racing
governing body; for
and help us build a brighter future
New Zealand born pups
for the hounds
this is GRNZ and they
hold a database which
DON’T FORGET
you can search. Visit
YOUR FAITHFUL
FRIEND
www.thedogs.co.nz
GRNZ states that all
greyhounds must
Leaving a bequest is one way you can really
be identified by two
make a difference and help not just one hound
methods before racing.
but hundreds find a home after racing. GAP
Currently this is done
needs funds to build its own kennel base so
by the ear brand and
that greyhounds will always have somewhere to
colouring from the
go to when they are no longer able to race.
dog’s papers. The
If you would like to help please ask us for
code used for ear
more information on leaving a bequest.
branding has previously
consisted of a randomly
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Dear Rosie,
I love my owner to bits but I
absolutely hate it when she goes
out without me! I cry when she
goes and end up chewing the sofa
cushions to bits. She gets mad at me
for destroying stuff but it just makes
me worse! What do we do?
Signed Needy
Leave a Lasting Legacy
Greyhounds As Pets is a Registered Charity
Vet’s Corner – Foot Injuries in Greyhounds
Foot injuries are one of the most common causes of lameness in dogs. These conditions
are mostly traumatic and often acute, however some develop slowly. In many instances
the owners may actually see what happens; dogs may yelp at the time of the injury but
in other cases, because the dog is excited and active, they may not show the effects until
later once they have cooled off. The same applies to a wide range of injuries, but foot
injuries often will be quite obvious the next day.
Foot lameness can be caused by a range of conditions. I
will discuss several of these:
Nail Injuries
Dogs with injured or damaged nails may exhibit any of the
following symptoms:
• Limping is very common
• Bleeding or discharge from site of injury (nail bed)
• A damaged or crooked nail may be noted
• Affected foot may be sensitive and dogs often resent
the foot being handled
• Dogs often lick the toe
• Toe may be swollen.
Causes
Any dog can injure a nail; however there can be a number
of predisposing factors:
• Overgrown nails are more likely to snag or rip
• Dogs with metabolic or glandular conditions may lead
to brittle nails e.g. thyroid
• Some animals have brittle nails throughout their lives
• Chronic nail bed infections with bacteria or fungus can
also be a problem.
Keeping nails trimmed is the main treatment. Toenails
will wear when a dog is constantly on hard surfaces
(concrete or tarseal) but dogs on soft ground and grass will
grow long nails quite quickly and these will catch and tear.
Racing greyhounds will have their nails checked
frequently and with exercise and racing will wear naturally.
Dew claws (inside toe) often are a problem because the
nail doesn’t wear down and is often overgrown and sharp.
This needs regular trimming to prevent snagging.
Diagnosis
Often diagnosis can be quite simple based on a close
inspection of the foot, but due to pain may need sedation
or local anaesthetic to deal with it as injured nails are painful
and can often become infected. Your vet will trim the nail
back to its growing point, then bandage for several days
to keep it protected and clean. Infection can be controlled
with antibiotics and pain relief will most likely be provided.
Foot Pad Injuries
Cuts and abrasions are also quite common due to sharp
object injuries. Mostly these need to be treated topically
and dressed to prevent infection. A cut in the pad can be
sutured providing it is fresh and clean. Wounds need to be
flushed out thoroughly with saline and all debris removed
before any suturing. A protective bandage and boot is
useful to keep the wound clean and dry.
Regular bandage changes may be necessary before the
wound can be left un-covered.
Often your vet will suggest or provide a plastic bag to
protect the bandage from wet ground. Don’t leave this
bag on for any length of time or the foot will sweat and
the wound will become moist and not heal.
Corns
These are a significant problem with greyhounds and
very rarely seen in other dog breeds. A corn is very painful
and quite difficult to treat. The corn is a hard circular
keratin lump seen most commonly on the pads of the main
central weight-bearing toes. You can liken a corn to having
a small stone inside your shoe that you can’t remove and
need to keep walking on (it’s very painful).
Discussion around causes centre on viral or mechanical
aetiology. Because it seems to occur in only one dog in
multi-dog households, it would suggest that the cause
may not be infectious. Corns occur in the central weightbearing toes in the front centre of the pad directly under
the end of P2 (the second toe bone). It is suggested that
lack of padding (fat) between the bone and the skin results
in a callus (thickening of skin) forming and this becomes a
hardened lump of keratin and acts as the stone in the shoe.
