Zada RIP

In Memory of.... "Zada" A tribute to a special dog.

The gorgeous hound who started all this.... the 'lucky one' - saved 7 years

ago from the pound, Zada was the inspiration for Friends of the Hound.

It was this sweet, loving dog that encouraged us to devote our time,

energy and effort to rescuing and rehoming Greyhounds. She is the

reason that so many other lovely Greyhounds have had the chance to live.

Zada passed away suddenly on 14/12/2009, causing much shock &

sadness - she was 8 years old. We will miss our gorgeous girl - but her

legacy will continue - with many more adorable dogs, like her, getting the

chance to live their lives as much-adored pets & companions.

~ Lisa White & family

Murwillumbah Show...

...was a great success!

A big thank you to everyone involved in organising, setting up and manning this stall. We have done the Murwillumbah Show 5 years running and the locals look forward to meeting and greeting the hounds!

Paws and Claws Awards 2009

Great news!

FOTH have been awarded First Runner Up of the 2009-2010 Paws & Claws Awards 'Biggest Heart' award!

This means we "have been recognised by the pet-loving community as a team who go out of their way to help animals in our community, through volunteering or other activity; and inspire us towards the welfare of animals and conservation".

FOTH would like to thank each and every one of you that voted and showed your support for greyhounds and our organisation. It is truly heartening and motivating to know so many people believe in this cause and are vocal about their support!

So, a big THANK YOU again to you all for helping us achieve this honour.

Gold Coast Show Success

Hi Hound-loving friends,

Our Friends of the Hound promotional stand at the Gold Coast Show last weekend was a great success. Loads of people visited our stand over the 3 days, & were quite taken with the dogs - who all did an amazing job of promoting Greyhounds as pets. Our new 'Rescue Donations' coats that the dogs wore were immensely successful (thanks again Kay, & well done Merlin, Sammy, Gypsy, Rocket, Emmy, Wally, Coco, Zada, Molly, Mel & of course, our 2 little ring-ins - Phoebe & Jasper, who were amazing drawcards for their big doggy-friends' cause. I think Jasper - who unexpectedly was in his element, & strutted his small stuff superbly, probably earnt at least $500 or more in donations on his own!)

Huge thanks to Kayleigh & Jon for a marvellous job in organising & setting up our stand & manning it over the 3 days & many thanks to those who also volunteered their time to help out.... Babette, Susan, Kay & Peter. Well done!

Raffle Winner!

The winner of our 2 Hound Statues Raffle is ...







Simi from Southport!

Congratulations!

We hope you enjoy your prize, and thank you for supporting Friends of the Hound

:)

Gold Coast Pet Expo this weekend!

www.goldcoastpetexpo.com.au

OUR THEME IS "MODEL PETS"!

Saturday 27th & Sunday 28th June, 2009

10:00am to 4:00pm

Varsity Lakes Sports & Arts Centre & Central Park

Animal lovers of all ages & their pets will be out to discover the latest products & innovations in pet & animal care. The program features a wide variety of fun activities, exhibitions, lectures & entertainment. Friends of the Hound will have a promotional stand there again this year & look forward to seeing everyone. Come along & help promote Greyhounds - show off your hound, talk to people & have a fun day.


We always need volunteers to help man our stalls, meet and greet the public promoting greyhounds, sell raffle tickets and fundraise. If you have adopted a greyhound from us, and would love to help other see how amazing these dogs can be, why not come along and help out? It's a fun day, you get a chance to talk to and meet lots of people from all walks of life and help spread truths about greyhounds, and debunk misconceptions.

Go to our contact us page to get more details.