A Big Day for Richmond GPA!

Today was a very busy day for our GPA Richmond volunteers, as we hosted a Meet and Greet and welcomed 7 new dogs to Richmond!

First up... our second Meet & Greet at Ukrop's. This time we visited their Harbour Pointe location and we met so many wonderful people. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to ask about the hounds!





Meanwhile, on the other side of town... Another group of GPA Richmond volunteers helped to bathe and work adoptions for 7 newly retired dogs!





Now, please help us welcome the newest members of our GPA Richmond family!
FS Ghostly Spook

KF God Bless Me

M's Sweet Baxter

Tapmar Dazzle

Hazy Martini

JG Climatic

Kiowa Ambitions

If you'd like to join us at a future event, please check out our events page. For information about greyhounds available for adoption, please email us at adoptions@greyhoundsvirginia.com

Thank you visitors and volunteers!

What have GPA volunteers been up too?

It has been a busy summer for GPA volunteers.
On July 12th, over 20 hounds paraded around Stony Point Fashion Park for our monthly walk! It was a sight to be seen!
The Shaunessey's debut their newest addition..BlackJack the greyhound puppy!
Diego gets a handler more his size!
Pictures of all the greyhounds!On Sunday, July 13th GPA had the monthly board meeting. All volunteers are welcome to attend any of these meetings! GPA is only as strong as it's members!! The Board of Directors for 2007/2008 were Mark Lane (president), Brian Shaunnessy (VP), Deborah Messersmith (Secretary), Gil Caldwell (Treasurer), Nerice Lochansky (events), Katrina Stumpf (fosters), Julie Shingleton (volunteers) and Tom McDonald.
During this meeting, we cleaned out the storage shed and added more shelves!
Look what the cat dragged in..Merchandise got organized and counted dinner was servedAnd finally..down to business. We are having our annual membership meeting on September 28th at Iron Bridge Park. All past members will be receiving a renewal form in the mail shortly! Please fill it out and renew your membership (you will get cool stuff for renewing!). Then attend the meeting on Sept. 28th and help elect in next year's Board of Directors and voice any concerns/issues/suggestions you may have! There will also be a silent auction!
Please check the events page for more information!
The next haul of retired racers will be arriving THIS weekend!! Stay tuned for photos from this event!
As always..fill out an application if you are interested in adoption or contact adoptions@greyhoundsvirginia.com or fosters@greyhoundsvirginia.com for information on new or existing dogs for adoption!

Scooperbowl and New Arrivals!

GPA-Richmond attended the Science Museum of Virginia's annual Scooperbowl on Saturday, June 21st. The dogs and humans got ice cream while letting everyone know how wonderful these hounds really are!

On Tuesday, June 24th a group of volunteers played hookie from work for a few hours to great 6 new greyhounds to Richmond.(And for everyone who knows Gil..No..this isn't Toby in the tub!)We received 6 beautiful hounds from JCKC

Bobby's Just Up a 4 year old male is adopted and ready for his new homeBlues and Royals is a 4 1/2 year old male who is also heading to his forever home!Over Reaction is a little 4 year old female who is adopted and loving retired life!

We also received 3 new arrivals who are looking for their forever home!!

Kelso's NormaJean is a 3 year old cat safe female who jumped out of the van smiling with her tail wagging! She is a happy, go-lucky girl who is in a foster home with small children and doing great!!

Zam Corbin is a handsome 5 year old cat safe male who is laid back and sweet. He will do great with small children!Guzon Bae is a striking 2 year old cat safe female who is playful and sweet with VERY distinct markings.

If you are interested in any of these fosters, email fosters@greyhoundsvirginia.com or fill out an application! And don't forget to check out our events page and come out to see the hounds!

Woofstock 2008 and Belle island walk

The Richmond Animal League held Woofstock 2008 at Innsbrook Pavilion on May 31st. GPA had a tent and many volunteers gathered to show off the hounds.
There were tons of vendors
Gil and Toby work the crowd
It was a VERY warm day. The neighboring group had graciously provided baby pools full of ice water. The greyhounds found this VERY inviting!
Lindley and Lulu try to tell Cali her turn is up!
Jackson relaxes a bit
Jello gets a two for one..Dolly wishes there was a pillow to make the edge a little softer
Cali enjoys the cold water
It is the cow dogs turn..Dana and Ally like to hang togetherHarry and Rusty Cali takes a turn on the agility course..a cookie got her to that point and then she bailed outThere were more dogs there than just greyhounds! We were beside the local Great Dane Rescue group. This beagle knows how to stay coolIt was a great event! Everyone was exhausted!On June 1st, some GPA adopters gathered a Richmond's Belle Island for a Sunday morning walk. Sasha, Jackson and Bella are ready to start the walk!Bella and her dad pose in front of the mighty James River

If you missed these events, check out GPA's event page and join us for the next one! You can also keep up with events by visiting www.greyhoundsmakegreatpets.com and click on GPA-Ricmond (email gpa@greyhoundsvirginia.com if you have forgotten the password) We have dogs arriving from Florida in a few weeks, so if you have thought of adopting a greyhound, please put in an application!

If you have any questions, email gpa@greyhoundsvirginia.com or adoptions@greyhoundsvirginia.com