Greyhounds Make Great Pets

Tune in to Greyhounds Make Great Pets on Friday December 13, 2019 when Lee Livingood, award winning author of Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies joins us for an informative hour with essential tips for helping your pet be a great pet and for helping you be the best pet parent. Lee has been a fixture in the greyhound adoption community and a professional dog behavior consultant for more than 20 years and her experience and insight can help both new and seasoned pet owners.

On the Friday the 13th edition of GMGP, our resident guest host, John Parker, will be interviewing writer & greyhound historian Charlie Blanning about the new book he is currently writing on the history of greyhound racing. You will be sure to discover some interesting historical information about racing that you may not have known, and learn about the fascinating people and greyhounds which fill the pages of racing history.

Join us on Friday, July 5, 2019 when GMGP's guest will be greyhound historian Charles Blanning, author of the recently published book, The Greyhound and the Hare about the history of the greyhound breed. Charles will be interviewed by our guest co-host John Parker covering a wide variety of greyhound topics, including coursing and its contributions to the development of the breed, and how coursing greyhounds became racing greyhounds. You won't want to miss this interesting and informative hour about our favorite breed's history.

Join us on Friday, July 5, 2019 when GMGP's guest will be greyhound historian Charles Blanning, author of the recently published book, The Greyhound and the Hare about the history of the greyhound breed. Charles will be interviewed by our guest co-host John Parker covering a wide variety of greyhound topics, including coursing and its contributions to the development of the breed, and how coursing greyhounds became racing greyhounds. You won't want to miss this interesting and informative hour about our favorite breed's history.

Tune in to Greyhounds Make Great Pets on Friday May 15, 2020 when resident guest host John Parker takes the helm for an interview with greyhound breeder and trainer John Dalton. John & John will be discussing greyhound breeding, training and coursing. It’s an hour of great information you don’t want to miss!

On Friday May 8, 2020, Greyhounds Make Great Pets welcomes back Mark Schenker of KIX for “Rock Your Roo, Part 2”. We will continue our discussion on how and why the arts are an important part of our lives and the ways all aspects of entertainment is reinventing itself during COVID-19 restrictions and Mark will answer more listener questions And…Marcy Royce of Royce Images Photography will once again be in the GMGP guest host chair.

On May 1, 2020, Greyhounds Make Great Pets welcome Mark Schenker of KIX to discuss how the arts are an important part of our lives and how all aspects of entertainment is reinventing itself during COVID-19 restrictions. Entertainment is vital to our daily well being especially during these troubled times. Also, this week in the GMGP guest host chair will be Marcy Royce of Royce Images Photography.

The GMGP hosts welcome Dr. Lynda L. Blythe and Dr.Morrie Craig (co~authors of Care of the Racing & Retired Greyhound) to discuss the COVID-19 heath crisis and how the virus can impact our pets. We will explore care and safety for our pets in the days ahead and how to prepare in the event of quarantine.

On Friday February 14, 2020 Greyhounds Make Great Pets welcomes Ed Chaney (host of The CBD Ed Show on VoiceAmerica.com) to discuss CBD and your pets.

Greyhounds Make Great Pets welcomes John D'Anna, reporter for The Arizona Republic, for a discussion on how racing has changed over the years in the media, in popularity and public perception and will also reflect on the work and murder of Don Bolles impacted the perspective.

On Friday December 6, 2019, Shawn Fluharty ~ State House (WV) - District 3, Democratic ~ joins the GMGP hosts to discuss politics in West Virginia and the fight to preserve greyhound racing and employment in WV.