![TownviewKennels's tweet photo. The following is in direct response to the comments you made during your appearance on, “The Irish Field.” Namely, “Rather than defending greyhound racing, the horse racing industry [should] probably distance itself more from greyhound racing. I don’t think there’s much comparison between, yes, they’re both animals but greyhounds are muzzled during their racing, they’re not encouraged to socialise…race horses can go out to the paddock, given holidays, they exercise out with other horses…I think it’s completely different.” We respectfully outline our position that your comments are actually inaccurate and misleading for the following reasons.
1. In response to your first query, “Are greyhounds not muzzled in exercise and races?” Similarly to how regular, “domestic,” dog owners are encouraged to place muzzles on their own pets when out in public (e.g., when walking their dogs in parks or public spaces), greyhounds are muzzled only when required (e.g. during races) - not only ensure animal safety, but also to facilitate handler safety through the implementation of an extremely non-invasive and comfortable safe guarding measure.
2. In response to your second query, “Are greyhounds not kept in individual kennels?” No. From when they new-born puppies right through to late adulthood, our greyhounds are housed in a variety of kennel types (not cages) and live in safely-sized groups to encourage socialisation. For clarity, depending on their stage of life/age and time of year, our greyhounds live in a range of different enclosures, not just “kennels.” These enclosures include large enclosed fields, indoor-pens and lamp-heated beds.
3. In response to your third query, “Are they encouraged to socialise with other dogs after they’ve been raised?” Our greyhounds are encouraged to socialise with other dogs, as well as with humans, not only after they are raised but throughout all stages of their life from new-born/puppy stages (where they are kept in their litter alongside their mother until the appropriate age where socialisation can safely begin i.e., until they are fully vaccinated), to adolescence, to adulthood and senior adulthood. We thoroughly enjoy observing their rapid social progression and are acutely aware of the different social demands presented by each stage of our greyhounds’ lives. We are extremely privileged to have abundant space and resources at Townview Kennels to be fully equipped to respond to the different social demands of each different age group/life stage of our dogs.
We are extremely thankful for your queries however, and would be happy to address any other queries or concerns you may have about greyhound racing or our management of greyhounds more generally.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HMnxiZSXQAAat52.jpg)
![TownviewKennels's tweet photo. The following is in direct response to the comments you made during your appearance on, “The Irish Field.” Namely, “Rather than defending greyhound racing, the horse racing industry [should] probably distance itself more from greyhound racing. I don’t think there’s much comparison between, yes, they’re both animals but greyhounds are muzzled during their racing, they’re not encouraged to socialise…race horses can go out to the paddock, given holidays, they exercise out with other horses…I think it’s completely different.” We respectfully outline our position that your comments are actually inaccurate and misleading for the following reasons.
1. In response to your first query, “Are greyhounds not muzzled in exercise and races?” Similarly to how regular, “domestic,” dog owners are encouraged to place muzzles on their own pets when out in public (e.g., when walking their dogs in parks or public spaces), greyhounds are muzzled only when required (e.g. during races) - not only ensure animal safety, but also to facilitate handler safety through the implementation of an extremely non-invasive and comfortable safe guarding measure.
2. In response to your second query, “Are greyhounds not kept in individual kennels?” No. From when they new-born puppies right through to late adulthood, our greyhounds are housed in a variety of kennel types (not cages) and live in safely-sized groups to encourage socialisation. For clarity, depending on their stage of life/age and time of year, our greyhounds live in a range of different enclosures, not just “kennels.” These enclosures include large enclosed fields, indoor-pens and lamp-heated beds.
3. In response to your third query, “Are they encouraged to socialise with other dogs after they’ve been raised?” Our greyhounds are encouraged to socialise with other dogs, as well as with humans, not only after they are raised but throughout all stages of their life from new-born/puppy stages (where they are kept in their litter alongside their mother until the appropriate age where socialisation can safely begin i.e., until they are fully vaccinated), to adolescence, to adulthood and senior adulthood. We thoroughly enjoy observing their rapid social progression and are acutely aware of the different social demands presented by each stage of our greyhounds’ lives. We are extremely privileged to have abundant space and resources at Townview Kennels to be fully equipped to respond to the different social demands of each different age group/life stage of our dogs.
