Does Anyone Keep Racing Greyhounds?

[old yeller]

hi,

does anyone here keep racing greyhounds, if so i would love to hear about your dog or dogs,

i was reading the other day about a lady who gets unwinning greyhounds she gives them heaps of love and trains them 1 on 1 and they go on and win races for her ,

it was a great story , and i was wondering if anyone else does the same like her ?

[shantiah]

I have racing greyhounds. I am a loooong way from conventional in the way I do things.

I train my own dogs. They go to shows, are obedience trained, and whenever I am home they are inside on the bed or a couch. The trainers all told me I had ruined my dogs and they would never do any good. My vet (greyhound specialist) says my dogs are by far the most spoilt greys he sees.

One of my girls has just started racing and won her maiden on her second start. So far she has had 6 starts for 1 1st, 2 2nd, 2 4th and 1 7th. Not too bad for a first time trainer.

My other girl started off as a show dog. She got her GrCh first then went to the track. She had her first start at 4 1/2 yrs old. Has had two starts for a 6th and a 7th.

[whippets]

I no longer race the greys but we have 2 11 year olds that are our last grey racers. They are beautiful dogs. I love them to death. They kind of don't realise their size when they try and sit on my lap though :rolleyes: They figure if the whippets can do it then why not them!!!!!!!!!!!

[m-j]

Hi

I don't own racing greyhounds but work in a rearing kennel (and take on the rejects to be rehomed into pet homes), I treat the pups, as much as I can, like normal pups and the feedback we have been getting back from the breaker in has been really good. They do need to learn to handle being in a kennel and not to bark if you are sending them off to a trainer as trainers don't like that but if you train your dog I don't see why you can't have them inside etc if you take into the consideration the exercise, dietry requirements and rest etc. Personally I think it would be better for them but I have never trained one for racing so can't really say, but from what shantiah says sounds like it would work well. I have also heard enough stories from small trainers that have taken on dogs from large kennels to back this up .

I have found that treating them like pets is benefical as they learn lots of stuff they need to learn early in their lives rather than learning the whole lot at once when they go off to the breaker in, which is stressful enough on it's own.

cheers

M-J

[kirst_goldens]

i know this is a stretch but my dads good mate used to own one and it was always an inside dog lol was a bit of a comedian as well i hear.. won them lots as well so i would say it makes sense??