A podcast for enthusiasts of the Greyhound breed. Hosted by John Parker. Produced by Michael Burns.
24/08/2024
Episode 45 is now available! (https://youtu.be/G8uTldcEgY4) Charlie Blanning's latest novel -- "Electric Rabbit" -- continues his foray into Greyhound fiction. If you read his first novel -- "Rags to Riches" -- you don't want to miss this episode OR your copy of the book!
To purchase a copy, visit The Greyhound & the Hare (Charlie's page) and look for the SHOP NOW button.
In this episode, host John Parker and Charlie Blanning sit down to talk about "Electric Rabbit" -- Charlie's latest novel with Greyhound sport underpinnings....
22/06/2024
Episode 44 (https://youtu.be/f-ulP04z8Gw) is now available! This episode features Bob Koch and Debra Hardman from Nittany Greyhounds (Pennsylvania) and GALT-AZ (Arizona). They share their experiences rehoming Greyhounds from Ireland and Australia and talk about the future of Greyhound adoption in the United States.
In this episode, host John Parker talks with Bob Koch and Debra Hardman about these and other experiences rehoming international Greyhounds with American ado...
30/04/2024
Did you enjoy Episode 43 (https://youtu.be/4m6YKkDnkpw), featuring Aussie animal trainer Steve Austin? This is a photo of Steve working with the Dallas Police Department to train a new therapy Greyhound from The Dogs (Greyhound Racing New South Wales). Be sure to listen to Episode 41 to learn about that program, in partnership with the Greyhound Adoption League of Texas, Inc..
25/04/2024
Episode 43 (https://youtu.be/4m6YKkDnkpw) is available now -- featuring an interview with renowned Australian animal trainer Steve Austin. Steve and The Dogs (Greyhound Racing New South Wales) have partnered to help train the US-based police therapy Greyhounds we talked about in Episode 41.
Listen to the episode (https://bit.ly/greynationshow-episode-43) on your favorite podcast app and/or follow us on YouTube. Visit our website for past episodes and show notes!
In this episode, host John Parker 00:00:00 - Preview00:00:14 - Intro00:00:58 - Steve Austin00:09:30 - Training Animals for Film and TV00:12:41 - Training De...
28/02/2024
Hey, followers -- NBC DFW has a lovely profile on Aussie the Australian racing Greyhound now serving in the Dallas Police Department's wellness unit with officer Joe King. If you missed Episode 41, visit our website or YouTube (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMV5uC8a8do) and learn more about this amazing program in partnership with The Dogs (Greyhound Racing New South Wales).
Dallas Police have a Wellness Unit to combat high rates of divorce and su***de among public responders. Part of that unit is a canine named Aussie, a retired Australian racing Greyhound.
19/02/2024
Episode 42 (https://youtu.be/JpPImG_aCw8) is available now! Our first episode of 2024 features the past and current owners of Injoy Lure Coursing Equipment -- the sport's most well known brand of equipment. Join host John Parker as he talks with Trina Bianchi about her late husband Tom's vision for safe high quality equipment. New owners Eddie and Selma Kominek (Kominek Afghan Hounds) also talk about how they hope to continue the Injoy legacy with current and future lure coursing clubs!
Visit our website (https://bit.ly/greynationshow-episode-42) for full show notes and other episodes, and be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel or your favorite podcast app!
In this episode, host John Parker sits down the past and present owners of Injoy Lure Coursing equipment -- Trina Bianchi and Eddie and Selma Kominek. They t...
10/01/2024
Episode 41 (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMV5uC8a8do) tells the fantastic story an Australian racing Greyhound serving as a therapy dog for the Dallas Police Department. Officer Joe King and Greyhound Aussie serve in the Dallas PD Wellness Unit, thanks to the efforts of Greyhounds As Pets and Greyhound Adoption League of Texas, Inc.
In this episode, host John Parker sits down with Russ Feilen (Greyhound Racing New South Wales), Officer Joe King (Dallas Police Department) and John McQuade...
05/11/2023
Episode 40 -- https://youtu.be/UWvelf0WTXc OR https://bit.ly/greynationshow-episode-40 -- is a fantastic milestone show, featuring Greyhound trainer Kim Gooding. Her Greyhound -- React Fagan -- won the 1989 Waterloo Cup. In the early 2000s, she switched from training coursing to racing Greyhounds. One of those hounds -- Florence -- is featured in the podcast logo.
Learn all about Fagan, Florence and more -- follow our podcast today!
Host John Parker interviews coursing and racing Greyhound trainer Kim Gooding about her life in both sports
15/09/2023
Episode 39 (https://youtu.be/JtaxSChEKR0) is LIVE, featuring a roundtable of guests from Australia, the United States and Canada to talk about rehoming international Greyhounds.