We are extremely thankful for your queries however, and would be happy to address any other queries or concerns you may have about greyhound racing or our management of greyhounds more generally.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HMnxiZRX0AEJ1YZ.jpg)
![TownviewKennels's tweet photo. The following is in direct response to the comments you made during your appearance on, “The Irish Field.” Namely, “Rather than defending greyhound racing, the horse racing industry [should] probably distance itself more from greyhound racing. I don’t think there’s much comparison between, yes, they’re both animals but greyhounds are muzzled during their racing, they’re not encouraged to socialise…race horses can go out to the paddock, given holidays, they exercise out with other horses…I think it’s completely different.” We respectfully outline our position that your comments are actually inaccurate and misleading for the following reasons.
1. In response to your first query, “Are greyhounds not muzzled in exercise and races?” Similarly to how regular, “domestic,” dog owners are encouraged to place muzzles on their own pets when out in public (e.g., when walking their dogs in parks or public spaces), greyhounds are muzzled only when required (e.g. during races) - not only ensure animal safety, but also to facilitate handler safety through the implementation of an extremely non-invasive and comfortable safe guarding measure.
2. In response to your second query, “Are greyhounds not kept in individual kennels?” No. From when they new-born puppies right through to late adulthood, our greyhounds are housed in a variety of kennel types (not cages) and live in safely-sized groups to encourage socialisation. For clarity, depending on their stage of life/age and time of year, our greyhounds live in a range of different enclosures, not just “kennels.” These enclosures include large enclosed fields, indoor-pens and lamp-heated beds.
3. In response to your third query, “Are they encouraged to socialise with other dogs after they’ve been raised?” Our greyhounds are encouraged to socialise with other dogs, as well as with humans, not only after they are raised but throughout all stages of their life from new-born/puppy stages (where they are kept in their litter alongside their mother until the appropriate age where socialisation can safely begin i.e., until they are fully vaccinated), to adolescence, to adulthood and senior adulthood. We thoroughly enjoy observing their rapid social progression and are acutely aware of the different social demands presented by each stage of our greyhounds’ lives. We are extremely privileged to have abundant space and resources at Townview Kennels to be fully equipped to respond to the different social demands of each different age group/life stage of our dogs.
We are extremely thankful for your queries however, and would be happy to address any other queries or concerns you may have about greyhound racing or our management of greyhounds more generally.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HMnxiZRX0AAAchV.jpg)
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And 42 years later we’re still largely using the same carriages.
We’re just so brutal at public transport projects in this country. It’s even stranger considering we’ve no car industry to protect or vested business interests against public transport.
𝐈𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐟𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐚𝐝𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐀𝐀 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐠𝐥𝐲.
𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐝 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐬���𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐢𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐞, 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐚𝐧 𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫-𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐫. 𝐀 𝐭𝐫𝐮𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲, 𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝟏𝟑𝟑 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐭𝐞 & 𝐛𝐥𝐮𝐞 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟒 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟕 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 ��-𝟕𝟏 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐢𝐤𝐞.
𝐇𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝 𝐰𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐬𝐢𝐠𝐧𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐭. 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐤𝐞𝐲 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧’𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐔𝐥𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐞𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐫 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐩𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦𝐩𝐡𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟑 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟓, 𝐰𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐡𝐞𝐥𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐀𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐳 𝐅𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐛𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐋𝐞𝐚𝐠𝐮𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐰𝐨 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟎𝟓 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟒, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐓𝐡𝐫𝐞𝐞 𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐥𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝟐𝟎𝟏𝟑. 𝐇𝐞 𝐰𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐢𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐣𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐲 𝐧𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝.
