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Jump To Comment: 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1Forgot to add that in Ireland it is such a big thing with greyhounds as it is so easy to get a license out there! I have just been online to the IGB the application form to become a trainer is a joke!! Any nearly any numpty can become a trainer.
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Darren
Hi susie,i agree with you on the trainer side of things,they do move dogs around too much and to be honest too many trainers take too many dogs on,leading to them having to make short cuts to get them all exercised etc. I speak from personal experience!! At present i have 3 dogs that race regular,i have done my own kennel inspections on quite a few places by just dropping in unannounced,and some are worse that i thought possible.Where are the GBGB? I thought they were supposed to visit kennels of trainers ? As for the greyhounds racing because they have been reared knowing nothing different,i have had litters of pups over the years and these 10/12 week old pups are running like the clappers after leaves,birds etc its in their genes,and many of them will run in circles as they are on tracks.When i was younger and more foolish i had a lurcher pup which came from non working/docile parents,she was always chasing things from 10 weeks old and catching them right through to when she passed away..Why because it is in her genes 90% of which was greyhound.( sighthound)
The GBGB should arange to visit kennels and inspect them,but not by appointment,just turn up inspect these people as i did.I know they have put in place a limit on how many litters each bitch can have,but yes more needs to be done for the sake of the dogs,but if racing was to just stop tomorrow,i dread to think what would happen to all the dogs?? Me and my wife do rehome a few greyhounds in our local area,all funded by us,we mainly home to family,friends etc but occasionally to public,we are very strict and sit down for a good few hours chatting to these people about them and the individual dog and have no problem telling people " NO" as we dont think you are suitable!!
Dizz, there may well be "good" trainers though if they were that good they wouldnt shove their hounds to god knows where. Also racing is all the dogs know as they are trained that way but they are gentle and love home comforts, not the god awful kennels we regularly see them in and the trainers/owners are also doing a great disservice to the dogs who bring them money in by getting rid when they are too old!
Hi all me again,Im sure we have all read stories of greyhounds being mistreated,beat,tortured and shot?? I have 3 close friends that are greyhound trainers and they are the most dog friendly people ive ever met,these kennels can hold up to 100 racing dogs,however these trainers and others will keep non racing dogs in kennels until the RGT or a suitable home is found for them,not take them for a one way walk in the woods.Im sure this does happen and it sickens me to think of someone doing it,but there are nice,friendly dog loving people involved in the dog racing world.I wont mention names but was introduced to a trainer the has no more than 10 dogs at any one time,so he can spend more 1 to 1 time with each dog,when he approaches the runs the dogs go mad to see him,not because he is fedding them,but because of the way he treats them,and when the dogs are finished racing he keeps them!!
My suggestion,Go to a local greyhopund track and watch the dogs come out,they are not being dragged along the sand,they walk with excitement and alot will walk wagging their tales,knowing they are going to be chasing something,the same as their ancestors pictured on ancient pyramid walls did a thousand years ago.
Hi i would like to say i have been around greyhound racing for many years,i have found that the trainers can be cruel,but running/racing is what they are bred for and they love it! You cant force a dog to run,i have a few retired greyhounds at home,they walk in our fields and without being forced they chase squirrels rabbits etc.I have worked for some real bad trainers that i had nearly punched.Yes some dogs do get injured,but they can do this while out in the park or home,1 of my dogs jumped over the arm of the sofa and broke his leg,and its not just greyhounds.
There is no such item as humane greyhound racing. Animals and gambling do not mix.
I only learned about greyhound racing recently, I knew it was bad but part of me thought that it can't be that bad as British people love dogs.. But it's not so.. HLC is behind this continuing horrid practice and they must be stopped.. Please don't bet on dogs and please adopt greyhounds if you can as ex racers are shot :( All the details are here -- http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/zion-lights/its-not-mor....html
Greyhounds get a bad deal in Ireland. The abandonment of greyhounds that have "run their course" must end and exporting of greyhounds to countries that ill-treat them must cease also. Far too many of these dogs end up being battered or shot to death when their owners decide they can't perform on the track anymore. The whole industry is rotten...a chamber of horrors...and then there is hare coursing, which needs to be banned completely.
Dogs neglected or exported to Spain and hares used as live bait
Greyhound racing is a filthy business which results in nothing but suffering for the animals involved. I'm delighted to see it's in decline.It should have no place in a civilised society.
That's great news. Animals shouldn't be used for this.