The ladies and the dogs below are my inspiration for today's post, I love my dog and it goes everywhere with me and comes first in my life. The dogs below for what ever reason are abandoned or unwanted dogs that have been rescued and given a second chance by the two ladies below. It is a good thing that folk like them are there acting as a safety net for this kind of dog.
What the Greyhound Rescue As To Say
One of the oldest breeds of dog, the greyhound has sadly fallen from its aristocratic connections to be the victim of callous exploitation, discarded on a whim. Companion of kings to unwanted outcast, his speed and working ability have been his downfall. There are many excellent owners and trainers who keep their retired dogs, but there are probably more greyhounds than any other single pure breed in dog pounds and rescue kennels throughout the country. This is because they are bred in their thousands for the chance of a few winners. Ultimately, many of them are losers - those who won't race, those who injure themselves in the process and those who race well, but eventually become too old to win.
Within the UK, Greyhound Rescue is organised as an informal association of local groups of varying sizes. These groups operate in different ways depending on the perceived need in their particular area. Despite the overwhelming need of help for ear marked ex-racing greyhounds, most local groups tend not to differentiate, recognising that 'a greyhound is a greyhound' whether tattooed or not. The surfeit of greyhounds is one of the factors accounting for the vast number of unwanted lurchers (greyhound crosses). Whenever possible, local Greyhound Rescue groups will take on some of these pathetically neglected dogs as well.
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8 comments:
Pete,
More stunning shots since I visited last. I like them a,ll!
Nice photos of your dog and the other rescued dogs. I like dogs as you know but you maybe didn't know that our son, who lives in Florida, rescued three greyhounds from the racetracks. They would have been hit in the head with a hammer as they never won races. Anyway, one time we were staying at his house and woke up the next morning with three greyhounds in the bedroom with us. Legs and feet everywhere. Nice Photographs.
I'm right pleased Peter wanted to do this post. He certainly looks after his dog and hates to see others mistreated. The ladies always have a smile for him and Defor when he come across them on they walk.
Well done mate.. good post for sure.
Thankyou Peter for posting our pictures. It is always a pleasure to meet you and Defor on our walks.Quite exciting also as we dont know what we will find next time we view your site. How did your pictures of frogspawn turn out, we passed the pond today and they seem to have grown since you took your pictures.
May we advertise our lurcher rescue, Lurcher Link, we help to rescue and rehome all manner of sighthounds.
Thankyou Peter, we do enjoy meeting you and Defor and we have passed the name of the site onto our friends at Lurcher Link and several of them have added Parrots Perch to their favourites. See you soon, Jan, Sue and the sighthound pack.
Nice one Pete.
Anyone whose kind to animals must be a good person.
Nice photos and nice words too.
Love the photos of Defor. Our son and his wife rescued three greyhounds, they have since all died. They rescued them when their own children were around 6 and 7, those Grandchildren are now 25 and 26. You can find the dog sketches our son did at this site.
http://clphotodesign.com/Site%204/Illustration.html
wonderful post. Defor is a delightful looking dog, such an expressive intelligent face! It is such a shame that greedy humans use animals as money making machines and then abondon them when they stop earning. Greyhound racing is not big here so we don't have the same problem, but it is shocking the number of neglected racehorses one finds on the smallholdings around here, those that don't get sold as pet food, which sadly happens a lot.
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