Safety

Tuesday, March 01, 2005

Muzzle Safety

Below is a post from a friend. Her and her husband are not novice owners and have 9 greyhounds at home, some 5 years or more. They are very responsible and greyhound saavy but it just goes to show you that all it takes is a split second for something to happen, even for the most experienced owner.

I know that when many of you received your greyhound you were given their track muzzle. You were probably also told that it should be used when you have a pack (2 or more) greyhounds playing unleashed in an enclosed area. And yup, I’ve seen the horror on many peoples faces as if to say “i’m not going to put that on my doggie.” Look at it this way, our greyhounds are professional athletes just like a football player, hockey player, baseball etc… Whenever those people step out on to the field to ‘play’ they wear protective gear to prevent injuries. A greyhound is no different, their protective gear is their muzzle. Sure they are retired now, but they can be just as competitve as when they were running professionally.

So please be careful and ask yourself is it more cruel for your hound to wear a piece of plastic for 30 minutes or have them recover from lacerations for the next 3 months.

And more importantly never leave them unsupervised!

Posted by Greyhound Dad on 03/01 at 01:53 PM
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