| They don't need to take responsibility, Owners are bestowed the responsibility as soon as they breed or buy a pup, racer or broodie. Unless they are able to sell the dog, give it away or place it in a rehoming facility, it is always their responsibility from the time they own it until the time they don't We know this already. What I am saying is that for the greyhound racing train to keep progressing, owners who don;t breed or have the space or time to look after them the dogs when finished racing NEED ASSISTANCE in rehoming their dogs, which CUURENTLY is NOT being provided This will lead to owners being stuck with dogs that they are paying for that aren't racing and eventually as this builds up there will be less new investment in the sport regardless of the prizemoney. The problems behind the scenes are choking the sport Breeding has exploded, which generally is not a bad thing, but it is under the CURRENT circumstances as the outlets for rehoming are getting tighter and tighter Hard to get into rearers, hard to get into breakers, hard to get into trainers unless your dog breaks in or pre trainers very well Why? because at every point there are retirees taking up these spaces (not so much with the breakers) I have heard of trainers now not taking dogs unless the owner has a plan for them if the dog is not up to scratch or gets injured and can't race for an extended period of time We are seeing it now, pups aren't moving. Maybe the real high end pups are , but generally well bred pups by a decent sire from a city winner are going for as low as $2,000 and being left on the shelf I reiterate its not a Qld issue, its Australia-wide issue and I reckon all the State associations with GA need to get together to find a solution that suits all States I see it as a huge problem. maybe people don't share or want to share my view and that's fine, everyone has their own opinion
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