| April 2011 |
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| NUZZLE'S
ME MUM'S BID FOR FREEDOM Just in case you missed the recent Greyhounds WA / Greyhounds As Pets publicity on Channel 10 a few weeks ago we thought we'd include the link to the Channel 10 story so that you could all see it for yourselves. NUZZLE'S ME MUM aka Nancy is now well rested and recovered after her 34 hours of scary freedom. She will be in a lovely foster home soon and we're sure will make a gorgeous pet. After GAP rehomed her Mum NUZZLE in January last year with a cat and a young baby, we're sure that Nancy will be soon following those footsteps all the way to an unsuspecting couch very soon. |
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| MILLION PAWS WALK - REGISTER
NOW! The Greyhounds As Pets corporate team has now been registered for the RSPCA Million Paws Walk on Sunday May 15 so you can get online and register yourselves and your gorgeous hounds as part of the team. We're consistently amongst the largest corporate teams and have regularly managed to create a great showing of our pointy nosed pups at the event so lets make this year no exception. To register, go online to RSPCA When you're in the website go to the "register online" page and then select "join an existing team". Both our team name and organisation name are "Greyhounds As Pets". You don't need to have a greyhound to enter and you can still say you're part of our team if you're walking dogless or even with a lovely WAG (Wanna be Greyhound dog breed). The more the merrier. Event details Sir James Mitchell Park, South Perth 8am -1pm (walk starts at 10am) Sunday 15 May 2011 On the day you'll be able to find us hanging out near the Perth Vet Emergency marquee as they will be there promoting their terrific services and continuing to strengthen the PVE sponsorship and support of GAP. |
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| PHOTO SUBMISSIONS FOR GAP 2012
CALENDAR We are now accepting photo submissions for the 2012 Greyhounds As Pets calendar. GAP WA are coordinating the production of the National GAP Calendar for 2012 and we're ready for you guys to start sending in your gorgeous photos. Submissions from all states will need to be received by Friday 24 June 2011. Please refer to the following guidelines for submitting your photos: Image Quality: Digital photos are preferred however printed photos will still be accepted if they are of a good enough quality to be scanned and enlarged. Images submitted need to be the highest quality so they can be enlarged to the larger sizes printed in the calendar. To improve quality, look at your digital camera settings and make the size setting = largest and the quality setting = finest this will be the biggest possible file size at the best quality. Naming: Your photos must be individually labeled with your name and your dog's name. Digital photos It is important to have a clear reference of the Dog/s name and the Adopter/s name. When saving files to disk rename the file in the following format: DogName_OwnerName_.jpeg Make sure each photo on the disk is named along with the disk itself. Printed Photos Please write Dog/s name and Adopter/s name clearly on the back of each photo. If more than one greyhound is in the submitted photos, clearly state the name of each greyhound and their colour. Please post your photos to: GAP Calendar Photos PO Box 6 Cannington WA 6987 Or email them here. Remember to follow the naming guidelines so that we can ensure your dog is correctly identified if your pictures are selected. Please note, any photos submitted for use in the calendar may be used by GAPs around Australia for promotional purposes and therefore your permission for publication is assumed by the act of submitting your photos. If you do not wish to have your photos used for further promotional purposes please notify GAP staff at the time of submission. |
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| RECENT EVENTS Murdoch Vet Student Association Dog Wash Day The Annual Murdoch Veterinary Students Association dog wash day was a terrific success with a whole bunch of GAP people attending, volunteering and ending up in various soggy states with hounds in different degrees of "wet". As a result of the day's success the Murdoch Vet Students Association made a deposit of a donation of $1000 to GAP. What a terrific bunch of people they are! Thanks very much to all involved. Capel Fest Sunday 27 March - What a hive of activity the Fest was and the size of the crowd that was attracted to the GAP stand was a total credit to the guys who volunteered to run the event. Definitely enough of a crowd for the stall to be considered one of the crowd favourites for the day. We're already seeing applications come through as a result so well done to all those involved. PEEL Fest Saturday 16 April - As part of the promotion for the Peel Racing, Pacing and Chasing Carnival being over Easter, Greyhounds As Pets held a promotional display on the Mandurah Eastern Foreshore in conjunction with the people presenting information on the Pacing and Racing Codes. As part of the frivolity there was a whole bunch of Canoe races in the river and the beautiful day made that even more appealing! Balingup Small Field Days Saturday 16 April -Nothing like Ballingup in Autumn and they certainly put on a show. The reception from the country crowd was amazing and the response from the crowd totally positive. Certainly a display we'd love to do again next year. Hills Heartbeat Festival Saturday 16 and Sunday 17 April - Hosted at Armadale Christian College in Bedfordale the location was in the heart of the hills bush country and the reception was terrific. A great response from the family oriented crowd that attended. |
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| COMING EVENTS MURDOCH VET STUDENTS - NUTRITION WORKSHOPS - VOLUNTEERS NEEDED After the success of last year's workshops out at Murdoch, the seminars have again been included as part of the assessment, revision and curriculum for the 2nd year Vet Students. The workshops are scheduled for Friday 6th May between 12.30 and 3.30pm. About 80 students will attend on the day and so we'd love to get about 12-15 hounds if we can, to be able to keep the groups to manageable sizes. The schedule of the day includes a BBQ lunch provided by the Students, a short lecture on GAP, greyhound racing, rearing, training and nutrition and then we split into the groups with the students to discuss management and nutrition issues with the students. The aims of the day are - If you think that you could help out please contact the team at GAP as we'd love to have you there. |
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| PLAYGROUPS Bunbury Playgroups Sunday 22 May 3 - 5pm, Bunbury Speedway. Please contact either Susan Wells on 0439 919 165 and or Jody Golby on 0439 971 575 for more details. Perth Playgroups Perth playgroups are back to the usual routine as outlined on the website and details can be found here. 15th May Pampered Pooch Playgroup will be cancelled due to the Million Paws Walk. Greyhound Walking Group Sunday 29 May 10am - Whistlepipe Gully Walk Park in the cul-de-sac of Orange Valley Road near Betti Road Lesmurdie Please call Elizabeth Lourensz on 0427 012 172 for more information. |
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