Very Happy greyhounds

https://youtu.be/I9FKi9nKMbw

Snow in Harlow.

https://youtu.be/ENmzdQKEo_k

Very happy greyhounds.

 https://youtu.be/I9FKi9nKMbw 

Greyhound people, both Pro and Anti are normally quite decent people who look after, and love their Hounds. However, there are some so far down the evolutionary scale they hardly register. Both sides are aware of these individuals whom are intent on bringing the sport they say they love to its knees, (Pro's) as well as several Anti's who see the greyhound as nothing more than a crusade to enhance their own mundane lives. As I stated, there are many within the Industry who have done everything in their power to brighten the tedium of racing or retired greyhounds in their care, but unfortunately these more enlightened folk are often lumped together with the greyhound owners who kill, maim torture and abuse this very gentle breed of canine for whatever reason. The greyhound only wants to please and be loved in return, is that to much to ask from people whom he/she trusted? The people I find absolutely galling from with-in the sport are those who fail to appreciate the term: "RESCUED" as an explanation of how a greyhound came to be in their forever home. This is a short video of two greyhounds enjoying their new life as much loved pets, and yes, these and others just like them have been "Rescued" from a life of living in a wooden box where if they are lucky will be put in a small paddock to empty out a couple of times a day. Minimal human or canine contact, where the true reality is they are just waiting to die, unless of course they are rescued by a caring member of the general public appalled at the greyhounds plight.. Many others though are left to live the best they can in their own excrement and filth, until their God comes to take them back. A life with-out real love, no couch, no regular walks to meet their doggy friends, and no tit-bits or home to call their very own, A prisoner of circumstances who has committed no crime other than they were born a racing greyhound. A GREYHOUND SURE HAS TO BE BORN LUCKY https://youtu.be/I9FKi9nKMbw

Chapter 3. Louise Clark throws a wobbly.

     Chapter 3

I have been filming the greyhounds up for adoption at Whittingham long before Louise Clark appeared, as well as filming the regular get-to-gethers, albeit at the kennels or over the Butlers Retreat with no problem, but I hadn’t taken into account how totally infuriated Clark had become by  my action of unfriending her. She really turned ugly. Every time she sees me she glared daggers, so it was no real surprise when she refused to put my latest film of the greyhounds desperate for a new home on the website. It then began to degenerate into even more childishness when she took all my earlier films off the website. Her excuse was they weren’t right and would stop greyhounds being rehomed. Without of course any explanation as to why? The stupidity of Louise’s statement made an amoeba look intelligent. Especially, as close on 500 people have already seen it on my You Tube page, with no complaints so far. I also get a lot of their personal comments to me with no detractors.. I just think it was more evidence that Clark thinks she is now in charge and what she says goes.

I made my current film the same day that Patch died, so I witnessed first-hand what had happened to him, and the staff there was not to amused to see me there.  No cover-up could take place so they had to grin and bear it, but I think it was another reason my film was not loaded on to the website. I think the next day’s posting made by Louise which started; “We don’t normally do an update” Of course they don’t, but they had too after I had written what had befallen poor Patch, and placed it on several greyhound websites. If I had my own way they would have had to answer the question, why did they put an old ailing greyhound in a warm paddock with no cover or shade for quite some time?

The kennels used to be a friendly place but since Clark has grabbed control all is not well. I had wondered why Louise had so many people who didn’t like her, but I wonder no more, she has done it all without really trying. One of the volunteers up there knows exactly what she is doing as he/she said to me I can’t say anything as I want to carry on coming up to the kennels. Is she that scary or just manipulative as its making people wary of saying anything in her presence.

The kennel website is a prime example of her intentions as no one except Louise can post any new topic, although others can, but they are immediately shuffled onto the side-lines which makes them very hard to find. Reputable websites, like WGW invite people to post their thoughts and opinions without hiding them, unlike Louise Clark who cannot bear criticism. So Clarks posting of;

12 June at 12:34 ·

From Johanna (owner of whittingham Kennels): We will not tolerate abusive posts or messages towards our staff at whittingham. All my staff are dedicated to homing the dogs in our care and do many hours unpaid beyond their shifts. Slanderous and wrong posts will be removed and will not be tolerated. We are lucky to have a great team who all work solely for the welfare of the dogs. We have a wonderful group of supporters and volunteers and will not allow our work to be undermined. Thank you all for your support towards finding homes for as many greyhounds as we can!

