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Everything you should know about dog racing (Part 1)

Dog racing is one of the most popular recreational sports in the world and is particularly famous in European countries. Recently, this hobby has been introduced to many countries and created a new fever for the dog racing community.

Dog race track

Depending on the geographical region, different climatic conditions, Dog Tracks are designed to be constructed of different textures and materials. Currently, there are 03 popular types of Dog Track in the world including Grass track, Sand track, Iron track.

Grass race track

This is a popular course, the course is paved with grass so that dogs can run more easily

Sand race track

The surface of the yard is sanded, making the dog’s running speed decrease, the dogs with superior strength will dominate.

Iron race track

Immediately the surface of the racetrack was paved, dog owners need to wrap or wrap cloth in the paws of the dogs carefully to avoid slipping or large friction causing injury.

Formula of dog racing

Unlike other types of racing, Dog Racing does not distinguish by weight or form, but based on their current performance. From the lowest rank is D rank, however, dogs will have to start from C rank to participate in the race and will have to win 3 consecutive rounds to be promoted to the next rank, until reaching A rank, they will be upgraded up to AA and AAA, etc.

Greyhound is known to be very fast and strong, they are loved by speed racing enthusiasts.

From the hunting dog, Greyhound has been popularly developed into a dynamic family pet with friendly and affectionate nature. Find out detailed information about Greyhound dog breed.

The origin

Greyhound is an ancient breed found in Europe in the Middle Ages, the breed was popularly developed in England, which is very popular with the nobility because of its ability to race at a speed. Great, this dog line has become famous in European dog racing courses.

This breed was brought to the Americas by Spanish explorers and British colonists, and here, the breed has been used to hunt for prey, especially hunting coyotes in North America. In 1885, the Greyhound was recognized as the oldest dog breed in the world by the American Kennel Association.