Some cute pictures of Shawn (New Thing Now)

By Fatima |

Saturday, April 2, 2011

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Yes, I am pretty, and i know it:  Shawn (New Thing Now)

Gorgeous dark brindle girl Shawn (yes, she is a girl :) is up for adoption so I thought to post a few pictures of her, taken by Sonja, GAP Kennel Manager.
Shawn is special - her and her sister Stevie (No Spoken Word)  were brought up by GAP kennel managers Sonja and Irene, in Sanson GAP kennels. Sonja and Irene had them trained for racing (with a little help from Tokoroa trainers Maxine and Mike Lozell).
Once they were trialing , myself and a number of other GAP owners went to see their trials at Wanganui track: Shawn trialled and qualified, a real racer, fast and focused little girl! She really wanted it: she chased that lure beautifully and posted a great time - it is fair to say that we all celebrated BIG TIME when Shawn qualified to race! :)
But it was not meant to be - Shawn in the meantime had a very minor injury which would have made racing too risky for her -but , she will have a great career as a pet! :)

She is very well socialized with kids, other dogs and she is also cat-safe. Here she is , as a 1yr old pup, with Ellie:

And last week in GAP Kennels:

Pictures of the day :-)

By Fatima |

Monday, October 11, 2010

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I was organizing all blog my pictures and  found a few that I wanted to share. Thank you all who sent them !

George (Kiwi George) from Palmerston North
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Ellie and Shawn (New Thing Now). YES, this is clever Shawn who qualified for racing yesterday :)
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Beryl (Winsome Deluxe): Confetti anyone..?
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Lucy The Ferret and Rachel doing the figure 8 weave
at Rally O competition last week in Wanganui
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Beryl (Winsome Deluxe) and her Mum Sue 
at Rally O competition last week in Wanganui
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Thomas (Smart Thomas) with his family :-)
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Two Schofield GAP greyhounds , Louie (Charlston State)
and Beryl (Winsome Deluxe): Hello Pam and Denis!
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Cute Luke (Lauretana Boy) who just went to his new home in Auckland
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Ele (Sister Saintly) from Tauranga
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Jodi (Kirsten Deal) babysitting a pet lamb :-)
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Hobbes (Real Classic) at a GAP walk
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Aucklanders Sonny (Fratianno) and his poodle sister Lucy :-)
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Tux (Not Suited) with his new friends in Auckland :-)

Whiskey (Chivas Regal) at the Animates Pet Day in Auckland

And last but not the least: Amazing "Swift Fantasy" with her trainers Steve Clark and Kathy Wilson at a recent 'Top Dog' Challenge in Auckland:

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Fab evening at Wanganui Greyhound Track

By Fatima |

Friday, August 20, 2010

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We just came back from Hatrick (Wanganui) greyhound track and we had a great time as  tonight was a special night:

- 'Swift Fantasy' was racing
- GAP kennel managers' Irene's and Sonja's young greyhounds Shawn (New Thing Now) and Stevie (No Spoken Word) were trialing there tonight -we were VERY excited about this! (to say the least :-)
Trials are done before greyhounds start their racing careers - dogs learn about the track and the way they should chase the lure. They also have to post a good time on trials in order to become racing dogs.

Pretty Shawn (New Thing Now)

Stevie and Shawn did great -we were all so proud of them! They are two gorgeous girls, which Sonja and Irene got as little pups and brought up, and have them trained for racing. Stevie, a blue girl, is also a show greyhound, and she recently got the 'Best Of Breed' in Wellington Dog Show. The brindle girl, Shawn, seems to be a true racer - she did fantastic tonight, she was so fast!
Here are some pictures (they are not the best as my camera does not have the best flash; I also could not get any pictures of girls running as all pictures turned out to be just one big blur :)

Irene and Shawn watching the lure

Irene and Shawn again

Greyhound trainer extraordinaire Ellie with Stevie

And at the official races, 'Swift Fantasy' won -again :-) Amazing race -she was at the very back again, and then towards the end, simply charged forward and won! :-)

The race has been on CloseUp, here is the video (warning: it is truly AMAZING):
http://tvnz.co.nz/close-up/greyhound-winning-streak-1-24-video-3732644?

Swift Fantasy (and check out Ellie on the left :-)))

And the real winner is ...Ellie!!!