Which attracted a great deal of response of course, as I and a friend watched the innocent greyhound supporters being sucked into feeling so very sorry for her by posting their words of comfort while Louise was laughing with her hand over her mouth and thinking just how clever she had been.

But it was all total bullshit as nobody can post anything of this nature on her website as she has complete control. As for this message being written by Johanna Beumer, it is another complete lie, but it does show Clarks control intentions against the people who support the Whittingham Rescue. Johanna Beumer wouldn’t use the completely wrong term of Slanderous, when the correct term for any written defamation is Libel, and of course she would use a capital letter for Whittingham, plus “is” instead of are. Another look into the twisted mind of Louise Clark I’m afraid.

What really happened of course was I had written on my Face Book page exactly what I thought of Louise Clark over the Patch incident, and her failure to post my latest film of greyhounds desperate for a forever home. Somebody see what I had written, let’s call them D, and sent it to Louise, who then hatched the plan to make it look like I was threatening all at Whittingham when my only intention was only to give a written diatribe to the very childish Louise Clark. She didn’t stop there as she also went to Johanna running me down there as well with her little lies. Which I am afraid will result in me now giving Whittingham a miss. It will also mean the money I give to Whittingham, plus monies from my German friends who send me a large sum to give to greyhound rescues of my choice every Christmas, which a big portion went to Johanna,  going to a rather more deserving cause than Whittingham from now on..

The trouble is that Louise does a great deal for Johanna, who in return cannot risk the chance of losing her, so patronises her whims and lets her get on with it.

 I have been going to Whittingham for a long time now and I have seen a few people who think they can take Whittingham away from Johanna, but nobody has done it yet? But Clark is getting closer.

There has been one thing which has always bothered me about the Clarks, it is their greyhounds, I have never seen such an unhappy bunch of hounds in my life. Such a shame really.

       

 Chapter 4. Louise Clark, a right pain in the derriere!

I received a phone call the other day from someone at Whittingham Kennels, who shall remain anonymous. They left a message on my answerphone with information that all is not well at the kennels, I didn’t reply because sure as eggs are eggs, it’s going to get worse, so I will only watch from the side-lines as this once happy rescue turns into a den of iniquity. I will comment every now and then, which is my wont, but get involved? No!

One of the things that really irk my ire is hypocrites who never seem to grasp the fact they are hypocrites. I write this in deference to all those who keep cats as it’s a personal choice, which I don’t agree with, but tolerate, just.

On Clarks Facebook page, she has a long list of save this animal and save that animal, it’s really quite an impressive list of animals she would like to save. Admirable I suppose, until you are aware that she keeps cats that go out slaughtering small birds and animals without the Clark’s turning a hair and deciding this carnage must stop and they should cease keeping cats. I think it’s a case of not doing what I do, but do as I say. Yeah! Right!

There have been a couple of things which have happened at Whittingham that have put the Clarks in a very good light, which Louise Clark was quick to exploit to cement herself into the very good books of Johanna Beumer. The kennel’s roof needed replacing and a bore hole needed to be dug to give the rescue a reliable source of water. The Clark’s lent/gave the money to Whittingham so these jobs could be expedited before the RGT came up with the money to clear their debt.  Johanna is no fool; she was not going upset the Clark’s when they were going to put their hands in their pockets to quickly to come up with the cash whenever she needed a little financial help. I think that is what’s called holding a tiger by the tail.

Johanna Beumer owns the kennels and rescue, but it’s a kick in the teeth for the people who really care for the hounds and see what’s happening. I dread the winter, as I know there are greyhounds up there colder than brass monkeys. A very cold draughty kennel and greyhounds without coats, it’s a bloody travesty. Will it ever change? Well I hope so, but I’m not holding my breath..

Rescued! or Rehomed?

“Rescue” Is it such a potent word? When you are describing how you came to be in possession of an ex-racing greyhound.
I have had 35 rescued greyhounds! Or they could also be described as rehomed, or adopted, but the end result is they now have/had a much better life in front of them than they have/had had up to now. So had
they been rescued from that earlier life, or just rehomed from their previous existence?
However, I use the term “Rescued” because that is what I have do...ne, I have rescued them from a bad experience, and I don’t just mean the greyhound racing industry. Of that 35, just 7 came straight from a decent racing kennel, and the rest from greyhound rescue establishments, of which there was 3.
One particular rescue I was closest too supplied me with the majority of my hounds, and knowing what went on at this rescue? was why I took in many of their greyhounds. Lack of real money was one of the reasons for the basic care, if not the whole reason, but trying to do things when money is tight means you have to cut corners just to survive. Up to now they have managed to keep going, albeit with just a few skeletons rattling in the cupboards, but for how long?

