Manawatu GAP Walk at Ashhurst Domain

We had a gorgeous Spring afternoon for our monthly walk yesterday.  We're not used to such warmth, so far Spring hasn't been anything to brag about.  There was a great turnout of hounds and slaves.  I didn't get a head count but there would have been more than 20 dogs and probably about 30 people counting human children:-)  We all had a blast.  So, photo time. 

Cynthia and her foster dog, Snuffles, leading a small group.

Eliza and Anna

In-D, George, Speed, Cilla

Lots of slaves, a few hounds.  This is the only photo with Louie in it, right in the middle:-)

Lovely little Jade, wearing her new collar that her cuzzy, Beryl, gave her:-)

No, these don't all belong to Michelle!

The photo above was taken in a large (approx 4 acres?) fully fenced area and it's great for owners who aren't confident about getting their Greyhound back in the open spaces to have a place to let them off lead for a tear around and not worry:-)

What, no photos of The Princess yet, you're asking yourselves.  Well, I didn't actually get many of Beryl as she spent most of the time leading the whole bunch of us.  A couple of times she wended her way back to me to make sure I was OK then off she'd go again.  She and Lucy and Louie seem to stick together at the front and I'm usually in the middle taking photos!  But I did get a couple of photos of her:-)

She looks like she's enjoying herself!

Lucy catching her breath

Blue and In-D

Cilla

Nellie, Jazz, Beryl

Michelle's Rozzo, Horse's Dad, Horse

Everyone made it down the hill OK

A watering hole, Roach and Irene, Michelle and Rozzo relaxing at the front of the photo

Rachel (GH, looking for a forever home) and Ellie

Ellie and Rachel, Blue and his family, Odette, Mike and Ben

In-D and Jazz cooling off

Lucy supervising at the watering hole

Lucy 2 minutes earlier!! 

This photo would have been more interesting if someone had fallen into the mud:-)

Claire's Indie and her little sister, Lou, at the cafe

In-D, his Mum Kathleen, Cilla, Beryl, Babe at the cafe

Jade relaxing at the cafe

Jade's sister, Jazz, wearing her new Aroundahound collar

Lou, Indie, Babe, Nellie, Speed, Rachel, Jazz

The lovely view from the cafe

I often get comments about how photogenic Beryl is and I just say, well, I only put up the good ones of her ... and here's the proof!  Don't tell her I let you all see this photo, OK?

The Princess can look like a frog!!

I think I can safely say that everyone had a great time and we're all looking forward to the next walk in a month.  Thanks for organising it Michelle!