These dogs are very much more comfortable on soft
ground but become acutely lame on a hard surface.
Suggestions
Don’t walk your dog on hard ground or concrete, use a
padded boot to protect the foot from hard surfaces when
walking.
Treatment of Corns
There have been numerous methods applied to treating
corns – some centring on surgical curetting (cutting out),
others using corn pads similar to humans to soften the
corn and allow scraping out on a regular basis. There has
been a trial of injecting silicone in the area between pad,
skin and bone. The jury is out on this. I think that in most
cases of corns, treatment may improve but not cure. n
Dave Angove
www.GreyhoundsAsPets.org.nz
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Tips ’n’ Tricks
How to carry a greyhound
There are times when you need
to pick up your greyhound and carry
them. How easy this is depends not
only on obvious factors, such as the
size of your hound and the strength
of the person doing the carrying, but
also on carrying technique!
There are three main options:
• The scoop – this is probably the
most obvious one. You simply
wrap your arms around your
greyhound and lift (left pic).
• The forklift hold – this method is
frequently seen trackside. You hold
your forearms out at right angles
to your body, slot them under your
hound’s chest and tummy, and lift
(middle pic).
• The half-scoop – this one is
a cross between the first two
options. One arm goes under your
hound’s chest and the other goes
round their bottom (right pic).
The best option will often depend
on what you and your hound are
more comfortable with.
The reason you’re carrying your
hound will also be a factor. Visiting
the vet is probably the most common
reason for carrying your greyhound,
and in this case his injury or illness
should be taken into account. For
example, if your dog has a sore
shoulder then the forklift hold will be
less painful, if he has a sore tummy
then use the scoop.
Of course, your greyhound will
normally be able to walk – if he’s
perfectly healthy and you’re lifting
him into the car or carrying him up
stairways, then you need to think
about training!
Thanks to Alan Pringle and a patient
(if somewhat apprehensive!) Puni. n
Adjusting a Martingale collar
It’s important to check your hound’s collar regularly – a collar which is too loose is easy
to slip and a collar which is too tight is uncomfortable.
Your greyhound’s collar is like clothing and, like us,
sometimes it fits better than others. We’ve spotted a few
hounds recently with incorrectly fitted collars so here’s
a quick guide to making sure your hound is safe and
comfortable.
Your greyhound should be wearing a Martingale collar
as these automatically tighten when your dog pulls on his
lead, and loosen when the lead is relaxed or absent.
A Martingale collar consists of a main piece of material,
a slide adjuster, and a shorter loop which connects each
end of the collar with the D-ring, which the lead then
connects onto.
To check your dog’s collar is fitting correctly, slide the
collar up to the narrowest point of his neck (behind his
ears) and check that, with the D-ring pulled to ensure a
snug fit, the ends of the main collar section do not easily
touch (see arrows A & B on pic at right). Ideally there
should be around one to two centimetres of the shorter
loop material between the ends of the main collar section.
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Adjust the collar using the slider as necessary. If you’d
like further advice then please contact us.
n
A
B
D-Ring
Greyhounds As Pets is a Registered Charity
Senior Spot – Lucy
Hi I’m Lucy,
Mum says I qualify for senior spot now at
12 years of age. So I thought I would tell
you a bit about myself!
I used to live with Bill Hodgson and his family – I loved
playing with the children, but one day he said I had a new
home.
I was adopted by my owners Jacqui, Jon, Josca and
Jasmine Eyley when I was just three years old. They brought
me home to a lovely 1½ acre block full of sheep and also a
miniature pony named Angus. What fun!
I started going to obedience classes, learned to heel, sit
and lie down, and when I did my test I got ‘most improved’
which I was very proud of.
I love my food, sometimes mum says I must be a Labrador
in disguise, but all the Labradors I’ve met are chunky and
like wallowing in muddy puddles so I’m not sure what
she’s talking about!
It might be because
I lie behind their
chairs at dinnertime
so no one can get
up without my
knowing. As soon
as a chair moves I
go straight to my
pre-wash station
to lick the dishes
before they go into
the dishwasher (ew,
Jacqui! gross :o().
And there was the time at an A&P show when I managed
to visit the doughnut stall without anyone noticing – the
nice man brought me back to our marquee and kept
popping back with bags of doughnuts for me.
