fast dogs united

Lets get this started again

2010-04-11T10:00:00.003+01:00

I still apologise for the lack of meetings but things have been going on rather a lot so I have been unable to set any dates. I moved home, settled in and took in a foster dog who is still with me and looking for his forever home, but I feel that now the weather has turned in our favour and he is more settled, its time to get these meetings up again.

So (with any luck) if you would like to meet up the date is

Sunday 18th April

At Elenbrough Park

At 4:30pm onwards.

sorry no meets at present

2009-07-30T11:44:00.002+01:00

I apologise for not being able to organise any meets at the moment.

I am currently in the middle of moving house and all my spare time is being taken up with the packing.

I also thought at the moment with summer holidays and being such a lovely summer (although its raining this week) then it might be too hot on occasions to meet up, so for the welfare of the hounds to wait till the hottest months have passed.

I will hopefully be starting up again in August - prob mid to late Aug so please watch this space for the next date

the May meet in the park

2009-05-26T17:48:00.002+01:00

Unfortunately there are no photos to post due to lack of attendance.

Please watch for the next date.

date in May

2009-05-15T08:35:00.001+01:00

I will be around for a meet in the park on the

24th May

At Ellenbrough

at 4pm onwards for anyone who wants to pop along

I hope to see you there

busy May

2009-05-08T11:18:00.003+01:00

Hi, May is another busy month but it might be possible to set up a meet at the end of the month or beginning of June

If you cannot wait, I will be at the Greyhound Rescue West of England show on Sunday 17th May at Mark, Somerset so feel free to pop along and join in, or just buy stuff off the stalls.

I will be hopefully doing a dance with pepper during the break so it would be worth popping along to laugh at us (or applaud if we are any good)

Hope to see you there, and will post a date as soon as I can.

Just an off topic plug

2009-04-06T17:04:00.004+01:00

It has been brought to my attention a new website that has started up to help disabled dogs from the result of blue merle matings. As this blog is all about rescues and the joys of having them, then I thought it sutiable to put a link up.

So have a look and spread the word, just click on the word link above

2009-04-06T15:22:00.002+01:00

More pictures from sundays meet

todays meet in the park

2009-04-05T21:29:00.002+01:00

Thanks to all that came, the sun shone and the dogs all had a great time.

thats all for now, unfortunately the photo processing programme is having problems so I will post more later when I can get them uploaded.

The next date for a meet is

2009-03-25T21:09:00.001Z

April the 5th (Sunday)

At 4pm

in Elenbrough park (south I think it is - you would think by now I would know)

Hope to see some of you there

Dont forget muzzles and treats

Apologies for no March meet

2009-03-20T09:07:00.004Z

I was hoping to be able to post a date but unfortunatley work has not been playing ball and have actually been called in for most sundays this month.

The only date I was free, was prebooked for the West Country Game Fair at Shepton Mallet (the Bath and West Showground), which was last weekend

Hopefully this link will work on here, but this is what we got up to. I with Pepper do dance demos to publisise the breed of sighthounds and rescue dogs - mainly to show there is more to having a dog than just walking and feeding it, the most improtant thing is to have fun. I am blessed with her talents - which are hard to control sometimes, so we use them to show how much fun they are and the interaction you can have with your dog, no matter how little it is. Getting your dog to do something fun and bonding with them is great for everyone. Enjoy the films

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HwyFiPhvb6E - saturdays dance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GfLSohDQGaA - sundays dance - feel free to fast forward my waffle at the beggining

(if you cant see the videos, copy and paste the youtube links that will take you directly to the youtube page to watch the videos)

And yes that is her skateboard, she decided that she could do it so I taught her to do it on command.

our feb meet

2009-02-08T17:48:00.002Z

A big thanks to those who came today, despite the cold and the rain, the dogs enjoyed themselves

a gathering of hounds (all in red)

pepper as ever decides destroying the tennis ball she found is much more fun

who me!!! nowhere near it!!!!!

chase time - urm pepper you are going the wrong way

first to the gates the winner

and back again

thank you again for coming along, lets hope march is better weather.

The next meeting is going to be....

2009-01-27T10:00:00.001Z

Sunday the 8th Feb

In Elenbrough Park

at 4pm

I thought it was about time we had another one, all are welcome and dont forget the muzzles and treats.

Fingers crossed it will be a dry day.

