1 00:00:00,520 --> 00:00:03,680 Speaker 1: The Greyhounds for Pets WA Adoption Day is on this 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:07,480 Speaker 1: weekend this Saturday in Southern River. For all the information, 3 00:00:07,960 --> 00:00:11,119 Speaker 1: head to Greyhounds as Pets dot com dot au. The 4 00:00:11,320 --> 00:00:14,720 Speaker 1: ambassador for Greyhounds for Pets w ways, I'm very good friend, 5 00:00:14,800 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 1: Damian Marsham. 6 00:00:15,720 --> 00:00:18,120 Speaker 2: We would save you for ages. It has been a 7 00:00:18,200 --> 00:00:22,280 Speaker 2: long long time we worked together on a weekly basis. 8 00:00:22,680 --> 00:00:24,520 Speaker 2: I want to go back to two thousand and nine 9 00:00:24,640 --> 00:00:27,960 Speaker 2: through about twenty eleven twelve, so it is we were babies. 10 00:00:28,200 --> 00:00:30,760 Speaker 2: We were babies, and now I'm old gray hair but 11 00:00:30,920 --> 00:00:33,760 Speaker 2: lucky enough to be working with Greyhounds as pets. Why 12 00:00:33,760 --> 00:00:35,680 Speaker 2: are you to continue dominated the. 13 00:00:37,560 --> 00:00:39,160 Speaker 1: Did you get involved in this? 14 00:00:39,680 --> 00:00:41,520 Speaker 2: Well, I've been fortunate enough to go into my second 15 00:00:41,600 --> 00:00:43,519 Speaker 2: year as an ambassador for it and as an out 16 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:45,640 Speaker 2: of the blue phone call from a person who used 17 00:00:45,640 --> 00:00:48,040 Speaker 2: to work at the Wildcats, and you know, we're just 18 00:00:48,040 --> 00:00:50,199 Speaker 2: reconnecting us what he's up to these days. And he 19 00:00:50,320 --> 00:00:53,320 Speaker 2: back then about twelve months ago, was working with Greyhounds 20 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:55,960 Speaker 2: as Pets. And then Mara who's in the studio with 21 00:00:56,040 --> 00:00:58,800 Speaker 2: us today, we actually met at a dog park in 22 00:00:58,880 --> 00:01:02,440 Speaker 2: about two thousand and I was like, it's only fitting 23 00:01:02,480 --> 00:01:04,960 Speaker 2: that she has stayed involved and dogs have reconnected us. 24 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:07,559 Speaker 2: So it's been a wonderful twelve months and I've learned 25 00:01:07,560 --> 00:01:10,959 Speaker 2: so much about them as pets. But I can't help myself. 26 00:01:11,000 --> 00:01:13,520 Speaker 2: Every time I either foster a greyhound or read a 27 00:01:13,560 --> 00:01:15,840 Speaker 2: new ground, I go straight to their racing record and 28 00:01:15,880 --> 00:01:18,200 Speaker 2: see what they did when they were active athletes. But 29 00:01:18,319 --> 00:01:21,280 Speaker 2: like any athlete, they retire and become super lazy. So 30 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,920 Speaker 2: I really connect well with the greyhounds because that's my 31 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:24,840 Speaker 2: life these days. 32 00:01:25,120 --> 00:01:26,720 Speaker 3: Do you break the rules, mate, when you're a foster? 33 00:01:31,720 --> 00:01:34,960 Speaker 2: I was sharing some stories that I do enjoy fostering them, 34 00:01:35,040 --> 00:01:37,679 Speaker 2: but you're probably supposed to give them some discipline so 35 00:01:37,680 --> 00:01:41,120 Speaker 2: when they gave to their forever home, they're further trained. 36 00:01:41,400 --> 00:01:43,800 Speaker 2: But no, I've got three daughters who absolutely adore it 37 00:01:43,800 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 2: when I bring over a greyhound and all of a 38 00:01:46,080 --> 00:01:49,440 Speaker 2: sudden they're coming inside. We're taking them for multiple walks 39 00:01:49,440 --> 00:01:52,680 Speaker 2: a day, all the things we get occasionally on the couch, 40 00:01:52,760 --> 00:01:54,720 Speaker 2: so all the things we're not supposed to do. I 41 00:01:54,840 --> 00:01:58,360 Speaker 2: then have to apologize profusely to greyhounds as pets and say, 42 00:01:58,360 --> 00:02:01,520 Speaker 2: I'm probably sending our beautiful greyhound back less trained than 43 00:02:01,520 --> 00:02:02,640 Speaker 2: when we receiving. 