The Greyhound Walking Club of Central New York

The walk today was a little chilly but the sun was shining and our hounds seemed to really enjoy themselves!  I just wanted to also say thanks to everyone who attended the walks this year.  Kelle and I had a great time and enjoyed seeing all our old friends and meeting some new ones.  Also,  a special thank you to all the people who made donations to the club. They really helped out and made a difference.

Happy Holidays everyone! See you in April.

Glenn

This could very well be the last walk on the season, so lets have a big turnout! Since its getting a bit colder outside, this walk will be at 11am instead of the usual 10am. Here is the info you will need:

Pratt’s Falls Park in Manlius
-Sunday, October 30th at 11am
-We will meetup at the main parking lot.
-Click Here for directions. If you need more detailed directions, please send me an email.

There are many trails of different lengths to choose from.  To get to the main park lot is simple. When you take the turn into the main entrance of the park, keep baring right and it will take you right to the main parking area. Here is a MAP of the park for your reference. If there are heavy rains or snow, I will postpone the walk and post something at 9am on the website. Please check the site before you leave for the park just in case. If nothing is posted, it means everything is on.

If you are planning on attending this walk,  please post a comment below. I always like to get a rough idea of how many people and hounds will be attending.  Also, please keep those hound pictures coming. You can submit yours by clicking on the SUBMIT YOUR PICTURES button at the top of the website.  See you on the 30th!

Glenn

Even though we had a small group today, it was alot of fun. The weather was perfect and we had the pleasure of talking greyhounds to a family that was there for a picnic.  Their kids really loved the hounds!

Thanks to everyone that attended. Pictures from todays walk are posted here!

Glenn

The Greyhound Walking Club of Central New York would like to announce its next walk. Here is the info you will need:

Sunday, Sept 25th 2010 at 10am
Mill Run Park
Manlius, NY

For those new to the walks, please review the FAQ page on the site.  This is a very easy trail and good for all hounds and people alike.  There is one incline but after that, its very level.  The total loop is about a mile but we can extend it if we want to with other trails.

Please click here for a google map of the park. From there you can click on directions.  We will be meeting up at the main parking lot in the park.  If it does prove to be a bad weather on the 25th (thunderstorms, heavy rain, extreme cold or heat), I will post something on the site 2 hours before the walk indicating we will cancel the walk and reschedule. Hopefully this will not happen.

If you need assistance with specfic directions or don’t understand something in the map, feel free to email me at glenn@thegreyhoundwalkingclub.com .

If you are planning on attending, please post a comment below. It would be nice to know roughly how many people are coming.

Keep those pictures of your hounds coming! Submit them at the top of the page by clicking on SUBMIT YOUR PICTURES.

Glenn

Thanks again to Lisa Chelenza for doing this story. It turned out great! Enjoy!

I was in my car at 8:30am and it wasn’t looking so good. Rain was coming down and the skies were dark. Luckily though, when 9am rolled around, the rain stopped and everything was a go! I counted 14 hounds today but there could have been more. It was a great turnout and everyone seemed to have a great time. I know i did.  A couple thank you’s I do need to mention. First, thank you for all the donations at the event and also the Pay-pal donations I received today on the Internet. I really appreciate the help in making sure our club continues. It does make a huge difference.  So again… thank you so much to everyone that has donated so far.  Also, a special thank you to Lisa Chelenza from Pet Pointers on YNN.  She ended up staying for the whole hour and did a wonderful story on our club and on Greyhounds in general. Thanks Lisa, we appreciate you taking time out of your busy schedule to come to our event!  As soon  as I get specifics on when the segment will air, I will let everyone know. I’m sure it will be on the YNN website as well.

Here are some pictures and a video  from today. See you all at the next walk which will be announced shortly.

Glenn

Information on our next event:

Sunday, August 7th 2011 from 9am-10am. (Take note of the earlier start time) 
Wegmans Good Dog Park
Onondaga Lake Park
2500 Cold Springs, Liverpool, NY 13090

Directions can be found HERE.