Pictures from our third meet

2009-01-27T09:41:00.002Z

It was a little over cast and pictures are not of the best quality, but we had a few dogs turn out.

This delightful lad is looking for a home at the moment, he is being fostered in a lovely family with two greyhounds (peppers best buddies) and is a delight in the house, I have to say he is a delight to meet too.

A new lad to the group, he has recently found his forever sofa with the springer for a sister. He is a beautiful lurcher and looking forward to seeing more of him and how he grows in his family home.

Another new lurcher to our meets, she is a lovely rough coated girly

"whats that?"

Peppers boyfriend (one of many but dont tell him)

a gathering of hounds (and other dogs)

The next gathering/meeting is...

2008-12-29T22:04:00.002Z

Sunday 11th January 2009

At 4 pm

in Elenbrough park (the usual one)

Please remember to bring muzzles and coats (and for the dogs if needed :) )

If the tide is out and/or we are able to I am hoping we could have a little walk on the beach too. With anyluck we can get some greyhound sand circles.

Hope to see you there.

Our second meet

2008-12-17T10:18:00.002Z

A little cold, but we had fun anyway

A very handsome man

meeting the locals

Pepper as ever decides to play with her toys

a Lovely girl

Another lovely girl

The puppy from last time - my how he has grown

a group of dogs

Thank you for all coming, and will see you in the new year.

At last a date

2008-11-29T23:09:00.002Z

I finaly have a Sunday free and cannot see any clashes with anything at the same time.

So here goes.

Sunday 14th Dec

at 3:30pm

in Elenbrough Park

(not the kids playing field - is it north or south? I can never remember)

Hope to see you all there.

Apologies for the delay in the next date

2008-11-23T21:08:00.002Z

Unfortunately work is keeping me busy on my sundays, but dont dismay we still have a few sundays in December - fingers crossed for one to be free for me.

In the mean time, we have a fundraiser at the

Cabot bar Friday 28th Nov

8pm sharp

A pub quiz in aid of leggit the lurcher who was found with a broken back, which has cost GRWE a lot of money to fix, plus ongoing costs so we are doing some great fundraising events to recoup the monies spent on this little lad.

Teams of 4, and £2 per person

winners prizes up for grabs

raffle prizes, and a fun night for all to be had

Hope to see you there.

And the next date is to be arranged but.....

2008-11-04T14:56:00.003Z

Sunday the 16th November is GRWE christmas fayre, any one available or able to come along is welcome to do shopping for you or your hounds - why wait till christmas to spoil them.

I am unfortunately working on the 23rd - the date I hoped I would be free, but for an interim meet, a very informal meeting so to speak as I will be in the park anyway walking her

at elenborough park (bottom one)

at 3:30pm on these days

17th November (monday - before the carnival)

19th November (wednesday)

21st November (friday)

I have brought the time a little forward to make sure we have as much daylight as possible, now the days are still shortening.

Anybody who is free is welcome to pop along, or wait for the next offical date which will be a Sunday afternoon.

Next meet -not yet

2008-10-28T23:55:00.002Z

Watch this space for the next date, I am hoping that it will be later in Nov, after fireworks and everything.

I am also waiting for the details of the fundraisers in this area for a lurcher called leggit, who came to GRWE with a broken back, at 12 months old. Such a terrible start in life, but we are currently arranging fundraising events up and down the south west to pay for this little mans operation.

So you can understand the delay in setting the next date at present, but please watch this space.

Pictures from our first meet

2008-10-26T17:31:00.004Z

Thank you to all the lovely people and their lovely dogs for turning up on the first meet. I was very pleased by the turnout, 8 dogs is very good for a first meeting (and two in the park already)

two lovely rough coated lurchers

two boys checking out the host, Pepper

Pepper gives a houndy kiss back to one of the boys

ever the good host, Pepper says good bye to the lovely black girl and one of the black and white boys

then returns to the party

she shares her toy with the second black and white boy

then welcomes a new arrival, a young lad who had a very good socialisation session with all the adults. A very pretty young lady watched on as they greeted

Thank you all again for coming along and I will set a new date for the next meet soon. I am hoping for some time in November, look forward to seeing you back again and perhaps a few more.

please note change of time

2008-10-22T21:19:00.001+01:00

It was brought to my attention that the clocks go back at the weekend, and it will be dark at 5pm, so as you can see the time for the first meet is now 4pm, and hour earlier.

Sorry to have to change it at short notice, but would rather not walk in the dark.

