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Zena has made herself at home and taken over all Wolf's toys and beds. A very loving girl - very playful and energetic! Loves to help gardening, great if you want to plant large trees! It has taken a while...
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The idea for a greyhound assistance dog was hatched in 2012 when Melanie Donne from the Kotuku Foundation was researching dog breeds for the Foundation's work with disability assistance dogs. Melanie says, "I found that greyhounds have these wonderful qualities...
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Priceless (Fancy Freda) has been with us nearly three years now and boy has the time flown by. It feels like she has always been with us! We did some basic obedience classes at dog school in the beginning, but...
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Just in case you weren't already in the Christmas mood, here's more of the festive spirit from our gorgeous photogenic hounds!
Babe - (Sexy Babe)
Beryl - (Winsome Deluxe)
Mila (Bronze for Macos)
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![Emmie (Living the Dream)Saff €“ (Saffron Flaherty)Murphy (Macau)Snozz €“ (Flyin' Shifty)Syd (Syd Pheonix)Silver €“ (Silvereen)Mason (Mr Fonterra)Roo €“ (Trilogy Series)Blondie (Fancy Kate)Jade (Unraced)Chase (Unraced)Eddy Elf (Edward Cullen) and Havoc (Beatrix Kiddo)Harley (Black Timpani)](https://greyhoundsaspets.org.nz/sites/default/files/styles/dog_image/public/preview-Emmie.jpg?itok=YcV9AqVH)
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Harley (Black Timpani)
Tis' the season to be jolly, Fa la la la la, la la la la.
Blondie...
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It's just been 4 months since William (Wyndham http://greyhoundsaspets.org.nz/dogs/william-wyndham/ ) and Polly (Okuku Cracker http://greyhoundsaspets.org.nz/dogs/polly-okuku-cracer/ ) came home with us. William's kennel coat is long gone thanks to his love of pats and cuddles. Polly made herself at home straight...
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So how did Crumpet get her name you may ask, well this was my wife's idea actually and pretty much how you would expect it to be conceived. Like we were just sitting down at the breakfast table with a...
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We picked up Misty (formerly Blue) 5 weeks ago from the kennels in Cambridge. We fell in love with her from the minute we laid eyes on her. Our first image of Misty was her leaping up and down in...
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Olivia came to us in April and we haven't looked back since. 'Libby' as she has affectionately become known, has fitted into life with her pal Stitch, two cats, two rabbits, a guinea pig and a piglet and if you...
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Black is the most common colour for greyhounds but they can often be overlooked in favour of their more colourful companions so here's a photographic tribute to the beauty of the black greyhound.
Blackie (Superior Black)
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