One of our volunteers spotted a FTGH advert on the Greyhound Data page. Nothing new in that, many of your dogs started their journey on this site. Tia had enough on with the move and besides, Doncaster is a long way from our kennels now.
It became clear after a month that this fellow wasn’t going to be snapped up so Tia called up the old guard in Yorkshire. By then he looked a bit moth-eaten to say the least.
Length of time of his fall from grace? Gilbert came last at Doncaster on 9th April. Advertised FTGH, 16th April. Sprung by our volunteer (thanks Missus) and came into the fold on the 16th May, smelling like a rabbit hutch.
Gilbert is a big lump at 35 kilos. Three wins out of 17 races and not three years old. Hardly the pick of his litter and typical of the breeding mill that churns out rubbish to make a buck. Three of the litter made the track and only one is still in training, (came 4th last night at Perry Barr). Another is at a rescue, having won once. Wow.
Gilbert went straight into a foster home and after a few tricky days won his family over.
Enjoy the sofa you great daft lump.