Mum called me doughnut dog after that. I have quite
a few nick-names, including “Aunty Lucy” – Dad says he
calls me this because if I was human I would be the sort of
lady that would give children shiny new six-pences (that’s
five cents for you Kiwis). Aunty Shirley in New Plymouth
calls me “juicy-Lucy” (I’m not sure why) and Mum calls me
“bomb-proof Luce” usually before we go visiting a school
– I love children – they just taste so good!
I will do anything for treats – I don’t know why they
say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks when only last
summer I learned how to shake hands.
I also have a nice trot. Everyone says that if there were
dressage competitions for greyhounds I would be a winner!
Of course, I never run because if I do Sasha chases after me
and bounces me which is very irritating but I suppose she’ll
grow out of it one day, when she’s as old as me!
n
Bye for now, Lucy
We Need Your Help
Polar
(Our Polar)
Could you be an Area Co-ordinator?
Our greyhounds need you to help find them a home!
If you live in one of the following areas and regularly have
a few hours to spare then please contact us! We urgently
need people to help in the following areas:
• Northland
• Bay of Plenty
• Taupo/Wanganui
• Manawatu
• Christchurch
Our Area Co-ordinators help by organising:
• monthly walks
• local promotions eg, markets, street fairs and Animates
fun days
• local fundraisers eg, sausage sizzles and supermarket
collections
To say ‘Yes!’ and/or find out more about joining
the team contact Jacqui on (04) 528 0460 or
jacqui@greyhoundsaspets.org.nz
Rest in Peace
29 Aug 2001 – 8 Sept 2012
Thanks to all of you who shared and contributed to
‘Our Polar’ whether in real life,
or virtual life for our overseas friends.
She was lovely, loving and is sorely missed.
Love Catherine, Conrad, Charley, Carol
www.GreyhoundsAsPets.org.nz
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Doggy Doings – News from around the country . . .
Auckland
The wintery months seem to have
flown by, with a busy schedule of
events and get together’s making the
time fly.
We’re finally recovering from our
biggest annual event – the Auckland
Pet Expo held in August. Over the
course of the weekend event, our
team of volunteers did the hard
yards, talking and promoting our
beautiful hounds to the scores of
visitors. We have received over 15
adoption applications since the event,
so we definitely did something right!
Coupled with a fundraiser at least
once a month in front of our friendly
animates stores, our group has been
super busy, with their friendly hounds
doing their best sales pitches !
On a social level we’ve had huge
turnouts to our monthly GAP walks,
always centred around a cafe (it is
Auckland after all!) and with ever
changing locations, we’ve been
amazed at the numbers of owners
coming along to catch up.
A bonus for our owners is the
addition of our GAP ‘pop-up shop’
which allows owners to try before
you buy all the GAP shop products
under the marquee. We’re investing
in red carpet right now so we can
hold fashion parades for the hounds
to show off their new goodies (only
joking Auckland, don’t get any ideas!)
So a big thank you to our huge
group of owners, and all the
volunteers who provide so much of
their time to help us.
We’re planning some exciting
events leading up to Christmas, and
through summer, and a quick note
to any GAP owners in Auckland who
haven’t come along to an event –
we’d love to see you there, the more
faces the better!
Karen and Steve Keene
WAIKATO/TAUPO/BOP
The Bay of Plenty group has
persevered through thick and thin
and even major flooding whilst the
Waikato group seems to be in luck
every month – with pale blue skies
and some wintery warmth on the
nominated Sunday.
Many thanks, particularly to Anne
and the Dowager Tina, and Jan with the
ever beautiful Yonce, for taking charge
of the BOP walks at some wonderful
locations. Over the last few months
our BOP owners and hounds have
ambled around the man-made lakes
at Tauriko, joined in “Bark in the Park”
in Bayfair (many thanks to Luci and to
John for this suggestion) and trotted
along Taupiro Beach whilst sampling
local cafés up and down the coast. Did
you know our very own Luci Carter
was named BOP Volunteer of the Year
for her work with the Guide Dogs?
Congratulations from all of us Luci.
Left: North Shore Pet Expo with our
GAP bunny leading around Revenge
the greyhound for the day.
Below: Catalina cafe at Hobsonville
Point with POP-up GAP shop.
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Above: Back Row left to right – Ms
Girdle Buster, Cyn Furneaux, The
Strongman and Miss Tittle Tattle
Front Row left to right Kitty von Litter
(Victoria Munro) and (Luscious) Lily.
