NEXT month every man and his dog – or resident and their sighthound – will come together for the Great Global Greyhound Walk (GGGW), a worldwide event to celebrate greyhounds, to raise awareness and to promote this breed as wonderful pets once their racing days are over.
“This is the fourth time we have arranged a walk for GGGW and we are delighted to be part of this year’s global event,” said organiser and greyhound owner, Sophie Patone.
“We are hoping for a big turnout of local greyhounds, whippets, iggys and all other sighthounds, or even wannabe greyhounds and needlenoses! All breeds are welcome.”
After a successful inaugural local event, GGGW has not been able to go ahead the past two years.
“We were really surprised with the turnout in 2019, and to see that people around the world were walking with us is incredible,” said Roz Russell, greyhound owner and lover.
“Locally, greyhound numbers have grown with more people choosing greyhounds as pets, so we are hoping for many new faces and their dogs will come along to this year’s event.”
Join dog owners on Sunday, September 25 at the big hill at Victoria Park Lake at 10am for GGGW. This years’ theme is red. For more information, or to join the local greyhound community, please contact Sophie Patone on 0447 777 055.
