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.