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I have. And people walking greyhounds have been abused.

I don't think so Gapvic, I believe all the negative concern in the thread and elsewhere about how this will affect public opinion of the dogs is way over-stated, people are not stupid (no matter what the dol fraternity's general attitude to the non-dog/dol fraternity). There is a strong minority of less interested and less thinking people, and as tdx said, they are not the homes you seek for the greys, as they simply wouldn't have been in the first place. There is just as likely to be a backlash in support of the dogs, because more thought will be given to the overall issues - not just the issues specific to the dogs as in the coverage a couple of years ago. I'm with Gapvic, there has been huge damage done to the reputation of greyhounds. I truly fear the possibility of the laws being reversed on muzzling. All those countless hours people and their dogs have done over many years promoting greyhounds as pets pretty well down the drain. I feel sick.

Pretty sure there are walks scheduled for this coming weekend in Melbourne, whether they go ahead or not is a different matter.

This has been my point all day yet only one person actually had the guts to say "I don't know" It's all well and good to throw your hands in the air screaming BAN IT NOW yet those hands would be straight under their arses if someone turned up on their doorstep tomorrow with a couple of homeless greys. Exactly. I have wondered how that side of things was handled (if at all) in the US when racing was banned in the various states. Was there an influx into rescues/pounds and therefore dogs not getting the attention they need before being responsibly rehomed? Were dogs killed by the hundreds, either humanely or otherwise? Was there an increase in neglect cases? I can only imagine that it was the latter options that happened, though obviously I have no idea. If after banning greyhound racing, how long did it take for the issue of "excess" greyhounds to rectify, or is it still an ongoing issue. As much as I wish that all animals weren't used for human entertainment for gambling purposes, I completely understand that a ban isn't the best option straight out. There would be too much of a fall out for the dogs, there just needs to be some serious overhauling of the industry and some independent regulatory bodies governing over it. Perhaps one day the "sport" could be phased out somehow, but getting up and just going 'right, it's banned', is never going to be a viable option. I'd assume the majority were probably transferred to states that still allow it and any remaining dogs were simply destroyed. No real reason to keep a heap of dogs that are now a financial drain. Greyhound rescue is huge in the States, much bigger then here. Though quite a few seem to have the same save them at all costs mentality that exists in some groups here.

http://www.grv.org.au/news/2015/02/17/get-all-the-latest-news/ Tuesday 17 February GRV moves to suspend greyhounds On the advice of the Racing Integrity Commissioner, the board of Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) has resolved to suspend any greyhound trained and/or owned by the ten persons suspended by the board, on Friday 13 February, in relation to live baiting. This suspension will continue until the Racing Integrity Commissioner and GRV have concluded their investigations into these serious allegations.

seems there is more to come on the ABC news at 7pm

except plenty of innocent people will own those dogs and their progeny.

One would hope that the low life supplying the bait will be caught as well. No doubt pig dogs are being blooded as well and yes I can see greyhound adoption dropping right off for some time.

It's turned me from neutral, even pro, to anti in a big way.

Appalling Really appalling. I'm speechless. Hardly surprising. Don't worry Wreckit only dabbled in racegreys for a couple of minutes with a few freebies she was given. Hardly the font of all knowledge of racing practices.

I feel a bit tainted. All of us with greys are going to be getting funny looks tomorrow.

I'll be quite happy for them all to spend time in jail.

I've seen a couple of snippets and I'm not watching the whole thing

I can't watch it cause my TV isn't tuned in for the ABC. Depending on the hysteria on FB I might not bother watching it on the computer

espinay2 has nailed it

I don't think so

after feeding dogs for around 36 years now I can totally agree that most of this diet stuff is bull. I have fed pure raw, pure dry, mixed, the cheapest of foods to the most expensive and honestly none of it made any difference to my dogs. My dog with the most health problems was mainly fed pure raw, the dog with the least amount of problems was fed some of the cheapest food going including huge amounts of rolled oats.

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Why don't you just get the test done asap and ease your mind? It is obviously bothering you big time.

No

I imagine cause you are saying you want to breed as quick as possible. That would make most people very wary and poodles are exploited enough already. What do you say besides you want to breed within 12 months? Do you talk about showing, health tests etc?

My latest puppy, 8 month old greyhound is very chewy and found an old nylabone that I have had for around 10 years. She loved it until she lost it somewhere. Only pup/dog that did like it. I'm buying her a new one to keep her happy. Can't give her frozen bones etc in the house with the other dogs. They all get bones outside but in the house Phoebe can have her chosen chewtoy, no one else wants it :D

oh the visual!

One of my favourite songs I've done video's of the greys running with some ACDC soundtracks, works great

My rising star is Phoebe, 7 months old now. Picked up a couple of baby in group and has merrily disgraced herself since turning 6 months old. We do have our first 6 points though :laugh: A friend has shown her her in this video, we won't be out much as my knee has died and I am waiting to see the surgeon. Warrior is at the front