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Purpose

The Southeastern Greyhound Club’s by-laws declare that our purpose is two-fold: to provide Greyhound owners with a variety of ways to have fun with their Greyhounds, and to promote the breed by spreading the word about what wonderful pets Greyhounds make. Our members take these purposes quite seriously, and find more ways to fulfill both each year. We invite you to join us!

Founding

The Southeastern Greyhound Club (SEGC) was founded in 1992 by a group of owners of AKC-registered Greyhounds bred for the show ring. Beginning in 1995, the Club grew tremendously when membership was opened to owners of former racing Greyhounds. Today, the SEGC has over 200 member households and over 350 individual members, most of whom are adopters of former racers. The Club was featured in the September 1998 AKC Gazette, the monthly magazine of the American Kennel Club. (Click here to read the article.)

Activities

The SEGC sponsors a variety of activities designed to allow members to have fun with their Greyhounds and enjoy fellowship with other owners:

• For those interested in working in Greyhound adoption, the Club has its own adoption group, Southeastern Greyhound Adoption/Greyhound Pets of America-Atlanta. SEGA is an all-volunteer organization, staffed entirely by SEGC members and friends, and a chapter of the Greyhound Pets of America (GPA). GPA is a tax-exempt, non-profit corporation founded in 1987 for the purpose of finding homes for ex-racing Greyhounds and educating the public on the suitability and availability of Greyhounds as pets, and is the largest non-profit Greyhound adoption group, adopting over 65,000 Greyhounds into loving homes since its founding. There are a variety of volunteer jobs available in SEGA, from intake and bathing of newly-arrived adoptable Greyhounds, to fostering dogs awaiting adoption. For more information about volunteering, click here.
• The Club has an active program in lure coursing, an amateur field trial sport in which Greyhounds and other sighthound breeds chase a plastic lure that simulates the path of a rabbit on the run. The SEGC is affiliated with the American Sighthound Field Association, the national organization that sanctions lure coursing events.
• Other sports-minded SEGC members and their Greyhounds compete in agility events. This is an exercise in athleticism as well as hound-owner communication.
• In our pet therapy program, members visit nursing homes and assisted living centers with their hounds. We aim to provide the residents with canine companionship and the well-known therapeutic effect that such companionship provides.
• Another benefit of club membership is the opportunity to take part in our Greysitting Exchange! You'll never again have to worry about putting your Greyhound in a Greyhound-friendly environment when you travel.

In addition to our regularly scheduled activities, the Club holds several special "big events" each year, such as an all-day GreyFest gathering in the fall and a Greyhound Gala during the Christmas season.

Monthly Meetings

The SEGC meets at 7:30 p.m. on the third Wednesday of each month at Atlanta-area restaurants. Visitors are welcome! Members enjoy dinner together followed by additional programming. Often it is just a social gathering where we brag about our Greyhounds! Check the calendar of events for each month's location.

UPCOMING EVENTS

Saturday, May 10

Sunday, May 11

Wednesday, May 14

Saturday, May 17

Sunday, May 18

Wednesday, May 21

Thursday, May 22

Saturday, May 24

Sunday, May 25

Click here for the complete calendar of events.