Cory was given a three-month-old pup by greyhound trainer Julie Edmondson at Maitland Showground.

Cory decided to thank Mrs Edmondson the best way he knew how, by naming the pup Julie.

Mrs Edmondson felt compelled to donate the $10,000 pup after her time as a carer where she looked after patients who suffered from the same condition as Cory.

Cory is the grandson of Greta greyhound trainers Cliff and Cath Clark and he met Mrs Edmondson at a Maitland greyhound meeting a few months ago.

He told her of his love for greyhound racing and how he followed his grandfather around the different race meetings.

Cory said his favourite greyhound was one from her kennel, Knocka Norris, so Mrs Edmondson suggested he could buy a pup from her litter.

But when Cory told her he wouldn’t be able to afford to buy such a well-bred greyhound the pair showed extreme generosity by deciding to give him one.

Cory chose a bitch out of the litter, the daughter of Knocka Norris and Size It Up, and, according to Maitland Greyhound publicity officer Fred Robertson, the sky is the limit for the three-month-old.

“She could be anything this greyhound,” Mr Robertson said.

“It’s a really nice gesture and, with the greyhound’s breeding, she could be worth anything when he starts racing.”

Cory said, not only would the greyhound give him something to cheer past the winning post every week, but she would be his companion.