tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726705148761711986.post2524727788558642926..comments2023-10-31T08:17:09.501-04:00Comments on Grey2K Lies: The Economic Contraction...Grey2K Lieshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09994000183020085027noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726705148761711986.post-57140987743748674412012-03-18T17:41:33.426-04:002012-03-18T17:41:33.426-04:00Actually, the Skechers debacle had nothing to do w...Actually, the Skechers debacle had nothing to do with racing people becoming responsible for the dogs. That has been occurring more & more over the past 10 years, but you don't hear about it. Greyhound racing people, like those in adoption, are too busy with the dogs to "toot their own horn", unlike Grey2K.Grey2K Lieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994000183020085027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726705148761711986.post-24971388994873311742012-03-18T13:12:11.417-04:002012-03-18T13:12:11.417-04:00I think it's great that somehow the Skechers d...I think it's great that somehow the Skechers debacle resulted in a push from within for racing people to become responsible for the adoption of their own greyhounds. Some in adoption like Judy will be offended but many more will be relieved that the spigot has shut off and they can go back to their lives. Just make sure greyhounds aren't being killed. While an owner's right, still not a great idea. TGP is in good shape, FLA not so much.Suzanne Stackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15125443040222708794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726705148761711986.post-77179619879132551352012-03-18T10:11:14.652-04:002012-03-18T10:11:14.652-04:00Those who bite the hands that feed them, people li...Those who bite the hands that feed them, people like Judy, need to realize that their actions have consequences, which may include they no longer get retired racing greyhounds from owners. Those owners have bought & paid for the dogs and they have the right to take them to whatever group they want or to take them back to the farm. Just because a group places dogs into good homes that does not give them the right to complain when an owner decides, "Hey... You're trying to destroy my way of life. Guess what, you're not getting my dogs."Grey2K Lieshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09994000183020085027noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726705148761711986.post-65246860495691211822012-03-18T01:30:21.966-04:002012-03-18T01:30:21.966-04:00Touche, John Parker. I've brought greyhounds t...Touche, John Parker. I've brought greyhounds to Judy before & she finds primo homes for them.Suzanne Stackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15125443040222708794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726705148761711986.post-68053787407195886772012-03-11T19:46:59.524-04:002012-03-11T19:46:59.524-04:00As much as I detest the lies of GREY2K and the pre...As much as I detest the lies of GREY2K and the prevarications of some anti-racing adoption groups, I have to say that this is a bad, short-sighted policy that fails to put the Greyhounds first. Using the Greyhounds as pawns to "make a statement" is bad for the dogs and thus bad for racing.<br /> Although the policy may have a short-term feel good aspect to some racing folks to "spit in the eye" of anti-racing groups by denying them Greyhounds to re-home, the reality is that until every adoptable Greyhound has a place to go, we need as many adoption groups as possible placing as many adoptable Greyhounds into as many good homes as possible, regardless of racing philosophy. We have 100% adoption within reach (and by that I mean 100% of pet-suitable Greyhounds that aren't breeding stock), and the sooner we get there, the better it will be for Greyhounds and for racing. "Don't adopt from or supply adoptable Greyhounds to anti-racing adoption groups" will delay the reaching of that goal. I would urge the racing folks currently advancing this policy to wait until we reach that goal and adoption groups have to get on waiting lists to get adoptable Greyhounds to advance that policy. We're not there yet.<br /><br />John ParkerJohnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11084647514639212882noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726705148761711986.post-78307805768259850192012-03-11T19:36:02.744-04:002012-03-11T19:36:02.744-04:00Be careful what you wish for....Be careful what you wish for....Dennisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6726705148761711986.post-24571594741936137122012-03-11T19:07:29.705-04:002012-03-11T19:07:29.705-04:00Before I actually had a greyhound and learned the ...Before I actually had a greyhound and learned the truth, I thought PETA-like "rescue" groups sneaked in to horrible abusive racetracks under cover of darkness and stole the dogs. <br /><br />Now I know better. I have seen how it works first-hand. I know that kennel owners and trainers love their dogs, and treat them like the elite athletes they are. They want them to go to the best homes possible when they retire. Their dogs do not NEED "rescue," but they DO need adoption. These dogs BELONG to people, and those people get to CHOOSE who gets them. No group has a RIGHT to get dogs just because they want them.<br /><br />If I were a kennel owner, I would find a racing-friendly or racing-neutral group who would work WITH me to place my dogs. There is no way I would give my dogs to a group that I knew was going to turn around and badmouth me to the rest of the world. <br /><br />And now the kennel owners are getting tired of the lies and the slander. They are cutting off the supply of dogs, and I don't blame them one little bit. Even if racing isn't your cup of tea, it seems to me it would be better for all concerned to be civil and work WITH the tracks rather than railing against them. <br /><br />It seems Ms. Paulsen has failed to heed the old admonition: DON'T BITE THE HAND THAT FEEDS YOU. It may just bite you back.Houndmomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00312492632805731993noreply@blogger.com