To add to the problem of racing show bred dogs they are mostly heavy so are run off the back of much faster dogs or they are too heavy to race at all.
Run 'em off time. Our club does & the faster peds are competitive with non-peds who are up to a sec. faster. The slower ones can always race...
Haven't ploughed through it all so forgive me if i'm repeating someone else's advice. Think Vicky hit the nail on the head, all the bitch's we've had have had a spat. Dogs are a matriacal (sp) society & bitch's are always vying to be alpha. As Vicky says show them YOU'RE the alpha bitch. At the...
You are lucky, Many of the owners I come accross at flapping tracks dont want to know when a dog gets a career ending injury.
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YTarmy
So you are saying that there are more scum like you about, that might be true to a lesser extent.
Most owners I know tend to look after...
Whippets (& other ling muzzled breeds) can get fungal infections in the nasal cavities. It is very hard to treat we lost a bitch to it last year. Hope you have a better result.
Terry Smith
Surely it would have been a bit more reasonable, given the improved nutrition that whippets enjoy today, that I think has contributed to a bit of added size even in the most carefully bred dogs,
Ive raised this point on more than one occaision & been ridiculed. It is a very valid point. However...
So what does constitute a puppy farmer? How many litters per year qualify? We once had 4 pups sold before we even went to the dog. We sold the last of them (from a litter of 6) at nearly 6 month's old. The potential owners all backed out. We weren't helped by an "expert" telling some of them b&w...
We had a lurcher had osteosarcoma in the shoulder. Like Dessies 'zoi we kept him going about 6 month's on a cocktail of drugs. But the end is inevitable. Unfortunately there is no easy way to part with a dog you have my deepest sympathy.
Don't want to raise your hopes but we has a whippet show...
There isn't an industry it is an amateur pastime.
Most dogs that I know of are kept in the house.
Injuries are the type you can expect from a small dog capable of running at 30+ mph.
That's about it.
How many words do you need for your paper? Hope you have a theasaurus for lots of padding :D
Yes he is pretty & a great personality!! He is home with us now (pictured with his aunts Dove & Daisy). The rest of the litter are a nice lot too, a credit to their breeders.
Think this operation has been running at least 30 years maybe more. I strongly suspect that this is the latest front for Mayfield, Agecroft, & various other names they have used over the years. Very big very organised outfit who have shook off most attempts to finish them. They even tried to set...
If the dogs only has one testicle then it is abnormal, show, race or worker.
Why would anyone want to breed from an abnormal dog?
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Because the problem doesn't prevent dogs running fast. Fast dogs win races. Winning races accumulates titles. Winning titles is soooo...
Think of all the trouble in trying to eliminate Crypto/Monos from the gene pool.
Think of having to look beyond titles & actually look at the studs themselves.
Think of the juicy stud fees people would lose out on.
Think of foregoing the thrill of owning a regular winner.
Whats a bit of...
It's not dandruff like humans get it's scurf. Black dogs show it pretty badly. A touch more oil in the diet usually helps keep it down. Piece of silk (old shirt, knickers etc) will take it off easily but only real silk seems to do it. Gives a nice overall shine too.
Terry Smith
Personally I can't see much point in such a cross. The two breeds can overlap in size i.e there are some ig's bigger than whippets. So you don't need ig to bring size down. Sure I'll get jumped on by iggy owners but I can't see what they would contribute to say a small working sighthound. If you...
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