Who we are  Greyhounds As Pets is an independent charitable trust established by Greyhound Racing New Zealand to find pet homes for greyhounds which are no longer able to race.

Order your 2009 Calendar now! Next year's calendar features nearly 50 pet greyhounds. Is yours in there? Visit the Shop page for more details including how to order.

Events If you'd like to meet a greyhound and find out more about adopting one of these wonderful dogs then please come and see us at one of the following events - Christchurch Christmas Parade ~ 7th December McLeans Island Ribbon Parade ~ 14th December McLeans Island, Christchurch Levin Races ~ Thursday 18 December Otaki Racecourse, Otaki Anything Vintage Festival ~ Saturday 27 December QEII Park, Paekakariki Wairarapa Greyhound Races ~ Sunday 28 December Solway Park, Masterton Otaki Races Fun Day ~ Monday 5 January 2009 Otaki Harness Racing ~ Sunday 1 February Foxton Racecourse Tauherenikau Races ~ Friday 6 February 2009 The Big Gay Out, Auckland ~ Sunday 8 February 2009 Medieval Market ~ Saturday 14 February 2009 Levin Showgrounds The Hutt News Petone Rotary Fair ~ Saturday 21 February 2009 10am-4pm Jackson Street, Petone The Auckland Cup Champion of Champions Parade ~ Sunday March 1 2009 Broadway, Newmarket,  Auckland The Northern Annual GAP BBQ~ Saturday March 7 2009 Cornwall Park, Auckland Central Districts Field Days ~ 12, 13, 14 March 2009 Manfeild, Feilding

Opportunity to work with Greyhounds in the Christchurch area GAP is looking for a kennel base and foster carers in this region. Now our North Island base is well established we are expanding our acivities in the South Island. We recently welcomed Cate as our South Island Regional Co-ordinator and now urgently need to establish a kennel base to prepare greyhounds for pet life in this region. Our kennel managers will need the following - Kennelling space for 6 to 8 greyhounds Experience in dog behaviour and training techniques Experience with working with the public In the meantime our foster carers are providing a vital role in helping rehome greyhounds in the South Island. If you live in the Christchurch area, have a well fenced section and time to teach a dog about life as a pet then please contact us. For more information please contact jacqui@greyhoundsaspets.org.nz or call 04 528 0460

Latest Newsletter Click here to download the Spring edition of the Greyhounds As Pets newsletter - FAST friends (1.7MB pdf) - Updated: 25/09/2008 Get Fast Friends hot off the press by subscribing now. Subscription is $20 for 4 quarterly issues Previous editions can be found here.

Click here to watch video footage of the Campbell Live feature on GAP on Monday 18 February 2008

Radio Commercials Saatchi & Saatchi have very kindly created three radio commercials to help us tell the public that greyhounds really aren't what they expect - Click on the links to listen in! Kadillac Jack   Salsa Mystery   Shadow Dancer

Join us! We are in the process of establishing GAP Groups throughout the country, so if you are a greyhound enthusiast and would like to meet others for greyhound walks, promotions and social occasions then please contact us!

Steadfast Friends Please take a look at our new web page listed under Favourites. Many people have asked us how they can help with our work so we have set up Steadfast Friends - a new scheme whereby you can help the greyhounds who need you most!

GAP Launch! Greyhounds As Pets was officially launched by the Rt. Hon. Winston Peters on 29 March 2006. Thank you to all those who are supporting the programme. We've had a great response so far from both trainers entering greyhounds in the programme and helping move our dogs to their new homes and from people wishing to adopt them. A big thank you to those people who have offered to foster our greyhounds and also those who've helped us at promotions!

Rosie - Our very first Greyhound adopted Rosie is the first greyhound to be adopted through the programme. She has gone to live with Christine and Steve in the Wairarapa where she is enjoying chasing bumble bees around their garden with her new buddy 'Tiny' - a large German Shepherd X Retriever!