Langley

My Way Longley

1/9/2012 – 2/9/2025

We cannot put it any better than his sponsor dog write up.

Langley raced at Belle Vue until he was nearly four years old. He wasn’t very good really, just an honest card filler. When he was no longer of any use his owner left him at the trainers with the instruction “put him to sleep” and promptly stopped paying the kennel bill. That happens more often than you think.

Fortunately the trainer and a “greyhound friend” arranged for him to come here one evening. Just another black dog, slowly making his way down to the sponsor end of the kennel block like so many others here. We doubt if his owner could have picked him out of a line-up of three anyway.

This older lad has been here for some years, he is a big gentle black hound with mesmerising eyes. Langley is settled and happy. Nobody ever chose him to go and put his feet up, he also remains as keen as mustard towards all things small.

Langley has left us for the bridge. The big dope started to fail a few days ago, and as a treat he spent a few hours in the garden.  A sleepover with Lana and Focker would be on the cards perhaps. Lana was thrilled but it didn’t work out. First time in her life she has been friend zoned. He spent the entire time standing by the gate, looking wistfully at the kennel block. We took the hint. Langley never gave us any drama and was an absolute gentleman. The old letch enticed dozens of new girls to come and see his caterpillar. The least of our troubles, and the least lauded yet will be deeply missed. He made it to thirteen and had lots of edible presents, like ham and chicken slices. He ate like a greyhound, right up to his last breath.

That’s number six this year and we are raw from the losses.

Our thanks to his loyal sponsor family who supported him to the end.

See you kid.