The easy answer to that annie is that whippets realy have split into 3 distinct types racing (probably the closest to the original whippet of many moons ago) show and working.
show/working lines on the whole are constantly being bred bigger the working side to take bigger quarry the show lines...
So I take it your boy is say 1/2" over?.
so lets say we put a scratch group on for any dog over the limit, and lets say that a dog is very very fast?, what will then happen is people will use that dog at stud thus producing yet more over sized dogs.
putting casual oversized runs is 1 thing but by adding a bigger group? i think your just encouraging pwople to breed bigger and the whippet isnt meant to look like a whippet/greyhound
The problem is some breeders especialy well known working lines! are delibratly breeding bigger whippets upto 24" and advetising the fact openly that their dogs will make 24" bitch's 22", yet still advertising them as "show/race/work/pet" which obviously is not accurate advertising.
This issue...
here are the entrants for the lure coursing meeting on the 24th April. (this is not the draw)
entrys for the show/straight racing taken on the day.
WHIPPETS
1/ Mallyfield Silver Night
2/ Blackvelvet Knight
3/ Mabelshounds Dark Knight
4/ Williamswick Cavalier.
5/ Bruntsfield Skyline
6/...
Kieren's been wworking hd on his karate & at swimming so took him out for an hours ferrets before he goes to karate (no dogs today)
not a big haul (3) but he was a happy lad.
Netting up (those nettles are growing well LOL)
Sorry both whippet stakes are full with 2 reserves in waiting.
subject to time we could do a puppy race for Whippets. (but only if we have daylight to run it safely)
Lure coursing Officials
Slipper ~ Mr Aaron Atmore
Judge ~ Mr Paul Sager
Show Judges
Whippets ~ Liz Third (Bruntsfield Whippets)
Lurchers ~ Darren Gallaghar (Lurcher man with many years experiance)
Terriers ~ VSid Hoyles (well known Terrier man)
Ferrets ~ Nigel Wallbank. (ferreting/hunting...
THE
UK WORKING WHIPPET CLUB
Lure Coursing, Straight Racing & Show
Saturday the 24th April 2010 at
Pine View Lodge
Newton on Rawcliffe
Pickering
YO18 8QH
By Kind Permmission of the Land owner Mr J Scott
Events include
Lure Coursing
16 Whippet Stake (FULL)
Kindley Sponsored by the...
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