𝐁𝐞𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐲 𝐚𝐜𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬, 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐚𝐬 𝐚 𝐠𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐥𝐞𝐦𝐚𝐧, 𝐚 𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐛𝐦𝐚𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐲 ����𝐥𝐚𝐲𝐞𝐫, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐬𝐨𝐦𝐞𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐨𝐝𝐢𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐆𝐀𝐀 𝐭𝐡𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐡𝐮𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐭𝐲, 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐮𝐧𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐦𝐢𝐭𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭.
𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐀𝐀 𝐢𝐬 𝐝𝐞𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐛𝐮𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐆𝐚𝐞𝐥𝐢𝐜 𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐜𝐲 𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐯𝐞𝐬 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐢𝐧𝐝, 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐟𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐞𝐥𝐝.
𝐎𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐟 𝐨𝐟 𝐞���𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐠𝐡𝐚𝐧 𝐆𝐀𝐀, 𝐰𝐞 𝐞𝐱𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐞𝐫𝐞 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐞𝐥𝐭 𝐬𝐲𝐦𝐩𝐚𝐭𝐡𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧’𝐬 𝐟𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲, 𝐟𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐬, 𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬, 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤𝐦𝐚𝐜𝐫𝐨𝐬𝐬 𝐄𝐦𝐦𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐆𝐀𝐀 𝐂𝐥𝐮𝐛 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐦𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐧𝐬 𝐡𝐢𝐬 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠.
𝐌𝐚𝐲 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐦𝐞𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐒𝐭𝐞𝐩𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐭𝐨 𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐰𝐡𝐨 𝐤𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐥𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝 𝐡𝐢𝐦.
𝐀𝐫 𝐃𝐡𝐞𝐢𝐬 𝐃𝐞́ 𝐆𝐨 𝐑𝐚𝐢����𝐡 𝐀 𝐀𝐧𝐚𝐦 𝐃𝐢́𝐥𝐢𝐬.
📸Thanks to @TiernanFintan & @WeeHills
Carrickmacross Emmets have confirmed the sudden passing of club stalwart and former Monaghan star Stephen Gollogly.
Gollogly was a two-time Ulster winner with his county, having retired in 2017.
Condolences to his family and the extended GAA community in Carrick. RIP Stephen.
1991 King George VI & Queen Elizabeth Diamond Stakes - Generous
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'Bryson DeChambeau, You Could Not Be a Bigger Wanker'
@ChrisPoole___ @Berminn27 @BettingSitesCom @marmobet @shanetgrant11 How many different guises times did the great Bobby Browne have for this outlet?
@DenisCrowley @freddy6T6 @shelbournepark He looked to finish out the race much stronger tonight too after looking like 525 might possibly be stretching him - No such issue there and he is getting fitter / stronger.
@freddy6T6 Tidy win tonight - 28.44 is a nice step forward!
Roberto Carlos’s legendary free kick against France on June 3, 1997, is widely considered one of the greatest and most iconic goals in football history.
@RacingTrends I think 15 was the same margin as Dublin beat Cavan and this put the margin beyond that! Somehow I doubt that was in his head but after beating us I don;t mind that 2 pointer being scored on them!
@SmallerFishGAA Kerry have got incredible luck with the calls now against Tyrone and Dublin. Unless contrived you would hope that luck may turn and side with Mayo next time and get them over the line.
The coldest, funniest opening line uttered by a Wimbledon finalist ever!
Muchova 🥹🥹❤️🩹❤️🩹
Tá never left slips!
Long live coursing
1995 Comet Chase - Martha's Son
Novak Djokovic asked about comparison with Leo Messi at 39…after winning a 5 hour match
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The following is in direct response to the comments you made during your appearance on, “The Irish Field.” Namely, “Rather than defending greyhound racing, the horse racing industry [should] probably distance itself more from greyhound racing. I don’t think there’s much comparison between, yes, they’re both animals but greyhounds are muzzled during their racing, they’re not encouraged to socialise…race horses can go out to the paddock, given holidays, they exercise out with other horses…I think it’s completely different.” We respectfully outline our position that your comments are actually inaccurate and misleading for the following reasons.
