"Kerry" racing greyhound "Slingshot Doogie" wins.

[crispini]

Just saw this on the local news. A grayhound racing track had set up a race between a "Bush" doggie and a "Kerry" doggie, and the Kerry doggie won.

Hey, it's trival, but I'll take it! That and the Packers win... sports related omens goin' our way. :D

[flvegan]

1. That is a good omen, but...

Sadly, both dogs will likely wind up:
1. Shot in the head and dumped in the woods;
2. Sold to a lab for experimentation;
3. Sent to some Godforsaken country where they beat the dogs to make them faster;
4. Killed, rendered, and turned into dog food.

Maybe they'll "just" be euthanized. Ah, the glories of greyhound racing...

Sorry for the downer, but it had to be said.

[flamingyouth]

2. Or they could get adopted into loving homes

Lots of people foster and rescue Greyhounds, including several people on DU.:hi:

[flvegan]

3. You are absolutely right

But, it's a very small percentage, sadly. I'm certainly not belittling ANY person's adopting, fostering or otherwise helping this breed. I've adopted greys out of my organization, as well. Wonderful dogs. But, it's a shitty industry, supporting a shitty sport, that only seeks to make shitty people wealthy. A plague on both houses of anyone supporting it.

[luckypunch]

4. This one made it to adoption

My sweet girl. She just turned 7.

[crispini]

5. How are they with cats?

I've been looking into getting a dog and have considered an ex-racer, but I would be a noob dog owner and I'm not entirely confident in my ability to train them away from the cats! :)

[luckypunch]

6. Some are good with cats

They have to be tested. I know people with 2 or 3 greyhounds and cats with no problem, but they do have to be tested and introduced properly.