2007 Membership picnic

On Sunday, GPA-Richmond had their annual membership picnic. This is a time to socialize, elect/introduce the new board of directors, give away some free stuff and catch up on the year's successes!

We start with a brief meeting

This year's president, Mark hands last year's president, Gil a thank you gift for all his hard work!
And the socializing...

A greyhound wannabe...
And meet your new board of directors: left to right Julie Shingleton, Tom McDonald, Deborah Messersmith, Brian Shaunessy, Gil Caldwell, Katrina Stumpf, Mark Lane. Not pictured Nerice Lochansky

And of course a greyhound event would not be complete without hounds running wild!

Alex didn't think anyone was looking.....

No...you can't blame it on poo

No photographers were harmed in the shooting of these pictures! ;-)

We look forward to a greyt new year of adoptions and events!!!!!

Deja Vu

You know where we are and what we are doing! Six more hounds arrived today! The rain stopped just in time for their arrival!
Are you my new Mommy?

Mark really gets in to his work!

Cruiser gets a brisk rub down!

Bobby Show is a shy little girl that is waiting for her forever home!

WS Free Fallin' will soon be known as Cruiser with his new family!
Wako Driven picked out his new family early!

Ebony Glow and her new family!

Hevener Jaguar is a handsome boy waiting for the perfect home to come along!
And his sister, Hevener Shumba is a beautiful little girl in foster care!

We are having our annual membership picnic tomorrow! Stay tuned for more greyt pictures! And as always check out our events page for meet and greets! And if you are interested in adoption fill out an application!

Wash..Rinse...Repeat!

GPA received 6 wonderful hounds from JCKC on October 20th! As usual we met at Crittertown Bath House to give them a good scrubbing!
The hounds arrive early in the morning

Lin and Nerice work on Greta's Bam Bam

Brian helps Avalanche's new owners with his bath.

And the best part..the rub down!!!
Avalanche and his new family
HKF Dusk with her proud new mommy!


EDS Strong Echo and his new family
Sea Princess who is waiting for her new home!!!

JJ's Fickle Fate is with her foster family and ready for adoption!
And Greta's Bam Bam..his new family is arriving on the 21st!

Another group of hounds are arriving on October 27th! Please check our adoptables site for more pictures and information on any dogs in our foster program! Fill out an application today!!

*Pictures courtesy Katrina Stumpf

West Point Crab Carnival

It is Crab season in Virginia!!! So GPA went to the West Point Crab Carnival to show off the hounds in the parade..and eat a few crabs!
Dana shows off her crab hat

Ceasar shows off his parade wig as well.. Everyone waiting for the parade to start..it was hot but luckily we were lined up in the shade.
Cali used this as an opportunity to show some cub scouts that greyhounds make great pets!
Finally, the parade begins!! Most everyone is out of town at the Dewey Beach greyhound event, but we braved the heat and got lots of attention!
Stay tuned for Dewey Beach pictures! And don't forget..GPA has a haul scheduled for this month so get in your application soon!!!

*photos courtesy Katrina Stumpf

Grey Pride

GPA had a booth at this years Richmond Gay Pride Festival on Saturday the 29th.
Toby is very concerned about unwanted litters and free-roaming studs causing trouble. So he took it upon himself to promote protection as well as greyhound adoption as Miss Tabatha Mercedes Porsche Lexus Infiniti Carrington Rolls Bentley Escalaide Deville Bus. Toby was introduced to the stage led by his Entourage, Tyrone and Diego!
Once on stage, Toby did his best to promote how wonderful greyhounds are as well as making sure everyone understood the importance of safety during extracurricular activities.
After working his magic on stage, Toby joined all his greyhound friends at the booth to further promote greyhound adoption!
Toby greats his fans from his dressing room.
Trueman enjoys the weather and attention as well.
Tyrone and Diego get a chance to have some downtime after escorting their lady.
Dolly and Ally know how to work the crowds.
GPA has a wonderful display set up to raise money and increase awareness!
Ally reacts when someone asks if Toby was prettier than her..
Sable rests after a long day
Dolly can take no more..
GPA will be at the West Point Crab Carnival on October 6th, at Dewey Beach's Reach the Beach on October 5-7th.
And another haul is scheduled within a few weeks, so please put in your application soon so we can hand pick your new fast friend!
*Photos courtesy Nerice Lochansky and Gil Caldwell