Rebanne

yes I am. Not sure if I will get there as I have a very dodgy knee but the dog is fine!

My crate has heaps of blankets in it so the dogs can snuggle in. If I shut the door I don't worry about water. My dogs also wear coats and if a pup wasn't up to wearing a coat I would cover the crate.

yes

Lots of fleece blankets, they are cheap and wash and dry like a rag. I use rib backed dry bed every where for my dogs but not in the kennels

glad the neighbours got compensated. Stupid dog owners.

http://www.dogsvictoria.org.au/MembersArea/JudgesOfficials/HowtoBecomeaJudge.aspx

I plan to use imported semen on a maiden bitch. Very comfortable with it.

I will be looking to import semen. Much cheaper then importing a dog who would most likely only be used a couple of times. I'd import a bitch before I imported a male.

My entire dog doesn't smell either. UTI?

There just aren't the homes for them. That is the bottom line. There has been and still is plenty of promotion about their suitability as pets. How many more people are there in the USA, with approx the same amount of greyhounds bred? What is safe? Safe with all critters, small ones only, kids, elderly etc? I've got a bird killer here so not safe for some.

https://www.facebook.com/groups/447806795264957/ in the files section currently 7 and 8

There are not many around. I think of them as being between a beagle and a foxhound. I quite like them but they are not for me. They are a hunting dog, a scent hound.

I think you mean some of the owners.

Yep

100% agree and people would still bet on the outcome and dogs would still be disposed of if they didn't win and people would still breed trying to find "the one"

I don't deal with drunks so I wouldn't expect my dogs too.

There would have been no where near an extra 538 greyhounds on couches if not for GAP. Some rescue's a truly wicked and not in a good way.

can't be bothered

But there aren't 12,000 homes available every year for one breed no matter how well socialised they are. The way I understood what Kirty is saying is that there should be alot less greyhounds bred in the first place which I totally agree with. You would come up against restriction of trade if you made things too hard. Dogs are goods after all

But there aren't 12,000 homes available every year for one breed no matter how well socialised they are.

I agree with Gruf on both counts. Will also point out that, like other dogs, there have been plenty of laws made that have not been enforced. Enforce those laws they do have and new laws might not be needed. Exactly, except I would like to see the owners of the dogs be made accountable for their lives after racing and ways found to be able to do that. As far as I know it already happens in Vic. But I also agree with Wreckit, why just one breed?

I agree with Gruf on both counts. Will also point out that, like other dogs, there have been plenty of laws made that have not been enforced. Enforce those laws they do have and new laws might not be needed.

Ditto

ask your breeder! Read this I feed my greyhound pups on adult supercoat so they don't grow too quickly.

Educated guess, it's the big trainers, who have many dogs racing each week. The hobby trainer who may race one one or two dogs every couple of weeks aren't. A lot of dogs are trained for a percentage of the win. ETA Horse owners don't make much money either unless they have a pretty good one. They are in the same boat as the dogs, just not quite as easily disposed off.