What are they checking for?

[Fantoosh]

I dont know how many people here on the org are gamblers :lol:, but i was just wondering what the staff are looking for when they check the greyhounds behind the ears etc before they are put into the traps? Does anyone know?

I was told before, but i can't remember and its been bugging me for a few days now. The first time i noticed it, i just thought that they were getting a little stroke for good luck. ha ha

Thanks

[Dadie]

are they tattoo'd with an identity no there or is it somewhere else??

[Cazaa]

Is it to check that the ears are actually there? I know that it's illegal to cut the ears off the greyhounds (reducing air resistance?) so maybe 'fake' ones can be stuck on which will fall off once the race starts.

[Fantoosh]

hmmm.. maybe thats it (The tattoo thing). They also look under their little coat with their number on, so im not sure.

[Fantoosh]

Do people really cut their ears off? or is that a joke?

[fred]

are they tattoo'd with an identity no there or is it somewhere else??

Racing greyhounds are tattooed inside their ears.

[catsbasket]

they can be tatooed on the inside of their back legs aswel can't they?

[ashaw1]

As far as i know it's just the ears. We used to have a couple of ex-racing greyhounds. If they are Irish greyhounds they are tattoo'd in one ear, UK greyhounds are tattoo'd in both. That's why greyhounds don't like having their ears touched as it reminds them of the track. ( i think that's the right way round)

[Bananas]

Mine are tattooed with green ink inside their ears and you are right they don't like having their ears touched, one of mine screams like a girl (she is a girl - so I can say that I think?)

There's a thread on Retired Racing Greyhounds as Pets in the Pets Corner - If you want to know more, there is good info there!