Talking Dogs Meets... Pat Dalton In the third episode of our new Talking Dogs Meets… series we visited Golden in Co. Tipperary to meet none other than Pat Dalton. Pat is synonymous with greyhound racing success and excellence not alone in Ireland but across the world, especially in the United States where he enjoyed a very successful career. Ian Fortune chats to Pat at his home in Tipperary about his experience in the US, racing successes here in Ireland, his life in the sport and his beloved fa

By the end of this year, there will be only two greyhound race tracks in the U.S., both in West Virginia. Increased concerns about how the dogs are treated and an explosion of gambling options have nearly killed the sport, which boomed in the 1980s. | AP

It's the end of an era tonight for one of Australia's famed greyhound racing tracks. The Dapto Dogs is holding its final meet after almost 90 years of racing. ABC Illawarra's Brooke Chandler was live at the track. | ABC Illawarra