Manawatu GAP walk today :)

By Fatima |

Sunday, January 29, 2012

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We went to Manawatu monthly GAP walk today, which is held every last Sunday of every month, in Ashhurst Domain. Weather was lovely today, and we had a nice turnout. I took some pictures:

My beautiful Louie (Charlston State) made a new friend :)
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April (April Reign) and her Mum Amy
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My beautiful boys Cobby (Cawbourne Snowy) and Louie (Charlston State) ,
making a new friend
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 This is quite amazing...Louie tolerates children, but usually, there is no big love there...
 He loved this little girl tho; her family came along for a walk as they are keen to adopt a greyhound :) This little girl was amazing with the dogs -many of them just went to her... I did not get her name or anything, but i think she will turn to be a great dog handler...

Same little girl with Smiler (Five Kay Kat)
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Polly and her gorgeous Spider (Fancy Spider)
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Stanley (Chile Will He)
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Stanley again :)
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Lucy loves water :)
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Lucy :)

Pretty Cara (Thrilling Paris)
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My beautiful Louie making new friends :)
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Cute Smiler (Five Kay Kat)

Update from Cara (Thrilling Paris)

By Fatima |

Saturday, August 6, 2011

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Dad and me :)

I have been living with my new parents in Palmerston North for two and a half months now, and we are all having a ball! My favourite activities are snoozing, walks, runs with other greyhounds on GAP afternoons, and hooning. Mum and Dad think I am the most beautiful girl in the world. I have a small selection of toys that I love to play with each day, and I have just started to 'collect' (no, it's not stealing!!) things like keys or pens that people have left sitting around. This is encouraging tidyness in my parents. I have also discovered that interesting things like keys live in handbags! :)
I love being wherever Mum and Dad are when they are at home - Mum really likes having me around for company during the days, when she is often at home. I also have some grown up human 'sisters' who wish I could come live at their place, so I get lots of cuddles and attention when they come over.

Mum and me :)

Dad is very careful to turn on the heater first thing on these cold winter mornings so that my lounge is nice and warm by the time my pyjamas get taken off, and Mum bought me a heating pad for my bed in the garage, which I use when they go out in the day. So you can see that they are really keen to keep me warm and cosy.

At GAP run in Ashhurst :)

With my toys :)

My parents feel very proud as I have learned lots of things since coming to live with them. People notice how beautiful I am when I go walking, and how well behaved I am. I am still learning to restrain my excitement when I first see other dogs, as I love to be friends. It only took me a couple of weeks to get used to all those lovely ducks and canoeists (very large ducks!) at the local lagoon. I know how to stay out of the kitchen, how to wait for my food, and how to wait whenever I'm asked to on the lead. Coming back when I'm off the lead is something we are still working on.
Another thing I enjoy is going places in the car. I slipped up a couple of times, so Mum and Dad know I'm capable of getting up on the back seat by myself, but I've temporarily convinced them that they need to actually lift me in, by looking helpless and gooey eyed at them when they ask me to hop in. After all, it's a good exercise to strengthen their arm muscles!
So I can thoroughly recommend this business of adopting new parents for a great greyhound lifestyle!

Ashhurst GAP walk last weekend

By Fatima |

Tuesday, June 28, 2011

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Despite the drizzle -we had a lovely GAP run at the Ashhurst Domain last weekend. I did not count the hounds, but we had quite a good turnout. Everybody had a fantastic time! Afterwards, us humans went to the Ashhurst Inn for wine/coffeee. It was a lovely Sunday.
Here are some of the pictures Sonja and myself took:

Claire (Indie's and Romy's Mum) with hounds :)
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Cara (Thrilling Paris) with her Dad :)
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Ellie and her Chase
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Chopper (To The Crest) and Snow (Cawbourne Snowy)
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Stanley's Mum Sarah helped me handle my two foster greyhounds.
On the pic, myself with Red (Classy Fort) and Sarah with Snow (Cawbourne Snowy)



Gorgeous Stanley (Chile Will He)
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My beautiful Louie (Charlston State)



Beryl (Winsome Deluxe) with her Mum Sue
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Fancy Spider meets his new Mum, Polly
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Fancy Spider wasted no time in practising the lean on his new Mum Polly :)
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Ellie with Babe (Sexy Babe)
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My beautiful Louie (Charlston State)
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Lucy The Ferret (she is not muzzled as i run over her muzzle
with my car that morning :( Lucy is SO small that i could not find
a muzzle to fit her :( Luckily, she was allowed at the walk this time but I do
not intend to have her unmuzzled again.

Irene catches up with our foster boy Snow (Cawbourne Snowy)
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GAP Manawatu walk today!

By Fatima |

Sunday, May 29, 2011

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Cynthia, greyhound foster carer extraordinaire, organized a GAP walk today in Asshurst Domain today. Rachel and me could not be there this time :(
Sue, Beryl's Mum was there though, and she took some lovely pictures - thanks a million Sue!

Beautiful Cara (Thrilling Paris) in full flight
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Gorgeous Stevie (No Spoken Word)
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Beryl (Winsome Deluxe) and Monty :)
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Stanley (Chile Will He) and again, Monty!
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Afterwards, a drink at the Ashhurst Inn :)
On the picture, Cara (Thrilling Paris) and Horse (Awesome Hidalgo) with their Dads :)

Princess Beryl wearing her GAP martingale collar :)

Picture of the day - Cara (Thrilling Paris) in her new home :)

By Fatima |

Thursday, May 19, 2011

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Cute Cara (Thrilling Paris) went to her new home only on Monday and her parents already sent us her picture! Seems she is settling in just fine! :)

BTW -if you like Cara's gorgeous martingale collar, it is available from GAP Shop.