In the Waikato we have been
fortunate to enjoy the hospitality of
two of our rural owners: Kirstie in Te
Awamutu and Noel and Linda in Glen
Murray, who both opened their homes
and paddocks for the muzzled hordes
and a morning tea. Thank you – they
were both great Sunday walks. Our last
walk at Horotiu attracted 16 hounds,
two ‘extras’, a great crowd and
thankfully, again – beautiful weather.
We have continued our run of
speaking engagements – Probus,
Grey Power, the Hamilton Bowling
Club and back to Hilda Ross Nursing
Home. Many thanks particularly to
Gary with Riley and Rosemary with
Chelsea for helping out there. We
have also been movie stars in Caitlin
Kidd’s video production (can’t wait to
see the results) and a star attraction
at the week-long New Zealand
Vet Conference in Hamilton with
subsequent appearances in several
vet newsletters. The conference
offered great exposure amongst
allied professions and industries and
Greyhounds As Pets is a Registered Charity
also reminded the vet community of
the virtues of hounds as pets. Most
delegates made multiple visits for a
friendly pat and a wet nose… and as
many said…”it was great to have a
live exhibit!”
Jan and Tom Curran, along with
Anne Betham, visited Craik’s racing
kennels in Auckland with an inside look
at the behind-the-scenes workings of
this very professional set-up (see page
5). I received a fascinating account
from Jan and I believe Anne has been
following the form of a couple of the
racing hounds she met up there! The
Craik’s are tremendous supporters of
GAP, having put 65 of their hounds
through our Programme.
Jan Curran has also been recognised
for her work with the SPCA – receiving
one of the Queen’s Jubilee Awards
for Service in NZ and will receive this
honour from the Royal Society at a
ceremony in October. Congratulations
Jan – a tremendous effort.
On a far more frivolous note, Lily
and I were part of a local Burlesque
performance with the theme of Circus
Freaks. Lily, I am happy to report, took
it all in her stride and wasn’t even
put off by the Bearded Lady or the
corsetted fire-eaters! Great interest,
more adoring fans and a performance
fee – marvellous.
Quite a few adoption applications
in the pipeline as well as applications
for fostering which is tremendous –
we will look forward to seeing you out
and about with your hounds shortly.
Many thanks to all our BOP,
Waikato and Taupo owners for being
part of the growing GAP community –
everyone makes a difference.
Enjoy the spring and we look
forward to catching up soon…
Victoria and Lily
Taranaki
Over the last couple of months we
have had four hounds find homes in
Taranaki, with another couple waiting
for the right hound. We are continuing
our promotions and getting some
very good momentum.
We realise many people don’t decide
to adopt a greyhound overnight and
we are beginning to reap the benefits
of the work done over the last couple
of years by many people locally. Long
may it continue and many thanks to
our local GAP supporters.
The other huge news is the Greyt
Taranaki GAP Fundraising Quiz Night
on Saturday 29 September, brought
to you by GAP Taranaki and Alsco who
are our major sponsors for the night.
We have had an incredible number of
prizes donated from local businesses
and it is shaping up to be a fantastic
night. We are planning to make this
an annual fixture so do think about
a making a weekend of it in Taranaki
next year. We would absolutely love to
have teams from outside the province.
Also, keep an eye out for details of
the ‘Ladies Only’ fundraising event on
the Monday 26 November.
Denis, Evie, Shirley, Merc, Nellie
and (foster boy) Mac
Wairarapa
In June the Wairarapa crew dragged
ourselves out of hibernation for a
winter run at Castlepoint on the east
coast of Wairarapa. We had hounds
and owners from Wellington and Kapiti
make the journey over the Rimutaka
hill, which was a brilliant effort. In total
we had 21 hounds having a blast, with
only a couple of ‘near drownings’ in
the estuary. If you’ve seen a hound run
too fast into water and misjudge the
depth, you’ll know exactly what I mean.
Rebecca Conole with the hounds on a blustery www.GreyhoundsAsPets.org.nz
day at the Castlepoint beach run,
Wairarapa. Patch, in her red fleece, managed to keep up with the young ones.
Patch (aka Rosie Senior) somewhat
of a senior citizen at 12, made my heart
melt, seeing her with her new family
and trotting around with what can only
be described as a smile on her face.
After the hounds had exhausted
themselves, there was a pub lunch for
the owners. Robyn organised a raffle
and even managed to sell a polar
fleece to a non-hound dog owner
lunching at the pub. It was great to
be able to raise a few dollars for GAP
in the process of having a catch up!