I have rescued greyhounds from this rehoming kennels, because that is what I have done, rescued them.
The hounds I have taken on from there were their very hard to home hounds. I stepped in and took them because I couldn’t leave them there no longer as they looked so sad and abandoned. I’LL clarify that, as they had all lived in another home prior to me, but were then returned when their circumstances changed, or the previous owners couldn’t be bothered anymore.
The video I post with this is my Fonzie and Danny enjoying themselves in my garden. Both were from the rescue, and both had been dumped back into the rescues kennels separately along with one excuse or another, I’m just glad I made them happy for the time they were with me..

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RESCUED GREYHOUNDS, so happy they are now living in a home.

Greyhound people, both Pro and Anti are normally quite decent people who look after, and love their Hounds. However, there are some so far down the evolution...

Chapter. 1 Louise Clark! Is she too good to be true?

 Chapter 1       Louise Clark! Is she too good to be true? 

Louise Clark gives the impression she is a kind hearted decent human being with only one goal in life, and that is to do all she can for the poor maligned greyhound. But is that true? Is she really putting the greyhound first, rather than Louise Clark?

But who is Louise Clark? A few facts about her.

Their neighbours in Broad Walk Woodford do not like them, which is something of an understatement as they loath them. So why would that be?

Louise Clark engineered an argument with AK who works mornings at the kennels, which got very heated, so much so it was decided their paths wouldn’t cross so they were separated. But why would she pick on AK? Well! quite honestly, AK has forgotten more about greyhounds and kennel life than Louise Clark has ever known, so therefor was a threat to her. And of course AK was also a Greyhound Trainer in her earlier life. Louise Clark despises the Greyhound Racing Industry, especially greyhound trainers.

J and A who do the kennelling on Sundays and have done for many years, were once great friends of the Clarks, but don’t have anything to do with them now. I wonder why that is?

Richard Lobb, for many  years did an immense amount of good for the kennels, Johanna and the greyhounds, and also spent a great deal  of his spare time at Whittingham, so much so it appeared he was a fixture at Whittingham. Many people thought he was the rescue, not Johanna. It is also fact that he, who runs the website, yields the power, and Richard ran the website. He was a very clever man. Unfortunately, he became ill and was away from the kennels for some time. When he returned, Louise Clark had taken over the Whittingham website, much to Richards’s dismay, as it then seemed to him all the previous years he had spent at the kennels now meant nothing. In fact he had been kicked in the teeth by Louise Clark. He quickly left Whittingham and the hounds, and then went and volunteered for Joy Battley and her retired greyhounds. Not long after that he died all alone at home, and the tragedy was it was sometime before he was found. One of the volunteers, a kind man who will be very much missed by the greyhounds whom he did so much for..

So now Louise has the power, and with Johanna Beumer being computer illiterate any information she is given comes directly from Louise, be it true or fabricated. She knows full well that Johanna will never see it herself, or in fact write anything on a computer.

 So what will Louise do with this power? I think I know as it has it has already been demonstrated? She wants people out of Whittingham who know more than her about the greyhound.

Chapter 2. Louise Clark hates the Brexiteers.

 

Louise Clark was a “Friend” of mine on Face Book, and had been for a while. I’d even taken her and her mum, plus several others out to dinner, and I had also given Louise a £85 new Satnav to make finding her way around doing home checks a lot easier. So I had no axe to grind with her. In fact, she and her mum were often invited to join my friends on our regular walks around my local Pishiobury Park. We had a number of very nice meetings over there talking greyhounds and whatever, a lot of which I had filmed. Warts and all, with some conversations edited out as they referred to Johanna and her way of doing things, especially from Louise. Mind you I still have the tapes.

Then Brexit happened, and Louise Clark became a very volatile Re-moaner, and let everyone know this was the case. She had many arguments on line, none more so than with another volunteer from Whittingham, who shall be known as D. To say her whinging and whining became tedious was mildly putting it as I was getting all her rubbish on my Face Book feed. Day after day it went on, so I was forced to unfriend her which stopped it dead. I didn’t block her, just unfriended. The poop hit the fan as she noticed what I had done which made her throw her dummy out, which I’m afraid was the catalyst for what happened next.