The first date

2008-10-17T14:40:00.000+01:00

Just to get things started I thought it would be nice to set the first date. Feel free to pop along if you are free, or watch the space for more dates that you may be able to attend.

Sunday 26th October 2008

at Elenbrough Park (not the school playing fields, the one above)

start time 4pm till dark.

Look forward to seeing you there.

Not in this area?

2008-10-16T10:11:00.000+01:00

Feel free to use this blog to arrange your own area meet, it is what this whole blog is for.

It is a source to arrange a meeting with hounds alike - a very valuable tool for all new owners, one I wish I had axcess to when I first took on my girl.

I only ask of two things. Firstly follow the rules and guidelines - better safe than sorry. Secondly post pictures, we want to share the fun with you.

So go ahead, arrange a meeting, have fun.

terms and conditions

2008-10-15T19:29:00.000+01:00

Just to clarify the position on what will be expected when meeting up.

1) each person is responsible for their own dog or dogs, no responsibility will be held by the organiser for damage done to, by or from other peoples dogs. All dogs should have third party liability insurance - which is either covered by pet insurance and/or your house contents insurance.

2) any dog who needs to be muzzled, must be done so. Never be ashamed that they need to wear one, we will all understand.

3) any dog that does not have good recall or may have issues returning should be kept on the lead, it will be down to the individual owner to decide if the risk of letting them off is worth it

4) any dogs who have issues with chasing small furries must be kept on lead, unless there is an appropriate time to let them off (ie. none around and people able to warn other users to stay away, until said dog is on the lead again). The parks and beaches are public places and open to all.

5) if your dog likes to play with toys then feel free to do so, but not all dogs like to share. If there are dogs in the group who are not sharers, they should be put on the lead until those who do have been caught. Equally some times playing with toys may cause packing behaviour, care should be taken when using toys in groups of dogs.

6) water and treats should be provided by the dogs owners, but be aware that some may want to eat yours. Always check with the owners if they may have some - some dogs may have allergies/intolerances or owners want the dogs to only accept treats from them.

7) the dogs are under the care of the owners at all time, they are responsible for their dogs only.

8) poo bags are a must, picking up after their dogs is vital

9) have fun, this is for the benefit of your dogs

Some useful links

2008-10-15T14:50:00.003+01:00

I find this forum very handy and very friendly

http://www.lurcherlink.org

they really are all about getting dogs in the right homes and doing all they can for these lovely hounds.

If you are looking for a lurcher or know of one that needs a home, this is a good place to visit. Or if you just want to talk lurchers and hounds then they are a friendly and helpful bunch.

One other forum to visit and certainly worth looking at is

http://www.thehoundlounge.co.uk

another friendly bunch, and a lot of greyhound and other hound owners. Open to all who want to talk hounds or other stuff. Again there are a lot of rescues and people involved in rescue hounds, a brilliant place to look at for advice or a laugh for your dogs.

If you are looking for a Greyhound or mechandise for your hound then visit

http://www.grwe.com

A couple of general dog forums for you.

This one is friends of the animals, a very nice place and deal with rescue and rehoming so always good to support them and chat about your own experiences

http://fotaauctions.proboards84.com/

and then there is dog chat forum, there are lots of trainers and behaviourists on this site as well as a lot of life experinced dog owners, again a friendly bunch

http://www.petcrash.com

I tend to go through this web page to get to the forum, there are clubs to join, blog pages to see, and photos to admire, then the forum is where the people can help with any general issues, or just for a chat.

A new group meeting point is created

2008-10-15T14:21:00.000+01:00

Hello, welcome to fast dogs united.

I am aiming for this to be a meeting or rather social point for all of us fellow fast dog owners to arrange a meeting to let our dogs run free, or socialise.

Why? Because all greyhounds, lurchers, whippets, salukies and such love to run, and love to meet their own kind. I have one girl, she loves to be on her own, but she loves to run and play with her own kind. I am hoping that others will find this to be a very useful place to arrange a meeting point so that we can have a get together.

I live in Weston super Mare and there are a lot of sighthound owners out there. Meeting up is the difficult part, most of us work or only visit our usual haunts, so why not meet up on a certain day with other people and their hounds when we can let them off lead in a secure place or just allow them to socialise with more confident hounds for those who need it.

Posters will be going up soon advertising this place and hopefully we can arrange a meeting soon, so watch this space.