44 00:02:02,240 --> 00:02:05,680 Speaker 1: The exactly hard is it to foster a dog and 45 00:02:05,680 --> 00:02:08,399 Speaker 1: then give it back again? I reckon I'd be scared. 46 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:10,000 Speaker 1: I'd end up with twenty eight. 47 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:14,280 Speaker 2: Dogs it I can imagine another one. That is the 48 00:02:14,320 --> 00:02:16,440 Speaker 2: tough part of it, because we've done it a couple 49 00:02:16,480 --> 00:02:18,760 Speaker 2: of times, and you know, like as mentioned, I've got 50 00:02:18,760 --> 00:02:21,919 Speaker 2: three daughters. Maggie's eight, Bonnie six copies too, and runs 51 00:02:22,240 --> 00:02:25,560 Speaker 2: the house and she shows her love through brutal affections. 52 00:02:25,639 --> 00:02:29,359 Speaker 2: So she's very hands on with the greyhounds. Brutal affection 53 00:02:29,480 --> 00:02:31,840 Speaker 2: for brutal. But after about four weeks we do sit 54 00:02:31,880 --> 00:02:33,800 Speaker 2: down with the girls. They know up front that the 55 00:02:33,840 --> 00:02:36,919 Speaker 2: puppies not staying with us. We had Turtle twelve months 56 00:02:36,919 --> 00:02:39,640 Speaker 2: ago and ran like a turtle, didn't have many wins 57 00:02:39,639 --> 00:02:43,080 Speaker 2: when it was a racing greyhound. Then we had Treble, 58 00:02:43,160 --> 00:02:46,000 Speaker 2: and then we had Treble whose racing name, whose racing 59 00:02:46,080 --> 00:02:48,960 Speaker 2: name was played the music a bit more successful. But 60 00:02:49,080 --> 00:02:51,480 Speaker 2: we let the girls know we've only got these dogs 61 00:02:51,480 --> 00:02:53,760 Speaker 2: for four weeks. Let's have a lot of fun, showed 62 00:02:53,840 --> 00:02:56,320 Speaker 2: lots of love, because beyond four weeks you do start 63 00:02:56,400 --> 00:03:01,320 Speaker 2: to have that strong connection. It's not fair for the greyhoundshinsight. 64 00:03:01,320 --> 00:03:03,480 Speaker 4: It's good, fun binding thing, isn't it. And this is 65 00:03:03,520 --> 00:03:05,359 Speaker 4: not just one day, there is the adoption day, but 66 00:03:05,400 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 4: this is a month. This is a feral stretch. 67 00:03:07,360 --> 00:03:08,480 Speaker 2: Isn't an adoption month? 68 00:03:08,560 --> 00:03:08,760 Speaker 3: Yeah? 69 00:03:08,800 --> 00:03:10,880 Speaker 2: Typically I think it costs around two hundred dollars to 70 00:03:10,960 --> 00:03:13,040 Speaker 2: adopt a greyhound. Instead for the full month of April, 71 00:03:13,080 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 2: it's going to be seventy five dollars and this weekend 72 00:03:15,760 --> 00:03:17,960 Speaker 2: if you filled out an application, because they do want 73 00:03:18,000 --> 00:03:20,080 Speaker 2: to make sure the greyhound is the right fit for 74 00:03:20,080 --> 00:03:23,440 Speaker 2: the family and vice versa. So I've got three kids, 75 00:03:23,800 --> 00:03:26,119 Speaker 2: not much of a backyard, and so they make sure 76 00:03:26,120 --> 00:03:28,400 Speaker 2: that we've got a dog that'll accommodate. It's that much 77 00:03:28,440 --> 00:03:31,560 Speaker 2: our environment, you know. Well, I like to joke that 78 00:03:31,840 --> 00:03:34,880 Speaker 2: Mara is the equivalent of maps whoever they specialists are. 79 00:03:35,160 --> 00:03:36,120 Speaker 3: But she does a better job. 80 00:03:36,200 --> 00:03:37,680 Speaker 2: She does a better job, a better job. 81 00:03:38,480 --> 00:03:41,080 Speaker 3: Sorry, it was just Patty Reds actually last. 82 00:03:41,200 --> 00:03:43,280 Speaker 2: Yeah, that's right. So no, it is amazing, whether it's 83 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:46,400 Speaker 2: fostering or adopting. The one thing I love, you know, 84 00:03:46,680 --> 00:03:48,480 Speaker 2: bruising out there when it comes to my role as 85 00:03:48,480 --> 00:03:51,840 Speaker 2: an ambassador is just how many misconceptions there are about greyhounds. 