GREAT GREYHOUND GATHERING 2009

A FANTASTIC DAY

With the van packed and April too we set off for Nottingham at 2:30pm on the Friday. We planned to stay a couple of days. Five and a half hours later we arrived, the traffic was a nightmare so we were glad to see the hotel.

We had booked at the NOTTINGHAM GATEWAY HOTEL who are dog friendly and would highly recommend it. The room was superb only £49.00 per night and that included a breakfast and no extra charge for April who was happy just to have her bed and a tin of sardines for tea. As she doesn’t do stairs she went in the glass elevator……….you could see her claws grip the carpet as it moved up but after a couple of goes she got used to it.

It was an early start on the Saturday, the race course was about 15 minutes from the hotel and we had to be set up by 9:00 am. For once we were one of the first to arrive. We picked our pitch and set up. Gradually the other RGTs started to arrive. It was a bit like camping and having your tent all set up and then watching the others do theirs. The weather was superb for our second year there………… it was going to be a great day with a feeling of taking part in something great. We met some fantastic people and of course loads and loads of greyhounds.

There were all sorts of stalls including one that made outfits for greyhounds to having your pooch pampered, we booked in April for her pamper and it looked like she enjoyed it. By the end of it she looked like a big fluff ball but smelt lovely which was a bonus because if it was going to take five hours going back she would be our mobile air freshner!  You could have your dog photographed, get a new fancy collar, buy almost anything with a greyhound on it including christmas cards and OUR 2010 CALENDAR, which can be ordered via our website. People picniced  and watched the dog show. It was a long day but we thoroughly enjoyed ourselves, with some familar faces there too. We would like to thank Anne Watson, Belinda and Phil Gibbs together with Honey and Greg who all came along to help. It was Greg’s biggest event I think and he did very well, meeting and greeting other greyhounds, he certailnly has progressed from the shy dog that we knew in the kennel. Honey and April have of course seen it all before and settled in to a day of lounging on the bed.

THIS IS A MUST FOR ANY GREYHOUND OWNER AND HIGHLY RECOMMENDED.

Below are some photos of our great day at THE GREAT GREYHOUND GATHERING 2009……..Enjoy

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