I don't think many sighthounds mind about being scared, and after it happens I don't think that they notice, Honey hasn't the last two times, and she always goes back for more I've seen one whippet who the owners have given up so much they take him everywhere in a jumper to try and stop any more scaring.

Well I think growing up Honey would of loved to have been on a track, as long as she had a sofa, her and Diesel had a few accidents in the too small back garden when they were running around in circles around the washing line, going faster and faster each time (Honey use to do it on her own, thats why we got Diesel to try and calm her down, as if!) I remember Diesel as a pup going head on into a wall the first time though as he was petrified whats worse though is I've previously been judged by the town drunk, who once tried to stroke the dogs and when Honey decided to hide behind me tried telling everyone as loudly as he can that it looks like she's been beaten, funny how she's been mine, I've never raised a hand to her and when she's scared she likes to hide behind me and touch her nose to my hand, I'm sure all dogs do that to the hand of their abuser...

I think that I should start carrying the same around if I'm honest and your not lying, your just witholding the whole truth they don't need to know what age he was when you got him.

True...

Well Honey now hates strange men, it took her a while to like the man in the park who gives her treats everyday, if she was off lead she would run up to him, tail wagging, but stay just out of his reach in her safety zone so even with a treat she could run away if he went to touch her, and wouldn't go near him until I got there, her fear of men started after two drunk men started talking to me, I don't know what they did to her, but she now hates men, and I've had the same response by the town drunk .

The RSPCA just like tugging on people's heart strings to get money to line their own pockets, not the animals mine don't work, but Honey's probally scarred enough to be a worker .

Its a hound thing I think, most are sensitive to their owners and noises, even if they can run around at break neck speed and are confident in that and other things, but with people they seem to be so switched on, although tbh mine have pulled me out of a mood by being so upset by it.

When ever my lot go out for run on the beach, at least one of them comes back with some kind of wound!! It's costing me a fortune in antiseptic!!
Danny's covered in scars and so is Guinness although his are less obvious because he's mainly white and Dan is black.
Just ignore silly people.....they know nothing!

Think that I should die Honey black, then people may not notice her scars either

Tom has 3 scars at the moment , one from in kennels last time when he had 10 staples put in , its healed well and the fur is beginning to grow again and he has 2 little nicks on side at the moment which are healing well , but he runs on daily basis and loves it , its what hounds are meant to do !

I use muzzles when they run to try and keep them safe and injury free but they are so fast and as people have said are prone to tears due to the thin coat and skin. Bella has scars all over her rump , they were there when we adopted her and came from being bred to race.

I dont see them as second hand because they have scars , some people comment on them and say Bella has been in the wars but my hounds now run because they want to not because they have to and I wouldnt change that , I can only do everything I can to make that as safe as possible, they are still beautiful doggies to me despite the scars and people quite frankly can think what they like !