86 00:03:51,880 --> 00:03:54,640 Speaker 1: Yeah, one this morning. I thought they were didn't need 87 00:03:54,680 --> 00:03:57,200 Speaker 1: any exercise dogs. I thought they'd just like to sit 88 00:03:57,480 --> 00:03:59,440 Speaker 1: and lightly because. 89 00:03:59,240 --> 00:04:00,440 Speaker 3: I've done it all. When they're it's running. 90 00:04:00,720 --> 00:04:01,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, but you do have to take them for a 91 00:04:02,000 --> 00:04:02,760 Speaker 1: couple of walks of day. 92 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:03,800 Speaker 2: No, probably only one. 93 00:04:05,320 --> 00:04:05,880 Speaker 3: You broke the rule. 94 00:04:06,000 --> 00:04:07,400 Speaker 2: That's why I was breaking the was well that you 95 00:04:07,480 --> 00:04:09,080 Speaker 2: want to go for the second or third because they 96 00:04:09,120 --> 00:04:11,520 Speaker 2: are so lazy. It's just that the kids were so excited. 97 00:04:11,560 --> 00:04:13,480 Speaker 2: We'd wake up and go for a quick walk, get 98 00:04:13,520 --> 00:04:15,040 Speaker 2: home from school and we go for a quick walk. 99 00:04:15,080 --> 00:04:17,560 Speaker 2: But yeah, about thirty minutes in the morning, and they 100 00:04:17,600 --> 00:04:20,200 Speaker 2: will probably just lounge around for the next twenty three 101 00:04:20,240 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 2: and a half hours of the day. That's why they 102 00:04:22,400 --> 00:04:25,039 Speaker 2: despite their size, their good apartment dogs. You don't need 103 00:04:25,080 --> 00:04:27,040 Speaker 2: a farm, you don't need a big guard. Yeah, they're 104 00:04:27,040 --> 00:04:29,320 Speaker 2: good companion dogs because of how lazy they are, clean 105 00:04:29,600 --> 00:04:30,280 Speaker 2: and everything too. 106 00:04:30,360 --> 00:04:31,680 Speaker 1: They're so sort of streamlined. 107 00:04:31,880 --> 00:04:34,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, they do have that shine on their coat I'm 108 00:04:34,400 --> 00:04:37,440 Speaker 2: envious of. But the other thing that I love, I 109 00:04:37,560 --> 00:04:40,440 Speaker 2: just feel like I'm bragging, but is their vertebrae is 110 00:04:40,480 --> 00:04:43,840 Speaker 2: their spine. So if you haven't look up close, you 111 00:04:43,960 --> 00:04:46,320 Speaker 2: can see it protruding a little bit because it's only 112 00:04:46,400 --> 00:04:48,839 Speaker 2: them and cheaters. Don't fact check this in case I'm wrong, 113 00:04:49,040 --> 00:04:52,040 Speaker 2: But I believe hounds and cheaters that have the ability 114 00:04:52,120 --> 00:04:53,840 Speaker 2: to have all four legs off the ground at the 115 00:04:53,880 --> 00:04:56,240 Speaker 2: same time because of how they run and they're bending 116 00:04:56,279 --> 00:04:59,560 Speaker 2: their vertebrae allowed it. I believe their spine. I think 117 00:04:59,560 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 2: I'm getting right. Hence the speed the Fastestas I'm going 118 00:05:03,800 --> 00:05:05,360 Speaker 2: with it, you're probably gonna have a listener text very 119 00:05:05,400 --> 00:05:06,719 Speaker 2: short a game that's not right. 