Julia (Charlie’s new Mum)
organised a visit to the rehabilitation
ward at Masterton Hospital. Everyone
was very impressed with how quiet
and well behaved the hounds were!
We have six greyhounds enrolled
at the local Dog Obedience Club
doing a mix of Canine Good Citizen
and Rally-O which is good fun and
socialising for all.
Planning has started for the
coming season of A&P shows, along
with various other events, and we’re
hoping that more and more hounds
find their forever homes in the
Wairarapa and join our great group
of GAP owners.
Rebecca, Priceless & Blondie
WELLINGTON
It’s been quiet over winter but
adoptions are now starting to pick
up. We’ve had fantastic new owners
come on board, and their enthusiasm
for GAP and delight with their new
companion is heart warming.
The new feature ‘Retired Stars’ on
the NZ Greyhound racing site www.
thedogs.co.nz has featured two
Wellington hounds – Cortez (Hailey’s
Agent) and Wally (Boatswain Wally).
It’s wonderful to read these happy
‘forever home’ stories.
Wally’s story includes attending dog
obedience classes where he excelled.
I’m getting lots of feedback that the
instructors are really accommodating
and helpful with our adult dogs,
which I also found when taking
George and Mynx to classes. I found
the opportunity to socialise Mynx
with other breeds was invaluable and
made visits to dog parks so much
more enjoyable and relaxing for us
both.
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We now have an off-lead weekend
walking group in Newlands, and an
on-lead weekend walking group in
Karori. These groups are very much
driven by owners wanting to meet up
regularly to exercise and socialise their
dogs while sharing tips and the joys of
owning greyhounds.
I’d encourage owners everywhere
not to wait for GAP-organised walks
but to take the initiative and ask
your local co-ordinator to share your
details with others in your area and
invite them to form a group. Luckily
we live half-way between Newlands
and Karori, so George and Mynx enjoy
both walks, and we have a ‘greyt’ time!
Invitations for events over late spring
and summer are starting to come in,
so we’ll have plenty of reasons to get
the local hounds together over the
coming months.
Sally, George and Mynx
CENTRAL
We’re all looking forward to the
event season and have been giving it
a lot of thought. GAP has some big
annual events, which we love, but
there are so many others that GAP
could have a presence at without the
huge commitment of marquee, set
up, time etc. And the easiest of these
has to be the local school gala.
Driving from Otaki to Levin each
day I pass three country schools
in 22km, and they all have a gala
towards the end of the school year.
These have to be the easiest events
ever for GAP to attend. All you need
is your greyhound, a blue GAP coat
and a few GAP cards (available from
your co-ordinator) in your pocket.
If you know someone who is on a
Gala organising committee, then
what better present could you get for
Christmas than a greyhound or two!
Weekend markets are another easy
way to promote GAP. I was in New
Plymouth recently and visited the
local market which Shirley Birt coordinates. Mac and I were a great hit
– me, because I bought something
from every stall, and Mac for just
being a lovable greyhound.
So there are loads of places and
easy ways that you can promote GAP.
Please give it a go; greyhounds will
never stop needing homes.
Robyn, Maxi, Issie & Billy
Hutt Valley
The big highlight this month was
raising nearly $900 at a sausage sizzle
at Mitre Ten Mega Petone. This was a
massive effort from everyone involved
as that’s a lot of sausages and onions!
Thanks to all who helped out on this
record breaking day!
We also had a very busy time
promoting greyhounds at the Short
Straw cafe for their Baby Farm Animal
weekend.
Another highlight was our first
‘on lead’ walk by the river where
we had 13 greys, one labrador and
a weimaraner turn up for a very
pleasant and social stroll which will
be a good way to catch up in between
our end of month runs!
Tania
Nelson
Nelson group had their GAP walk
in August with a great turn out –
about 10 hounds and owners, with
a couple of young ladies joining us
who were interested to find out more
about adopting a houynd. Our walk
took us along a flat pathway with a
lot of public thoroughfare (this was
an on-lead walk) and all hounds
behaved wonderfully. We had a few
people stop us to ask questions, and
of course comment on how gorgeous
our hounds were!
We’re planning a walk this October
and looking forward to attending the
Nelson A&P show in November.
Robyn & Bonnie
Sally Ann Marshall with Ziggy on their
Karori group walk.
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Spring 2012
Above: Harry takes a snooze at the
Alexandra Blossom Festival.
Christchurch
We had a great turnout for our
Sunday September walk, with lots of
beautiful greyhounds and of course
their great owners. The monthly GAP
walks have become a regular event
– 2.00pm at the Groynes Dog Park,
second Sunday of each month.
