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Well, ‘ twas the week before Christmas and all through the house ……………there was the fragrance of sardines. Lilo is partial to them – one oily one with each meal gives her a glossy coat and a sea-shanty breath....

The Greyhound Adoption Programme Trust Board wishes to advise that it has accepted Noel Brown's resignation from his position as Programme Director effective Friday 3 February 2017. Noel leaves with the Board's best wishes in his future endeavours. At present,...

We recently adopted our greyhound Zia from the GAP kennels in Levin, having farewelled 2 much loved terriers over the past 2 years. We were immediately besotted with our 8 year old gorgeous girl. I thought that a good way...

We thought it was time we made some introductions for those of you who have not been to visit us here at Allbreeds Paws and Claws, the GAP adoption kennel base in Hampton Downs, Waikato. We have just completed another...

The Big Day finally arrived and Lilo put on her best collar and prepared to meet the crowds who had come to see Her Garden.

There were probably around 1,500 people who came from far and wide over the...

I am devastated to be writing a "memoriam" of Bomber. Bomber was not yet seven when he died and it was a massive shock with very little time to process that he was terminally ill, as we had had no...

Isla and I started fostering greyhounds in 2014, since then we have fostered 8 hounds. Some have stayed for months but most have found homes within a few weeks and we have only had one return customer. A testament to...

The GAP 2017 Calendar stars have been announced! See below for the hounds that made this years calendar. A very big thanks to all who submitted pictures for the calendar this year. They just get better and better!

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Being an Exhibitor in a National Festival is no mean feat. Lilo practiced a little during the last festival but this year has honed her skills to awe-inspiring perfection. She is naturally exhausted from this considerable effort.

She likes...

It's not funny lying in bed night after night dwelling on why you so called "rescued" a cat from the SPCA, brought him to his "Forever Home" where he was promptly terrorised (in his mind) by the Black Sniper, and...