120 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:09,320 Speaker 1: At all, which not as simple as just showing up 121 00:05:09,400 --> 00:05:12,600 Speaker 1: this weekend. Either, you've got to get get onto the 122 00:05:13,320 --> 00:05:16,160 Speaker 1: greyhounds as pets dot com dot au and all the 123 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,000 Speaker 1: information about what you have to do so that they 124 00:05:18,080 --> 00:05:19,000 Speaker 1: can hook you up. 125 00:05:19,000 --> 00:05:21,240 Speaker 2: With the right dog is there spot on down in 126 00:05:21,279 --> 00:05:23,600 Speaker 2: Southern River. They'll have about forty greyhounds that you can 127 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:25,440 Speaker 2: come down meet and greet. But the reason once you 128 00:05:25,560 --> 00:05:28,520 Speaker 2: feel out that application in advance is just so they 129 00:05:28,560 --> 00:05:31,320 Speaker 2: can start to try and fit the right potential adoptee 130 00:05:31,480 --> 00:05:34,120 Speaker 2: or foster with the right greyhound, and then also make 131 00:05:34,120 --> 00:05:36,200 Speaker 2: sure it's not too overwhelming for the greyhounds as well, 132 00:05:36,279 --> 00:05:38,360 Speaker 2: because we don't want four hundred, five hundred and six 133 00:05:38,400 --> 00:05:40,480 Speaker 2: hundred people showing up just for a snoop. We want 134 00:05:40,520 --> 00:05:43,120 Speaker 2: people who are genuine about taking care of these incredible. 135 00:05:46,160 --> 00:05:50,240 Speaker 4: I wish I'm giving it to you, man, but we 136 00:05:50,320 --> 00:05:52,560 Speaker 4: can't let you go without I have to ask the question, 137 00:05:53,160 --> 00:05:56,320 Speaker 4: Josh Kitty astraining basketball style in the NBA half court 138 00:05:57,040 --> 00:05:59,000 Speaker 4: you have Stoppedhi, would you? Lebron couldn't do it, You 139 00:05:59,040 --> 00:06:00,599 Speaker 4: would have stop him as defensive champ. 140 00:06:00,839 --> 00:06:03,479 Speaker 2: The beautiful thing about being retired is the longer retired, 141 00:06:03,520 --> 00:06:05,320 Speaker 2: the better you were. So yeah, let's go with that. 142 00:06:06,240 --> 00:06:07,000 Speaker 2: Let's go with that. 143 00:06:07,080 --> 00:06:09,360 Speaker 3: But Lebron superstakes you would never have made in your career. 144 00:06:09,520 --> 00:06:11,920 Speaker 2: Mate, First he gets the steal off Lebron, then he 145 00:06:12,000 --> 00:06:13,920 Speaker 2: hits the half court shot to win the game. They're 146 00:06:13,960 --> 00:06:16,560 Speaker 2: down five with fourteen seconds ago. You should not lose 147 00:06:16,600 --> 00:06:18,799 Speaker 2: from there. But Josh Giddy, the season is put together 148 00:06:18,880 --> 00:06:21,880 Speaker 2: after getting drafted. You know, I read somewhere recently that 149 00:06:22,040 --> 00:06:25,000 Speaker 2: between he and Dyson Daniels they both stand to make 150 00:06:25,080 --> 00:06:26,960 Speaker 2: about three hundred and forty million dollars. 151 00:06:26,800 --> 00:06:29,120 Speaker 3: Each US across five Yeah. 152 00:06:29,520 --> 00:06:30,280 Speaker 2: Is that all? So? 153 00:06:30,800 --> 00:06:31,000 Speaker 3: Yeah? 154 00:06:31,080 --> 00:06:33,280 Speaker 2: No, it's a wonderful time for Australians out there. In 155 00:06:33,320 --> 00:06:34,159 Speaker 2: the basketball community. 156 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:37,000 Speaker 1: It was a great bit of commentary too. The guy 157 00:06:37,600 --> 00:06:39,360 Speaker 1: right out every australianism. 158 00:06:39,440 --> 00:06:47,520 Speaker 3: He knew me pie pie, we'll take what we can get. 159 00:06:47,600 --> 00:06:48,600 Speaker 3: We'll take what we can get. 160 00:06:48,640 --> 00:06:50,760 Speaker 2: When I lived in America for four years, whenever we 161 00:06:50,880 --> 00:06:53,760 Speaker 2: go to a party hosted by our friend's family, they'd 162 00:06:53,760 --> 00:06:56,080 Speaker 2: be like, hey, we brought you some fosters. I'm like, oh, 163 00:06:58,560 --> 00:07:00,880 Speaker 2: should drinking in Australia to see what it takes. 