Yankiwi

GRNZ spent their $2m on a straight track in Wanganui, that trainers are not nominating for. Since the first race meet started there (non-tote & tote) on 12 June 2024 or 7 months ago, they have had a total of 1013 starters to run in a race. To put that in perspective, 1064 starters have run at Addington between 20 Dec 2024 & 10 Jan 2025 or about 3 weeks. The straight track maximum number of starters for a race meet is 84. The Addington track average per race meet over those 3 weeks is 106, with 91 starters being the minimum. GRNZ built the straight track away from the area of the country with by far the largest population of dogs. Is GRNZ devastated by that reality too?

No-one is as bad as @Yankiwi I can't believe how he states facts that are out in plain sight. How dare he? It's one thing to have a dead dog in the database. There is understandable reason for that. It's another thing to have it in a database long after it is dead, with a current trainer & training location associated with the dead dog, which still has an owner. If that registered trainer still has a trainer's license, it's likely they could still nominate it to race. However, it would make it very difficult for the RIB to check the ear tattoos to identify the dead dog for check-in purposes, unless it had been mounted by a taxidermist. However, that is pure speculation on my part. I don't claim to know how long a tattoo remains legible on a dried dog ear.

You're welcome Dougga. But what about these? Abby Ruth turns 24 this year. https://www.grnz.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=8 Abergavenny turns 36 this year. https://www.grnz.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=11 Abigail's Party turns 19 this year. https://www.grnz.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=12 Acclaim turns 38 this year. https://www.grnz.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=37 Ace Canning turns 26 this year. https://www.grnz.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=42 Ace Of Spies turns 23 this year. https://www.grnz.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=45 Ace Of Trumps turns 30 this year. https://www.grnz.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=46 Ace Student turns 24 this year. https://www.grnz.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=48 I'm sensing a reoccurring issue here. 50 Animal ID numbers checked (1 thru 50), 8 of the 50 are in error about being alive or dead alone. That's a 16% error rate in the first 50 numbers. Seems plenty of suits with appropriate job titles under the GRNZ umbrella that could have worked to sort this out over the many years GRNZ's record keeping issues have turn up as insufficient in review after review. To fix it, GRNZ initiated their check-in system to be able to know the location of any dog in their database at any time. How'd all these dead dogs slip thru that process? Then they submit the following to the Minister of Racing with a straight face believing they've done a wonderful job & are blindsided by the decision he gave them in return.

So, the RIB must have scanned/verified that the 38-year-old dead dog in the database was alive & accounted for. That gives me full confidence that missing dog concerns are no longer valid.

GRNZ told Govt that they had confidence in the integrity of their database & the status of all the dogs within it. I don't have confidence in it (nor should the Govt), as their database has a 34-year-old dog that appears to still be registered to race.

Karen was a great trainer & is a wonderful person.

Why is headquarters/board claiming this in their Oct 24 report to Govt? https://www.grnz.co.nz/Files/Quarterly Reports/GRNZ October 2024 Quarterly Report.pdf Since GRNZ is confident that "missing" dogs are no longer an issue, did Adina Bale complete her twice yearly check in during the last round? https://www.grnz.co.nz/greyhounds/profiles.aspx?AnimalID=88 At 34 years old now & still registered to race, it's kind of hard to understand how GRNZ has confidence in their database.

Has GRNZ ended the importation of racing dogs and/or pups from Australia? Has new Govt legislation been passed banning importation? I haven't seen any notice to suggest that either have done so. GRNZ - If welfare unpins everything you do, then there's no excuse for allowing the importation of even more dogs at this point, compounding the rehoming problem. It might even pay to export any Australian owned dogs back to their owners, greatly easing the upcoming rehoming nightmare. If they don't, they'll eventually be flying even more dogs to the USA for rehoming.

I've heard one LP movement is in the works. Also heard about a second LP movement in the planning stage. Not going to say more about either of them, because contrary to some's belief, I want the industry to continue & won't be undermining them.

Based on the information at the time the Track manager was terminated, it wasn't an 18-month job.

Why was my previous post hidden? The GRNZ Track manager position ended up being a 16-month job. The GRNZ COO position ended up being a 33-month job. GRNZ positions don't always have longevity.

Funny you say that. After some persistent skin issues with our dog and some trial & error, we narrowed it down the biggest cause to be the brand of kibble we were giving him. Swapped brands & saw some improvement overnight. Even better after a couple of days but damage had been done and after a couple further weeks of a less than a speedy recovery, I was off to the Vet's yesterday with him. Suggested were expensive shampoo to deal with a fungal issue on his feet, antibiotics to deal with an infection on his feet & some other tables to deal with "itching". All deemed very important by the woman vet. A second option was some monthly jab that had a success rate of 60%. I asked her if we do the pills/pills/shampoo, will it fix him? She said it'd sort it out but may become a reoccurring problem. Then I asked her how these issues would have been dealt with 30 years ago. Instant silence. In the end I agreed to stump up the $'s this time and leave with her suggested 3-step treatment but told her this method is not something our dog will be given routinely or on an "as needed" basis for the next 10 or 15 years.

Your claim was "The Police didn't file charges." The police did fine charges. They later dropped them.

That's been my opinion forever, far to many years (and reviews) of being all words and only reactive. Just as guilty are the RIU/JCA, now the RIB. People are going to do what they do. If they do something that is out of line, they should be held to account. If the rules are ignored for some participants & not others, then it's an issue. If one trainer gets fined for an Arsenic positive swab & another under the exact same circumstances (chewing on treated timber) gets a fine but has it fully suspended for one year, then it's an issue.