Before I go into that I’ll just say I have known Johanna Beumer since the late 1970’s. In fact not long after she started re-homing greyhounds from the old Walthamstow Kennels along Sewardstone Road. In all of that time I have had many retired greyhounds from her. This was after I had stopped training my hounds for racing and retired them to a forever home with me where they lived out their full lives. Incidentally this was when Louise Clark was just a babe in arms. She knew this however. So I was another one she wanted out of the way in her quest to be number one at the kennels. She who must be obeyed was her eventual target. In her quest I think where she excels is she is very good at making people feel appreciated, well! That is to their face of course; behind their backs it is another matter, especially behind Johanna Beumers back.

One of my pet grievances is how returned greyhounds are treated when they are brought back in winter. I think it’s appalling how these dogs who have been living in a warm home, and are then  put in a very cold kennel, and an even colder paddock, without any form of coating until overnight,
is abuse. How the hell this can be caring for a greyhound is beyond me, especially a very confused greyhound who hasn’t a clue what has happened to him/her.  I’ve mentioned it to Johanna, but you are just wasting your time as it’s in one ear and out of the other.. I bought it up with Louise, but she lacks the bottle to confront Johanna, just behind her back, so she too is party to this abhorrent behaviour by her lack of compassion for these poor unfortunate hounds. She certainly isn’t as sweet as she appears, not by a long chalk.

Whittingham Greyhounds looking for a forever home.

Can you give any of these beautiful hounds a home?  https://youtu.be/vQ6ryFyVSYM

GREYHOUND EXPERTS? Is there really such a Person? 

 Even greyhound owners and trainers of of 50 years’ experience will confess they don’t know it all, and I will put myself into the same bracket, nobody knows it all, and to be even a relative font of information would take at least 30 years interaction with the breed. A greyhound is there to make a fool of you, and that is what they do. Obviously they share some traits because they are a greyhound, but without a shadow of a doubt they will confuse you, irritate you and often have you pulling your hair out but they all have one thing in common, they will always love you, and of course every true greyhound owner will not only love them back, but completely adore their hounds to the ends of the Earth.
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Yes of course! You can exchange information on your dog which can be helpful, but on the other hand it may be the completely wrong advice for that particular dog. Just because your hound reacts to something doesn’t mean all hounds will react the same way. Taking a greyhound, if it is your first hound it is paramount you learn as much as you can from books and advice, but the reality is you will only learn about your hound by having him/her with you, and it takes years.
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The greyhound is an enigma, because I’m sure they don’t even know themselves. When I first started with greyhounds, I too had to learn the ins and outs of the breed, but it soon became evident I would never live long enough to be a truly competent expert because even now they do things I’m not really expecting, and even eat things, like salad for instance which allegedly goes against the norm.
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When Pat Bannister was in charge of Wimbledon kennels I took on one of her hounds. Lucy (Ascots Girl/Princess) who used to love blackberry’s, and in season I used to pick them on our walks with half for her, and half for me. I never had another hound who liked them, neither before or after. I had another greyhound girl who would take apples out of the fruit bowl and completely devour them, she loved them, but I’ve never had another hound who liked them too.
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I often see on forums what you can and cannot give your hounds, which once used to be part of their diet that was until all these warnings hit the Internet and people believed them as fact. Garlic for instance, was used by greyhound trainers to keep (allegedly) worms away and help clear them out, and I used it myself on my racing greyhounds, and I never had a problem with any of my hounds. Things that are considered taboo, I still give to my dogs mainly because they were having them long before these “alerts” were adamant you shouldn’t give them to dogs.
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I never post what I actually give my hounds, because there is always someone who says you shouldn’t be doing that or doing this, normally someone who doesn’t even know which end a dog defecates. If I was to write on a forum just what I actually give my hounds I would be castigated by the “fonts” but of course they truly appreciate their fayre without ever falling foul of anything which could in anyway be remotely put down to the type of treats my hounds are given. For instance, my hounds used to love soft ice-cream in a cornet, and still do, but there is a warning on ice-cream too circulating on the internet.
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As I said earlier all greyhounds are different, so obviously there have been canines which have been affected by some foodstuffs, but it is a broad spectrum to include all canines as at risk. Some people have allergies to a lot of foods, but others eat them with no problem, while others suffer, it is I’m afraid just the way of the world, but we still go on eating them. However, about 15 years ago I was in hospital for 12 days after eating Spaghetti Bolognese, I have never eaten it since. LOL
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To conclude, people will still have a rudimentary knowledge of any particular greyhound, normally theirs which will increase as time goes by, but to know it all? No way, but I often wished I did so I wouldn’t make so many silly mistakes.
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Last week, a friend asked me to look after her girl greyhound overnight as she wanted to go out. All was going well, until she had a growl at my 13 ½ Ciara, to which I pulled her up very quickly, something she hadn’t been used too. All I can say was she gave me such a look I’ve never seen before in any of my 50 years with the breed. She looked at me in total disdain along with a look that seemed to say; “Don’t ever talk to me like that again Sunny Jim” I just wished I had my camera at hand.

