Dog Racing question

[SnakeEyes]

Someone just asked a question about dog racing and i can't find the question , anyone who would like to go for free or at a discount price should check this site out.

http://www.lovethedogs.co.uk/

[SnakeEyes]

This is for Belle Vue in Manchester, free admission and free drink

ttp://www.lovethedogs.co.uk/belle-vue/mvc.asp
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[Buenchico]

I think that the question was more to do with history than with current interest, SnakeEyes,
http://www.theanswerb.../Question1011680.html
but I'm sure that your link will be appreciated by someone anyway!

[SnakeEyes]

never mind the link works :)

[PatriciaH]

I went once , never again .... those poor dogs give their all and i saw one bloke kick the dog he grabbed after the race not once but twice because it didnt win , made my stomach turn !

[DTCwordfan]

oh where is classylady when you need her.....

[seadogg]

Absolutely Patricia. I walk a rescue gh who was kicked and punched for not wanting to race. He is more of a gentleman than the suds who owned him will ever be.

[Buenchico]

Patricia:
I've known quite a few people who've trained and raced greyhounds. Some of them have been extremely caring. (They'd look after their retired dogs for the rest of their lives or ensure, usually through a recognised charity, that they found good homes. They'd also treat their dogs as much-loved pets). But, as you suggest, there are plenty of cruel owners out there.

The guy I found most difficult to comprehend was the father of a lad I used to teach. His son was an extremely able 14-year-old student (who could well have gone on, with sufficient parental support, to study mathematics at university) but his parents seemed to have no concern for him whatsoever. (He'd been sent to school wearing the same clothes for weeks upon end, with the inevitable 'personal hygiene' odours that can accompany teenage boys). His father seemed to have no interest whatsoever in anything other than in breeding and training greyhounds, despite the fact that his son was severely allergic to dogs. Regrettably, there are some very strange people in the world :(

[pastafreak]

Looks like there are a few more dog tracks that need shutting down. Considering how a large majority of the dogs are treated when no longer needed,it won't be soon enough. Some owners do treat their animals well....but thousands of dogs are discarded every year,as they either can not or won't race.