November'06 - Greyhounds Queensland

Owen EdmondsAn InsultKirsty O'BrienGAP Newsto our SportI wondered when I read it, is this form guide really realOr is it written for a purpose to make us trainers feelThat we're a mob of idiots, for the dogs we choose to raceOr maybe we can’t match it with the southern statesAnd then I thought well maybe, the tipsters lost the plotDoes he have the industry at heart, surely he could notComments such as crab pot bait, or looking for a holeNo man would write such garbage, if he had a human soulCans of petrol and a match; the mans a flamin' sadistHe’d use compassion when he writes, if he only had itOil the rifle indicates some shoot their dogs at willSome impression in the public that weak comment does instillFor a hound to be flea bitten, and a mongrel one at thatSuggests to me our local vets, are somehow out of whackI don’t recall them ever letting dogs with fleas get byAnd if our dogs wore hobble chains, complaints would surely flyThe impression that the public get, when they read this crapWould surely make them sceptical, of ever coming backTry this one "A super slug", what's that meant to meanThose words have many meanings, good and bad it seemsA garden pest can be one, a hit that strikes with forceA cylinder of lead that's fired, to set a targets courseThen in good old Aussie language, for them we have to thankIt’s something that some people think, a thing they like to wankTo those that choose to read them, I clearly say to youThese comments may sound funny, but only to a fewIt’s our sport that really suffers, from these innuendos writtenVisitors that come our way, and sure as hell we need 'emWe love our sport and our dogs, these comments have no placeUnbecoming to the racing game, by someone without faceIF you have spent sometime on the Internet readinggreyhound websites, chancesare you have been viewing a DiO'Donnell created page.Di is a Greyhound AdoptionProgram volunteer, and thewebmaster for many greyhoundrelated sites, including thepopular Greyhound AdoptionProgram website.Behind the scenes Di hasbeen creating, publishing andupdating the GAP website fromthe beginning some six yearsago.Through an interest ingreyhound racing, Di and herson Rick were visiting a youngpup they owned at trainer RossLangtry's property. During their regular visitsthey noticed a greyhound Dash (Mal'sHonour) that was looking for a home.It was then that Di had the thought ofcombining her interests of web design andgreyhounds, and from that grew the GAPwebsite.Success came from the original design,the greyhound found a new home, with helpfrom the website, and Dash went on to live ina nursing home.As the website evolved new features wereadded and the page in its current form is apowerful and essential promotional tool forthe Greyhound Adoption Program.Di regularly gives up her valuable timevoluntarily to update articles and photographson the website and manage the site on a dailybasis.A large quantity of inquiries and adoptionsare a direct result of visitors to the website.The interest the site generates isenormous, and has helped find homes forhundreds of dogs, and educated many peopleabout the greyhound's nature.With three pet greyhounds at home, Diand her son Rick have an interest in the racingside of the industry as well.They have raced Polar Princess who wona couple of races for them, and currently havea greyhound named King Kissy and a SurfLorian pup that they are looking forward toracing in the future.Regulars at the Capalaba greyhound track,Di and Rick (pictured above) created awebpage for Capalaba, and more recently Dihas completed a website for Brisbane andRichmond Clubs in NSW.Her business known as Dinky Di webdesign has created pages for many greyhoundstuds and kennels.The number of visits to the GreyhoundAdoption Program website and commentsreceived about the site is proof that Di isleading the way with her web design.Dogs for Racing OverseasMust be under 26 monthsPh Steve Wilkes(07) 54230276 or 0427 319944The (November, 2006) Journal Page 24