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Tenants can help improve


communities GHA wants tenants to be at the heart of making communities great.


Our partnership with Keep Scotland Beautiful will see tenants inspect and assess GHA neighbourhoods – and develop action plans to improve them. Everyone who takes part will be fully trained in environmental monitoring by experts from Keep Scotland Beautiful.


Paws for thought Follow our advice to be a responsible pet owner


IT’S great having a dog – but you need to make sure you look after it AND the rest of your neighbours. Please make sure you are a responsible dog


owner. First up, you need permission from your housing officer. You also need to ensure your dog is well-cared for. Remember, not everyone is comfortable


YOU BEAUTY: Tenants can help us make communities great.


GHA’s Steven Gray said: “This is an exciting opportunity for tenants to help improve our neighbourhoods – and get fully-accredited training as well.


“Who knows a neighbourhood better than the people who live there? We want to use tenants’ knowledge so we can work together to make our communities great. “Tenants will be central to the whole scheme – and we can’t wait to get as many people involved as possible.” If you’re interested, phone 274 7324 or talk to your housing officer.


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around dogs, so don’t assume it’s okay for your dog to approach others without their consent. It’s also really important to keep your dog under control. Make sure your dog doesn’t bark all the time and cause a nuisance to others. Nor should you exercise your dog – or let it poo – in communal areas. Dog faeces can carry disease. Pick up after


your dog and bin the bagged dog waste – you can be fined £80 if you don’t. If you’re away for a while, make


arrangements to have your dog looked after. GHA’s Steven Gray said: “We know how much people love their dogs – but we also need people to be responsible. “Follow our advice and help keep our communities clean and safe.” If there are issues with dog fouling in your area, phone 0300 343 7027.


For information on fostering and sponsoring a dog, visit www.dogstrust.org.uk


If you don’t have a dog of your own but you’re keen on walking other people’s dogs, try www.borrowmydoggie.com


If you’re interested in being a volunteer puppy walker for Guide Dogs for the Blind, visit www.guidedogs.org.uk


The Greyhound Awareness League looks to find foster carers for greyhounds. Check out www.gal.org.uk for more details.


Kirsty: Buzz has had his chips G


HA teamed up with charity the Dogs Trust to help tenants get their dogs chipped.


Getting a dog chipped means it will be much easier to find if it goes missing – and it’s also the law. Tenants in the north east had their dogs chipped at events GHA organised along with the Dogs Trust. Young Kirsty Currie, from Riddrie, pictured right, got her pet Shih tzu Buzz chipped at an event in Riddrie.


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