Originally posted by 7up
Dearest Greyhounddaddy, Not to bust your bubble, but anyone who has been around for a while already knows I am a female, so you are not revealing any secrets, as silly as they may be.

How is Icee going to run during the 18+ hours she is locked in her her crate every day? Even my retired hounds want to run and play more than that.

Jay
18+ hours does sound like a lot of hours at first glance. I figure I sleep about 8 hours a night, and most people work 8-10 hours a day. So figuring 18 hours of "down time" for the average household, that leaves 6 hours to play. Our racers are outside for about 2 hours every morning, and at least three more times each day for about one hour each turn out. That's five hours. They also get walked almost a mile twice a week, sprinted twice a week (where they run in groups of 2-6 other dogs with muzzles but they run free at their own pace), and race 1-2 times per week. Doesn't sound too bad to me. Right now Icee and her siblings are playing 24 hours a day if they want to.