Four Must-See East Coast Dog Racing Meets, Spring 2010 Schedule

It takes a while for dog racing to get going on the East Coast, but when they do, it is lots of fun.  After a long winter of lying around and enjoying those holiday treats, most of us racing dogs and sighthounds are ready to get back to dog racing.  Here are the spring events [...]

Four Must-See Western Regions for Great Dog Racing, Spring 2010 Schedule

After a long winter of lying around and enjoying those holiday treats, it’s time to get back to dog racing and more specifically, whippet racing.  All we racing dog and sighthounds are very excited and looking forward to that first dash after the lure.  Here is what is happening out West.
Northern California – The Northern [...]

A Must Know Guide to Amateur Dog Racing

Hi, this is Tristan the Whippet.  I’ve been whippet racing all my life and truly love it.  If you are unfamiliar with amateur dog racing, let me tell you a little about it.

For starters, a racing dog is generally called a sighthound, or sometimes gazehound.  Racing dogs are called this because in the wild [...]

Running with a Racing Whippet

Retirement shouldn’t be about ending, it’s actually new beginnings.  When I retired over a year ago I wasn’t exactly sure what “new beginnings” lay ahead.  I could never have guessed what was to come.
A pet seemed like a good idea for a new beginning, specifically a dog…maybe a whippet.  What was not in the plan [...]