GREWS

[sowhat 1,572]

  On 28/01/2011 at 08:04, Blue one said:

Never owned a racing grew. Anyone work them?

I hear, that their not good at lamping and ferreting ect?

Just what i heard, not sure if its true?

They are meant to lack in brains?

 

Our grews go out mooching most days and never stop working from start to finish, like other crosses some make top class lampers and ferreting dogs, it depends on how they are brought up and on the person brining them up.

Regarding brains,most of ours have been smart arses, and are as brave as lions and give 110%.

The only down side is, some can be to fast for their own good at times, and with speed comes toe trouble if there ran on the wrong terrain. My old dog Jack didn't have any problems with his feet until he was 6 yrs old, 3 injured toes that have calloused up and a snapped tendon which runs down the side of one of his front toes, which at times I have to flick it back, and he still loves knocking over the odd rabbit and squirrel and he's 9 this year

I'm not going say that there the best thing since sliced bread, but they suit me and my surroundings and give me immense pleasure watching them run wether it be working or racing.

My intension is to breed a broken coated speed machine, so I've decided to put a first cross bedlington x greyhound over one of my bitches.

 

 

Yours in sport sowhat

[Shazza 52]

  On 28/01/2011 at 08:04, Blue one said:

Never owned a racing grew. Anyone work them?

I hear, that their not good at lamping and ferreting ect?

Just what i heard, not sure if its true?

They are meant to lack in brains?

 

Mine is only a pup and been with me a week but she does not lack in brains.

In a week she comes to her name, sits & retrieves to hand. I would have to say i am very pleased with her progress so far but it will be next season at least before i see her working ability (she has good prey drive).

I will also be having some fun and racing her

[sowhat 1,572]

  On 27/01/2011 at 18:45, Shazza said:

This is a great thread and i'm loving all the pics and history.

Hope mine turns out as nice looking and a decent worker, she's almost a Grew (if thats possible) but there's a tiny splash of bull on dams side.

 

Hi Shazza, cracking looking pup you've got there, hope it turns out to be all you are expecting and more and good luck.

 

There was bull terrier put into grews years ago, and every now and then you can get a throw back, I'll sort a picture out of one of ours.

[poacher3161 1,766]

A good thread for a change.To some of the younguns out their a lot can be learned from some of the old boys on the non ped raceing scene regarding conditioning and the well being of running dogs in genral.I worked down the pit [bANNED TEXT] i was younger and would always listen to older men who were very knowlegable about running dogs .atb dell

 

 

[Shazza 52]

  On 28/01/2011 at 09:02, sowhat said:

  On 27/01/2011 at 18:45, Shazza said:

This is a great thread and i'm loving all the pics and history.

Hope mine turns out as nice looking and a decent worker, she's almost a Grew (if thats possible) but there's a tiny splash of bull on dams side.

 

Hi Shazza, cracking looking pup you've got there, hope it turns out to be all you are exspecting and more and good luck.

 

Why thank you kind sir

She's my first lurcher and introduction to this kind of working dog and i am mighty impressed with her.

I was also concerned that whipps & greys would be hard to train but after speaking to a friend that was a top racing GH trainer for many years he laughed at me and told me all the stuff he trained his pure GH's to do, they are far from stupid it's just that no-one takes the time to teach them anything except to run and win races.

I will have to get some down on a new thread as he has some great memories.

[sowhat 1,572]

 

This is a throw back, and it was so obvious at birth that she was going to be bully, I kept her and her sister, and they were like chalk and cheese.

Will put a picture up later of her sister.

[bunnys 1,228]

cracking thread good to see,the real whipps ,beddy and bull was introduced through the lines back in the 50s 60sand later thanthat .i had the privelige to see some of the greats run 50yds from my door was the track .Also our family had some decent dogs .tommy bullocks bilkorunning yds behind scratch brill animalgood has gold rhinegold wishewas blue boy brings back memories .stringing up first thing saturday mornings evening racing wed.then of course the lure straight racing came later .some phenomenal dogs have been produced by the people of times gone by.seen dogs killing hares 2s 3s in padocks regular,we used to travel down to measham and all over bend racing seen fanchie run had ablue pup out of him ,made a great rabbit and knocked hares over aswell great feet never a muscle or bone injury ,caught the wire now and again brill little animal.swift hawk bilkos sire mossfield margaret blue peter reminiscing fabulous dogs .all the best folks bunnys

[Blue one 89]

  On 28/01/2011 at 08:55, sowhat said:

  On 28/01/2011 at 08:04, Blue one said:

Never owned a racing grew. Anyone work them?

I hear, that their not good at lamping and ferreting ect?

Just what i heard, not sure if its true?

They are meant to lack in brains?

 

Our grews go out mooching most days and never stop working from start to finish, like other crosses some make top class lampers and ferreting dogs, it depends on how they are brought up and on the person brining them up.

Regarding brains,most of ours have been smart arses, and are as brave as lions and give 110%.

The only down side is, some can be to fast for their own good at times, and with speed comes toe trouble if there ran on the wrong terrain. My old dog Jack didn't have any problems with his feet until he was 6 yrs old, 3 injured toes that have calloused up and a snapped tendon which runs down the side of one of his front toes, which at times I have to flick it back, and he still loves knocking over the odd rabbit and squirrel and he's 9 this year

I'm not going say that there the best thing since sliced bread, but they suit me and my surroundings and give me immense pleasure watching them run wether it be working or racing.

My intension is to breed a broken coated speed machine, so I've decided to put a first cross bedlington x greyhound over one of my bitches.

 

 

Yours in sport sowhat

 

Thanks.

Any pics folks of these grews working, with catches ect?

If going lamping, what is the catch rate like, say, out of 10 runs?

[Country Joe 1,411]

Is Henry Dobie,who owned Indian Joe, still involved in Whippets?

[coolbreeze 9]

last ime henry was racing was about 1997 i think

[coolbreeze 9]

ive seen a lot of whippets that were bully never any good on the track but made great working dogs depending on what you worked them on

[sowhat 1,572]

  On 28/01/2011 at 10:45, sowhat said:

 

This is a throw back, and it was so obvious at birth that she was going to be bully, I kept her and her sister, and they were like chalk and cheese.

Will put a picture up later of her sister.

This is the litter sister, 11 yrs old now, and still loves the odd run on the bunnies and all her toes are good

[sowhat 1,572]

 

Another of my veterans, Penny who is 7 this year, steady as a rock and as faithful as an old labrador, and shes got a brilliant nose on her.

[Shazza 52]

Sowhat you have some lovely dogs and it's great seeing the oldies still having fun and still being cherished

 

That tan bitch is a very strong looking girl, most muscled i think i've seen. Do you still have her?

[sowhat 1,572]

 

Normally get a run at big ears on this mooch, but not today. Its always the same when I take my camera