Greyhound Nation

Episode 6 - Recorded September 24, 2020 "It's kind of in between a kennel and a home...so you really have a feel that they're at home...it's not your typical kennel."Viara Gentchev Show Notes Viara Gentchev is a breeder and operator of a new retired racing Greyhound care center -- a "halfway house" concept pioneered by Greyhound Racing Ireland (GRI, formerly the Irish Greyhound Board) and the Ir...

Episode 5 - Recorded September 7, 2020 "There is a growing community of responsible hobbyist Greyhound breeders … [who will] be of increasing importance as both sources for pets and amateur sporting Greyhounds and for the preservation of the American racing bloodlines."John Parker Show Notes In 2021, fewer than five Greyhound race tracks will remain open in the United States. Even as the population of available for...

Episode 4 - Recorded August 28, 2020 "If you wanted to have a great life in Greyhounds, you couldn't do much better than what Charlie has done…"John Parker Show Notes Charlie Blanning has, indeed, lived the Greyhound enthusiast’s life. His father and grandfather bred, raced and coursed Greyhounds. Charlie spent his childhood years playing with Greyhound puppies and attending races and coursing meetings. Char...

Episode 3 - Recorded July 14, 2020 "Who's going to see the entertainment value of our dogs going at 45mph at peak performance and seeing that excitement?"Laird Morgan Show Notes Laird Morgan -- Texas attorney and advocate for the breed -- is always thinking about the possibilities for the American Greyhound racing sport. He acquired his first pet Greyhound through a racing kennel in 2007 rather than the trad...

Episode 2 - Recorded July 16, 2020 "I get there early, 'cause I want a good parking spot."Jennifer Bachelor Show Notes That's the mindset of Jennifer Bachelor, trainer of champion agility Greyhounds -- get settled and get focused. It's all part of her plan of action when she brings one of her many Greyhounds to an agility competition. Jennifer's trained both former racing Greyhounds and Greyhound...

Episode 1 - Recorded July 7 and 25, 2020 "[In this area] the Greyhounds were as well known as the baseball players and the football players...and you could start up a discussion with anybody in the store about who was running at Taunton or Raynham that night."Dennis McKeon Show Notes In this inagural episode of Greyhound Nation, host John Parker and producer Michael Burns introduce themselves and share their aspira...