MSGAO Reunion

We will be headed to the MSGAO Reunion this weekend. If you have never been it is a great time for humans and hounds. Spend the afternoon with friends watching the races and then spend the evening with your hounds and friends.

There will be vendors and lots and lots of auction items available. It’s a great time watching your hounds watch the other hounds at the races.

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New Greyhounds Are Here


GPA Nashville welcomed 10 new Greyhounds yesterday. They were greeted by adoring humans, had their pictures taken and were given a bath.

After all of the attention the hounds were split up and went home with their foster parents to learn about retirement life. The dogs were all great and will make their new forever homes very happy!

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Union Jack Shirts Are In!

Here they are, fresh off the press. Show your greyhound pride with this running greyhound Union Jack shirt.

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GPA Nashville Fall Picnic

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It’s that time again! The GPA Nashville Fall Picnic is getting close! If you haven’t been out before it is a fun day of socializing with old friends and meeting new friends. There is shopping (Couch Rocket will have a booth), a silent auction as well as a live auction and FOOD!

Come visit if you are thinking about adopting a greyhound as well. All of the fosters will be there for you to see.

Hope to see you there!

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Happy 4th of July

Happy 4th everybody! Take the time today to remember those who gave us our freedoms!

For a look at new design ideas check out our Facebook page. That is the place to go to see new design ideas before they are printed. I also will put up ideas to get feedback on what you would like to see.

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New Artwork

I have been working on some art lately that I will be donating to the Southland Reunion silent auction and the GPA Nashville auction. I have decided I am going to start creating and donating artwork for all of the events I attend. To bid on the posters you must be at the events (sorry). While I do mostly T-shirts to offer on the site I am having lots of fun creating these posters, and I have more ideas for art, so if you are looking for something to hang on your walls make sure you check back. You can also follow Couch Rocket on Facebook for sneak peaks at new art that is in the works.

The other photo is a new shirt that will be printed soon. One of my friends from Mountain Hounds wanted me to work up a design with Greyhounds and the Union Jack Flag. This is how the design turned out and will be printed on a black T. when they are finished they will be up in the shop.

Let me know what you think of the designs and follow Couch Rocket of Facebook and Twitter for more up to date information, ask any questions you may have or just to say hello.

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Mountain Hounds Day 3

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Mountain Hounds Day 2

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Mountain Hounds Bound

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Tomorrow marks the start of our annual trip to Mountain Hounds! If you haven’t been Mountain Hounds it is held the weekend after Memorial Day every year in Gatlinburg in the Great Smoky Mountains. It is 4 days of fun including games for Hounds and Humans alike, cookouts, Hound walks through Gatlinburg, shopping and of course socializing! The event is put on by Greyhound Friends of North Carolina and proceeds from the silent auction go to help their group. I have donated a shirt, hat and sticker as well as the framed art you see above to help their cause!

If you haven’t been you should check it out! If you are heading there this week have a great time and enjoy the fun and friendship.

http://www.gfncmountainhounds.com/

Hug Those Hounds!

Chris

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Memorial Day Meet & Greet


We had our Memorial weekend Meet & Greet on Saturday. We had a good turn-out with lots of Greyhounds and their humans. As always there was lots of interest in our wonderful hounds, who enjoy all of the attention they get. Meet & Greets are a great way to get you and your hounds out and about to spread the word about adoption. We always have a good time relaying stories of the week and the hounds love all of the attention. We even had some hounds come dressed in their patriotic colors (Pickles and Dash) thanks to their Mom, Retired First Sergeant Lou.

Our group also received some of hounds from the Victoryland track in Florida. Victoryland for those who don’t know has shut-down (suspended) racing for now and the forseeable future. We will work hard as always to find these wonderful Greyhounds their forever homes.

On this Memorial Day I would like to take a moment to say THANK YOU to all of those that have served or are serving our wonderful country. We appreciate all that you have sacrificed in order for us to enjoy or safety and Freedom!

As always Hug Those Hounds.

Chris

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