The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #154345   Message #3629880
Posted By: akenaton
03-Jun-14 - 04:41 AM
Thread Name: BS: the demise of the boring thread
Subject: RE: BS: the demise of the boring thread
I have seen more cruelty to animals from humans, who are too selfish to have aged and infirm dogs euthanized, than in any of the racing kennels I have visited.
Dogs are like humans, in that there are nervous individuals and confident ones, It also takes dogs some time to acclimatise to living in a home among a family, after up to five years in a racing kennel, where their lives are run to a regular pattern.

I believe in rehoming, but many dogs are not kept securely by their new owners over the bedding in period and a rehomed dog can be in serious danger if allowed to run free.

My dogs in England have a swimming pool, Jacuzzi, wet weather gallops, fully fitted treatment rooms for any injuries, walks in the Hertfordshire countryside every day, and a large paddock for recreation.
They are fed a varied diet, with a dry food base and a selection of vitamins, cod liver oil etc.
When they retire, I shall have them at home or with friends.
Racing dogs are magnificent, brave creatures, when at full speed are of breath taking beauty. Running and chasing is as natural and important to them as breathing or laughing is to us.

Your reference to my views on other sections of society were uncalled for and irrelevant in this instance.