I am happy to say i’ve secured the Good Dog Park again this year for our group. Instead of walking our hounds, we will have one whole side of the dog park to ourselves. Yes, the kind folks at Onondaga Parks are allowing our club private access to one of the two fenced in areas for an hour. There is no charge for this event however, they did charge me this year to use the facilities. Donations would be greatly appreciated. I will have a small container at the table if you are so inclined to help out or you can use my donation link on this website.  So, what does this event mean?  It means our hounds can play, explore and run free while us humans can hang out, watch the fun and socialize. I want to again make this an event to remember. I will have a table setup at the entrance promoting our club,  and most importantly, promoting Greyhound adoption. If any of the local adoption groups would like to have literature on that table, please feel free to email me.  I am also going to try and get WTSM TV back to cover the event!  Last time they couldnt find us but I will make sure that they have accurate directions this time.  We will also be doing some raffles for Greyhound Walking Club merchandise.
In order to make the event as incredible as I know it can be, I will need your help. Please tell as many Greyhound owners as you can. The bigger the turnout the better. We want to really show people just how tight nit our club is and just how passionate we are about our hounds. So please, spread the word!

There are just a couple additional rules that need to be followed at this event:

#1. This event is just for Greyhounds and their owners. I know we do allow other breeds at our walks but I would like to keep this event to just our Greyhounds.
#2. When entering the fenced in area, your Greyhound must be wearing all their proof of Rabies vacacination tags.

#3. Many have asked about muzzles this year. I would say I would request that you have your hound wear one but I’m not going to say its mandatory.  We didnt have any issues last year with fighting but you never know.  Better safe than sorry. 

That’s it! I hope you are as excited about this event  as I am. It should be a great time and also give us the opportunity to help promote Greyhound adoption. If at 10am, people feel like having an actual walk around the park with our hounds, we could certainly do that.  If anyone has any additional ideas for that day or questions please don’t hesitate to email me at glenn@thegreyhoundwalkingclub.com. As always, please leave a comment at the end of this post if you plan on attending.

Glenn

This mist was turning into rain for the first few minutes of the walk today. Then out of the blue, it stopped and turned absolutely beautiful. It was a perfect day for a walk.  Thanks to everyone that attended. Also, an additional thanks for another donation that was giving to me at our walk today. Every little bit helps and it was very much appreciated. You can easily donate to the GWC through my Paypal link of to the right of the website.  If you don’t feel comfortable donating through Paypal , let me know and we can make other arrangements.

Again.. thanks for attending today. We had 11 dogs today!

Click here for the pictures.

Glenn

Our next walk has been scheduled. Sorry it took so long. This trail was really fun last year, so i’m really looking forward to it. Here is the information you will need:

OLD ERIE CANAL TRAIL
Sunday, June 5th at 10:00am
Meet at the Ryder Park Pavilion next to Dewitt Town Hall(The park and the town hall share a parking lot)
Click Here for directions

I think this is a great walk for everyone because it’s a very level straight trail and you can all choose how far you would like to walk. We will meet at the Ryder Park Pavilion at 10am sharp. The pavilion is covered with picnic tables.  If you need assistance with specific directions or don’t understand something in the map, feel free to email me at glenn@thegreyhoundwalkingclub.com .

If you are planning on attending, please post a comment below. I always like to get a rough idea of how many people and hounds will be attending.  Also, keep those hound pictures coming!  Please help me fill my picture page and submit your pictures today! Up at the top of my website you will see a button that says “submit your pictures”. Its quick and easy!

Glenn

Could it have been a better day for a Greyhound walk? I highly doubt it!  The sun was shining, mid 60′s by the end of the walk and alot of fun had by all.  Thank you so much for everyone that came out for our first walk of the season.  Thanks to Judy for the pictures. Click here and enjoy!

I will be posting the May walk very soon!  If you have any suggestions about future walk locations or anything at all about our club, please don’t hesitate to email me.

I also wanted to again say thanks to the people who have donated through the link on my website. I really appreciate the support.  I want to make sure this club lives on for a very long time.

See you in less than a month!

Glenn