working dogs. show dogs.

[dai dogs 1,631]

how successful are your working running dogs at the shows?

heres a old pic of a worker that didnt do to bad at the shows.

cheers dai..

[NOOK/ANNA 96]

At the shows i think a working dog stands a fair chance against just show dogs. But i think the lure coursing has been took over with people breeding dogs just for this purpose. A uncle of mine was at a fair last year and over heard a lady saying that she took her 3/4 Grey 1/4 Whippet bitch to a top greyhound stud just so she could win a few races at fairs. Imo why not just take up Greyhound racing and let it just be a bit of fun for people in off season.

Edited January 22, 2011 by NOOK/ANNA

[lurchers 2,889]

theres nowt wrong showing a working dog mate after all its only a bit of fun have a bit crack and something to do in the summer.

[graham4877 1,181]

theres nowt wrong showing a working dog mate after all its only a bit of fun have a bit crack and something to do in the summer.

aye as long as it stays like that same with the lure "FUN"

[collie/grey 238]

My dogs only did well at the shows when they were young pups and 'fresh', these days they barely get looked at, although the old girl always wins something in the veteran as not many oldies are taken lol. Showing gets boring anyway, i prefer being the judge.

[black recking it 730]

I GOT A POST UP MATE TO DO WITH STUFF WON IT IN MY CONTENT

[watchman 256]

never put a dog into a show myself although i agree should just be for a bit of fun maybe to get the wife and kids involved a bit as well but saying that when im loitering around the ring having a nose at what people have got f**k me the snide comments i hear usualy come in thick and fast,f*****g judge this poxy dog that,how the f**k did he pick the other, you all know the type of thing and all to regular for it to be just a bit of fun for some people,not to my liking at all.

reason iv never put a dog in a show,f**k me i know its a shit dog i dont need anyone else to confirm it for me

[Catcher 1 639]

Seen some good working lurchers takeing best in show.

[willrockyted 4]

i show my working dogs gives you stuff to do in the summer bit of fun too, won the lurcher worlds show champion of champion at tabley last year with one of them was made up and he is a very hard worker too so no reason why they cant do both

[vld 62]

Enjoy the shows in the summer for nice day out with family.

Bitch came in last 6 (u 23") in Midland Game Fair 4 years ago (which was totally unexpected) - she's 6 now - too grey, too scarred up for showing. Totally agree about the competitiveness of shows though - it spoils it - there is always someone with something bad to say. If I see someone with a good dog - I tell them and ask about breeding etc.

Enjoy getting them down to the greyhound track and lure coursing too for a blow off.

[daz1976 8]

i use to show my bitch uptill about a year ago and she did very well,but as others say it is just fun,the racing sides of things is a joke i run my bitch quite a few times to keep her fit and she also did well,the racing they do on the tracks for lurchers use to be ok but as someone else said they are brreding 3/4 grey to another grey and then a pup of that to another grey and getting away with running them as lurchers spoils it a little

[Top Lamper 2k10 169]

I lyk goin 2 the shows just for abit crack with the lads who I haven't seen for a while ill maybes put the dog in if I'm bord or something but I lyk to here some of the nights out that the lads have had and think to myself I wish I was there coz they have some good ones by the sound of them atb Top Lammper