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World Greyhound Organisation Needs Your Help
Tony Gallagher Australia (Team Member) Posts 5918 Dogs 12958 / Races 40209 11 Oct 2020 18:33
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Hi guys, I need your input to help the WGO place a value on the topics below. Once we have all the data we can then initiate an order of priority of things to be achieved and improved upon in countries currently owning and/or racing greyhounds without any official welfare structure or governing body.
Can you please post a score against EACH item 10 being if your rate it a must and 1 if it is not important at all.
If you have any suggestions or see anything I have left off please let me know.
Please note these are only heading we are not at the point of saying brush the dog, walk the dog, wash the dog etc. as this will come later.
Initial Setup
Committee/Board Online Studbook Owners and Trainers Registered
Welfare
Retirement/Welfare Centre Diet Vet attending all race meting Kennel inspections
Pre Race
Vet Examination Weighing the dog Kennelling the dog Bedding in kennelling area
Track Surface
Design length of straights, radius of bends, camber on bends etc. Number of dogs in a race Races starting on a straight only
After Race
Track Vet Examination Drug Testing
Thank you for your help.
Jamie Quinlivian Australia (Verified User) Posts 8727 Dogs 10 / Races 0 12 Oct 2020 00:01
Retirement/Welfare Centre - 10 Diet - 10 Vet attending all race meting - 10 Kennel inspections - 5
Pre Race
Vet Examination - 5 Weighing the dog - 10 Kennelling the dog - 10 Bedding in kennelling area - 5
Track Surface
Design length of straights, radius of bends, camber on bends etc. - 8 Number of dogs in a race - 5 Races starting on a straight only - 6
After Race
Track Vet Examination - 3 Drug Testing - 10
Daryl Barrett Australia (Verified User) Posts 1739 Dogs 1 / Races 0 12 Oct 2020 02:09
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Agree overall,but a different view on a few; Online Studbook - 8 Vet Attending all race meetings - 9 Kennel Inspections - 8 Vet Examination - 9 Bedding in kennelling area -8 Design - length of straights,radius of bends,camber on bends etc - 9
Nothing against Jamie's views,just quicker for me to do it this way.
Retirement/Welfare Centre - 10 Diet - 10 Vet attending all race meting - 7 Kennel inspections - 5
Pre Race
Vet Examination - 7 Weighing the dog - 10 Kennelling the dog - 10 Bedding in kennelling area - 5
Track Surface
Design length of straights, radius of bends, camber on bends etc. - 8 Number of dogs in a race - 5 Races starting on a straight only - 10
After Race
Track Vet Examination - 5 Drug Testing - 10
Tony Gallagher Australia (Team Member) Posts 5918 Dogs 12958 / Races 40209 12 Oct 2020 02:51
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Thanks Malcolm and Daryl
Robert Conway Australia (Verified User) Posts 462 Dogs 4 / Races 0 13 Oct 2020 03:57
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Initial Setup
Committee/Board 10 Online Studbook 6 Owners and Trainers Registered 10
Welfare
Retirement/Welfare Centre 8 Diet 8 Vet attending all race meting 10 Kennel inspections `10
Pre Race
Vet Examination 10 Weighing the dog 8 Kennelling the dog 8 Bedding in kennelling area 7
Track Surface
Design length of straights, radius of bends, camber on bends etc. 10 Number of dogs in a race 7 Races starting on a straight only 1
After Race
Track Vet Examination 10 Drug Testing 10
Tony Gallagher Australia (Team Member) Posts 5918 Dogs 12958 / Races 40209 13 Oct 2020 09:59
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Thanks Robert, these stats are going to really help us.
Mitchell Tubinas Australia (Verified User) Posts 813 Dogs 11 / Races 1 14 Oct 2020 08:12
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Committee/Board 10 Online Studbook 6 Owners and Trainers Registered 10
Welfare
Retirement/Welfare Centre 10 Diet 8 Vet attending all race meting 10 Kennel inspections 6
Pre Race
Vet Examination 8 Weighing the dog 6 Kennelling the dog 8 Bedding in kennelling area 9
Track Surface
Design length of straights, radius of bends, camber on bends etc. 8 Number of dogs in a race 7 Races starting on a straight only 5
After Race
Track Vet Examination 8 Drug Testing 10
Tony Gallagher Australia (Team Member) Posts 5918 Dogs 12958 / Races 40209 14 Oct 2020 09:14
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Thank you Mitchell it is appreciated.
Michael Eberand Australia (Verified User) Posts 845 Dogs 3 / Races 0 19 Oct 2020 23:04
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would rename
'Welfare'
to
'Welfare - cradle to couch' (or something like that)
Topics as you have them, but also - Whelping - Rearing - Socialisation - Chase stimuli - Training - Preparation for couch/pet life - Common Racing injuries - Common Health issues post retirement