tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-85235858883625363732024-02-08T11:32:29.421+13:00Nightrave greyhounds blogRacing and retired greyhounds in New ZealandFatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.comBlogger663125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-83455641997008721652015-07-23T15:16:00.000+12:002015-07-23T15:16:02.177+12:00Lure coursing FAQ for retired racing greyhound owners<!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our Chevy (Cheverton) and Misha (Bodhran Cailing) having the best time at lure coursing meet in Bulls 2015</td></tr>
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<span lang="EN-AU">There is a wonderful New Zealand Kennel
Club sport available to all the sighthound breeds including greyhounds – lure
coursing! It is run throughout New Zealand by a Kennel Club affiliated club,
<a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/196379403730794/" target="_blank">Sighthound Field Coursing Club</a>, and dogs can earn NZKC championships, points
and gain recognition for their running style.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">On Mothers’ Day weekend 2015, there was a lure
coursing meet at Bulls, and Nightrave went along with three likely prospects!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Our Chevy (Cheverton) and Cobby (Cawbourne
Snowy), both seasoned racers, and Misha (Bodhran Cailin) with only a few starts
under her belt, went along to give this new kind of chasing a try. It was
wonderful to see a number of other ex-racers attending too<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>- with some of them coming up from Wellington.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">The lure course is after a mechanical lure
– not fluffy like the bunny at the track, but instead made of a bunch of plastic
shopping bags. The course is much longer at around 600-700 metres, so most
racers fresh off the track would struggle, plus the course is not straight nor
gently curved – it has several fairly sharp turns to make sure the dogs have
their eye on the plastic bag lure.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Your greyhounds need to be fit and sharp, but not
racing fit – lure coursing is not so fast as racing, obviously as they need to
go 600-700 metres. Despite being sprinters in their racing careers, all three
Nightrave dogs LOVED the long track, kept their eyes on the lure, and managed
the twists and turns with ease. The hour-or-more farm runs they do several
times a week combined with their hour long daily walks was obviously perfect
conditioning for this lure-cursing fun! </span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Misha, Cobby and Chevy have now all gained
their lure coursing qualification, which means that next time they go to a
meet, they can be judged. What fun!</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">Unlike racing, lure-coursing dogs run
singly, in pairs or very occasionally in threes (this is entirely their owner’s
choice). It’s not exactly a race, with style playing an important part of the
judging as well as speed. Although many different breeds compete, from
whippets, Borzois,<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>to Afghan Hounds to
even a German shepherd, dogs only run against their own breed. Misha and Chevy
ran together (we weren’t sure Misha would chase without encouragement, but it
turned out she LOVED this new kind of lure) and Cobby ran alone.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">The dogs had such a good time. There is
nothing like watching a greyhound do what it loves and what it has been bred to do– run across the fields with
joy in every line. While these dogs love their farm outings, lure coursing was
obviously the most fun they’ve had in ages.</span></div>
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<span lang="EN-AU">We’ll definitely be going again.</span><span lang="EN-AU"> If you have a retired dog, or one who
didn’t make it on the track, and you can get its stamina up so it can happily
walk or run around for an hour or more on a daily basis, then consider giving
it a go! <br /></span></div>
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Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-73678683392650588932014-11-21T20:32:00.000+13:002014-11-21T20:41:54.635+13:00Beautiful Legs (Opawa Legs) is looking for retirement home - could it be with you? <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Isn't he dark and handsome? And cute as a button :)<br />
This is 3 years old Legs (<i>Opawa Legs</i>), a recently retired racer who is now looking for a loving retirement home.<br />
Legs is very cute, very well
behaved, and a very loving, soft doggie. He is very clever, clean inside the house (it took no time at all to toilet train him), and a perfect gentleman at all times. He is very affectionate, loves his cuddles and his walks, and walks beautifully on a lead.<br />
Needless to say -Legs is very good looking, sleek and smooth, with gorgeous brown eyes. He is about
31kg-32kg, neutered male, 3 years old. He has the most amazing upright standing ears and sometimes looks like a German Shepherd :)<br />
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Legs is perfectly fine being left alone at home for extended periods of time, so he is suitable for busy people who go to work etc. At the same time - he would make a lovely companion for another dog - he loves all dogs of all breeds and sizes.<i> </i>Although a perfect young gentleman who is in love with his bed, Legs has
his very playful moments sometimes (which involve 'killing' his soft toys and throwing them around), and he also loves playing with other
dogs. :)<br />
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Legs is very chilled out and sleeps for hours; but is also very keen
to learn as well as very motivated by treats and praise so will be easy to train. He loves his food, is not fussy at all, and would do anything for treats. <br />
He is lovely and soft with kids - when we walk him out and about, he perks up when he sees kids and wags his tail even faster!<br />
Legs has been socialized with dogs of all breeds and sizes (he has been attending Canine Good Citizen classes in our local dog training club). Legs would find cats a bit too much of a temptation to live with (so homes with no cats please) , however, he is not too bothered with cats out and about and can easily be corrected. <br />
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Legs would not take long to settle in with his new family as he is an independent and confident dog. Legs is also crate-trained - in fact, he loves his crate and goes there on command.<br />
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Legs was beautifully bred from top lines of racing dogs, and he was dearly loved by his trainers and handlers during his racing career. As a result, he is extremely friendly and loves all people, as well as car trips as they remind him of going to the races :)<br />
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Legs will go to his new home health checked, desexed, microchipped,
vaccinated and registered. He has also had a full dental polish done. <br />
He will also come with a complimentary Nightrave designer collar and lead, of course :) We will be more than happy to help with
settling in, advice , training or whatever else new owners might need. <br />
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If you would like to know more about Legs, please contact us on <a href="mailto:nightravegreys@gmail.com">nightravegreys@gmail.com</a>, or call Fatima on 0274 526723. We are more than happy to arrange for you (and your pack if you have one) to meet Legs :)<br />
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Legs' racing history is here:<br />
<a href="https://www.thedogs.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=23942" target="_blank">https://www.thedogs.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=23942</a><br />
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Pedigree:<br />
<a href="http://greyhound-data.com/d?d=opawa+legs&x=0&y=0" target="_blank">http://greyhound-data.com/d?d=opawa+legs&x=0&y=0</a><br />
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And of course, some more photos of the pretty boy (<i>you can click on photos to see full size</i>):<br />
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Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-35477690617203751272014-09-17T15:50:00.001+12:002014-09-17T23:42:07.208+12:00Some pictures of Nightrave retired greyhounds :).<br />
We have not been updating this blog recently (so sorry about that!), we keep running out of time and usually update only <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NightraveGreyhounds" target="_blank">our Facebook</a> page instead. <br />
We are however still comitted to this blog and we will do our best to update it more frequently.<br />
By the way - <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NightraveGreyhounds" target="_blank">our Facebook page</a> is PUBLIC, which means you don't have to have a Facebook account to have a look at it. So, for daily updates, just click on the link above :)<br />
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Although Nightrave was not initially set up as a rehoming programme, we have found ourselves helping a few trainers to find loving and responsible homes for their retired racers. Some of the dogs we advertised on this blog, some only on our Facebook page, and some were not advertised at all. They have all found loving homes :) We thought to share some of their photos here:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Havoc (Thrilling Havoc) now lives in Wellington and loves exploring local walks :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Smily Jade (Sydenham Jade) now lives in Whangaparaoa :) her sister Sydenham Opal has just arrived to Nightrave and will be available for adoption soon</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Tommy (Captain Osti) cockroaching in his retirement home in Palmerston North</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mickey (Kinetic Neo) sharing a couch with a friend in his new home in Auckland</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Pixie (Pixie Snow Flake) and her mate Jack The Jr. These two matching cuties live in Halcombe</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Polar (Polar Snow White) and his Dad Wayne :) They live in Upper Hutt</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Khan (Darlek Khan ) and his sister Lilly (Virbunum) live in Auckland :)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gorgeous Blitzy (Thrilling Blitz) lives in Nelson with his Dad Steve and Marcel The Teddy :) <br />
Blitzy also has his own Facebook page: <span class="userContent"><a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThrillingBlitz" rel="nofollow">https://www.facebook.com/ThrillingBlitz</a></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute Shadow (Bound By Pride) and one of his many friends. Shadow lives with his Mum Helen in Palmerston North and they have already passed the Canine Good Citizen exam :)</td></tr>
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<br />Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-66963098237505448132014-07-04T18:16:00.002+12:002014-07-04T18:16:21.131+12:00Beautiful young Jake is looking for retirement home :)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Isn't he just a beautiful boy? This sleek and shiny black greyhound is 2 year old Jake (<i>Xtra Large</i>), who has retired recently due to being a bit slow on the racing track :) Jake is now looking for a loving, fun and active pet home.<br />
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Jake is being homed privately by his trainer/breeder Kathy Wilson and his foster carer Danielle Irving, who have asked us to assist in finding a good,
responsible and loving home for this young boy. <br />
I have met Jack and he is this stunning , tall, black greyhound with a big smile and lovely brown eyes. Very very cute - puppy-like, active and fun, with a mischievous streak :)<br />
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Jake is a huge playful puppy who thinks he is tiny (in fact, he weighs 38kg - a big gorgeous black boy), he can be boisterous at first but will settle down if you tell him 'NO'.<br />
Jake is very keen
to learn as well as well as very motivated by treats and praise so will be easy
to train. He loves his food, is not fussy at all, and would do
anything for treats. <br />
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Jake is very very trainable and responsive - he is leaning to sit, stay, wait, come. His lead manners are usually great but he needs reminding to walk to heal from time to time.<br />
He doesn’t like to be left on his own in kennels but he is fine and happy inside the house ; we think he would be the happiest living with another dog or people who are around a bit.<br />
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Jake LOVES kids and playing with them; he sometimes forgets how big he is though, so we think his new family should have only bigger kids (no tiny kids, as although he just loves them he may knock them over in his mad playful moments!). He is happy to sleep once he is tired and sleeps (snores) all night.<br />
Jake is very people-oriented and will make a loving and fun interactive pet. Being so trainable, he would be also suitable for someone who wants to do some obedience training, Rally O or Canine Good Citizen classes. With a bit of recall training by his new owner, Jake will be an offlead greyhound out and about. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">I already know how to sit !</td></tr>
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Danielle and her son also took this video of Jake playing with his toy (<i>click on the link below to watch - while the video is on Facebook, it is public so you do not need a Facebook account to watch it</i>):<br />
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Jake has been socialized with dogs of all breeds and sizes, and currently shares a foster home with a few other greyhounds and a small white Bichon Friese. Jake is also cat-trainable; his foster carer has two cats and Jake has been introduced to them. <br />
Jake is also crate-trained and toilet trained.<br />
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Jake was beautifully bred from top lines of racing dogs , and he was dearly loved by his trainers and handlers during his life. As a result, he is extremely friendly and loves all people. His trainer sent us these cute photos of puppy Jake and his siblings:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jake at 6 weeks :) As a puppy , he had a bit of brindle on his back -that is all gone now, Jake is jet black !</td></tr>
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We thought to see whether any of our Nightrave friends would be
interested in Jake - but of course his trainer will consider any good and
responsible home for him. We will be more than happy to help with
settling in, advice , training or whatever else new owners might need. <br />
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Jake will go to his new home health checked, desexed, microchipped,
vaccinated and registered. <br />
He will also come with a complimentary Nightrave designer collar and lead, of course :) <br />
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If you would like to know more about Jake, please contact us on <a href="mailto:nightravegreys@gmail.com">nightravegreys@gmail.com</a>, or call Fatima on 0274 526723. We are more than happy to arrange for you (and your pack if you have one) to meet Jake (Jake is based in Shannon, Horowhenua).<br />
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And of course, some more photos of the pretty boy (<i>you can click on photos to see full size</i>)<br />
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Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-26461238994346238812014-07-03T14:51:00.002+12:002014-07-03T14:51:58.873+12:00Update from Mr Popular - Thrilling Blitz<br />
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After advertising handsome Blitzy (<i>Thrilling Blitz</i>) up for rehoming, we had dozens and dozens of enqueries (thank you all who called and emailed). In the end, Blitzy travelled to Blenheim, where he now lives with Steve, who sent us these gorgeous photos of clearly very content boy :) Steve said Blitzy has settled in great in his new home.<br />
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Steve is the Director of Marlborough Museum (<a href="http://marlboroughmuseum.org.nz/" target="_blank">http://marlboroughmuseum.org.nz</a>), and apparently Blitzy might even come to work with him sometimes!<br />
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Check out Blitzy's massive bed:<br />
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And just for fun, this is Blitzy and his trainer Steve Clark after winning Taranaki Cup in 2013:<br />
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<br />Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-89044231842993707862014-06-16T18:42:00.003+12:002014-06-20T14:17:21.786+12:00Jack The Honey is looking for a retirement home - could it be with you? :)<br />
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Look at this smiley face? :) ? This is 3 years old Jack (<i>Ritza Jack</i>), a recently retired middle distance racer who is now looking for a loving retirement home.<br />
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Jack is being homed privately by his trainer Brendan Cole and his foster carer Danielle Irving, who have asked us to assist in finding a good, responsible and loving home for this special boy; we are happy to feature this amazing dog on our blog and help him find a wonderful retirement home he deserves. This impressive dog has had only 32 starts in middle distance races, he won 10 of them and placed in another 9 - amazing athlete with best of temperament.<br />
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Jack was imported from Australia by his trainer (who told me he was very expensive, but worth every penny as he was just precious), and he raced in New Zealand with great success. His trainer loved Jack dearly and told me that while on the track, no dog could catch Ritza Jack :) <br />
Sadly, Jack's stellar racing career was cut short by an accident where he got a cut on his head. His trainer had this fixed by the best greyhound vets in NZ, with no expense spared - scars are well healed and this causes Jack no trouble at all (although, according to his foster carer, he can be a bit 'head shy' at times). Jack is handsome even with his scars - a lovely, quiet , clean and very cuddly doggie.<br />
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Jack is a big 37kg boy - he has been already neutered and is ready for his new life as a pet.<br />
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His foster carer Danielle says:<i> </i><br />
<i>Jack is precious, soft, cuddly , a honey of a dog. He loves loves loves his bed and can sleep for hours -a true couch potato! He adores his cuddles and is exceptionally affectionate. He is very people-focused and will choose to be with you whenever he can - at the same time, he is perfectly fine being left alone at home, so would be great for people who go to work and need a dog who will be happy to be alone at home during the day. He loves his food, is not fussy at all, and would do anything for treats.<br />Jack is also crate-trained and toilet trained - very clean and polite dog, it took no time to toilet train him.</i><br />
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<i>Although a perfect gentleman who is in love with his bed, Jack has his very playful puppy moments sometimes, and loves playing with other dogs. :) Jack has been socialized with dogs of all breeds and sizes out and about, and currently shares his foster home with a few other greyhounds and a small white Bichon Friese. Jack would find cats a bit too much of a temptation to live with (so homes with no cats please). He is interested in cats out and about but can easily be corrected to leave them and walk on.</i><br />
<i>He already recalls to me and would be an offleash dog in time and with recall training by his new owners. Jack is very responsive and attuned to his person(s). </i><br />
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<i>Jack comes across as little shy and unsure of himself around new people as he is naturally very soft dog, however this is getting better every day and now he is only shy for about 5 mins before he will come to you for a pat. He prefers quiet people and , being a softie that he is, gets a little worried if you raise your voice. He is fine with my three kids but I think he would like a quieter house than this one. He is totally in love with me now and will bond very well to his new owner, he seems to be more confident around women than men but that could be because women are softer spoken. </i><br />
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<i>Jack's scars are all healed up and I think he is a handsome boy even with them -I call him my Black Beauty! Jack is a soft beautiful soul that deserves a first class home. It will be a hard job to give him up - he has stolen my heart. I would like a nice quiet home for Jack, a home where he will be given time to grow in confidence, and given loads of reassurance. Older children or quiet ones are preferable, maybe an older couple, definitely a quiet and relaxed household. </i><br />
We thought to see whether any of our Nightrave friends would be interested in Jack- but of course his trainer will consider any good and responsible home for him. We will be more than happy to help with settling in, advice , training or whatever else new owners might need.<br />
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Jack will go to his new home health checked, desexed, microchipped, vaccinated and registered.<br />
He will also come with a complimentary Nightrave designer collar and lead, of course :)<br />
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If you would like to know more about Jack, please contact us on nightravegreys@gmail.com, or call Fatima on 0274 526723. We are more than happy to arrange for you (and your pack if you have one) to meet Jack :)<br />
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Jack's racing history is here:<br />
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And of course, some more photos of the beautiful boy (you can click on photos to see full size)<br />
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<br />Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-14798041138023258752014-06-06T10:10:00.004+12:002014-06-11T19:45:09.448+12:00Beautiful Blitzy (Thrilling Blitz) is looking for his retirement home - could it be with you?<br />
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Isn't he just gorgeous? This is 4 years old Blitzy (<i>Thrilling Blitz</i>), a recently retired middle distance racer who is now looking for a loving retirement home.<br />
Blitzy is being homed privately by his trainer Kathy Wilson and his foster carer Danielle Irving, who have asked us to assist in finding a good,
responsible and loving home for this special boy; we are happy to feature this amazing dog on our blog and help him find a wonderful retirement home he deserves. This is not your average greyhound - this stunning dog has had 96 starts in mostly middle distance races, for stakes of almost $60,000 - amazing athlete with best of temperament.<br />
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His foster carer Danielle says:<br />
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Blitzy is very cute, very well
behaved, and a very loving, soft doggie. He is very clever, clean (it took no time at all to toilet train him), and a perfect gentleman at all times. He loves his cuddles and his walks, and walks beautifully on a lead.<br />
Needless to say - Blitzy is very good looking, sleek and smooth, with lovely coloring and freckles (he
looks like a Dalmatian cross!) and gorgeous brown eyes. He is about
31kg, neutered male, 4 years old. <br />
Blitzy is perfectly fine being left alone at home for extended periods of time, so he is suitable for busy people who go to work etc.<br />
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Blitzy is very keen
to learn as well as very motivated by treats and praise so will be easy to train. He loves his food, is not fussy at all, and would do anything for treats. <br />
He is lovely and soft with kids - in fact I think a home with some school age kids would be nice for him , as he would have someone to play with when the family are back home from work and school.<br />
Blitzy has been socialized with dogs of all breeds and sizes, and currently shares a foster hoem with a few other greyhounds and a small white Bichon Friese. Blitzy would find cats a bit too much of a temptation to live with (so homes with no cats please) , however, he is not too bothered with cats out and about and can easily be corrected. <br />
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Blitzy would not take long to settle in with his new family as he is an independent and confident dog. Blitzy is also crate-trained.<br />
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Blitzy was beautifully bred from top lines of racing dogs (his sire is Australian greyhound Brett Lee), and he was dearly loved by his trainers and handlers during his racing career. As a result, he is extremely friendly and loves all people, as well as car trips as they remind him of going to the races :)<br />
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We thought to see whether any of our Nightrave friends would be
interested in Blitzy - but of course his trainer will consider any good and
responsible home for him. We will be more than happy to help with
settling in, advice , training or whatever else new owners might need. <br />
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Blitzy will go to his new home health checked, desexed, microchipped,
vaccinated and registered. <br />
He will also come with a complimentary Nightrave designer collar and lead, of course :) <br />
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If you would like to know more about Blitzy, please contact us on <a href="mailto:nightravegreys@gmail.com">nightravegreys@gmail.com</a>, or call Fatima on 0274 526723. We are more than happy to arrange for you (and your pack if you have one) to meet Blitzy :)<br />
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Blitzy's racing history is here:<br />
<a href="http://www.thedogs.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=22740" target="_blank">http://www.thedogs.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=22740</a><br />
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And of course, some more photos of the pretty boy (<i>you can click on photos to see full size</i>)<br />
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Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-44174945869598632602014-05-31T14:21:00.000+12:002014-06-01T16:06:56.721+12:00It is a beautiful day for NZ retired greyhounds!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our cute foster boy Havoc (<i>Thrilling Havoc</i>) celebrating with his toys :)</td></tr>
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Remember this day - it is a beautiful day for all greyhounds, both racing and retired ones! The sun has come out today too in Manawatu -after days of rain and cold, it is beautiful and warm outside. How appropriate!<br />
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We have just heard the most amazing news, which we wished for and prayed for years now! Official announcement from Greyhound Racing NZ (GRNZ) is here:<br />
<a href="http://www.thedogs.co.nz/News.aspx?NewsID=1134" target="_blank">http://www.thedogs.co.nz/News.aspx?NewsID=1134</a><br />
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This is amazing - incredible for the retired dogs!<br />
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I was told by many greyhound lovers that this blog has helped to achieve this, by sharing information, and publishing documents, as well as analyzing data published by GAP. In my opinion, we really did not do much except publish a few blog posts over the years - the bulk of the work to achieve this was done by you, greyhound lovers from all sides and from all over NZ: trainers who complained over the years, volunteers, fired/resigned ex-GAP staff who spoke up, staff who took GAP to Employment Tribunal and won, people still in GAP who wanted to help the cause and sent us information anonymously, and many many others. Well done to all of you - you have achieved what seemed impossible! It is truly humbling to see what people can achieve when they come together and speak up!<br />
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Back to the announcement above - I have written about recent Karapiro kennels resignation from GAP NZ in my post from last week, which included an email from Karapiro kennel managers as well:<br />
<a href="http://greyhoundsnz.blogspot.co.nz/2014/05/a-long-avaited-blog-post-please-share.html" target="_blank">http://greyhoundsnz.blogspot.co.nz/2014/05/a-long-avaited-blog-post-please-share.html</a><br />
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It is wonderful that GRNZ jumped in and saved the day, and made sure that the retired dogs did not lose this retirement kennel (despite Karapiro's forced resignation from GAP, due to hopeless GAP management - for more detaisl, please refer to my post on the link above).<br />
I have never been to Karapiro kennels, I don't know the owners nor staff there, I have never met them. I did hear very good things about them though, mainly from greyhound trainers from Waikato and the north. <br />
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We at Nightrave congratulate Karapiro on their new contract with Greyhound Racing NZ (GRNZ) and we wish them all the best in their future work. We congratulate GRNZ too - and we thank them from the bottom of our hearts: THANK YOU THANK YOU! <br />
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In the coming weeks and months, we will be watching and investigating whether this means the funding of GAP NZ is going to be appropriately reduced by GRNZ, as now they are not the only industry-funded rehoming programme (wow, it is so wonderful to finally be able to write this!!!). We would expect some of the industry funds diverted from GAP to the Karapiro rehoming programme.<br />
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<b>And no, we at Nightrave will never and have never asked for funds
from GRNZ nor do we expect any from them </b> - we do home some retired
racers ourselves, privately, when they have nowhere else to go due to
GAPs waiting list being 8 months long, however, we are not a rehoming
organization and we are not aspiring to be.<br />
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We finance our limited rehoming of retired racers this way:<br />
<i>-
trainers who ask us to home their dogs help us with food and funds,
as well as with desexing of dogs they send to us to be rehomed</i><br />
<i>- we use proceeds from our online shop (<a href="http://www.nightrave.co.nz/" target="_blank">www.nightrave.co.nz </a>)
for promoting our greyhounds and their breed as competition dogs at
obedience shows (dog show entry fees, private training lessons with top
trainers in NZ, travel costs to dog shows all over NZ etc), as well as to assist with rehoming costs for those retired greyhounds who are entrusted to us to rehome into responsible pet homes</i><br />
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We are all for helping retired racers and offering them the best retirement options, but as discussed in our post from last week, we believe that funds need to be used appropriately and transparently by all rehoming organizations financed by the industry (including GAP), and accounts made transparent and detailed, as well as released to every donor, to every staff member and to every volunteer. <br />
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We do hope that GRNZ will take an appropriate course of action when it comes to distributing the funds allocated for grants to rehoming organizations. As is common in practice, in the future, funds should be allocated as per organizations' performance and statistics. And diversification of investment is the key - GRNZ should devide their 'rehoming fund' between a number of rehoming organizations, according to each organization's performance and stats, <b>ensuring the best distributed investment in retired dogs' future</b>. As we all know - it is never good throwing good money after bad.<br />
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We believe this actually is the best for GAP itself (and its founding mission), as well as for the dogs who come into GAP programme in the future. GAP will hopefully regroup, move on and reorganize itself (primarily by reorganizing their management staff and the Board). The new GAP should use this opportunity to improve, deal with staff and people management issues, allocate funds better, reduce entertainment and travel expenses for staff, do a review of their management practices and concentrate on homing retired dogs instead of fundraising for the lifestyle of a few people and for topping up the GAP Trust account. A good way to start would be by releasing the entire accounts for the last three years, free to public, via Charities Commission, and then work on fixing the issues.<br />
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As always, transparency is the key. So as always, we support our friends who are still in GAP and want to work towards this goal, in the new reorganized GAP. We wish them all the best in their quest.<br /><br />
<u><b><span style="color: red;">Update 01/06/2014:</span></b></u><br />
One of the readers just reminded me about the comments - I apologize, I completely forgot in all this excitement celebrating these amazing news! <br />
As in the previous post, I have enabled anonymous comments on this blog, so if you would like to
say anything without revealing your identity, you can simply comment
anonymously in the comment box on this post. To see comments already
posted, just click on 'comments' link under the title of this post.<br />
<br />
Any GAP staff or volunteers are of course welcome to contact us, either
anonymously or not. Some of GAP personnel/volunteers have been in touch
already - we value your input, we were in GAP once too, and we know
many of you have only the dogs' best interests at heart. We support you, we appreciate what you do and we are behind you. <br />
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If you would like to send us anonymous emails/documents etc, there are
many online services which will enable you to do this (just google).
Some of them are listed here: <a href="http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/anonymous-email-providers/" target="_blank">http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/anonymous-email-providers/</a><br />
Our email address is nightravegreys@gmail.com , or my personal one, favdich@yahoo.co.nz <br />
And thank you again for all of you who have already done it.Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-53917338794721773322014-05-23T20:08:00.003+12:002014-05-27T20:01:08.537+12:00A long awaited blog post - please share.<br />
Thank you to all of you who have emailed/messaged/texted as well as sent anonymous email and snail mail. It was quite heartening to hear from so many people (some anonymous ones too!), who have one thing in common: better welfare for our beautiful retired racing greyhounds.<br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Seems that many greyhound lovers (both from racing side and from adoption side) rely somewhat on this blog to get information - and I will do my best to provide it. </span><br />
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We had to wait till today before publishing this blog post: we were asked (by some greyhound trainers as well as people in Greyhound Racing Assocoation - GRNZ) to wait until after the Greyhound Racing NZ Board meeting which was held on Thursday, 22nd May 2014 (yesterday). We, and many other greyhound lovers were told that "things will change for the better shortly after this meeting". Lets hope so - for dogs' sakes. <br />
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My <a href="http://greyhoundsnz.blogspot.co.nz/2013/05/musings-and-very-special-presentation.html" target="_blank">blog post</a> from last year, criticizing the performance of GAP NZ management (its Director's performance in particular) will be the basis of this post, so do please read that if you have not already - the link is <a href="http://greyhoundsnz.blogspot.co.nz/2013/05/musings-and-very-special-presentation.html" target="_blank">here</a>.<br />
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<b>We want to stress in no uncertain terms that we believe the
industry itself (Greyhound Racing NZ, GRNZ) has the best intentions re GAP and retired
greyhounds adoption into pet homes</b>; they heavily finance GAP NZ, the official adoption programme.<br />
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In the past however (for years actually, every time I complained), including relatively recently, I was told by the Racing Manager Stuart Cashen that (quote): <i>"GRNZ do not run GAP, we just finance them, we just give them money ($200,000 per year). We have no say about what happens in GAP</i>". With all due respect to Mr Cashen, this argument is ridiculous and I sincerely hope that this attitude has since changed.
If someone finances an organization that heavily - they obviously
SUPPORT that organization and have confidence in its Director and the Board. GAP is listed as 'partner ' on GRNZ website! (<a href="http://www.thedogs.co.nz/" target="_blank">www.thedogs.co.nz</a>)<br />
If you supply an organisation with its running costs - you are INVOLVED and should take any complaints
and statistics and KPAs and forecasting (or lack of) very seriously and follow up and (like it is customary)
CUT THE FUNDING if that organization, its Director and its Board are not
performing. Give this funding to some other organization(s)/business(es) who will
perform. Businesses do it all the time! It is not rocket science - and I am sure that GRNZ knows this very well.<br />
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We love greyhound racing sport and we believe that greyhound racing is a lifeline for this breed we adore. I would like to stress again that myself and all the Nightrave team will always support racing industry-formed and financed
adoption programme (GAP NZ at this stage) and its founding mission. Of course we will always
support rehoming ex-racers into responsible homes. We are GRNZ licensed persons, we have racing dogs ourselves, and greyhounds (both racing and retired) are our biggest love. <br />
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But, we will never support an incapable manager like Ms Jacqui Eyley (and her Board), who has
always struggled with basic management principles, and who recently has brought another catastrophic management failure upon GAP and the greyhounds due to retire in the future (more below).<br />
As I have written on this blog last year, general GAP adoptions and dog entry statistics have been going DOWN or have stagnated for a three years now (please note this is a fact reflected in GAP annual reports available for download from their website, the link is <a href="http://greyhoundsaspets.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Annual-Report-2013-Final-web.pdf" target="_blank">here</a>), GAP is taking less and less NEW retired dogs in (fact reflected in GAP annual report aswell) , due to lack of space, which is direct result of Ms Eyley's bad management (amongst other things). If you study this annual GAP report, you will notice that<b> number of NEW retired dogs coming into the programme has been pretty much stagnating or decreasing with time</b>. The number of newly retired dogs accepted into the programme and <u>entered by racing owner/trainer have been falling down by approximately 5%-6% every yea</u>r ( quote from the above GAP annual report: <i>197 dogs in 2010/2011, 185 dogs in 2011/2012 and down to 176 dogs in 2012/2013</i> ). <b>This number is the true number that shows the true success and the growth rate of the programme - this declining trend is a massive problem and does not bode well for racers retiring in the future. This number should be significantly growing every year to ensure the needed growth of the programme.</b><br />
Welfare cases have increased -yes (by a 'massive' 18 dogs in three years, according to this report which lists them there) - but what most people don't know (and what Ms Eyley loves to 'forget' to say) is that GRNZ has always paid GAP for these welfare dogs' expenses separately and in full. All welfare cases greyhounds who come to GAP have ALL their rehoming and rehab costs covered by Greyhound Racing Industry (GRNZ) directly, <b><u>NOT by GAP</u></b>. The reason is because GAP is NOT a rescue -it is an adoption programme. It has no rescue mandate - simply, it is NOT a rescue. It is financed by the racing industry (GRNZ) to place retired racers into pet homes - not to rescue greyhounds from anything, or from anywhere. Thus, for all greyhound welfare cases , GAP expenditure on these dogs is ZERO - they are processed by GAP (and might be picked up by GAP from pounds, SPCAs or abusive homes etc) , but invoices and all expenses are sent to GRNZ and paid by the industry (GRNZ), <b><u>NOT by GAP</u></b>. Ms Eyley never really liked to clarify or talk about this -as she liked to take the credit herself, and use these welfare greyhounds for her fundraising tactics. But -the facts stand, and invoices would prove this. As such, these rescued dogs also should have their own report and they should absolutely NOT impact the rate that newly retired racing dogs come into the industry-funded programme for newly retired racers.<br />
Greyhounds returned from pet homes should have their own statistics and not be used to mislead the adoptions reports as such, as well as impact the rate that newly retired dogs are accepted into the programme (this is called forecasting and planning - concepts obviously foreign to GAP management). Returned dogs obviously are not processed the same as newly retired greyhounds - it is misleading to report on them the way it is done in the report. The rate of returned dogs is directly proportional to the service that GAP provides, it depends on the team working well together, aswell as to the support that new owner gets from GAP team. Some greyhounds are returned from their pet homes for ridiculous reasons (I saw a few abused greyhounds in pet homes and I was involved in rescuing these beaten, starved, mistreated retired greyhounds from their pet homes - and absolutely, they should be returned and rescued, for their own sake). However, many returns from good pet homes happen simply because the proper followup was not done by GAP team - and this comes down again to management issues and team communication and team building, NOT to individual team members. It is important to note that a number of GAP team members at times simply did not have support from the top to do their job (either paid or voluntary) and were basically setup to fail.<br />
One can have an opinion and we don't have to agree with each other on anything - but FACTS are FACTS, STATISTICS are STATISTICS, and I encourage everyone to doublecheck them. <br />
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This of course is not an attack on Ms Eyley personally - but rather yet another evaluation of her performance in her role, as a Director of a registered charity. I personally could not care less who heads GAP NZ - as long as they do a good job and use the funds they get from Greyhound Racing NZ responsibly (and make their accounts public and transparent - more on this below).<br />
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For those of you who asked - I myself am not interested in this job or anything similar - I am more a business, entrepreneurial person, with marketing skills. I am not interested in running a charity as its Director. <br />
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This blog and everything I post is simply to try and do my bit in getting the best outcome for the retired dogs, be it via GAP NZ or elsewhere. This post is long overdue -and it comes after years of trying other (more discreet) avenues.<br />
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<b>Karapiro GAP kennels resignation</b><br />
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None of the owners nor donors nor the GAP team in general were told this by GAP officially but Karapiro GAP kennels located in Waikato have recently resigned - pushed to do so by Ms Eyley's actions (proof below). Karapiro kennel managers Kaye and Ray Lord have sent an email to their friends in greyhound community announcing this and warning about the slander coming from Jacqui Eyley's side; this email was forwarded to me (anonymously) and full snapshot of it is below (you can click on it to see it in bigger size):<br />
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I was not surprised to read this: this was expected, more victims of Ms Eyley's slander campaigns. We have seen all this before, and I have experienced it myself aswell.<br />
Of course, closure of this kennel means disaster for many retired greyhounds in the north region (and in all regions actually as now, the ridiculous GAP waiting list which Eyley is so proud of is now even longer and waiting times are pretty much doubled). In the end as always - dogs suffer.<br />
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I have been at the greyhound track in Wanganui quite often in the last few weeks and trainers are
desperate - they have dogs that have been waiting for GAP for months;
after this latest display from Eyley, they are bound to wait even
longer. I have desperate trainers begging me to help them retire a
dog or two - I have two in my house at the moment.<br />
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I am sick
and tired of this - this has been going on for years. Our dogs don't deserve this. They don't deserve to
have nowhere to go after their retirement, while Ms Eyley (and her Board) could not care less, while receiving $200K a year from GRNZ, she is still
pushing her agenda and getting rid of good staff and volunteers,
because they might have dared to put dogs first, and not her.<br />
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<b>Auckland region GAP coordinator resignation</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Auckland and Northland GAP coordinator Joel Welch was pushed to resign at the same time as Karapiro kennel managers. Mr Welch says that he was bullied and pushed out by Ms Eyley, to the point that he had no other choice but to resign. And he is hardly the only one. Welch was in a job for only a year, and he says:<span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222;"> <i>"I have lost some good people in my time with GAP - </i></span><i><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222;">people leave because of Jacqui, and not with a good experience. They
feel they have no choice because eventually they pose a threat or are outspoken about something they disagree with, they get the hard shoulder from
Jacqui and some GAP individuals Jacqui has manipulated. </span>I have witnessed these events first hand and many people will back me on this particular point – JACQUI EYLEY LIES. Not only this, she deceives people and as per normal gets away with it. This needs to STOP. I believe Jacqui to be more of a hindrance than help to GAP- although she puts on this manipulative mask that many people believe."</i></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">We have received some amazing documents last week, we will share them here. These documents were sent to us anonymously and we thank the person who sent them to us (this person was bound to be from GAP itself, as I would imagine only GAP personnel would have access to XERO accounting system that GAP uses). We have asked for a second opinion from an expert and we were advised these documents look absolutely genuine (if Ms Eyley and her corrupt GAP Board do not agree - by all means, we invite them to release the correct accounts for everyone to see).</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">So all of you who go out there to attend Ms Eyley's 'supermarket challenges', where you take your retired greyhound to beg for a dollar from public , all of you who say you are 'collecting for the dogs', all of you who wear the insulting GAP T Shirt (designed by Ms Eyley) which demeans our noble racers by asking "Could you a spare a $ for us?" - all of you, THIS is what you are fundraising for: </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">Yes, flights, expenses, including nice paid trips to Melbourne to (quote) 'visit and see what GAP Victoria is doing this year'. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">Mr Kerry Marshall appears on these statements too - for those of you who don't know , Mr Marshall has been on the GAP Board for years and is very fond of Ms Eyley. His role is Board based, he knows nothing about the dogs and does not work with them - seems he has been doing a bit of flying around himself? </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">Truth be told, I myself saw Mr Marshall at the black tie Greyhound Racing Annual Awards dinner in October 2012. I knew he flew into Wellington (from Nelson) for that. Not in my wildest dreams did I think that he might have charged for this trip (and many others) to GAP?! I went for this dinner myself too, of course I paid for all my expenses and so have many other greyhound lovers (greyhound trainers, greyhound handlers, track staff, racing dog owners and retired greyhound owners) who attended. I simply cannot fathom that a GAP Board member would charge GAP for travel to this fancy event?! Take money away from the dogs and pay for his/her flights ?? Until I saw these documents, truly, it never crossed my mind. It is just too horrific. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">What else has been charged to GAP? What on Earth are all these flights for? How many retired dogs could have been homed for the price of these flights alone? Why were the volunteers and fundraising people not told about these expenses? They have a right to know what they are fundraising for! What about donors? Don't they deserve to know WHERE their donations went? </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">Of course, we live in democracy and if they so wish, Ms Eyley's volunteers and supporters should be allowed to fundraise for flights and lifestyle expenses for Ms Eyley and Mr Marshall - however, at the moment, volunteers don't have this choice as they do it under GAP banner; they are kept in the dark and simply told "It is for the dogs". They are viciously misled - with dogs used as pawns.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">EVERYONE, including every Mum who gets stopped in front of the supermarket by a GAP volunteer, after doing a weekly shop on a budget, and who elects to put a dollar in a begging tin "for greyhounds plight" should be shown these accounts pages above (actually, she should be shown FULL accounts for the current year), and also told , oh yes, by the way, Greyhound Racing NZ gives us (GAP) $200K a year. THEN, this Mum should be asked whether she still wants to donate that dollar. Anything else is a notorious lie, designed to get money from unsuspecting people (while promoting "greyhound plight").</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">Make no mistake - I don't believe that Greyhound Racing NZ (GRNZ) should fully finance GAP, after all, $200K is a lot of money. I do believe GAP can make their own income streams too, in addition to GRNZ funding. And why not? GAP has purebred, beautifully bred and raised dogs given to them to place in responsible homes, accompanied by a huge capital injection every year from the greyhound racing industry (GRNZ). There are numerous avenues of making money, without compromising our ex-racers and turning them into beggars in front of supermarkets. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: inherit;">I am speaking from experience: I myself have set up a few projects for GAP in the past, mostly merchandise sale and resale (mind you, now, Ms Eyley would probably lie about it all, and say it was all her <var id="yiv9379030713yui-ie-cursor"></var>work. God knows she lied about most of the stuff I did, and still lies until this day). One of my projects that I started was the design, procurement and sales of martingale</span> collars - GAP made $20 on EACH collar sold, and we sold hundreds and hundreds. I designed, procured materials and organized making those, all on voluntary basis. We made thousands on this project alone. God knows where that money went. </span></div>
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- while volunteering for GAP, I myself was constantly told by Ms Eyley that 'GAP had no money'.
There was NEVER any money for the dogs. It was a constant mantra coming
from Eyley : NO MONEY - no matter what your request and no matter how small the amount. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222;">One of our readers just pointed out that: </span></span></span><br />
<span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;"><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;">It is also important for those who go supermarket begging with their retired racers (who have never begged for anything in their whole lives) to make sure they read the page 11 of the Annual Report ( <a href="http://greyhoundsaspets.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Annual-Report-2013-Final-web.pdf">http://greyhoundsaspets.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/Annual-Report-2013-Final-web.pdf</a> ) and see the surplus (yes, quite a substantial surplus) of funds in GAP accounts, that keeps growing: <br /><br />Page 6 of this report states:<i> "At the end of the year net assets held by the Trust had increased by $23,421 to total $140,023. The Trust is holding these reserves as a deposit on a future purchase of a GAP owned kennel base"</i></span></span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">This is all very well at a first glance (everyone is allowed to dream) - but it is important to realize that, as I stated above, </span><span style="font-size: small;">the number of newly retired dogs accepted into the programme and <u>entered by racing owner/trainer have been falling down by approximately 5%-6% every yea</u>r ( quote from GAP annual report: <i>197 dogs in 2010/2011, 185 dogs in 2011/2012 and down to 176 dogs in 2012/2013</i> ), while at the very same time, <u>the SURPLUS of money held in GAP account is GROWING every year.</u><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222;"> The issue is that the retired dogs need money NOW , rather than this money lying in some trust account for 10 years or whatever (and growing every year, squirreled away). The issue also is that many supermarket volunteers, aswell as donors , THINK and are carefully led to believe that they are collecting money for greyhounds IN KENNELS NOW, for greyhounds who need to come to GAP NOW, and be processed and homed as pets. They dont realize that this number is already capped (kennel space) - no matter how much money they raise, and that they are actually fundraising for some far fetched dream in the future (or for someone's flighs or overseas trips :)) </span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222;">Sure, everyone likes to own property ( I own lots of investment property myself), but retired dogs' welfare should come first and transparency is paramount in any charity. Programme needs to GROW - that should be the focus, rather than the purchase of some property for a programme with continuous declining retired dogs' entry stats.</span></span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222;">I will leave it to you to read this report and calculate what an extra $140K could do for the dogs NOW (on top of existing GRNZ funding). </span></span></span><br />
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<b><span lang="EN-US" style="background: white; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-latin;">Steadfast Friends and Kennel Sponsorship Deception</span></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">With all this news and extra information coming in, I completely forgot to write about the above deception - and I was just reminded about this by one of the readers. Steadfast Friends and particularly Kennel Sponsorship deception was (I have to say) pretty impressive in its simplicity. </span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">Steadfast Friends (<a href="http://greyhoundsaspets.org.nz/get-involved/donate/steadfast-friends/">http://greyhoundsaspets.org.nz/get-involved/donate/steadfast-friends/</a>) was initially setup as "<i>sponsor one day kenneling at $xxx/day</i>". So basically, donors were led to believe that by paying for one day's kenneling, they were, together with another 6 Steadfast Friends, literally increasing the capacity of Sanson (or Amberley) kennels by an extra kennel a week ( a lovely thought, right?). This was not written down exactly, but carefully worded promo form led an average person to believe this. This pulled MANY unsuspecting and well-meaning "Steadfast Friends" in. However, it was an absolute lie, as leased kennel space at GAP kennels was FIXED. GAP leased 8 kennels in Sanson, and similar number or smaller (never bigger) in other kennels. Steadfast Friends donations, deceptively, had absolutely no bearing on this number of kennels! All the Steadfast donated money went to the common account, to be used for whatever, as GAP saw fit - it had nothing to do with kennel space whatsoever.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">I myself was in the dark about this for years, until I was pointed this out by one frustrated GAP Kennel manager (unprompted). I was shocked. I complained about it to GRNZ and GAP Board and threatened to publish it (this was while I was in GAP - no wonder I was fired!). As a result of myself and a few more people compaining, the description was changed - now (since last year actually), this donation plan is described as ' for vet bills, dentals, corns etc'. Great. But where is this now reflected? How do we know that this money is now REALLY going to the vet bills? And how does this affect the budgeted vet bill? Where is the surplus...? Is it squirreled away for 'new kennel base'? Used for travelling/entertainment/something else...? Donors need to be told this -it has to be transparent and stated clearly in Annual report. Page 10 of the Annual report outlining finances and expenses (link given above) is very generalized and a bit of a joke - this needs to be WAY more detailed, to ensure donors see the whole picture.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">Kennel Sponsorship scheme is even a more elaborate deception. I see it is not on GAP website any more, however, long time kennel sponsors are mentioned in the latest annual GAP report. I am not sure whether this scam is still operating, but I was approached to be a kennel sponsor by Ms Eyley in 2011/2012 (kennel sponsors basically sponsor ONE kennel for a time, at $12/day, or $16/day or whatever the rate of the leased kennel is). Again, people are led to believe they are INCREASING the GAP Kennel capacity by paying for one extra kennel (which is a complete and utter lie). </span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">I appeared very keen - I told Ms Eyley that I would absolutely love to sponsor one Sanson kennel for a year to begin with (making the capacity of Sanson NINE GAP kennels instead of EIGHT, helping more greyhounds come into the programme , and being homed into pet homes, and increasing the adoption stats) . She was initially very chuffed indeed, until I informed her I was going to have to be shown 'my' sponsored kennel whenever I wanted to, and I would like my name written on it. You see, I knew that GAP leased only 8 kennels in Sanson and there was no way and no plans to lease another single one - knowing that Eyley is not interested in increasing capacity of kennels in the first place (and knowing she was just interested in my money, not in extra kennel and not in more options for retired dogs), I also told her I would need the GAP Kennel Manager's assurance (in writing, on the GAP letterhead) that a greyhound number NINE will be housed in this number NINE kennel, joining the other eight. I also informed her I would also need the occupancy rate of MY kennel reconciled every month to make sure that it is filled with a dog in need every day, and that this dog needs to be NUMBER NINE in this GAP kennel. After I outlined these simple and fair requests - I never heard from Eyley about this sponsorship again! :) :) Effectively, I offered a full sponsorship for an extra GAP kennel, and I never heard about it again -unbelievable maybe, but makes sense when you are familiar with the agenda. I expected this from Ms Eyley - I was not surprised at all.</span></span><br />
<span style="font-family: inherit;"><span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-size: small;">Later on, via the slander grapevine, I heard that Eyley has stated that <i>"Fatima is always so difficult and uncooperative, and despite saying she wanted to, she does not really care about sponsoring a kennel. She is very rude and people don't like her. She has cost dogs forever homes by her actions!!! ".</i> If it was not so sad, it would have been hilarious! But I have to say - the deception was beautifully executed. I had the inside info and I could challenge Eyley; however, many unsuspecting victims knew nothing of the kind - they were carefully led to believe otherwise. And even I myself was painted as a monster by Ms Eyley's slander (simply for offering to sponsor a kennel in full, and asking for assurances and documents simply to attest to this) - making me not exactly popular amongst greyhound community. I was sent abusive emails by a couple of pet greyhound owners after this - outraged, misguided, brainwashed, worried people who had the best intentions; I did not and do not hold this against them as I know they were misled, and denied information by a vicious and very elaborate slander machine, and they had absolutely no chance. I have always said it and I will say it again: I am happy to testify about this under oath, in any court (I have offered this to GRNZ , in writing, aswell). Oh I would so cherish the chance to testify about this under oath!</span></span><br />
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<span lang="EN-US" style="background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% white; color: #222222; font-family: "Cambria","serif"; font-size: small;">These are only a few of very worrying things I have seen during and after my time in GAP led by current management - I am scared to even think about stuff we still might not be not aware of.</span><br />
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<b>Fiona O'Neill fiasco and Employment Tribunal payout</b><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Long term GAP Board member Mr Kerry Marshall is very fond of Ms Eyley, always supporting ANYTHING she wants, and as a result, of course he has always been very dismissive and at times rude towards me, a lowly volunteer who often disagreed with Ms Eyley (and who was often slandered by Ms Eyley, in front of anyone who would listen). I did not hold it against Mr Marshall - I respected his age, and did not see him often as he never worked with the dogs. I knew he obsessively supported Ms Eyley no matter what she did and it was a complete waste of time to try to complain about her actions to him - but it was just the way it was. Now, looking at these accounts, well, things are clearer :)</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Mr Marshall comes into play in Fiona O'Neill fiasco. Fiona O'Neill, a passionate person from Amberley and also an accomplished businesswoman, was contracted as a Director of GAP in 2011/2012, while Ms Eyley took other employment (however, she joined Mr Marshall as a member of GAP Board). Fiona stated many times that her job was made very difficult by constant sabotage of her work by the GAP Board (who at this stage Eyley was a member of). Fiona's GAP contract was cancelled with no notice in June 2012 - despite Fiona stating that she enjoyed the job, in spite of all the difficulties the GAP Board subjected her to. Once Fiona was gone, incidentally, Ms Eyley came back to be GAP Director only a few months later. O'Neill subsequently took GAP Charity and GAP Board to Employment Tribunal, where she settled for a cash severance payment from GAP, which GAP Board paid, in return for a gagging order on O'Neill - who now can't give any details, except that she went to Employment Tribunal, basically won, and got a payout from GAP. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">GAP staff were not told about GAP funds being used to pay off staff who took the Charity to the Employment Tribunal. Volunteers were not told, DONORS were not told, nobody was told. But I have known all along, I have made it my job to know. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I saw Mr Kerry Marshall in GAP Sanson kennells the day after this black tie dinner in October 2012 - when I AGAIN told him that I was worried about GAP not moving forward, not growing, defying all trends from overseas, Mr Marshall looked at me, straight in the eye and said: <i>"Well we have been dealing with some stuff lately. I finally have dealt with Fiona - that took some time."</i> I was so embarassed for him, his age means he could easily be my father. I looked at this 'distinguished' gentleman and thought:<i> "Do you REALLY believe I don't know that GAP Board led by you paid Fiona O'Neill off? Do you really believe you can deceive EVERYBODY?</i>"</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">I kept quiet though - this was only a few months before I was fired. At that stage, I was tired of constant lies and exhausted from challenging them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;"> </span><u><b><span style="color: red;">Update 27/05/2014:</span></b></u><br />
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I have just received a comment from Fiona O'Neill herself, who says:<br />
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for the record, my contract with GAP was cancelled with no notice, mid
contract, reasons given were that GAP HQ needed to be in Wellington,
however the position was advertised as NZ wide, and stated the
contractor could live outside of Wellington?<br />Good luck with getting this out in the open. So many more lovely hounds could be re-homed if a new direction was taken."</i><br />
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<span style="font-family: inherit; font-size: small;">Myself and many other greyhound lovers are now waiting with bated breath for this promissed announcement from GRNZ, and the promised "change for the better". I imagine you all are too - speak out, Greyhound Racing New Zealand! Tell us the way forward, or somehow, we will have to make our own.</span><br />
<span style="font-size: small;">For the love of greyhounds, both racing and retired ones ..thank you for reading and for sharing.</span><br />
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<u><b><span style="color: red;">Update 24/05/2014:</span></b></u><br />
I have enabled anonymous comments on this blog, so if you would like to say anything without revealing your identity, you can simply comment anonymously in the comment box on this post. To see comments already posted, just click on 'comments' link under the title of this post.<br />
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I have not allowed and I have deleted some comments that used 'bad' (impolite) language - please don't be offended, trust me, I of all people understand the frustration and desperation, I have spent days and weeks and months crying and suffering, worrying about the dogs, while being a victim of horrendous slander. But I think we all need to make sure we stay to the point and always remain polite. I am sure all of you will agree this is not meant to be a personal attack on Ms Eyley or Mr Marshall - far from it! This is simply an evaluation of their performance in their respective roles in a registered charity. Their personal lives and choices don't come into this, they are free to make those - it is only their performance in their jobs in GAP Charity that should concern us. <br />
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Any GAP staff or volunteers are of course welcome to contact us, either
anonymously or not. Some of GAP personnel/volunteers have been in touch
already - we value your input, we were in GAP once too, and we know
many of you have only the dogs' best interests at heart. <br />
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If you would like to send us anonymous emails/documents etc, there are many online services which will enable you to do this (just google). Some of them are listed here: <a href="http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/anonymous-email-providers/" target="_blank">http://www.hongkiat.com/blog/anonymous-email-providers/</a><br />
Our email address is nightravegreys@gmail.com , or my personal one, favdich@yahoo.co.nz <br />
And thank you again for all of you who have already done it.<br />
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Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com15tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-46466899401018380512014-05-11T18:19:00.002+12:002014-05-12T01:18:02.762+12:00Update for Jonty's Fan Club!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonty and his new Dad Jim :)</td></tr>
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We were a bit unorganized and never posted an update on our ex-foster boy Jonty (<i>Ultimate Dream</i>) on the blog - we have posted it on our Facebook page, but we still get asked about Jonty all the time, by both his online admirers, and his local Fan Club in Feilding. :)<br />
Jonty was certainly one of our most popular fosters - we have had many adoption applications for this boy, and people in our Dog Club still remember him :)<br />
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Jonty went to live in Hunterville with Wendy, Jim and Jack The Ginger Cat on 16th of February. Wendy and Jim had recently lost their beautiful greyhound Corey (<i>Ravaillac</i><b>) </b>to Cushing's Disease, and their JR Lauchie went shorty after due to old age. Wendy and Jim fell in love with Jonty after meeting him at our place -and he joined them shortly after at their lovely rural property in Hunterville.<br />
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is apparently besotted with his dad Jim and would go to the end of the earth for
him, so long it is not scary for the not so brave Jonty :) While Jonty is the only dog at his home, he has made friends with a neighbour's Jack Russell :</span></span></span></h5>
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<span style="font-size: small;">We do plan to feature Jonty in an article we write for "On Track" magazine - we will do a proper photoshoot for that, so watch this space! :)</span><br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06405273632368942376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-46352412724207619992014-02-10T14:56:00.002+13:002014-02-10T17:08:25.933+13:00Stunning Jonty (Ultimate Dream) is looking for his retirement home -could it be with you? <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hello!! I am Jonty (<i>Ultimate Dream</i>)</td></tr>
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Yes, it is not just the photos and being photogenic - our foster boy Jonty is simply beautiful :)<br />
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Jonty (<i>Ultimate Dream</i>) is recently retired, very successful middle-distance runner who is now looking for a retirement home. Jonty retired from racing due to age -he is 5 yers old now.<br />
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Jonty is being homed by his trainer Ashley Bradshaw, who has asked us at Nightrave to help find a good,
responsible and loving home for this special and beautiful boy - so Jonty has travelled all the way up from Canterbury, to
spend some time with our pack in Feilding. Jonty has been with us for a few weeks now and has been a pleasure having him stay with us. He is very cute, very well
behaved, and a very loving, soft doggie. He has learned so many things
while with us, and is very keen to please. Jonty is lovely in the house, totally toilet-trained, beautifully behaved dog.<br />
Needless to say - Jonty is very good looking, with lovely coloring (sort of mottled brindle) and gorgeous brown eyes. He is about
35kg, neutered male, 5 years old.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>Pretty boy :)</i></td></tr>
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Jonty was bred in New Zealand, from best lines of racing dogs. Ever since he was a little puppy, he has had the best experiences with people in his life, in his racing career, with his breeders, trainers and handlers, at the various tracks he raced at. Due to this, Jonty loves people - he wags his tail at anyone and would welcome anybody to his home (ie. he would make a terrible guard dog!!) :) He LOVES car trips (as they remind him of going to the races) - he jumps in the car and is happy to travel for hours :)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonty (<i>Ultimate Dream</i>) winning a race at Addington racecourse last year</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>And with one of his many trophies :)</i></td></tr>
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Jonty is very keen
to learn as well as very motivated by treats and praise :) We have tried him in Rally Obedience class and he has a lovely focus -if new owner would like to do some training with Jonty, this clever boy would love it! He loves his walks too and walks beautifully on the lead. <br />
Jonty is sociable with all dogs of all breeds - however he is a very soft and sensitive dog and can initially get scared of big hyperactive 'in your face' dogs. This is easily rectified by a gentle on-lead introduction.<br />
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Jonty adores his couch and can cockroach on it for hours!<br />
He is not too bothered by little kids - he does not dislike them , nor like them, he pretty much treats them as adults. So we think a home with no little kids, or with teenagers, would be a perfect one for Jonty.<br />
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Jonty is perfectly fine being left alone at home, so he is suitable for busy people who go to work etc. As with majority iof greyhounds, we have never heard Jonty bark. He is not destructive either -he has a lovely calm presence. He would fit in with retired person(s) aswell.<br />
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We thought to see whether any of our Nightrave friends would be
interested in Jonty- but of course his trainer will consider any good and
responsible home for him. We will be more than happy to help with
settling in, advice , training or whatever else new owners might need. <br />
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Jonty has been health checked, desexed, microchipped,
vaccinated and registered. He has also had his teeth cleaned and
polished (full dental). <br />
Jonty will also come with a complimentary Nightrave designer collar and lead, of course, which his new owner can pick in our shop at <a href="http://www.nightrave.co.nz/" target="_blank">www.nightrave.co.nz </a>.<br />
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If you would like to know more about Jonty, please contact us on <a href="mailto:nightravegreys@gmail.com">nightravegreys@gmail.com</a>, or call Fatima on 0274 526723. We are more than happy to arrange for you (and your pack if you have one) to meet Jonty :)<br />
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Jonty's impressive racing history is here (this amazing dog had 111 starts for stakes of over $60K):<br />
<a href="http://www.thedogs.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=21314" target="_blank">http://www.thedogs.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=21314</a><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><i>One from his racing life: Jonty cockroaches in his racing van, somewhere on the road in Canterbury last year :) Yes, he LOVES minky blankets ! :)</i></td></tr>
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And of course, some more photos of the pretty boy we took this week (<i>you can click on photos to see full size</i>):<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonty loves playing with his fluffy toys :)</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Jonty's biggest love: his couch!</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chilling out with his friends Cobby (Cawbourne Snowy) and Sam The Samoyed</td></tr>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06405273632368942376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-51329122918549390792014-01-03T12:20:00.003+13:002014-01-03T12:21:25.481+13:00A very special visit :)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Louie (<i>Charlston State</i>) and his litter sister Georgie (<i>Charlston Time</i>)</td></tr>
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Last weekend, we had some very special guests : Louie's litter sister Georgie and her family! Georgie lives in Auckland, so this was her and Louie's first meeting after retirement from racing over 5 years ago. <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Beautiful Georgie </td></tr>
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Georgie and Louie look like two peas in a pod -Georgie is a bit smaller, but everything else is pretty much carbon copy :) They are both turning 11yrs old in April and we think they both have aged wonderfully and look just gorgeous! You can see a few more photos on our public <a href="http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.589883481084315.1073741861.412283622177636&type=1" target="_blank">Facebook page.</a><br />
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<br />Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-80837320652704898112013-12-15T18:46:00.003+13:002013-12-15T18:46:37.409+13:00Order now for Christmas delivery !<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Our Christmas martingale collars have been pretty popular this festive season, so we thought to remind everyone that there is still time to place orders, to be delivered before Christmas.<br />
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We have many designs (in both 1inch and 1.5inch width), please head over to our shop at <a href="http://www.nightrave.co.nz/index.php?page=shop&show=1" target="_blank">Nightrave website</a> to see the full selection and place an order.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06405273632368942376noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-32758073405223538082013-10-18T17:36:00.001+13:002013-10-18T17:36:26.630+13:00Update on our foster greyhound Ike (Bound By Pride)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Ike (now Shadow) and his new Mum Helen :)</td></tr>
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We have posted a few updates on our gorgeous foster greyhound Ike (<em>Bound By Pride</em>) on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NightraveGreyhounds" target="_blank">Nightrave Facebook page</a> already, so this is just a summary for the blog :)<br />
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We have advertised Ike up for adoption in our local dog club and also on Trademe, and we had so many applications from people who wanted to adopt the gorgeous boy :) <br />
We have gone through all of them and in the end chose Helen, who lives in Palmerston North and whom we have known for a few years now. Helen met Ike and they clicked straight away - Helen was committed to training Ike aswell, she has already joined our dog club where Ike has been having some lovely times attending obedience classes with his new Mum! :) <br />Oh and Ike has been renamed 'Shadow' -a name he seems to like a lot! :) <br />
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We at Nightrave believe that training retired greyhounds (and all dogs in general) in obedience, CGC and other disciplines is the key to happy dogs and happy owners ; this has, needless to say, been proven overseas over and over. We are looking forward to seeing Shadow and him Mum have loads of fun and lots of success in training :)<br />Keep and eye out on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NightraveGreyhounds" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> and this blog for updates on Shadow's new life :)<br />