Sean Stanton of Greyhound Racing Victoria - GRV, Rory Goreé -- former president of Greyhound Pets of America Adoption Network, and Tina Kelly of Flights - Finding Loving International Greyhounds Homes Together & Salukis share their experiences with host John Parker.
Be sure to follow us on YouTube OR your favorite podcast app for all new episodes! Visit our website to listen to the latest episodes (https://bit.ly/greynationshow-episode-39).
In this episode, John sits down with three (3) pioneers of international Greyhound adoption to talk about their efforts and the outcomes of the programs to d...
07/07/2023
Episode 38 -- https://youtu.be/JJUHU_MUW0c -- is available now! Charlie Blanning, author of The Greyhound & the Hare, has released his FIRST Greyhound novel -- "Rags to Riches!" This virtual book launch episode features an interview with Charlie as he describes his writing process, a plot thick with Greyhound history, and tales of a private label publisher.
Subscribe to our YouTube! channel and/or follow us on your favorite podcast app. Show notes are available on the website at https://bit.ly/greynationshow-episode-38
In this exclusive virtual book launch episode, host John Parker and author Charlie Blanning discuss "Rags to Riches," from the fiction writing process to pri...
15/06/2023
Episode 37 (https://bit.ly/greynationshow-episode-37) is live, feature Australian racing Greyhound trainer Robbie Britton of Britton Racing. Robbie shares what it takes to be a trainer "down under" and tackles John's questions during Parker's Lightning Round.
Visit our website for detailed show notes (https://youtu.be/LL5b8dudNVs), subscribe to our YouTube channel, or follow us on your favorite podcast app!
In this episode, host John Parker and Australian professional trainer Robbie Britton discuss training the Australian racing Greyhound, including breeding, tr...
27/04/2023
One of Greyhound Nation’s favorite and frequent guests, Charlie Blanning, made several appearances stateside this week with show host John Parker. Charlie and John both spoke at both Greyhounds in Gettysburg. Charlie spoke last night at the club meeting of Southeastern Greyhound Adoption - GPA Atlanta in Atlanta, GA. We look forward to having him back on the show soon!
25/04/2023
Our latest episode (https://youtu.be/c9A4fRQv8Jw), featuring trainer Kurt Trzeciak, has been one of our most popular. We've enjoyed reading your comments! If you missed the link in our show notes, we wanted to share the video Kurt talked about from the National Greyhound Association -- "Born to Run." We think it's a fine supplement to the experiences that Kurt shared in the episode. Enjoy, and thank you for listening!
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14/04/2023
Episode 36 (https://bit.ly/greynationshow-episode-36) is live, and it’s chock full of Greyhound content! American racing Greyhound trainer Kurt Trzeciak talks about his 30 year career in the sport, how he trained and cared for his hounds, and how Amendment 13 impacted him and the sport. PLUS — John introduces Parker’s Lightning Round to Kurt and our listeners!
Watch the episode on YouTube (https://youtu.be/c9A4fRQv8Jw) or listen NOW on your favorite podcast app. Be sure to tell us what you thought of the episode and/or leave us a review!
In this episode, John and Kurt Trzeciak dive deep into Kurt's 30 year career as a racing Greyhound trainer. They discuss every aspect of the job, including r...
05/03/2023
Episode 35 (https://bit.ly/greynationshow-episode-35) is now available, featuring our first Australian guest! Rob Macaulay, CEO of Greyhound Racing New South Wales (The Dogs) visits the show to talk about Greyhound racing and rehoming "Down Under," including a budding adoption program for American adopters!
In this episode, host John Parker and Rob Macaulay, CEO of Greyhound Racing New South Wales (NSW) sit down to discuss the Australian racing Greyhound and the...
31/01/2023
If you listened to or watched Episode 34 (https://youtu.be/Go5-g5m6vfU), featuring George Sell, you heard him talk about "owners' Sundays" at the kennel. George was kind enough to send over some photos of one of those Sundays at Dartnell kennels in London. Greyhound owners get together to visit with their hounds, talk with the trainers and mingle with each other. (Photos courtesy of Tara Mann)
29/01/2023
Episode 34 (https://bit.ly/greynationshow-episode-34) is now available! George Sell joins the show to discuss racing Greyhound ownership in the UK with John. Learn all about sourcing a winning Greyhound, finding the right trainer, the syndicate ownership model and more.
Watch the episode on YouTube (https://youtu.be/Go5-g5m6vfU) OR download it on your favorite podcast app. Be sure to follow the show wherever you get YOUR podcasts!
In this episode, host John Parker asks the question of both author Charlie Blanning and former National Greyhound Association president Gary Guccione -- "Ca...
12/12/2022
Episode 33 (https://bit.ly/greynationshow-episode-33) features Charlie Blanning and Gary Guccione! They share their “top five” racing Greyhound picks with John during a roundtable full of Greyhound history.
