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Rehydration critical after exercise

November 15, 2019

Greyhounds generally aren’t great drinkers however rehydration is critical after exercise.

It is important for inexperienced greyhound participants transporting greyhounds from the Ready 2 Race Sales to understand the importance of hydration and to come prepared with a generous amount of fresh, cool water and a drinking bowl.

Successful trainer Peter Martinovic says every greyhound is different and patience and perseverance is often required to get your greyhound to drink.

“Some greyhounds drink only a little bit straight after a race, but rehydration is critical after a run so you need to work out how to get that dog to drink,” Martinovic said.

“For instance, your dog might have a special place where they prefer to drink such as in the trailer. You’ve got to find out what works for each dog to get the very best out of them.”

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Martinovic, who has bred and trained many city winners over a long period, said that even some experienced participants could improve their practices when it comes to rehydration.

“Over the years I have noticed some people will offer their dogs a drink after a trial and then rush to load them in the trailer and drive away.”

“We always offer our dogs a second drink back at the car or trailer after a trial or race.”

“Some dogs still won’t drink much in that situation because they are side-tracked by things like the sound of the lure going, so when that happens we drive down the road away from the noise of the track and offer them a drink again.”

“It’s all about giving your dogs the best care you can, and we’ve found that this works more often than not.”

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