Program to Help Retrain Retired Greyhounds Launched

Posted by Greyhound Betting in Greyhound Betting News on 10 20th, 2009 | no responses

Currently, there is a good number of retired greyhounds at Tarrengower Prison, Maldon. And so in connection to this, Deputy Premier and Minister for Racing Rob Hulls launched program called Prison Pet Partnership program. It is Victoria’s second program which aims to help retrain retired greyhounds at the said prison in Maldon.

The program has been proven effective. It is already in place at Dhurringile Prison, Murchison and has significantly helped rehabilitate the greyhounds there and provided prisoners the chance to be into positive activities.

Hulls greatly believe on the traits of greyhounds. They can have a competitive career, be into racing. But they must be closely monitored all throughout. It seems that they can be into so many things with good guidance. According to him, “greyhounds are strong, energetic and athletic animals as racing dogs, but once their competitive career is over they need to be trained to adjust to their new environment so they can live out the rest of their lives as household pets”.

The program will be like a blessing for greyhounds, specifically for the retired ones and the prisoned. They will be exposed to positive activities. But first, they need to experience little hardship by going through a six-week disciplinary program of integration and obedience which will be under the guidance of the Greyhound Racing Victoria or the GRV.

At Dhurringile Prison, Murchison, the program has been successful with 68 rehabilitated greyhounds back into the society. It started to be implemented at the said prison just two years ago, to be exact last September of 2007.

Hopefully, the program becomes also successful at Tarrengower Prison, Maldon. May there be also a good number of greyhounds rehabilitated and be back into the society. They deserve to be back to life, they deserve to be a part again of the society that once really welcomed them.

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