Would have to argue that point - again!

'Warning - greyhounds sustaining serious and fatal injuries'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZjzY...layer_embedded

All these injuries - either uneconomical to treat or fatal - sustained at Belle Vue -
http://s428.photobucket.com/albums/q...ent=LU3006.jpg

And protection from harm..........

The use of any animal in an environment involving economic activity will invite cruelty.....IMO

ha, talk about judging people! your last past said about 'antis' feeding their dogs 'cheap c**p', now that is judgemental! and you are fine to come and spend a day with us, coz i might not be perfect but i do my damn best with everything to do with jake! so come find faults all you want.

if you want to take part in a danger sport that is fair enough, i would do that same. but participating dogs in a danger sport is completely different! we are meant to protect our dogs, not endanger them.

im not really caring about whats being said on this thread anymore coz i have my opinions on this topic and they will not change. you may feel you are being judge, but you have done some judging too so your hands arent clean on that one! and i dont see how my posts arent constructive, i am making a point on something i feel strongly about. the exact same as you have, and some of your posts havent exactly been constructive.

when you put it in perspective, and you think of the number of dogs out there getting walked everyday, and all the places those people are from... is it surprising some dogs get injured?? no. of the dogs i have had, and friends and family have, only one has been injured on a walk. and the figures of greyhounds getting injured and killed from racing, are astounding. it can hardly be called 'uncommon and unlikely'

a dog being used as a guide dog or assistance dog etc. is completely different. those people need those dogs, it is impossible to expect them to keep retired dogs while getting another one to work.

but a pet or working dog, should always IMO be kept. sometimes life throws things at us, and it may not be possible to keep a dog for whatever reason. but that person should do everything in their power to keep the dog, and it should be a last resort. my bfs mum rehomed their dog, and it broke her heart. it was over a year ago and she still cries over what happened, but she had no choice. it was best for him, and she coped with the situation as best she could for as long as she could. sadly, her mother was critical in hospital so the whole family were there all the time, and he just didnt get what he needed. but she at least tried, and it broke her heart. if there was any other way she would never have done it, coz she really did love him.

re walks in the park, ive answered that above.

and as for what dogs i own, i love your checking up my profile, classy and i have owned 2 dogs. and if you bothered to check 'other Breeds owned or previously owned' you would have seen that i have also grown up around many dogs, all my family have them and always have.

and why all the !!!!!! its like you are shouting angryily over how many dogs i have owned!

where did i say i would rather a pup/dog live a life in a kennel?? i hate the idea of any dog being in a kennel, hence why i gets rescues and always will

if someone gets a dog and gets rid of them purely coz they arent 'good enough' then that is horrible!

You said.........


So I assumed you would be talking about the breeder who brings on a pup for the show ring (considering you mentioned "showing" ) then re-homes them because they dont meet standard!!

I would also have assumed you knew a little about what you where condemning, as the large show kennel, (who are the ones who would most likely do what you disapprove off) will have kennels, and their dogs live in kennels, so the scenario would be a pup does not make the grade, you either find it a home or let it live the rest of its life in the kennel.



So that why I asked, if you would rather a dog be left to the life of a kennel dog , to support your principle of not rehoming a dog.

You dont like showing or the people who show/breed, thats fine, but before you judge, take the time to understand what you are judging!!!!!!!!!!

Great pics!! Was going to ask if that was Ellesmere, is that the same track that they run flapping at? Our next nearest track if the Valley goes (problems with the lease just as Swansea had).

Not judgemental, when discussing the subject I always make a point of asking if they follow NH or Flat racing, fishing or the like and also what they feed their dogs, I never said that 'ALL' antis feed that, I said that I knew of antis who fed two brands which I won't mention but are two of the worst dog feeds around.

You do your best by your dog and the good greyhound trainers do their best by their dogs. Why is that hard to understand? We all know there are low lifes in the sport (as in any sport) who have no regard or respect for the dogs. The stats that people point out don't take into account the sheer number of dogs running per week which is thousands. The percentage injured to the amount running per week is very low. We've (though I used to go with my uncle) been running dogs since July at two tracks (one is now closed) so that's four meetings a week, 6-8 races per night with 5 or 6 dogs in each race and two dogs have been severely injured in that time. Two in 6 months with the number that have run is not high risk, yes we all know it's two too many.

This post was contructive hence my reply

Which most good owners and trainers would agree with. It's the minority with no regard for the dogs. Unfortunately all sports attract them.

Can you now give us a figure for the number of dogs running per week, nationwide. And that figure should include any dogs running twice in one week.

Over how long a time period? How often had the dogs ran before they had an accident?