Fun Stops at the Track

My husband and I saw “Good Will Hunting” the other night and were really caught up in it all--until Will decided to take Skylar for some “fun.” Greyhound racing isn’t my idea of fun. How did it find itself in this sensitive film?

Perhaps I’m a little more sensitive than most. You see, we adopted two retired racers. Racing wasn’t fun for Alex. He has the scars to show for it from abusive handlers, also an amputated toe. He also wakes up in the middle of the night and doesn’t know where he is. My Gracie cries in her sleep.

Skylar’s “dog” may have won in the film but, believe me, he didn’t win in his too-awful real life.

HEALY CUNNINGHAM-COSAY

Beverly Hills