The Greyhound Walking Club of Central New York

The Greyhound Walking Club of Central New York is back and ready to do some walking!  Before I give the info on our first walk I have a few announcements.

Consider clicking on my donation link on the left hand side of  the website. As we discussed at the end of last year, there are costs associated with running this club. Even though its not super-high, it is significant. Obviously donating is totally optional but it would be much appreciated. Every little bit helps! With these donations, it will help defray some of the costs associated with website hosting, domain names, special events, etc.

Finally, the last announcement. Many of you have still not sent in any pictures of your hounds. Its VERY EASY to do. Just click on the link at the top of the page that says SUBMIT YOUR PICTURES and follow the instructions. We as Greyhound owners love to show off our dogs. Well, this is the perfect forum for it. Submit those pictures today!

Finally, Spread the word about our club. I would love too see if grow even bigger this year!

The Greyhound Walking Club of Central New York would like to announce its first greyhound walk of 2012.

Here is the info you will need: Sunday , June 3rd 2012 at 10am Onondaga Lake Park West Shore Trail

For those new to the walks, please review the FAQ page on the site. Below I have included a map of the Park and have marked(in red) the parking lot we will meet at.  The entire Trail in a loop is about 4 miles but don’t feel you have to walk that far. We understand some people simply don’t care for the longer walks. We will let you know beforehand of some shorter loops that you can take. If it does prove to be a bad weather on the 1st(thunderstorms, heavy rain, extreme cold), I will post something on the site 1 hour before the walk indicating we will cancel the walk and reschedule. Hopefully this will not happen.

Click Here for Directions

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.

See all of you in a couple weeks!

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

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

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

That was a long and cold winter, wasn’t it? Well, the good news is The Greyhound Walking Club of Central New York is back and ready to do some walking!  Before I give the info on our first walk I have a few announcements.

First, we have a new link on the right hand side of the website under the photo of the day. Its a link that you can click on to support the TGWC. As we discussed at the end of last year, there are costs associated with running this club. Even though its not super-high, it is significant. Obviously donating is totally optional but it would be much appreciated. Every little bit helps! With these donations, it will help defray some of the costs associated with website hosting, domain names, special events, etc.

Some of you emailed me disappointed last year after I had to cancel the podcast/live show. I am planning on trying it again this year so look for it soon. I think something like this would be a really fun thing for all of us to take part in. Please email me any suggestions you might have for the show.

Finally, the last announcement. Many of you have still not sent in any pictures of your hounds. Its VERY EASY to do. Just click on the link at the top of the page that says SUBMIT YOUR PICTURES and follow the instructions. We as Greyhound owners love to show off our dogs. Well, this is the perfect forum for it. Submit those pictures today!

Finally, Spread the word about our club. I would love too see if grow even bigger this year!

The Greyhound Walking Club of Central New York would like to announce its first greyhound walk of 2011.

Here is the info you will need:
Saturday, April 30th  2011 at 10am
Onondaga Lake Park West Shore Trail

For those new to the walks, please review the FAQ page on the site. Below I have included a map of the Park and have marked(in red) the parking lot we will meet at.  The entire Trail in a loop is about 4 miles but don’t feel you have to walk that far. We understand some people simply don’t care for the longer walks. We will let you know beforehand of some shorter loops that you can take. If it does prove to be a bad weather on the 1st(thunderstorms, heavy rain, extreme cold), I will post something on the site 1 hour before the walk indicating we will cancel the walk and reschedule. Hopefully this will not happen.
 
Click Here for Directions 

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. I plan on having refreshments at the end.

See all of you in a month!

Glenn

Join us for our last walk of the season.  Since its getting a bit colder outside, this walk will be at 11am instead of the usual 10am.  Many of you had requested this location,  so I am excited to have our last walk of the season at Pratts Falls in Manlius.

Pratt’s Falls Park
-Sunday, October 24th 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.

I did tour the park at bit today and 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.

Remember, this is the last walk until March or April of next year so lets tell all your friends and have a big turnout.  As many of your know, during our off-walking season, i’m planning on doing some Greyhound podcasts, so make sure you keep checking the website for information.  If you have any suggestions on topics, please feel free to email me.

If you are planning on attending this last walk of the season, 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 next Sunday!

Glenn

First of all , I must apologize for how long its been since our last event/walk. The summer has been busier than I could have expected. On top of all that, I took a lengthy vacation in the month of August.  The good news is I’ve scheduled our next walk. The details are below.

OLD ERIE CANAL TRAIL
Sunday, September 26th 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 will be a great walk for everyone because its 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, I haven’t gotten any new hound pictures in quite some time. 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

Information on our next walk:

Sunday, July 25th 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.

Well, after some doing and negotiation, our next event will be held at the Good Dog Park in Liverpool. 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. This is all happening FREE OF CHARGE! This means our hounds can play, explore and run free while us humans can hang out, watch the fun and socialize. I want to 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 one of the local TV stations there to cover the event!  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. All Greyhounds must wear a muzzle when off leash in the fenced in area. This is one that I am not so happy with but its strictly for the safety of the dogs. We  know Greyhounds pretty much all get along. However, in an environment where they are allowed to roam and play free, you never know what could happen. My hope is we can make this Good Dog Park event a regular occurance so lets make sure our hounds are on their best behavior.

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

The countdown is on!

Hello everyone.. It seems like forever since we had our first walk. Thanks to everyone for being so patient. Please come out and join us this Sunday! All the info you will need is here! Remember to post a comment in the walk announcement post if you plan on attending. This is just to give me an idea about how many people are coming.  I will be providing water for us and the hounds. See everyone on Saturday morning!. Also, check out the article that will appear in the Eagle Bulletin next week.  Its great to see the media has taken an interest in what the GWC does. Click Here to view the article.

Glenn

The Greyhound Walking Club of Central New York would like to announce its second greyhound walk of 2010. Here is the info you will need:

Sunday, June 13th 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. My wife and I walked it last weekend.   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 13th (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