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Greyhounds Reach the Beach turns 25

Hundreds of the thin-framed, long-legged canines come to Rehoboth Beach
Greyhounds Reach the Beach celebrated 25 years recently. Dressed for Halloween are Gideon, a Spanish galgo, and Cash Money. CHRIS FLOOD PHOTOS
Chris Flood
October 19, 2019

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Rehoboth Beach Convention Center
229 Rehoboth Avenue
Rehoboth Beach, DE 19971
United States

Greyhounds Reach the Beach turned 25 this year and hundreds of the breed, along with their human companions, came to Rehoboth Beach during Columbus Day weekend. Traditionally held in Dewey Beach, this was the first year for the event being in the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center. In addition to walking around town, the event featured speakers, vendors, a silent auction, a raffle, the Beer & Biscuit Mixer, the Blessing of the Hounds, local bus and walking tours. The event closed with a parade on the Boardwalk Oct. 13.

Greyhounds Reach the Beach is an annual charity event celebrating the greyhound breed with the purpose of creating an awareness of the need for adoptive and foster homes, and raising money to support nonprofit greyhound adoption groups. Additional information and schedule can be found at www.GRtB.org.

Part of the weekend fun was a historic walking tour. Shown here is Jean Brolund telling visitors about Rehoboth’s history.
Hundreds of the greyhound breed and their owners showed up for the annual walk down the Boardwalk.
The woman in the background is smiling, but Bee looks ready to have this cowboy off her back.
Buckets of dog treats were everywhere.
Rain threatened the Boardwalk parade, but the clouds cleared and the sun came out just in time.
Noodle, an Italian greyhound, is warm and in a good mood while Tyler Reigner pets her.
Helping at the Greyhound Pet Adoptions of Delaware desk are ( l-r) Kathy Palmer, Lessa Shifter, Helen Delvecchio, Ruth Gates, greyhound Levi Miller, Adam Miller and Dana Peterson.
Just in case the poop fairy did show up, there were plenty of orange buckets for her to use.
Tony Ring and Eagle make their way to the beach.
Dog lovers are their own political party.
The convention center had many art vendors, including this stained glass from Tiboron Glass Design.
Sid was saved off a meat processing truck in China. Now he’s an ambassador for the International Greyhound Rescue.
A greyhound neon light.
Everyone needs a commemorative Greyhounds Reach the Beach mug.
The Golden Jubilee was the previous weekend, but it’s still cute.
Candy Cane Rescue helps save greyhounds from the meat market of China. CCR volunteer Ellen Ganopoulos was selling goods to raise money for the cause.
Steve Wirtz, an artist from Madison, Wis., captures the movements of greyhounds perfectly with this wire and paper sculptures.
This was the first year for Greyhounds Reach the Beach at the Rehoboth Beach Convention Center.

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Chris Flood has been working for the Cape Gazette since early 2014. He currently covers Rehoboth Beach and Henlopen Acres, but has also covered Dewey Beach and the state government. He covers environmental stories, business stories and random stories on subjects he finds interesting, and he also writes a column called Choppin’ Wood that runs every other week. Additionally, Flood moonlights as the company’s circulation manager, which primarily means fixing boxes that are jammed with coins during daylight hours, but sometimes means delivering papers in the middle of the night. He’s a graduate of the University of Maine and the Landing School of Boat Building & Design.

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