1. In response to your first query, “Are greyhounds not muzzled in exercise and races?” Similarly to how regular, “domestic,” dog owners are encouraged to place muzzles on their own pets when out in public (e.g., when walking their dogs in parks or public spaces), greyhounds are muzzled only when required (e.g. during races) - not only ensure animal safety, but also to facilitate handler safety through the implementation of an extremely non-invasive and comfortable safe guarding measure.
2. In response to your second query, “Are greyhounds not kept in individual kennels?” No. From when they new-born puppies right through to late adulthood, our greyhounds are housed in a variety of kennel types (not cages) and live in safely-sized groups to encourage socialisation. For clarity, depending on their stage of life/age and time of year, our greyhounds live in a range of different enclosures, not just “kennels.” These enclosures include large enclosed fields, indoor-pens and lamp-heated beds.
3. In response to your third query, “Are they encouraged to socialise with other dogs after they’ve been raised?” Our greyhounds are encouraged to socialise with other dogs, as well as with humans, not only after they are raised but throughout all stages of their life from new-born/puppy stages (where they are kept in their litter alongside their mother until the appropriate age where socialisation can safely begin i.e., until they are fully vaccinated), to adolescence, to adulthood and senior adulthood. We thoroughly enjoy observing their rapid social progression and are acutely aware of the different social demands presented by each stage of our greyhounds’ lives. We are extremely privileged to have abundant space and resources at Townview Kennels to be fully equipped to respond to the different social demands of each different age group/life stage of our dogs.
We are extremely thankful for your queries however, and would be happy to address any other queries or concerns you may have about greyhound racing or our management of greyhounds more generally.
![TownviewKennels's tweet photo. The following is in direct response to the comments you made during your appearance on, “The Irish Field.” Namely, “Rather than defending greyhound racing, the horse racing industry [should] probably distance itself more from greyhound racing. I don’t think there’s much comparison between, yes, they’re both animals but greyhounds are muzzled during their racing, they’re not encouraged to socialise…race horses can go out to the paddock, given holidays, they exercise out with other horses…I think it’s completely different.” We respectfully outline our position that your comments are actually inaccurate and misleading for the following reasons.
1. In response to your first query, “Are greyhounds not muzzled in exercise and races?” Similarly to how regular, “domestic,” dog owners are encouraged to place muzzles on their own pets when out in public (e.g., when walking their dogs in parks or public spaces), greyhounds are muzzled only when required (e.g. during races) - not only ensure animal safety, but also to facilitate handler safety through the implementation of an extremely non-invasive and comfortable safe guarding measure.
2. In response to your second query, “Are greyhounds not kept in individual kennels?” No. From when they new-born puppies right through to late adulthood, our greyhounds are housed in a variety of kennel types (not cages) and live in safely-sized groups to encourage socialisation. For clarity, depending on their stage of life/age and time of year, our greyhounds live in a range of different enclosures, not just “kennels.” These enclosures include large enclosed fields, indoor-pens and lamp-heated beds.
3. In response to your third query, “Are they encouraged to socialise with other dogs after they’ve been raised?” Our greyhounds are encouraged to socialise with other dogs, as well as with humans, not only after they are raised but throughout all stages of their life from new-born/puppy stages (where they are kept in their litter alongside their mother until the appropriate age where socialisation can safely begin i.e., until they are fully vaccinated), to adolescence, to adulthood and senior adulthood. We thoroughly enjoy observing their rapid social progression and are acutely aware of the different social demands presented by each stage of our greyhounds’ lives. We are extremely privileged to have abundant space and resources at Townview Kennels to be fully equipped to respond to the different social demands of each different age group/life stage of our dogs.
We are extremely thankful for your queries however, and would be happy to address any other queries or concerns you may have about greyhound racing or our management of greyhounds more generally.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/HMnxiZSXwAA69ya.jpg)
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