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Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-91747388520961993742013-09-20T14:58:00.001+12:002013-09-20T15:01:37.013+12:00Beautiful Ike is looking for that perfect retirement home - could it be with you? :)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Isn't he just gorgeous? This is Ike (<em>Bound By Pride</em>), a recently retired sprinter who is now looking for a retirement home.<br />
Ike is being homed by his trainer, who has asked us to help find a good, responsible and loving home for this special boy - so Ike has been spending some time with our pack in Feilding, getting used to living in the house, attending Canine Good Citizen classes in our local Dog Club, and generally having fun. He loves his bed, his walks, and interacting with other dogs of all breeds. <br />
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Ike has been a pleasure having stay with us, he is very cute, very well behaved, and a very loving, soft doggie. He has learned so many things while with us, and is very keen to please. He is one of those dogs who watches your every move, in case you call him over to you. :) He walks beautifully on the lead and loves his walkies :) When he gets back home, he flops in his bed and cockroaches for hours :)<br />
Needless to say - Ike is very good looking, with lovely coloring (he looks like a Dalmatian cross!) and gorgeous brown eyes. He is about 33kg, neutered male, 4 years old.<br />
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Ike is looking for a home with someone who will want to possibly continue with his Canine Good Citizen or similar obedience classes, as he really enjoys them and is very trainable and clever. Ike is very keen to learn as well as very motivated by treats and praise :) <br />
He is not too bothered by little kids - in fact I suspect he is a bit wary of them, so ideal home will have some teenagers or just adults. <br />
We expect that Ike will be trainable to live with cats, but he will need to be <strong>trained by his new owners</strong> in this regard. If you have a cat and want to give Ike a home, you will have to be committed to working with him in the settling in period to teach him that cats are friends -- not something to chase and not something to be afraid of. We are more than happy to give training advice to new owners. <br />
Ike is perfectly fine being left alone at home, so he is suitable for busy people who go to work etc.<br />
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We thought to see whether any of our Nightrave friends would be interested in Ike - but of course his trainer will consider any good and responsible home for him. We will be more than happy to help with settling in, advice , training or whatever else new owners might need. <br />
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Ike will go to his new home health checked, desexed, microchipped, vaccinated and registered. He has also had his teeth cleaned and polished (full dental) this week. <br />
Ike will also come with a complimentary Nightrave designer collar and lead, of course :) <br />
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If you would like to know more about Ike, please contact us on <a href="mailto:nightravegreys@gmail.com">nightravegreys@gmail.com</a>, or call Fatima on 0274 526723. We are more than happy to arrange for you (and your pack if you have one) to meet Ike :)<br />
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Ike's racing history is here:<br />
<a href="http://www.thedogs.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=22098" target="_blank">http://www.thedogs.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=22098</a><br />
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And of course, some more photos of the pretty boy (<em>you can click on photos to see full size</em>)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Cute Ike, with his roman nose and loads of freckles :)</td></tr>
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Below is Ike and his friends as Canine Good Citizen class in Feilding (sorry, pictures are awful as they were taken in the dark):<br />
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Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-25555679921850578422013-09-15T16:58:00.000+12:002013-09-21T18:43:33.015+12:00Our beautiful Yellow (Gold For Thys) passes his CGC Foundations exam today !<br />
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Our beautiful Yellow (<em>Gold For Thys</em>) had a great day at Horowhenua Dog Show today: he passed his Canine Good Citizen Foundations exam (CGC), on the first try, making him the fifth member of Nightrave pack to pass this exam on the first try! Number six Chevy (<em>Cheverton</em>) is still training for this exam :)<br />
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We are very proud of Yellow - he is a great example and great ambassador for retired racers. We did expect him to do well in this exam as he is already working at the Silver CGC level , however you never know what might happen on the day. Yellow will sit his Bronze CGC exam in October, so watch this space!<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[20vah].[1][4][1]{comment533958243343506_4311796}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3]"><span data-reactid=".r[20vah].[1][4][1]{comment533958243343506_4311796}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0]"><br data-reactid=".r[20vah].[1][4][1]{comment533958243343506_4311796}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[1]" /><span data-reactid=".r[20vah].[1][4][1]{comment533958243343506_4311796}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[2]">Not too bad for a greyhound who failed GAP (Greyhounds As Pets NZ ) 'temperament test'. Quotation marks are there by design -this is a dog who passes CGC on the FIRST try, who is an amazing pet and amazing obedience dog, yet he was on a death row in GAP NZ - a greyhound retirement programme. Sad but true.</span><br data-reactid=".r[20vah].[1][4][1]{comment533958243343506_4311796}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[3]" /><span data-reactid=".r[20vah].[1][4][1]{comment533958243343506_4311796}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[4]">We were able to rescue Yellow from GAP's ridiculous verdict due to our friends inside GAP -we would like to thank them from the bottom of our hearts, althought we cannot name them here for obvious reasons. Yellow will continue to do great things for his breed -and we are so fortunate to have been able to adopt him. If he was euthanized by GAP - retired racers would have lost a lot of positive exposure and good press. Yellow is well known in most dog clubs in Lower North Island and we know for sure that a number of people have decided to look into adopting a retired racer after meeting our beautiful Yellow. And that in itself is precious.</span><br data-reactid=".r[20vah].[1][4][1]{comment533958243343506_4311796}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[5]" /><span data-reactid=".r[20vah].[1][4][1]{comment533958243343506_4311796}.[0].{right}.[0].{left}.[0].[0].[0][3].[0].[6]">We do hope that GAP will learn something from this, and we encourage them to follow Yellow's superb obedience career. They owe that to the dogs they claim to love.</span></span></span><br />
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<em><span style="color: black;">(To find out more details about this course and exam, as well to see the list of clubs offering it, please go to NZ Kennel Club website: <a href="http://www.nzkc.org.nz/goodcitizen.html" target="_blank">http://www.nzkc.org.nz/goodcitizen.html</a> )</span></em><br />
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Our friend Rebecca was there with her two greyhounds, Blondie and Lola, and they both passed the exam too - congratulations girls, from all of us at Nightrave ! Below is the picture of Rachel and Rebecca with three greyhounds who took part in the today's show:<br />
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Cate from <a href="http://www.marshallimages.co.nz/" target="_blank">Marshall Images </a>was there today day taking pictures of greyhounds at this event - thank you so much Cate! We hear that next issue of "NZ Dog World" magazine will feature Cate's photographs of greyhounds doing their CGC exams - this is great news and so amazing for the breed promotion!<br />
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Here are some more of her gorgeous photos: <br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another one of Rachel and Rebecca with Lola, Blondie and Yellow , who was too tired to sit at this stage :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow at his tied stay part of test (dog is tied up and is expected to stay calm and wait for his handler; <br />
dog is not allowed to bark, strain the lead, jump, or become in any way distressed)<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Blondie (<em>Fancy Kate</em>) had a rest on top of her Dad Tristan!<br />
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Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-25644324540637690912013-08-26T19:25:00.004+12:002013-08-26T19:25:55.999+12:00Update on our gorgeous racing girl Hannah (All The Milk) <table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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So many of you who are not on Facebook often ask me about how our racing girls are doing. While we have many updates on them on our <a href="http://www.facebook.com/NightraveGreyhounds" target="_blank">Facebook page</a> , I somehow always run out of time to post a bit here on the blog. :(<br />
Little Hannah (<em>All The Milk</em>) is having the best time at Wanganui track - she has had a few starts there with overall awesome results! A few times she was unlucky and got checked or could not find racing room in time, but her luck has been improving! She won her maiden race on 24th July there - it was amazing! I don't think we have ever screamed that much -and I have to admit that lots of Moet was drunk that Wednesday lunchtime! There were a few happy tears too :)<br />
Here is the photo finish:<br />
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And even better -you can see the video of the race at the link below (Hannah <span class="userContent">is in the white and green striped rug ; the video should start at 1:24min -this is the time of her race):</span><br />
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Hannah also had the most AMAZING run for a second place on August the 14th - she did incredibly well, happy little doggie coming from the back and pushing to the second place! We were so impressed , and so happy for this young dog, doing what she loves and having the best time. The video of this race is truly a must see (Hannah is in white rug number 3 in this race; this video should start at 10:35minutes): <br />
<a href="http://youtu.be/gfTXdKDgazQ?t=10m35s" target="_blank">http://youtu.be/gfTXdKDgazQ?t=10m35s</a><br />
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And last week - this happy little girl has had her first middle distance race (520meters) and she came third!!! It is an amazing result for a dog who has not had any experience racing over this distance (all her previous starts were sprints, over 305meters).<br />
But whatever the distance she is racing on - Hannah is always smiling :<br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[0].[0]">I just wish that all the dogs, of all breeds, had a chanc</span></span><span data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3]"><span data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3].[0].[0]">e to do what they love, to have a job and enjoy it, like this beautiful girl and her parents did. That is the biggest wish of mine - although somewhat farfetched, I know. :) But we are allowed to dream ...</span></span></span></span></span><br />
<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3]"><span data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3].[0].[0]">We are very excited about Hannah's career (she is really still a puppy, she is turning 2yrs old at the end of October) and we look forward seeing her running for a long time to come. And we promise we will keep you posted, both on our Facebook page and on our blog. </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3]"><span data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3].[0]"><span data-reactid=".r[c5vb].[1][4][1]{comment253863838072043_855986}.[0].[right].[0].[left].[0].[0].[0][2].[0].[3].[0].[0]">PS: Hannah's sister Stella (<em>All The Coco</em>) has not really started racing yet -she is chilling out in a greyhound paddock in Rangiora, as her trainer would like her to mature a bit more before starting racing. It is a bit too far to visit but we heard she is having a great time :) </span></span></span></span></span><br />
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Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-87911680218281087792013-08-08T22:22:00.000+12:002013-08-08T22:22:00.935+12:00Ribbons all round at RallyO in Feilding<span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoSnowliftCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">.</span></span><br />
<span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">The
Nightrave Pack spent last weekend at the <a href="http://nzaro.webs.com/" target="_blank">NZARO</a> (NZ Association of
Rally Obedience) Expo at Feilding - and they did so well!!</span></span><br />
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<span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">In the photo below is only part of the haul of
ribbons and certificates: Lucy The Ferret, Toby The Bichon Friese (<em>Nightrave Lure</em>) and
Yellow (<em>Gold For Thys</em>):</span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Chilling out after coming home :)</td></tr>
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Shoutout also goes to our friend Rebecca Conole who had awesome results with her
greyhounds Blondie (<em>Fancy Kate</em>), Priceless (<em>Fancy Freda</em>) and Lola
(<em>Kinetic Flyer</em>). Rebecca also took these lovely photos of Rachel, Lucy and Yellow (thanks a million Rebecca!):<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Lucy and Rachel at agility course. The Ferret is getting more and more into agility :)</td></tr>
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We have two greyhounds currently staying at our <a href="http://www.nightrave.co.nz/?page=homestay" target="_blank">Nightrave Homestays</a> : gorgeous 9 year old Edwina and her brother Robert (<em>Impulse Buyer</em>) from Wellington. They have been with us for a few weeks now, while their parents are on holiday overseas. <br />
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Robbie and Eddie are a pleasure to have stay with us - they have fitted in great into our pack, and are enjoying their stay here . As we wrote before on this blog, they have even gone to a dog show competition last weekend and won ribbons! :)<br />
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We took some photos of them yesterday:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handsome Robbie (Impulse Buyer)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Edwina loves her bed in front of the fire :)</td></tr>
