Bring back betting on dog racing with stipulation that they have to be family dogs?

Happy International Dog Day.

Florida outlawed wagering on dog racing at the end of 2020, which effectively closed all of the dog tracks. The rationale for the ban was that the greyhounds who race professionally are treated cruelly, e.g., living in cages. Dogs love to run, though. I wonder if it would make more sense to allow gambling on dog racing, with classes organized by breed, so long as each dog lives in a standard family pet environment (no more than one dog per human household member, for example). Mindy the Crippler could compete in the Vicious Retriever 9-12 years category, for example, and would be thrilled to chase a rabbit. I would bet on her!

This might fall into the same category as my desire to see a Honda Odyssey minivan as an Indy 500 or Formula 1 pace car.

6 thoughts on “Bring back betting on dog racing with stipulation that they have to be family dogs?

  1. Always remember, there’s two kinds of dogs who get put down – those too smart to chase the rabbit, and those too dumb to chase the rabbit.

  2. So sad. Some of my best dates with various not Mrs. Anon’s were “going to see the puppies” in Florida.

    Mrs. Anon actually preferred Jai-Alai in Newport.

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