164 00:07:04,960 --> 00:07:07,760 Speaker 1: Life post basketball, obviously treading you, well, yeah. 165 00:07:07,640 --> 00:07:09,960 Speaker 2: I can't complain it all. It's coming up on five 166 00:07:10,080 --> 00:07:14,080 Speaker 2: years since I retired, and has it really has? So 167 00:07:14,160 --> 00:07:17,720 Speaker 2: I got the three daughters up quickly and Maggie, So, 168 00:07:17,800 --> 00:07:19,600 Speaker 2: Maggie is the only one that's old enough to remember 169 00:07:19,640 --> 00:07:22,600 Speaker 2: her dad as a basketball player, and the first five 170 00:07:22,680 --> 00:07:24,680 Speaker 2: years of her life she used to introduce herself as 171 00:07:25,000 --> 00:07:27,920 Speaker 2: Maggie Martin from the Perth Wildcat and that's say, darling, 172 00:07:27,960 --> 00:07:29,200 Speaker 2: that's not your actual name. 173 00:07:29,600 --> 00:07:30,480 Speaker 3: But she loved it. 174 00:07:30,800 --> 00:07:33,200 Speaker 2: She loved getting out on the Oh yeah, yeah. She 175 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:36,160 Speaker 2: still looks at photos of those days. But she's on 176 00:07:36,240 --> 00:07:39,480 Speaker 2: the same team as Jesse wax Saft's daughter, and then 177 00:07:39,520 --> 00:07:42,480 Speaker 2: they're on the same team as Maddie Pritti's daughter, and 178 00:07:42,560 --> 00:07:45,320 Speaker 2: it's funny because Jesse current captain of the Wildcats, I 179 00:07:45,400 --> 00:07:47,160 Speaker 2: spent some time with the Wildcats. We'll sit on the 180 00:07:47,200 --> 00:07:50,559 Speaker 2: baseline every Saturday at our daughter's games. Well, Maddi Pritti 181 00:07:50,600 --> 00:07:53,960 Speaker 2: is the former Eagles player coaches and now I'm proud 182 00:07:54,000 --> 00:07:56,720 Speaker 2: to brag that they went two full seasons of being undefeated. 183 00:07:56,760 --> 00:07:59,520 Speaker 2: And Maddie hosts us at his house over the weekend 184 00:07:59,560 --> 00:08:01,560 Speaker 2: as a thank you and to wind up to what's 185 00:08:01,600 --> 00:08:03,600 Speaker 2: been a lot of fun safe super. 186 00:08:03,400 --> 00:08:08,120 Speaker 3: Coach and Jesse Weeks stuff. Season seventeen coming up. How 187 00:08:08,160 --> 00:08:08,400 Speaker 3: good to that? 188 00:08:09,120 --> 00:08:12,360 Speaker 2: It's brilliant. I don't mind admitting about four years ago 189 00:08:12,520 --> 00:08:15,920 Speaker 2: I actually bought him a retirement present season, thinking okay, 190 00:08:16,000 --> 00:08:18,720 Speaker 2: this is the coaches will end up drinking it myself 191 00:08:19,000 --> 00:08:20,200 Speaker 2: because I realized. 192 00:08:19,880 --> 00:08:20,800 Speaker 3: He's too good not to go. 193 00:08:22,120 --> 00:08:24,960 Speaker 2: You know, it wasn't the leftovers I brought home from America. 194 00:08:25,880 --> 00:08:28,080 Speaker 2: But now I'm so wrapped he's going around again. And 195 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 2: to be honest, I think this would have been his 196 00:08:30,440 --> 00:08:33,360 Speaker 2: easiest yes when deciding whether to play you on or 197 00:08:33,400 --> 00:08:35,679 Speaker 2: to retire, than in probably the previous two or three years. 198 00:08:35,679 --> 00:08:37,960 Speaker 2: He's just offering so much to his teammates in the league. 199 00:08:37,960 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 3: Still he's a good man. 200 00:08:39,240 --> 00:08:39,440 Speaker 2: Well. 201 00:08:39,800 --> 00:08:42,400 Speaker 1: Greyhounds for Pets w A Doption Day is nine am 202 00:08:42,520 --> 00:08:44,920 Speaker 1: to twelve pm this Saturday. All the details are at 203 00:08:44,960 --> 00:08:46,600 Speaker 1: greyhounds ispets dot com dot are you. 204 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:47,959 Speaker 2: Great to see you? 205 00:08:48,360 --> 00:08:49,679 Speaker 3: Good to see you both too. 206 00:08:50,160 --> 00:08:52,280 Speaker 2: Next time I come in, I'll bring two greyhounds, one 207 00:08:54,679 --> 00:08:55,040 Speaker 2: go for you.