Be sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/jypGQEwoJWc) or follow us on your favorite podcast app today!
In this episode, host John Parker asks the question of both author Charlie Blanning and former National Greyhound Association president Gary Guccione -- "Ca...
27/10/2022
Episode 32 (https://bit.ly/greynationshow-episode-32) is here! Lee Livingood, author of ‘Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies’ joins us for an interview about her work as a canine behaviorist and why she wanted to write a book to help Greyhound owners better understand their adopted racers.
Listen on your favorite podcast app, from our website (the link above) or the video interview on our YouTube channel! (https://youtu.be/1NvR_UfKKxc)
In this episode, host John Parker and Lee Livingood -- author of 'Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies' -- sit down to talk about Lee's background in Greyho...
14/09/2022
Episode 31 (https://bit.ly/greynationshow-episode-31) is here! Irish breeder and trainer, Dolores Ruth, talks with John about some of her most famous Greyhounds, including Razldazl Billy. It's a great episode to learn about competition in the Irish Greyhound Derby.
In this episode, host John Parker and Irish breeder and trainer Dolores Ruth discuss some of her Greyhounds that have made a mark in the Irish racing Greyhou...
14/08/2022
In this episode, host John Parker discusses with Dr. Rob Gillette his career as a veterinarian and researcher of Greyhounds, service dogs, and law enforcemen...
14/08/2022
Episode 30 (https://bit.ly/greynationshow-episode-30) is here! The Nation welcomes Dr. Rob Gillette to the show to talk about Greyhound sports medicine. Listen and learn about running surfaces, broken toes, refueling your Greyhound, and more!
Be sure to follow our podcast on your favorite app OR subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TnZkWLZUMkQ). Leave a comment about the show and let us know that you listened!
In this episode, host John Parker discusses with Dr. Rob Gillette his career as a veterinarian and researcher of Greyhounds, service dogs, and law enforcemen...
Subscribe to our show via your favorite podcast app OR get new episodes by subscribing to our YouTube channel.
In this episode, author Charlie Blanning and host John Parker hold a "virtual launch" of Twenty Two Waterloo Cups with a discussion about the coursing meetin...
03/07/2022
Episode 28 (https://bit.ly/greynationshow-episode-28) is now available on your favorite podcast app and the Greyhound Nation YouTube channel (https://youtu.be/p5J0J6vlfeg). Our guest this episode is author Leslie Wooten who wrote about Keefer, one of the most phenomenal racing Greyhounds of the 1980s!
Visit our website, add our podcast to your favorite podcast app, or subscribe to our YouTube channel!
In this episode, John Parker sits down with author Leslie Wootten to discuss her book and other writing about the Greyhound people and the Greyhound breed. T...
31/01/2022
We continue to add episodes to our back catalog on YouTube. We've got Dean Wright of the American Sighthound Field Association, Michael Strickland of Strickland Sires, and an episode on the Greyhound Board of Great Britain's rehoming program.
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Episode 25 - Steve Downs on Open Field Coursing in the U.S.
Episode 25 (https://bit.ly/greynationshow-episode-25) is now available! John interviews Steve Downs about open field coursing in the United States. It's another great sport for Greyhounds and other sighthounds!
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About the Greyhound Nation Podcast
Welcome to the Greyhound Nation podcast.
Greyhound Nation is a podcast for Greyhound enthusiasts, produced by Greyhound enthusiasts.
Each episode will feature informative discussions with a diverse variety of people from the Greyhound community. The format will include one-on-one interviews and moderated roundtable discussions. Topics will cover all aspects of the breed, including sports, breed history, adoption, wellness and behavior.
Host John Parker and producer Michael Burns invite you to join the “Nation” and subscribe wherever you get your podcasts.
John has been active in the Greyhound breed for 25 years – adoption, racing, coursing, amateur sports and breeding. John is the President of the Southeastern Greyhound Club, is a co-founder and Vice President of Greyhound Adopters for Racing, and is a past Vice President of Greyhound Pets of America. His articles on Greyhounds and Greyhound sports have been published in Celebrating Greyhounds magazine, Performance Sighthound Journal and Field Advisory News. He is the founder and administrator of The Greyhound, one of the largest and most popular Greyhound forums on social media. He and his wife Laura live on their small farm in Coweta County, Georgia with 12 Greyhounds, a Whippet and 3 horses.
Michael and his, Allison wife adopted their first Greyhound in 2004 from Southeastern Greyhound Adoption (SEGA). In 2012, they adopted their second and third Greyhounds and became active volunteers with SEGA. Michael currently serves as Communications Chair for the SEGA Advisory Board and has served as a committee member and co-chair for the SEGA 5K. He’s also a member of the Southeastern Greyhound Club (SEGC), volunteering in lure coursing trials and photographing club events. He lives with his wife, daughter, and two Greyhounds in the north Atlanta area.
