Sentences with phrase «dog racing track»

According to the SPCA, more than half of the nation's active dog racing tracks are in Florida where McAllister operated.

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Impressively, a dog getting onto the track was no problem for the Devbot cars and they were topping around 115mph during the race.

OLD DOG, NEW TRICKS > Henry Ford Henry Ford was an unheralded middle - aged mechanic who was so new to racing that he took a driving lesson immediately before squaring off against the heavily favored Alexander Winton on a one - mile dirt track near Detroit.

The updates over and above the Rufus spec are focused on reliability and robustness for track duty and include: oil, transmission, and differential coolers; a Global MX - 5 Cup - spec transmission with beefier third and fourth gears and new case studs; Verus Engineering brake ducts; a Hard Dog rollbar; and Flyin» Miata's Wilwood Stage 2 Big Brake Kit and Fox Stage 2 suspension kit (improved spring rates, Fox Racing shocks, and FM - specific sway bars).

Determining laterality — or which side of the brain dominates the other — could change the way domestic animals are bred, raised, trained and used, including predicting which puppies will make the best service dogs, and which racehorses will race better on left - or right - curving tracks.

Sue has competed in a variety of dog sports and activities with her dogs and has titled in obedience, conformation, agility, tracking and Nose Work, as well as competed in Scent Hurdle Racing.

The incident happened after a race at a dog track called Derby Lane in St. Petersburg.

Track owners will be able to take wagers on horse and dog racing at other locations where live racing occurs.

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The first confirmed Dog Flu (H3N8 strain) outbreak occurred in Florida at a greyhound racing track.

Additionally they appreciate dog sports for example agility, racing, lure coursing, tracking, flyball, Frisbee, musical freestyle, rally obedience, as well as water sports offering physical and mental activities while helping them bond with their families.

Endurance activities include sled dog racing and bird or game hunting and scent tracking / trailing.

While many of our adoptions are done directly from the race track, we also have dogs living in foster care so that we are able to respond to applicants in a timely manner as well as be able to profile the specific retired racer in order to match the right dog with the perfect forever home.

Mills founded the Greyhound Rescue League as a dog adoption agency after years of protesting kennel conditions at the state's greyhound racing tracks.

At commercial tracks, dogs are kept in pens without water before a race; thus, most dogs become slightly (< 1 %) dehydrated and some (5 %) become > 2.5 % dehydrated (Blythe and Hansen 1986).

Track Info provides historical data and current racing information on the dogs from tracks in the U.S. and Mexico.

Voters also strongly disapprove, again by a more than three - to - one margin, of a state law that mandates greyhound tracks offer excessive amounts of live dog racing.

Some dogs are accustomed to running up to three days at the race track.

In Massachusetts, they campaign against Greyhound racing with photos of abused dogs even though the state's two tracks have no record of abuse.

History of recent introduction of a high risk dog into the shelter population, such as a dog from a canine influenza endemic area or a racing track

Long walks with a backpack; joining regular volksmarches or walkathons; training for tracking titles, obedience and agility competitions; training for dog sled races or treks; hunting for upland game birds or other quarry — all satisfy the dog's need for active work.

Wealthy folk, in search of ways to spend time, started kennel clubs and tracked dog breeding lines just as horse trainers did for race horses.

Despite the fact that many Greyhounds have come from a neglected life on the racing track these dogs are highly adaptable to a home environment.

In fact, there are currently more ex-racers in homes than there are dogs still racing (approximately 120,000 Greyhounds live in homes, compared to 55,000 Greyhounds on the track).

Rhodesian Ridgebacks are also used as guard dogs, and Greyhounds still race at tracks in several states.

Historically the strain of the canine flu is H3N8, which had only been a problem in shelters with grey hound racing dogs that were housed to close to horse tracks.

Runners, walkers and dogs then turn around and come back west, turning in towards a finish line along the south edge of the race track.

Owen Patrick Smith invented the mechanical hare in 1912 and seven years later opened the first professional dog - racing track with stands in Emeryville, Calif..

Have you ever gone to the dog track and seen only a long, lean running machine attired in a racing jacket and muzzle?

Within minutes you can enjoy all the benefits a major metropolitan area, Phoenix and Scottsdale has to offer - major league teams, extensive arts and cultural community, Four Star Restaurants, Horse and Dogs Tracks, Casinos, Auto Racing, and more.

There are a number of tracks you can race across in the Early Access version, not to mention a few different contestants, including: a lobster man, a girl obsessed with onesies, an old man in a schoolgirl outfit, and a dog - headed man.

Gamblers go to the race track to bet on animals — dogs or horses - running on dirt tracks.

OK, the race is only one tenth finished, but your dog (called «actual») is going to have a hard time catching up with the «projection» dog, who is already one - tenth down the track.