It may be a dog's life but the future's brighter
NEW PET: Terry Moore from the Lifecare Retirement Home in Cambridge with adopted greyhound Minnie.
On the racetrack, Minnie was a streamlined streak of canine energy. In retirement, the four-year-old greyhound bitch is the perfect pet, though in stark contrast she is "bone idle".
That's the assertion of Su Robins, manager of Lifecare Cambridge, the retirement home where Minnie will spend the rest of her days.
Minnie, who won nine races as I'm Wishing from the kennels of Pokeno trainer Phil Green, was adopted under the Greyhounds As Pets scheme launched by Racing Minister Winston Peters in March to give greyhounds a future after they finished racing.
Most greyhounds race until they are four but in the past thousands of dogs have been euthanised once their careers have finished.
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Greyhounds are the ideal pet for a rest home," she said.
www.greyhoundsaspets.org.nz
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