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The process of training racing dogs

Dog Training is one of the professional and well-researched animal training activities.

Select dog after birth

After 2 months of age, Puppies are separated from Mother and cared for and nurtured according to a special diet to ensure comprehensive physical development to become mighty Racing Dogs in the future.

1 year old dog racing trainer

At 1 year of age, the diet and training of racing dogs is done according to a standard curriculum agreed by the Trainers, depending on the breed, climate and geography.

Greyhound’s hunting practice

Race Dogs are allowed to wake up at 6 am. The Trainer begins to walk, jog and perform underwater swimming exercises to train endurance, endurance and comprehensive physical development. In order to awaken the hunting characteristics typical of hunting dogs, the Trainers will click on the prey track, stimulate them to chase, conquer the prey.

Familiarize yourself with the racetrack

At this time, the “working” time of professional Racing Dogs usually starts from early afternoon. To warm up for the main race in the evening, each group of dogs must go into warm-up training. One of those exercises is to swim in the moat.

Next is a lap exercise in a roundabout with fake prey controlled by a dog center staff member. Fake prey runs very quickly, attracting dogs to follow.

In order to give the dog a gentle stride on the track, the training ground is pumped with water to increase drag, forcing the dog to drive at full speed. Not only does the dog run alone, the dogs also have to run in pairs to get used to the feeling of racing with the opponent.

Greyhound racing dog’s diet

Their diet is very special and expensive. Each stage of development is different, the Trainer chooses to give the Racer a different diet. The juveniles are usually fed cooked food, while the adults and race starters are fed live and dry foods. All food is checked to ensure safety and hygiene before feeding the Racing Dog.

Before each race, the Racing Dogs are usually given multivitamins, toenails and a snack before the race.

Normally, each racing dog has a racing life of about 6 – 8 years. After that, those with good health are kept for breeding, the rest are adopted as pets in dog-loving families because they are very gentle.

Everything you should know about dog racing (Part 2)

Appearance characteristics

Greyhound is one of the fastest animals on the land, with a tall and thin body, a slim body, a well-built chest, a thin belly and strong long legs.

They range in height from 68 – 76 cm and weigh only 27 – 36 kg. With a body of this size that helps them have a very fast and far jump speed, their average running speed reaches 63 kilometers per hour and the maximum speed when accelerating up to 70 km per hour.

Greyhound has a small head and a narrow head, a long snout, a high neck and slightly curved, small ears that are usually folded in half of the ears, ears only slightly raised when they appear happy, this dog has a Tapered, elongated tails, their tails act as a set of brakes and steering wheels.

Greyhound dogs have a short coat that covers the body, smooth and rough hair, Greyhound has a variety of different colors, their fur can be only 1 black, white, brown or yellow brown and also other colors such as brindle and some plaid colors mixed between white, brown, black, etc.

Personality traits

Greyhound is a popular pet in families due to its gentle and intelligent nature, which is very affectionate and loyal to their owners, they also treat pets and other dogs well, they are only wary of strangers.

Greyhound are very sensitive, calm and obedient, they are easy to train and should not be disciplined or tempered with them because this species is sensitive to the attitude of its owner. Agile and hardworking, pets will know how to help and protect their owners.

Take care of

Greyhound dogs are very easy to take care of, they are suitable to live outside the yard with a comfortable space to move and exercise, this dog is quite sensitive to cold weather so need to keep them warm when it is sunny. cold. Their short fur is very easy to care for, just brushing and cleaning when needed.