No! Nobody will ever get to the bottom of the noble greyhound

This appeared on the Whittingham Retired Greyhound Refuge last week. It was written by Louise Clark, who runs the website at Whittingham. The trouble with Louise Clark is she is a Control Freak, as everything has to be done in her way only, despite many people having a far better knowledge of the greyhound than her.

I unfriended her on Face Book, which then brought the real Louise Clark to the fore.

I have for many years done videos of the Whittingham greyhounds desperate for a home, this long before anyone had heard of Louise Clark. So she deleted all my videos from the website, including all the Christmas and Easter kennel gatherings, but worst of all she posted this on the Whittingham Website.

Whittingham Kennels - Greyhound Trust

· 12 June at 12:34 ·

From Johanna (owner of whittingham Kennels): We will not tolerate abusive posts or messages towards our staff at whittingham. All my staff are dedicated to homing the dogs in our care and do many hours unpaid beyond their shifts. Slanderous and wrong posts will be removed and will not be tolerated. We are lucky to have a great team who all work solely for the welfare of the dogs. We have a wonderful group of supporters and volunteers and will not allow our work to be undermined. Thank you all for your support towards finding homes for as many greyhounds as we can!

 

Which attracted a great deal of response of course,

from all those that read it, that is until you dissect it. As I said, this woman is a control freak, so she has set the website up so only she can decide what posts can be allowed. Which means that abusive, wrong or slanderous posts can NEVER be posted. This posting is a figment of her imagination to cause trouble and try to rid herself of people she knows are far more greyhound savvy than her. I can't say I'm surprised at the amount of people at Whittingham she has crossed swords with, but the count is getting bigger.

As for Johanna Beumer having any input, it is just a red herring. Johanna Beumer neither has a computer, or has any knowledge at all how they work. No! this has only been posted to cause trouble and to try and cement Clarks position at the kennels.

 

Poor, Poor Jeffrey.

I used to do a lot of greyhound walking for the greyhounds waiting for their forever homes at Whittingham Greyhound Rescue. It was a nice way to spend a Sunday walking the hounds. However, something happened at Whittingham I found absolutely disgraceful, so much so I never went back to the kennels to walk anymore hounds because of what happened to a Black and white girl called Jeffrey.

It started when some idiot put her in a kennel with a nasty male greyhound that then attacked her. By the time help came she had a plethora of tears all over her body. She was in a very serious state, but it gets worse.

A professional greyhound trainer by the name of John Walsh took a pair of scissors and went to cut off living skin, but I stepped in to stop him. He was not impressed. The be all and end-all was one of the volunteers made her position be known by taking  Jeffrey straight to the vets at Wanstead for immediate veterinary care. Fortunately Jeffrey recovered after some time and was then lucky to find a home with a lovely lady in Harlow, Essex. I dread to think what would have happened to her at the hands of Walsh and Whittingham if Pauline Stevens hadn’t stepped in to come to her aid.

Because of veterinary costs some greyhounds at Whittingham are slow getting the medical help they deserve, but that was the pits by Walsh. I still did the filming and attended open days, but what happened to Jeffrey certainly scarred me.

