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David Peck discusses his journey from training bird dogs to becoming a prominent trainer of American Racing Greyhounds.

Episode 48: Recorded February 21, 2025 “I’ve never screamed so loud. The bug had bit. I had a tremendous passion for it.” David Peck on watching his first Greyhound nearly win a stakes race at Victoryland Show Notes David Peck started out training bird dogs in the early 1970s. One of his clients was a friend who became involved in the new parimutuel racing in Texas. He visited David and recommended that he try his hand in training Greyhounds based on his success with bird dogs. Greyhounds gave David “renewed energy and lit me up.” David started out with two pups, and he started training them like his bird dogs. His methodology worked, and one of those first Greyhounds became a top competitor at the Victoryland Greyhound track in Alabama. During one of his summer bird dog training sessions, he was called away to cheer on his Greyhound at a final stakes race. That hound took second place, just barely beaten at the wire. It was the start of an American Greyhound racing career that lasted well into the 2010s. After founding Clear the Way (CTW) Kennels, David continued to improve his training methods. In particular, he focused on track design and…

People in this episode

Host: John Parker

Guest: David Peck

Topics covered

• Greyhound racing
• Dog training
• American Racing Greyhound
• Track design
• Bird dogs

Keywords

• Greyhound
• racing
• training
• bird dogs
• track design
• Clear the Way Kennels
• Victoryland

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Clear the Way (CTW) Kennels

Places: Victoryland, Alabama

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