| February 2010 Edition |
| Walking
Group 2010 The first of the Greyhound Walking groups was held in January as it was the first month of the year that contained 5 weekends. The day dawned sunny and thankfully a little cooler than the heat that had been present in the days before. A good day for a walk… |  |
| There
was a fantastic turnout for the first walk – about 17 people and 11
dogs, including 3 fosters! The walk went from the car park up and
over the bridge and along the other side to the park then continued
around the park and past the gorgeous swanky upper class houses
before turning back towards the foreshore and then in for a paddle,
back over the bridge and right through the middle of town. The
weather was lovely and mild but warm enough.
There was a great amount of interest from the public generating comments like - We have received feedback in the GAP office that has indicated that people are interested in going to a walking group more often. As a result Elizabeth has said that she is quite happy to do it on the 3rd Sunday of every month, so more details will follow on the website once locations are determined. That means this weekend! So the plan for this weekend is 10am Sunday 21st February to walk at Herdsman’s Lake. Meet at the carpark on Pearson Street (between Pearson Way and Selby St North). This is near one of our supporting vet clinics - Perth Vet Emergency. Give Elizabeth a call on 0427 012 172 to let her know if you’re interested. A $5 donation to GAP will be charged per walker. |
| Photos
for Calendar We are now accepting photo submissions for the 2011 calendar.
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Naming: Your photos must be individually labelled with your name and your dog's name. 1. Digital photos 2. Printed Photos Please post your photos to: Or email them to Tammara or Kerry. 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 GAP 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. |
| Microchip
Updates GAP recently checked with the two different Microchip database companies, Australasian Animal Registry and Central Animal Records, to see what dogs were listed as still being owned by GAP. Surprisingly lots!!! Once you’ve adopted your greyhound, it is yours. We’d like to remind you that while we still have your details on record, it is probably a better thing for your dog to be registered to you! When the dogs are adopted we ask people to wait out their 4 week road test period before changing the ownership details by sending off the fax to the microchip company. However it seems to be something has been missed by many new families. If you’re not sure if you have changed your details on the microchip forms check to see if your dog’s name and number are on the lists from Central Animal Records or Australiasian Animal Registry. |
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| Advance
Race Night As part of their ongoing relationship with GAP, the team from
Advance are coming out to Greyhounds WA to sponsor the race
meeting at Cannington on Wednesday 10 March. |
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| Perth
Cup It is that time again, Perth’s largest race meeting is being held on Saturday 13th March with the running of the Sky Racing Perth Cup. The cream of the racing crop, including a number of contending interstate hopefuls, will be at Cannington to try and win the prestigious Perth cup and their share of the $140,000 prize pool. At the beginning of the night GAP will again be having some GAP hounds at the gates to greet the crowds as they arrive for their night of entertainment. If you’re heading down please come along and have a pat to meet some of the current foster dogs. |  |
| New
Adoption Fees Despite having terrific sponsorships with Advance, Bayer, PUPi and Amrex Behaviour and equally wonderful partnerships with our vet clinics we have noticed GAP operating costs have increased and the adoption fee needs to be increased to $300 as from 1 March 2010. We still believe that this offers an adoption package truly jam packed with value and support for potential adopting families. Anyone who has registered an Application to Adopt prior to 1 March will be charged $250 while we are still looking for a suitable match. However any applications received after 1 March will be charged the $300 fee. | _Trevor%20&%20Belinda%20Jordan%20from%20Bundaberg.jpg) |
| Senior
Hounds GAP currently has some lovely senior ladies who have been looking for homes for quite some time. We often find that dogs over about 6 years of age tend to be harder to home, despite the fact that these dogs are actually only middle age, and have wonderful personalities. If you think a senior girl may just fit in your life, or you have a friend that may be contemplating adopting a greyhound, please give some serious consideration to our older girls. Please note that, unfortunately, none of these girls are suited to living with a cat. Meet the Girls: Dolly, Bella and Angel |
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