              Greyhound Patch died today.  30th May 2017

 

I really feel sad this evening as the events of the day catch up on me.
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I hadn’t done any filming of the greyhounds looking for homes at Johanna Beumers rehoming kennels in Waltham Abbey since Christmas. So today I drove over to film all the hounds that were desperate for a home. Not as many as usual as the kennels were half full of hounds who were described as holiday dogs, but the only beings on holiday were their owners, while they were incarcerated wondering whether their owners would ever come back for them, but happily, they always do.
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No! What made me sad was a greyhound I only know as “Patch” But really another poor soul who was just another statistic of the greyhound racing Industry.
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Boy Green, a greyhound trainer of many years standing is now suffering from the debilitating disease senile dementia, with a wife who is physically incapable of walking any greyhound or even looking after them comfortably. So the two hounds they had in kennels in their back garden were turned over to Johanna’s rescue this morning.
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These two old greyhounds both nudging 12 had never known any real home life kept in a garden kennel, so it looked like a very comfortable last couple of years were theirs to be had because there would be selfless adopters who would step forward to take them into their own home instead of leaving them confined once more in kennels. Their future looked brighter than it did yesterday I must say. I even went into the paddock to give them both a fussing before I then went into the kennel block to start filming..
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A short time later, out in the paddock poor Patch had collapsed and was lying on the ground in a great deal of distress. The kennel staff rolled him onto a blanket and carried him into a kennel, and then laid him very gently onto the ground with the blanket under him. He seemed to brighten up for a minute, before he was whisked off to Medivets which began a fight for his life. Their prognosis was he had suffered several heart attacks, so it was to be touch and go what the outcome would be?
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The veterinarian’s did everything they could to keep him alive, and thought they had succeeded for a while, before yet another heart attack took its final toll as he slipped away on his journey to wait all alone at the Rainbow Bridge.
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What happened to the old boy? Did all the stress of being taken away from the only home he ever knew play a part, or was he destined to die today anyway? No one really knows, but the only saving grace was at least he died surrounded by people who cared, and not all alone in a garden kennel with no one aware he was dying.
I don’t know why it affects me like it does, because wasn’t he just another greyhound? The answer to that is a resounding No! He wasn’t just another greyhound; he was a dog who deserved more!!!
I only knew you fleetingly “PATCH” but you left yourself indelibly printed on my heart! God Speed xxx.

 

The more I think about Patch and how he died comes back to why did they leave two old greyhounds in one of their paddocks for over two hours on a very warm day? I think Whittingham have much to answer for. The truth is, if I hadn't been there would any one have known after the less than qualified Louise Clark was forced to write the following day; "We don't often do an update" They had too after I had written about Patch.

 

Greyhound Leo died  6th June 2017. http://www.greyhound-data.com/db.php…

Before I relate how poor Leo fared under the care of Kew's Vets Harlow, UK, it is once again the disgraceful behaviour of the senior staff at this practice that comes very much to the fore.

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My interaction with Kew's goes back to the very early 80’s when I was a naïve greyhound owner, who thought a vet was a vet, but very soon that evaporated as my trust in the veterinary profession was put under a great strain after I took my greyhound girl, Kizzie to have a toe swelling checked over by a Kew's vet. They didn’t really do a lot other than pain control, and some ointment. Very soon I was forced to go elsewhere when the condition worsened. Who I see was Bruce Prole a very eminent greyhound vet, who soon chastised me for going to Kew's as it had now had been left too late, and he could only pin fire the joint to hold it stable. (Now illegal in the UK)

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Sometime after that my Glen began limping, and although I again took him to Kew's where they x-rayed him, their opinion was he had Arthritis in his wrist. Out they came with their pills again, but to no avail. So I then took him to greyhound veterinary author David Poulter. As soon as I walked up to his surgery, David stepped out and very bluntly told me that this was very serious as he had a tumour in his shoulder, not anywhere near his wrist. After x-rays to confirm, I had to have put to sleep immediately.

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You may wonder why I again went to Kew's? It’s mainly, because it was just up the road to me. But it was to get worse.

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I again had to take my greyhound Vincent to see the vet as he was off colour and had been eating grass, but not too much. I will say at this point this practice never appears to employ experienced vets as they all seem so young, so much so I always ask them how long they have been qualified to allay my fears. I must say though they weren’t often allayed. So there I was at Kew's in the evening out of hours with a young girl veterinarian giving me her opinion. This turned out to be open him up and clear his stomach out, which they did. However, they told me they had removed two quarts of grass, but I knew that couldn’t be true as my garden was paved all over, so the only grass he could have eaten was while he was on a walk with me, and believe me it wasn’t a lot, so my doubts were aroused with what they were telling me.

