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Originally Posted by TribalRats
I mean no malace when I ask you this, I am just wondering....where will he go when he retires? Will he stay with you or be placed in a home or a rescue?
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Tuff will be coming home to me unless he's stud material in which case he'll stay on my friend's breeding farm two hours from here. His litter looks terrific, so that's not outside the realm of possibility, though it's a longshot.
Just as an aside, the word "rescue" doesn't sit well with most racing people. It implies that the dog was in imminent danger of being put down, which most greyhounds are not. In fact, many owners include a donation when their retired racers go to the track's adoption kennel or to an adoption group. Project Racing Home here in North Carolina is funded by racing money. Some tracks withhold a percentage of purse money from owners to fund their adoption kennels and match it with their own funds. The American Greyhound Council has contributed millions to adoption. The Night Of Stars races, RaceForAdoption.com and PRH are a few of many racing programs that fund adoption.
There is no doubt that some greyhounds need rescuing. My late, great pet Roman did---his
pet owner turned him in to the SPCA at age 10.