From Cairo to Iowa: on the trail of the Racing Greyhound

Robert Scott McKinnon; Suzanne R. McKinnon

ISBN 10 : 0965194353 ISBN 13 : 9780965194358

Editeur : Iowa Greyhound Association, 2010

Synopsis

If you have ever had the profound delight to have found yourself in the company of a Greyhound, it does not take you long to realize that you are in the company of something very different, of something very special. The Greyhound, to put it succinctly, is something else. The Greyhound is unique. There is no other dog like the Greyhound. Why is that? The way they are raised? Their life at the track? Most everybody will tell you all dogs have evolved from the wolf. Do I hear anything for others? Fox?Hyena? Jackal? Coyote? I, for one, do not vote for the wolf: Artic, Asian, North American, European or otherwise.This magazine has three themes: (1) the nagging question of the evolution of the Greyhound, from the folks on the farms and from the trainers at the tracks, the folks who day in and day out work with these dogs, and the adoption folks who know these dogs as the retired athletes and devoted friends that they are; (2) the impact Greyhounds have made on the Iowa economy through the state s two race tracks and Iowa s Department of Agriculture; and (3) is it true that every Iowa Greyhound farm has a non-Greyhound administrator?

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Robert Scott McKinnon has penned well over 200 dog stories and articles. He and his wife Suzy have raised racing Greyhounds, raced racing Greyhounds, and traveled to Scotland, England, Wales, Mexico, Canada, Australia and New Zealand in search of Greyhound stories. From Cairo to Iowa is a 60 page one issue magazine with color pictures on all pages, covering a dozen Iowa dog farms, Iowa's two race tracks, Dubuque and Bluffs Run, a story by Kate Gilley of The Dancing Greyhounds, unofficial schooling races, official schooling races, and Heartland Greyhound Adoption. as well as Iowa State University's Lloyd Medical Center in Ames, and racing kennels and trainers across Iowa. The McKinnons have written and photgraphed many stories on the subject of Greyhound adoption and are lifetime honory members of Greyhound Pets of America.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Iowa Greyhound Association
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0965194353
• ISBN 13: 9780965194358
• Reliure: Single Issue Magazine
• Illustrateur: Little Elsie McDermutt
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 60
• Éditeur: Bev Yates, Maddog McDermutt
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible