happylady Posted July 12, 2007 Share Posted July 12, 2007 What a stupid thing to say about kids. I have to kids and to say they want to go to the dogs is digusting. This this is an awful response Sara. I used to go when I was a kid and we had a good time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tia1803 Posted July 12, 2007 Author Share Posted July 12, 2007 thanks for all your comments after the 1st reply i thought i was being branded a bad parent for merely asking if kids could go the owlerton!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waddy Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 My lads would love it.It supposed to be a great family atmosphere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chriswvtr Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 thank you!!!!! no reason why kids cant enjoy it not like they will be betting or anything! they will enjoy picking a number of a dog and enjoy it more if it wins! Just take them to the bookies then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NEKRO138 Posted July 13, 2007 Share Posted July 13, 2007 Yeah kids can go. I personally wouldn't have taken kids there before, but now the smoking bans in, it should be ok. I was REALLY smoky in there. I usually go on saturday nights. I love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffandy Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 hi does anyone know if kids can go to the dogs??? my 5 and 7 year old want to go While you & your kids are there, take them for a wander to the kennel pen area where the dogs are 'held' between races.See if they still think its a 'nice night out'. Last time I went all the dogs seemed really fed up in their urine soaked conditions. Funny how this is never mentioned on their radio adverts or even on the Owlerton website.........(more interested in selling corporate boxes and hen nights out) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
libuse Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 hi does anyone know if kids can go to the dogs??? my 5 and 7 year old want to go does anyone also know if there are any cheap nights in case i just go with the other half?! Might be an idea, when you are there, to ask your kids, what they think happens to the 3000+ retired greyhounds each year who can't be rehomed? I always find that that thoughts of bolt guns and ear removals add so much to family nights out..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tia1803 Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 and asking a 5 year old that kinda thing would be a really sick thing to do unless thats the kinda thing you tell your own kids...i aint that sick to do that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adz Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I think part of the point may have been lets not promote 'sports' to our children where animals are abused, violated and mistreated for our enjoyment. This applies to all race tracks by the way not all trainers are moral please check out http://www.greyhoundaction.co.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tia1803 Posted July 16, 2007 Author Share Posted July 16, 2007 no one was promoting them to sports it was merely a question and would probably be a 1 off visit not all dogs are abused,thats not a fair comment unless you know that all dogs are abused but then thats like not letting the kids watch the grand national which is broadcast in the day when kids do see tv..you could say that horses are mistreated with racing that far and may being put to sleep if they fall during a race there a lots of things in the world that we might not like but we still do them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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