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Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-38498846908621353542013-06-22T18:52:00.000+12:002013-06-30T11:04:59.611+12:00Results from NZRO Rally dog competions in Feilding today :)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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The Nightrave Pack (including our two homestay greyhounds!) took part in the NZARO (NZ Association of Rally Obedience) dog show today at the Feilding dog club. There were 9 greyhounds at this show in rainy Feilding today - our pack plus Rebecca Conole and the beautiful Blondie (<em>Fancy Kate</em>)!<br />
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Above is the collection of ribbons and certificates won by the Nightrave dogs.<br />
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Our homestay boy Robert (<em>Impulse Buyer</em>) only had a few Rally lessons since he arrived here last week. Today, he took part in the Rally Zoom competition and he won second place!<br />
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Rally-O Zoom is a great class, judged on how well the dog and handler can walk around a course of cones and signs marking direction changes. To get the most points, you must not pull the dog's lead, and should negotiate all the obstacles in the right order, at a steady pace. Dear Robert, Bob the Dog, did what he does best, and walked along with Emma like a champion!!<br />
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Edwina had a go too, but couldn't quite beat Robbie! She came third :)<br />
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It was also Chevy's first Rally competition, and he won! Such a huge step for him -- he's had so many challenges, and he's really learning to cope incredibly well.<br />
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Meanwhile, neither Lucy nor Louie liked the weather conditions. Louie sneaked in with a Gold certificate in his Zoom competition (at Novice, the next level up from Chevy, Rob and Eddie's success), while Lucy was able to negotiate several obstacles she's never done before in Handy Dog Advanced. She successfully completed the weave poles (only one training session ever!) and also managed a 360 pivot, in which she had to place her front feet on a box, and circle her back feet all the way around!<br />
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She just hated the muddy ground, though, so she scratched from Standard Rally, which is usually her forte. Cobby, too, felt the only place for a greyhound on such a day was on the couch by the fire, and had to be content with a Merit certificate.<br />
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Misha didn't believe in sitting in the wet, but when it came to Zoom, turned in an outstanding performance to take out second place in the Novice.<br />
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Yellow, on the other hand, was completely unfazed by the rainy, muddy conditions. He just loves mud and water! He completed his Standard Rally course for a perfect score of 100, winning the class, and also qualified in Rally Zoom, beating Louie!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yellow (Gold For Thys) and Rachel during their perfect 100/100 run :)</td></tr>
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Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-54042953297821159262013-06-05T19:02:00.000+12:002013-06-05T19:07:50.066+12:00Postcards from our homestay greyhound Mila (Bronze For Macos)<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mila with her new favourite toy, the fluffy squirrel :)<br />
She found this toy somewhere in the house and fell in love with it :)</td></tr>
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Cute Mila (<em>Bronze For Macos</em>) is staying with us for a few weeks, while her family are on the holiday overseas.<br />
I thought to post some pictures of her here, so that her parents can see how their clever girl is doing :)<br />
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Mila is an old friend: she used to be our foster greyhound, right after she retired in August 2010. She stayed with us for around two months then, before she went to live with Rachael and Michael in Wellington. We have always kept in touch ; it is always lovely to have our ex-foster greyhounds come to stay with us! Mila certainly remembered our house, and the garden, and the routine -she fitted in like she never left :) <br />
Mila has always been very dog-social and has made friends with everybody immediately- her new best friend is our Misha (<em>Bodhran Cailin</em>). It was friendship at first sight -these two girls are very similar, and click great:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Mila and Misha running at our local dog club :)</td></tr>
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Mila , like all our homestay greyhounds, attends Rally O and CGC classes at our local Dog Club in Feilding, and she really enjoys them. When classes are not on, Mila loves running in our dog club, together with her friends from our pack::<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Misha and Mila having a short break with Emma :)</td></tr>
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Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-3916887655611805122013-05-10T23:31:00.000+12:002013-05-11T00:26:26.086+12:00Our lovely canine customers wearing Nightrave gear -gorgeous photos :).<br />
I have been planning to write this post for a while now but somehow I always run out of time! A number of our customers have sent us pictures of their greyhounds wearing our Nightrave martingale collars - and we have posted most of them on our <a href="https://www.facebook.com/NightraveGreyhounds" target="_blank">Facebook page</a>. <br />
I thought to feature them here too for those friends of ours who are not on Facebook. <br />
So in no particular order, here they go:<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Accomplished middle distance runner Flynn (<i>Crafty Flynn</i>) wearing our red stripes collar</td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Handsome Stanley (<i>Chile Will H</i>e) wearing his Nightrave 'Zorba The Greek' collar. Yes, that is the matching DVD and apparently Stanley loved the movie!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" id="fbPhotoPageCaption" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Amazing ex-racer Harry (<i>Sensative Harry</i>) wearing our 'Zorba The Greek' collar.</span></span></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Milly (<i>Millie Swanson</i>) celebration her birthday with new toys and new 'Minnie Mouse' collar :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">And last but not the least - lovely Diesel The Snautzer demonstrates that martingale collars are the best!</td></tr>
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These collars and matching leads can be bought via our online shop on our website : <a href="http://www.nightrave.co.nz/" target="_blank">www.nightrave.co.nz</a>Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-1543272450169919992013-05-03T22:01:00.004+12:002013-06-30T10:28:19.757+12:00Musings.... and a very special presentation.<br />
We just thought this Friday night was a good time to finally write down our musings about the GAP NZ (Greyhounds As Pets NZ) greyhound rehoming programme Director. GAP has been established and is largely funded by NZGRA (New Zealand Greyhound Racing Association).<br />
Why tonight? Well because tonight, us from Nightrave have been blocked from GAP NZ Facebook page. How did it come to this? How can it be, that one of the most successful greyhound training places( Nightrave) gets to this? How come that GAP NZ, greyhound rehoming programme, bans the ONLY place which has a GOLD CGC NZ retired racer ? (our Lucy) :) Where is the 'promoting of the retired racers here????<br />
Surely, any greyhound rehoming programme would work together with proven greyhound obedience trainers like Nightrave ones? Well not in the case of GAP NZ - Nightrave is largely ignored by GAP NZ management, due to the unprofessional and selfish attitude of Ms Eyley, a sad excuse for GAP NZ Director. Only this one person stops Nightrave greyhounds from contributing to GAP NZ. Sadly. So many of GAP staff and volunteers contact us and despair over this - but all we can tell them: talk to your Director. And all they can tell us: we can't. <br />
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Read on...<br />
You would think that us, at Nightrave, hated greyhounds...? Surely? We must do, if GAP blocks us...? <br />
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The truth is very different. :) Fatima , one of our Nightrave staff, was fired from GAP last year by the incapable excuse for GAP Director, Ms Jacqui Eyley ( you can read all about Fatima's firing <a href="http://greyhoundsnz.blogspot.co.nz/2012/11/dear-friends.html" target="_blank">here.</a>). Nightrave team did amazing stuff for GAP NZ for years - fostering, donations, projects, training. ... Nightrave travels all over the country, attending dog obedience shows with our retired racers, promoting the breed as obedience, Rally O and agility dogs. Our greyhounds have raised the profile of the breed immensely, and this work is still on going. :) <br />
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Last year, Fatima was not fired by GAP -but by an incapable GAP Dictator (ooops, GAP Director) who does not consult anyone from her team prior to making her insane decisions, based on her personal insecurities and agendas. This has ALWAYS been the case. We know for sure that a number of GAP staff, volunteers , owners and trainers have protested this firing, but all that has of course been ignored by Ms Eyley. At this stage, sadly, nobody can do anything about it, due to legislation, and the way GAP NZ has been legally set up.<br />
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Since then , Ms Eyley has been very busy spreading nasty rumours that Fatima <i>'did not like greyhounds and did not support greyhound adoption'.</i> :) We just laughed at that, and so did our friends both in GAP and in greyhound world in NZ - how can this be true, for someone who has 6 retired racing greyhounds, plus two racing ones; for someone who has fostered over 200 retired greyhounds, and has given thousands of dollars of donations to GAP NZ? <br />
Of course, Mr Eyley will tell you what she wants, for her own pathetic and opportunistic reasons - but it is important to realize that this person has always been in it this for herself, and not for the dogs. This is something most of GAP staff and volunteers would agree upon . If you don't believe this -just send her an email asking for PROOF where the Steadfast Friends donations money had been going until recently , ie. until the beginning of this year (not wishy-washy 'oh it is going to the dogs, you know', but rather nice accounting record. You will be amazed by the response (or the lack of) :) <br />
Where does the supermarket begging money go to ? Why are the retired racers subjected to degrading supermarket begging? WHy with all the funding GAP gets from NZGRA , are the retired racers taken to supermarkets to beg? Also, ask her, as a Director of a NON PROFIT organization, whether it is true that she has NZ$200,000 in GAP account, while asking people to take their ex-racers in front of supermarkets to beg. Would any of those supermarket shoppers donate to the <u>non profit charity</u> if they knew the bank account balance? <br />
Oh I could go on and on :)<br />
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GAP is an awesome programme, which we of course support, as it is logical we would: we have racing dogs now and are licensed persons for NZGRA. Of course we would always support industry-formed and financed adoption programme and its founding mission. Of course we will always support rehoming ex-racers into responsible homes. Of course we will always support every GAP greyhound, whether the one who is rehomed by GAP, or the one who has been put to sleep (euthanized) by GAP (GAP has a very strict temperament test that 8-10% of greyhounds fail, according to GAP annual report, available for download on their website). We at Nightrave support ALL those dogs, all of them, whether they fail, or pass that test. We love and support EVERY SINGLE greyhound out there, whether homed by GAP or by someone else.<br />
Many of GAP staff, volunteers and owners are our good friends- and of course we will always support them and their work. We know the best all the trials they face. <br />
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But, we will never support an incapable manager like Ms Eyley who has always struggled with basic management principles, while at the same time being extremely self-important in her role. She rules GAP like a dictatorship - only what she wants goes. All other ideas and projects are shut down by her. This has been a huge problem for a large number of her staff and volunteers during the years. It has affected the growth of GAP, and not in a good way . According to annual report and latest GAP Newsletter, if you compare the adoption numbers, it is evident that adoptions in the last year are actually DOWN compared to the year before, which goes against ALL trends in the world, when it comes to greyhound adoption . Ms Eyley seems not to be keen to comment on that. Why? Because for an adoption programme to fail like that, against ALL the trends - the fault is NOT with the general population, nor with the dogs, but with the management and the marketing that adoption programme uses. New Zealand is special -but not THAT special. GAP NZ is buckling ALL world trends re adoption -why? I will tell you: because of bad management and bad planning/forecasting done by a single person: its sad excuse for a Director, who makes ALL decisions. <br />
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The fact seems to be that the racing industry itself has too much stuff to take care of, what with all the racing meetings all over the country, to just mention one thing they do. They are too busy with that - and they cannot be really blamed for sensibly leaving the GAP management to its Director and Board. <strong>We want to stress in no uncertain terms that we believe the industry itself (GRNZ) has the best intentions re GAP and retired greyhounds adoption</strong>; however , they seem to simply have no idea what is happening in GAP, and what funds that they provide are used for. They (possibly very sensibly) leave forecasting and adoption planning to GAP 'Director' - who is sadly hopeless, unprofessional and pretty much uninterested in either of these. To put it simply , GRNZ (Greyhound Racing Board NZ) is pretty much a victim here - unaware of the details of what the sad excuse for the GAP Director does with the adoption programme they heavily finance. <br />
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An industry-formed adoption programme should be looking into the future, carefully forecasting number of racers retiring every year, and aiming to rehome them ALL, while making sure that adoption each year exponentially grow. Marketing should be done accordingly. <u>Ignoring the fact that adoption numbers in the last year are down does not help the dogs -and this has recently been done by Ms Eyley, who quoted adoption figures in her latest newsletter, and she hailed them as 'success'.</u> <br />
Yes , another lie. How can a reduced number of adoptions compared to the year before can possibly be hailed as 'success'?! Yes, it is good for 225 greyhounds that got rehomed (hopefully to responsible and good homes), but adoption programme financed by the industry must be thinking about others too, and about the adoption GROWTH. Anything else does not do justice to the dogs themselves, and to the FINANCE they get from the industry itself. Again - GRNZ is not to blame for this- they have the best intentions, they give huge amount of funding to GAP, and they choose to have faith. We hope they will realize the error of their ways, and somehow reorganize the adoption programme they finance. <br />
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For those of you asking WHY we did not blow the whistle before -here is the answer: because we did not want to rock the boat. Because we felt the NZGRA funding was too precious and that it was paramount to keep GAP reputation intact. Because we have naively believed we could make a difference on our own, without the GAP Director being involved. Most of GAP staff believe this too, to this day. And this is why many of them carry on - for the love of greyhounds, while despairing over their incapable Director. <br />
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Most of GAP team is wonderful, consisting of awesome people with great ideas; most of them have for years struggled with Ms Eyley's unprofessional and ignorant attitude. MANY of them have resigned too, or have been unceremoniously fired (via a phonecall of course). A number of GAP staff and volunteers are our dear friends too - we feel their pain.<br />
As I said: we have kept quiet. We have continued with our greyhound work (racing greyhounds, competing them in agility and obedience, as well as having them in pet therapy work) and we largely forgot about a sad excuse for "GAP Director', namely Ms Eyley.<br />
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Tonight though, one of our friends, a greyhound lover, emailed us about a new job going at GAP : Auckland Region GAP coordinator. It was advertised at GAP FB page, and on GAP website, and you can see it <a href="http://greyhoundsaspets.org.nz/opportunity-to-work-for-gap/" target="_blank">here.</a><br />
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This ad, most probably written by Ms Eyley herself as her name is signed underneath it, contains a number of lies. We have been appaled; Fatima has felt the right thing was to comment on this on GAP FB, in order to make sure that all applicants for this new position are not mislead by incorrect statements in this ad. She wrote the following:<br />
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<em>Ms Margaret Judd , as far as we know, has RESIGNED. She is not leaving GAP as 'she is moving south'. She has been planning to move south for a while now, for a few years, and her GAP work was never supposed to be affected by that. In fact, she was looking forward to do MORE GAP work once she moved to Palmerston North. In this case, as far as we have heard from many sources, some of them from within GAP itself, Margaret Judd has RESIGNED rom GAP due to the way the GAP is run. </em><br />
<em>As for Keenes: we have heard, from many independent sources, that they have resigned because of Ms Eyley, and are not interested in getting involved in GAP South Island (where they are moving to) as long as Ms Eyley is a GAP Director. GAP South Island has ONE (1) single person in charge. Keenes would have been very valuable down there -but they have refused ANY involvement with GAP anywhere, due to Ms Eyley's way of management. We have heard this from GAP staff/volunteers themselves - and we tend to believe it.</em> <br />
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People applying for this advertised position deserve to know the history re Ms Judd and re Mr and Mrs Keene. Everything else is deception. In our post on GAP FB, we have respectfully asked Ms Eyley to be transparent and to make sure that all new applicants for this position know the history, and to not be misled. As a result - Fatima has been blocked from GAP FB page, and her comment was deleted. <br />
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We don't particularly care about this - we believe Ms Eyley will be gone from GAP in time and GAP NZ will move forward, and us at Nightrave will join a new GAP NZ , as partners and greyhound obedience trainers (please note that at this stage, GAP NZ has NO dog trainer employed. Pretty much the only retired greyhound adoption programme n the country has NO dog trainer on staff. Yes, this is true. All the retired racers that come to GAP have NO dog trainer to work with them, to help them, to help their new owners. Us).<br />
In the meantime, we at Nightrave will continue with what we love the most: promoting greyhound breed through competitive racing, as well as in retirement as obedience and agility dogs, and of course as couch potatoes :)<br />
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We however are worried about the applicants for GAP AKL coordinator position who will be mislead by the untruths told by Ms Eyley in her ad above. We believe there is legislation governing this -we are not experts though :) But lies are lies -there is no doubt about that.<br />
So if you know anyone in Auckland who you think might be considering this position -please forward this post to them, as they deserve to be told the truth, before they apply. How can anyone be expected to do a good job in this role, if they have been misled and lied to, to begin with?! <br />
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For now, until this individual is in charge, we at Nightrave are blocked from GAP Facebook page. But, we will be back once this person is gone -and we hope and pray it will be soon, for dogs' sakes. <br />
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On a lighter note: Nightrave red poppy appeal has been a great success! As some of you might know, <span class="userContent">Nightrave donated $8 for every poppy martingale collar
sold to the Poppy Day Appeal. We have had a number of sales and we have written a nice cheque to RSA NZ. </span><br />
<span class="userContent"> Here is the Nightrave poppy collar: </span><br />
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We are very proud of Yellow doing such an awesome presentation work :)<br />
I have to say, I am so happy to be able to connect greythounds to poppy appeal, as I have spent a lot of my time in various Auckland RSAs! You see, RSAs are the ones who have the best dance floors, and the best bands if you want to do ballroom dance. When I was living in Auckland, I did lots of ballroom -every Friday and Saturday was spent in the RSA (New Lynn and Pt Chevalier were the favourite ones, both for an awesome dance floor, and also for great band). I still remember that - and I still smile, as this is one of my best Auckland memories. And I will never forget all the gorgeous mature gentlemen dancing with me - RSA nights are the few things I miss about Auckland. I myself will never forget :) I love you all xxxxFatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-86361026794229917262013-04-01T00:07:00.003+13:002013-04-01T15:09:03.138+13:00Our amazing racing puppy Hannah (All The Milk) <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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has been the most amazing weekend for the Nightrave team: our racing
greyhound puppy Hannah (<i>All The Milk</i>) won both her races at
Taranaki Easter race meet!! Not only that - but she also posted the best time for puppy races for this weekend meet too! (dont ask me what the time was -I have no clue! :)</span></span><br />
<span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">Hannah and her sister Stella were both broken in and are being trained by the lovely Mike Lozell in Tokoroa. Stella could not come to these races as she has come into season - but Hannah certainly had the best time! She won both her races, and she also posted the best time for the puppy races for the whole meeting! And, for one of those races -I was there! :)</span></span><br />
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<span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">On Saturday, our good friend Sue and myself drove to Hawera, the home of the Taranaki Greyhound Club, where the races were held. Sue took most of the pictures in this post (thank you so much Sue, for both coming with me and for taking these gorgeous shots of Hannah's big day!).</span></span><br />
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This was Hannah's very first race. First time she wore her racing rug! She was a very excited little dog. I was with her handler Mike and her before the race and she was raring to go!!! A little young dog who cannot wait for some action (you can click on photos for full size):<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OMG I can hear the lure! I want it! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Yes, I know I look great in my designer racing collar and lead! But I can hear the lure! Get me on the track! </td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"></td><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><br /></td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">OMG!!!!!! In the kennel block, I met my litter brother Isaac! I have not seen him for a while!<br />
Despite desperately wanting to get out there to race , I took a second to say hello :)</td></tr>
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<span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">And yes, she won! Sue and me jumped and screamed - and I have to admit, I had a few tears in my eyes :) I was just stunned, and so happy for this little dog who was doing what she loves , and having the time of her life! I was also happy for her lovely trainers and handlers, Mike, Maxine, Max and another Mike. It was so humbling to see how supportive and sweet other trainers at the meeting were of us and Hannah -trainers whom I met through my volunteer work at GAP NZ (Greyhounds As Pets). They were as excited as I was, and kept congratulating us on our very first racing doggie doing so well. I was very touched. It was amazing. </span></span><br />
<span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">It IS a dream come through - we have wanted a racing greyhound or two for a few years now. We at Nightrave are passionate about the breed and the sport which they love -and this very first racing greyhound of ours and her very first races are very emotional for us. I have to say - last Saturday, with Hannah and Sue and my friends at that track was very very special. And I will be honest and say I will never forget it, as long as I live. </span></span><br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hannah, Mike (Hannah's handler) and me :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Hannah and me :) Hannah looks happy and gorgeous, I look stunned !!! :)</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A very special photo: Hannah being hosed after her race, by her handler Mike. Looking on are me and the lovely Max Mathews, who also handled Hannah. Max has been in greyhound racing for 30 years, and is an amazing man, a true gentleman. He was also our Yellow's (<i>Gold For Thys</i>) trainer!</td></tr>
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<span aria-live="polite" class="fbPhotosPhotoCaption" data-ft="{"type":45}" tabindex="0"><span class="hasCaption">We are very excited about Hannah's future - </span></span><span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[636].[1][2][1]{comment463891747016823_1333839}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[636].[1][2][1]{comment463891747016823_1333839}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[636].[1][2][1]{comment463891747016823_1333839}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[11]">it
will be a pleasure to watch her enjoy her racing career in the years to
come. And it is a priviledge being able to be guardians of such an
incredible racing dog. We will keep you all posted about Hannah's exploits via this blog! </span></span></span><br />
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<span data-ft="{"tn":"K"}" id=".reactRoot[636].[1][2][1]{comment463891747016823_1333839}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2]"><span class="UFICommentBody" id=".reactRoot[636].[1][2][1]{comment463891747016823_1333839}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0"><span id=".reactRoot[636].[1][2][1]{comment463891747016823_1333839}.0.[1].0.[1].0.[0].[0][2].0.[11]"> </span></span></span>Fatimahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11020681090694386925noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8523585888362536373.post-40080453909225168632013-03-26T17:09:00.000+13:002013-03-26T17:09:19.067+13:00Congratulations to Blondie and Rebecca!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Go girls!!! Blondie (Fancy Kate) and her Mum Rebecca on the winning podium at Wairarapa Obedience Show</td></tr>
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Here at Nightrave we are passionate about greyhounds and as well as jobs greyhounds love to do, be it racing, or obedience and agility work that comes after their professional racing careers. <br />
As most of our readers know, we have achieved some great Canine Good Citizen, Rally O and obedience results, including many 'NZ greyhound firsts'. However, it is always a great treat when we hear from other ex-racing greyhound owners who compete their greyhounds in those disciplines.<br />
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And today, we received an amazing email from our friend Rebecca from Masterton, who is achieving great competition results with her retired racer Blondie (<em>Fancy Kate</em>). Trained by the Schofield team, Blondie LOVED her racing career, she had 112 starts for over $20K stakes money. As many seasoned racers, upon retirement, she was keen to try other jobs too -and now, she is an Dog Obedience champion! <br />
Rebecca wrote to us:<br />
<em><span style="color: blue;">Hi Nightrave Team,<br /><br />I thought I'd let you know that Blondie had a fabulous day on Sunday at the Wairarapa Obedience Club's show.<br />She won out of Elementary 1 with 68 out of 70 marks. We lost four 1/2 marks and three of them were my fault - bad handler!<br />In Elementary 2 she was awesome too, we only lost 3 marks in the heel work and 1/2 on the recall which again was my fault as I set her up crooked and didn't correct it!<br />Her sit stay was fab but we lost most of the possible marks in the down stay as she 'technically' broke. It was stinking hot and she wiggled 7 seconds in, then did a bigger wiggle and moved her front<br />legs forward a bit and the judge saw her belly come up a smidge. If she didn't have such a deep chest (wasn't a greyhound) it wouldn't have been faulted.<br />But I was stoked with her anyway as she didn't move after that and there was lots going on. Speaking to the judge afterwards I am going to try and get her to do down stays with her butt and legs sideways as their deep chests and butts off the ground aren't so obvious then.<br />We ended up with third place but as the judge said a blessing in disguise because otherwise she would have won on enough points to win out!!</span></em> <br /><br />Well done Blondie and Rebecca -we are looking forward to many posts like this one in the future!!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Proud as punch: Blondie with her ribbons :)</td></tr>
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