Greyhound Care & Standards
Greyhound Care & Standards

  • News
    • Announcements
    • Industry News
  • Greyhound Care
    • Greyhound Health & Well-being
    • Greyhounds & Adverse Weather Conditions
    • Greyhound Injury & Illness
    • Educational Videos
  • Owning
    • Get Involved
    • Retirement from Racing
    • Desexing
    • Desexing & Dental Scheme
    • Re-homing greyhounds with prey drive
  • Breeding
    • Becoming a Breeder
    • The Breeding Process
    • Ear Branding Phase Out
    • Successful Breeding
    • Brood Female Care
    • Breeding Restriction Exemption Application
    • Breeder Resources
    • Better Breeding Podcast
  • Training & Racing
    • Racing Dress Standard
    • Becoming a Catcher, Attendant, Trainer
    • Catcher, Attendant, Trainer Resources
    • Greyhound Recovery Initiative
    • The Adolescent Greyhound
    • Kennel Return Guide
    • Kennels
    • Rearing
    • Lures
  • Greyhound as Pets
    • Greyhound Microchip Registry
    • Greyhound Microchip Registry – Forms
    • Information for New Owners
    • Greyhound Adoption Program
    • Assisted Rehoming Program
  • Rules & Compliance
    • Rules of Racing
    • Code of Practice
    • Policies & Guidance
    • Permits & Registration
    • Treatment Books
  • About GRV
    • Regulatory Structure
    • Regulatory Approach
    • Feedback
  • News
    • Announcements
    • Industry News
  • Greyhound Care
    • Greyhound Health & Well-being
    • Greyhounds & Adverse Weather Conditions
    • Greyhound Injury & Illness
    • Educational Videos
  • Owning
    • Get Involved
    • Retirement from Racing
    • Desexing
    • Desexing & Dental Scheme
    • Re-homing greyhounds with prey drive
  • Breeding
    • Becoming a Breeder
    • The Breeding Process
    • Ear Branding Phase Out
    • Successful Breeding
    • Brood Female Care
    • Breeding Restriction Exemption Application
    • Breeder Resources
    • Better Breeding Podcast
  • Training & Racing
    • Racing Dress Standard
    • Becoming a Catcher, Attendant, Trainer
    • Catcher, Attendant, Trainer Resources
    • Greyhound Recovery Initiative
    • The Adolescent Greyhound
    • Kennel Return Guide
    • Kennels
    • Rearing
    • Lures
  • Greyhound as Pets
    • Greyhound Microchip Registry
    • Greyhound Microchip Registry – Forms
    • Information for New Owners
    • Greyhound Adoption Program
    • Assisted Rehoming Program
  • Rules & Compliance
    • Rules of Racing
    • Code of Practice
    • Policies & Guidance
    • Permits & Registration
    • Treatment Books
  • About GRV
    • Regulatory Structure
    • Regulatory Approach
    • Feedback

Latest Announcements:

Industry Consultative Group – Expression of Interest

Final Reminder – Reintroduction of Bibs – Monday 25 November

Reintroduction of Handlers’ Bibs – Monday 25 November

Less than three weeks to complete NPC

New National and Local Rules coming into effect

Welcome to GRV’s Greyhound Care & Standards site

Greyhound Racing Victoria (GRV) is the statutory body responsible for promoting and controlling the sport of greyhound racing in Victoria. Only by maintaining the highest levels of greyhound welfare day in day out, will we ensure a strong and sustainable future for the sport.

Supporting, enabling and encouraging a culture of ongoing learning and personal skill development is a key component in GRV’s strategy for success. One of GRV’s roles is to help guide and support participants to meet their various obligations and responsibilities.

This website contains a wealth of information on a variety of topics relating to the care of racing and pet greyhounds:

  • becoming involved in the industry and registration
  • regulatory requirements including the Code of Practice, requirements for greyhound facilities, planning and council permits and the rules of racing and policies
  • greyhound health and wellbeing,
  • greyhound injury and illness management,
  • retirement, preparation for re-homing as pets and
  • greyhound breeding, education and training

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150 Years of Greyhound Racing
in Victoria

From the first race in 1873 to the present day, we’re proud to be a part of this incredible sport and community.

The welfare of greyhounds must be the number one consideration at every stage of their lives

Breeding (0-3 months)
Breeding is producing the next generation of racing greyhounds. Breeding involves important decisions about the choice of sire and dam, understanding the costs and resources needed, and ensuring dams and their pups have a suitable environment and care to produce good racing dogs.

Rearing (3-13 months)
Rearing is a critical period of the greyhound’s life where they learn to respond appropriately to their environment. This period is important for socialisation, regular galloping, human interaction, chasing balls, learning to walk on the lead, and meeting other dog breeds and animals.

Education (13-22 months)
Education is the greyhound’s first exposure to training and racing environments. Education is the gradual and positive introduction of adolescent greyhounds to chasing lures, travelling, race kennels, start boxes etc. By the end of their education period, greyhounds can enter and exit a start box safely, confidently chase a lure and are comfortable in racing kennel housing.

Racing and training (22 months – four years)
Greyhounds generally begin racing between 24 and 30 months of age. They race about 30 times per year until they are about four years of age.

Retirement (four years+)
All greyhound retired from racing and breeding must be rehomed to a suitable pet home. Retirement is the responsibility of the owner and should include desexing and dental care, a period of wind down and transition to pet life, and an introduction to living in a home as a pet and part of a community.

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Announcements
  • Industry Consultative Group – Expression of Interest
    November 22, 2024
  • Final Reminder – Reintroduction of Bibs – Monday 25 November
    November 22, 2024
  • Reintroduction of Handlers’ Bibs – Monday 25 November
    November 13, 2024
  • Less than three weeks to complete NPC
    November 12, 2024
  • New National and Local Rules coming into effect
    October 30, 2024
  • GRIU Integrity Report – September 2024
    October 8, 2024

 


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