Product Description

David Matthews, author of the critically acclaimed LOOKING FOR A FIGHT, needed a fresh challenge after he had recovered from being a professional boxer. Drawn to the slightly shady appeal of greyhound racing, and not averse to making some easy money, he decided to learn the tricks of the trade from the inside and buy a greyhound. Unfortunately Zussies Boy, aka Kevin, turned out to be something of a dud, and Matthews soon found out the hard way that in the world of greyhound racing there is only one winner - the hare.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #104731 in Books
• Published on: 2006-06-05
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Ella Windsor, Mail on Sunday
'A joy to read'

About the Author
David Matthews is a freelance journalist who has written for various newspapers, including the OBSERVER, SUNDAY TELEGRAPH and EVENING STANDARD. His first book, LOOKING FOR A FIGHT, was shortlisted for the 2001 William Hill Sports Book of the Year prize.

Customer Reviews

The Dog Gets the Last Laugh
What i liked about this book was the impression of the author trying to fast buck his way to some kind of success in a sea of more adept people who are mostly failing at the same game. The book isn't so much about the dogs as about the desperate world of instant winnings that existed centuries before the lottery.

Matthews is leeched dry by the experience of running his dog and Kevin (the dog), with far less philosophy, fares much better in life without winning a thing. The 'cruelty' of the sport seems much more toward the punters than the dogs.

Man Buys Dog
I'm not normally a book reader if you know what i mean but i picked this up out of inteset as a greyhound kennel-hand and owner and couldn't put it down. It's a little hard to get into if you know nothing about the great sport but a very interesting read.

my dad loved this
i brought my dad this book and he loved it he could relate to everything which was being said in the book on ways to win the most money on the dogs he never did buy a greyhound but it never stopped him getting his grandaughter interested in the book an absolute gem of a book the only problem was that like most people have said it does take a while to get into it but dont let this put you of it is a great book for anyone interetsed in greyhound racing