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Vincent was kept in, and they wouldn’t let me see him. However, they did tell me if I didn’t pay up front I couldn’t have my dog back. The truth is I could buy any of them up there so there was no question I couldn’t pay. I steamed up to the practice and corralled the practice manager in a consulting room and let rip my feelings of why a jumped up veterinary nurse could tell me I couldn’t have my dog back. It was like talking to a brick wall. I paid the £1496.00 bill and took Vincent home. It was after this incident that I began to write up my experiences of using this God forsaken practice. It didn’t go down to well with the authors of my misfortune. I’m under the impression think they think their clients should be seen, but never heard? I also had a nasty meeting with another inept vet at this practice when my Lucy lost her battle with cancer and had to be put down. The young vet was so dire, that when she left the surgery to find some more anaesthetic, the veterinary nurse apologised profusely for what had just happened.

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The final straw for me came in January 2016, when out on one of our walks my hound Fonzie began to struggle to breathe, and began dying before my eyes. I was near my car so I managed to get him in with my other two and took him to the nearest vets, which just happened to be Kew's. At the back door I wrung the bell and a veterinary nurse appeared, and I told her my dog that was in the car and was dying so I needed to have him put to sleep quickly as he was badly suffering. She went back inside, appearing in a few minutes to ask me to go around the front. There was no way I could do that as he was a dead weight, and weighed close on 80lbs. So she went in again but I collared another nurse who bought out a blanket, and between the two nurses we got poor Fonzie into the surgery where he was very quickly euthanised. One nurse took care of my other two dogs which I greatly appreciated. It was the delay in in them actually seeing Fonzie in the first place I deplored, as I could only watch his struggle for life as it ebbed away. The decision to go to the front came obviously from higher up than a practice nurse which I can only assume was implemented to cause me much more distress.

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Fonzie had already gone through enough before he came to me so I was not amused. I wrote extensively on that which appeared on our Spotted in Harlow, which gives the small man a chance to get their story across, especially any injustice you may feel. It’s a boon to anyone in Harlow who feels aggrieved. So this is the background to what happened yesterday as I approached the K*** veterinary van where they had just put Leo after the accident, and they knew exactly who I was as I was addressed by name..

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I was there with the blessing of the owner, as I had taken Leo out many times with my gang, I loved the old dog as he was such an old character. I wanted to see just how bad he was to see if the correct choice would be my greyhound vet, or for Kew's to be in charge of his care. I didn’t have a chance, because every time I tried to see him she thrust her rear into me stopping me getting close, it was akin to trying to get round a barrage balloon being buffeted by the wind followed by her accusing me of assaulting her. The only saving grace it was luckily videoed.

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Leo’s owner appeared very soon after, and we followed the van back to Kew's, where this gargantuan woman banned me from going in the building. Leo’s owner went in, and after a while came out with the news all was not well with the old boy.

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I cannot comment on Leo’s care as they wouldn’t let me in. However Toni was constantly on the phone to me, and it was decided if there was any kind of hope he should be given a chance, however slim. It seems that Leo had been hit slightly off straight damaging his back legs. There were no breakages, but an obvious chance of nerve damage, which sadly was the case. However, it was worth giving him 24hrs to let him settle down a bit to see if there was any improvement, but it was just minimal I’m afraid, so very reluctantly Toni decided the time had come to let him go.

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Toni’s mum, sister and daughter were there to see the poor boy off, but once again their animal and customer care took another nose dive. Instead of using the kindest way of passing him on to his maker by putting him to sleep in the cage he was in, they also decided to not carry him into the consultation room where the family waited, but literally dragged him in which caused not only Leo distress, but the family too.

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So the poor old dog has gone, surrounded by his families love, but not their anger at what they had just seen. You want good memories, but I know it has left a bitter taste in their mouths at what they had just seen. The sad thing is of course it will stay with them forever.

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I will just add here that people who say Kew's did well by their pets, must remember that is what they are supposed to do, that is what they are paid for to treat you and your pet with respect. It is when this respect goes out of the window you have a problem as they appear to have no realisation of what the owners of the animals are going through, which to me is the travesty of going to Kew's of Harlow UK.

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The woman who hit Leo and then drove off I hope is the recipient of Karma at its most vengeful. Bryan HG Leach.

 

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