It’s a great opportunity to meet up
with local owners and of course let
the hounds have a great run around,
so spread the word!
I look forward to seeing you there.
Alister & Barbie
Dunedin
I have just taken over the role of
area coordinator for Dunedin and
what a great bunch of people we
have down here in the scenic south!
Not long ago I had my first hound
run, a great day with perfect weather
and a great bunch of hounds and
owners. We let them loose at one
of our owner’s property and they
had a ball, chased a few rabbits and
generally entertained themselves and
us for a few hours!
We are looking to get consistent
turnouts for the monthly runs and
get to know the other owners a little
more. The next one will be the first
Sunday of October, when we will
be heading out for a walk around
Flagstaff. Let’s hope the impending
daylight saving change doesn’t catch
too many off guard, excited for longer
hours and some solid ground beneath
their feet.
We have a number of great events
planned, one being the Blossom
Festival in sunny Alexandra, more
monthly walks and finally a bit of
collecting around Dunedin to get GAP
out there, which will make for a very
eventful end to the year!
n
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Answers: Beach access sign, second snail, centre left seagull, greyhound collar, elbow patch, tiny stone, dog tag on hound, dog tag on terrier, tongue on terrier, second question mark, leaf
on left hand side, second perched bird, bangle, sunglasses, flower on bag, foreleg on small dog, foreleg on other small dog, post right hand side, shoelace, middle sailboat, tail on hound, back
pocket on guy, island in centre, cloud by arm, label on bottle.
There are 25 differences between the first picture of Rusty and his new
mates, and the second picture? See how many YOU can find!
It looks like Rusty and his human are on their way to the beach to have a great
run about. On the way he met a couple of his new doggy friends.
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GAP Christmas Collars
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limited edition collar especially for
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worth of prizes in our
Caption Competition
Kindly sponsored
by Petware
Last edition’s caption winner is Caroline Tyrrell from
Palmerston North, with the caption:
“Give us a Y!”
Thank you for your entry, you will
receive a $40 Farmers voucher
and a 7.5kg bag of Nutrience,
generously donated by Petware.
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a prize of two 1-litre bottles of Flax Seed Oil valued at
$45! This valuable supplement contains 60% omega-3
for inner health and super glossy coats. For more
information see their advertisement on page 4.
Grown and produced
Our Fave Foto this time is of Blue and Lili the chihuahua,
adopted by Gitti Asadyari-Lupo of east Auckland – who
says greyhounds don’t get along with small fluffies?!
Two 1-litre bottles of Flax Seed Oil valued at $45 will be
sent to Gitti courtesy of FourFlax. Congratulations!
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Thank you
To the following companies and people for
their ongoing support
Petware for supplying GAP kennels and foster carers with
Nutrience Active dog food.
Bayer for providing Advocate to all dogs going through
the programme.
Lincoln Sharp of Campbell Tyson Cooper White for
providing accounting services.
Les Foy and Henry McClintock of WHK for providing
audit services.
P&C Insurance for providing Public Liability insurance.
Paul Wieland and Cei Kelly our kennel sponsors.
Wanganui Veterinary Services for Malcolm Jansen’s
services as Trustee.
Brenda Goddard for looking after our accounts and
helping with administration.
Sheila Duke and family for doing an amazing job
running the GAP shop.
Regan Sharp for moderating the GAP Chat group.
Lauren Pringle for collecting the myriad of scribblings
and photos and putting them into some sort of order, and
Christine Miller (& magic wand) for typesetting FastFriends.
Marketing Impact and Rachel Ah Kit for discounted
mailing services for FastFriends.
Nicola Randle for advertising space on her fence.
Last but not least, thank you to all our Area Co-ordinators,
Home Checkers, Foster Carers and Steadfast Friends – your
help is invaluable!
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Mixed Sources, this paper is
from well-managed forests
and other controlled sources
Spring 2012
In this edition we’d also like to thank:
Falyn Edlin for Loud Sounds and Your Hound.
Claire Dawe for Living with an Older Hound.
Rachel Rae for Paws High!
Jan Curran for Craik’s kennels visit article.
Dave Angove for Vet’s Corner.
Liz Gillet and Jonny Robertson for Steadfast Friends
article.
Lucy for her bit in Senior Spot.
Meredith Thorpe for her beautifully hand-drawn
illustration for Kid’s Spot.
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