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Training Tips and Tricks - Part 3 "Stop"

This command is useful in all aspects of your hound's life. We started using it out walking to stop before we crossed the road. But is has had many uses and can...

Pet greyhounds around the country took part in the Great British Greyhound Walk on 22nd June.

The walk, now in its fifth year, is a British event which has gone global. There were ten countries taking part with walks...

Caitlyn had to write a speech for school so she wrote why greyhounds are the best dogs, its quite funny how she sees things:

"You think cats are great, they're not! Greyhounds are the best. Here's why, they are...

We've now had Abbey with us for three months and boy has she slotted into the family perfectly! She's always keen for a play, walk or cuddle when you need one, and her gentle, loving nature is not only the...

Tom is starring on the NZ Life & Leisure facebook page today. My editor thought our readers would appreciate some of his silly pictures and I thought it would be a good chance to give you an update.

He...

We adopted Lottie, our brindle rocket, in March 2013. As many greyhound owners have found, one is simply not enough. By November, we were thinking about the fact that we had room for another retired racer. We had to get...

Our latest fundraising auction is now open for bidding. A fantastic handmade faux fur coat.

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TRAINING TIPS AND TRICKS - PART 2 - "LEARNING SELF CONTROL" & "Leave It"

Written by Bec Conole

This post follows on from last months and again requires the use of a marker word (yip,yes, etc) or a clicker....

Do you know my greyhound, Harley, aka as the laziest greyhound in the Southern Hemisphere? Yes, he is the one who is famous for nibbling 27 plastic ballpoint pens to pieces, for swallowing my $3000 hearing aid before I had...

Training Tips and Tricks - Part 1 - "First Things First"

In order to train your hound anything you need his attention and interest.

This is one of the first things I did with my hounds. It is quick...