DGLT is an important welfare initiative which will provide a traceable footprint of all Victorian greyhounds.

The DGLT program will ensure the location and health of all registered greyhounds will be recorded in one consolidated digital platform from birth, throughout their racing career, into retirement and rehoming.

The new digital greyhound tracking program implements digital systems for greyhound check-ins, real-time recording of microchip scanning and location information and improves the frequency and range of opportunities for participants to digitally check in their greyhounds across all lifecycle stages.

Under the new system, an average racing greyhound will now have around 60 hard touch points and 11 soft touch points throughout their career. That includes a minimum of 36 pre-race scans and 40 on-track vet checks, each of the greyhound’s annual vaccinations, at desexing and when they’re rehomed.

The new portal will allow users to search a greyhound’s name or microchip number.

This search will provide information on that greyhound such as their name, microchip number, date of birth, gender, breeding and the stage of their career.

The portal will also publish the last check-in point for that greyhound, such as when it was most recently scanned.

A link to the greyhound’s historical race data will take users to that greyhound’s FastTrack profile.

Greyhound tracking was already undertaken by GRV as part of its regulatory responsibilities through multiple mandatory check-ins, including before pups are microchipped at 12 weeks, when greyhounds are named, every time they race, trial or breed, when they move between participant properties, during official kennel inspections and when they retire and are rehomed.

However, many of these check-ins relied on manual recording processes that are time consuming and at risk of human error.

By automating these recording processes, GRV will be able to better notify participants to get their inactive greyhounds scanned, to ensure more reliable lifecycle tracking of Victorian greyhounds.

Participants should visit Digital Greyhound Lifecycle Tracking – Greyhound Care & Standards for more information on club check-in days, including the schedule.

All greyhounds in the care of Victorian participants will be lifecycle tracked. This includes greyhounds who have been retired into the care of a Victorian participant.