Pet Life Magazine, New Zealand Pet Life Magazine Issue 3 Winter 2017 | Page 27

intelligent, loyal, affectionate, playful
and very emotional. They are basically
just big cuddle monsters.
How can the general public get
involved?
John: Ideally by adopting a Greyhound
and joining the GAP community
of owners. If you can’t welcome a
Greyhound into your home at this stage,
you could become a Steadfast Friends
donor which can be done through our
website www.greyhoundsaspets.org.
nz.
THE GREYHOUND COLLECTIVE
The Greyhound Collective is a Facebook
group where Greyhound owners and
lovers of the breed come together to
talk about their shared interest in their
dogs. The page is filled with tales of
Greyhounds getting up to mischief, new
clothing accessories, giant caterpillars
and the general day-to-day life of some
of the most pampered pooches in the
country. Pet Life asked the group to
share some of their stories to show the
many different faces of the Greyhound
world, and got many responses from
loved-up owners. Meanwhile, if you are
interested in adopting a Greyhound, or
just have a love for the breed, please
get involved in the group by searching
‘The Greyhound Collective’ on Facebook
and requesting to be a member.
"Both my hounds are very calm-
ing, but George has a special
talent. My nephew who has As-
perger’s is in love with him. Ollie
has never met George, but if he
has a meltdown my sister can
pull out a picture or video of my
dog and he starts laughing and
calms down. I often get mes-
sages from her saying she just
showed Ollie a video of George
and he is dying of laughter. "
- Chelle
Many things in life
will catch your eye,
but only a few will
catch your hear t.
" This is Dino, our third Greyhound. The
day after we collected him he managed
to chase a rabbit through a piece of
broken fence on our property (which is
out of town and not close to anything
but the road). We thought he was lost!
We were so worried, but then suddenly
a BMW appeared in the drive with our
Dino standing in the back looking like
he had scored a really good ride – his
tail was wagging and he looked very
pleased with himself. The couple who
brought him back had tried other
properties along the road but our
neighbour sent them our way as they
had seen hounds running around the
place and guessed he was ours.
"We placed him in the house and
closed the door while we repaired the
fence to prevent any further escapes.
Taking full advantage of being in the
house alone he decided that the
venison that was defrosting on the
kitchen bench would make a very nice
snack, indeed. Thanks, Dino, that was
our dinner!
" Chico took a few months to get settled
into our place, but now that he has I
couldn’t imagine life without him. He
fills up our lives with so much
entertainment, from him bounding
effortlessly over the child’s gate but
not being able to jump into a car, to him
trying to engage the cats in a friendly
game. " - Petra
" Jack has been with me for just over
two years. Jack was up for adoption for
a long time (I got him after meeting
him at an adoption drive six months
earlier) and now lives a second life as a
class-room dog. He comes to school
every other day. " - Bex
"So although our first 24 hours with
this stunning boy was a little
challenging, he has turned out to be an
utter gentle-man, soft, loving,
laidback, sleeps for hours, and cuddly.
Like all of his breed! " - Jacqui
" Like so many of the dogs on the
Greyhound Collective, Leroy is in love
with his giant caterpillar. " - Kat
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