GREWS

[sowhat 1,572]

I tend to agree with you, Chalky; but the non-ped grews in the old days were much more "lurcher" bred, and were expected to be "multi functional"; race, course and do a bit ferreting. I still go to the Whippet racing, been there today, but the modern non-ped is bred for out and out speed, and with a few exceptions, would not stand up to a days coursing or a nights lamping. Nothing wrong with that; I'm amazed at the times they do over 150 yds, I even bought a stopwatch to time them myself, as I couldn't believe how faster they were than in my day !!

Cheers.

Totally agree their different to the dogs i saw in the late 70s then again most of them were the result of ped whippets bred to greyhounds and still retained the peds stamina.atb dell

 

Poach, that dogs pic with the roe I put up; that was in the late 60's and his litter varied from an 18lb bitch to a 50lb bitch !! He was around 36/40lb but looked like a perfect Whippet. He wasn't the fastest around, but on the day he got faster after every 150 yd race ! We used to walk to the tracks , over the many slagheaps that blotted the landscape then, and would course a hare before we got to the track, and then course one on the way back to the pub after the racing ! Nowadays the non-peds are wrapped in cotton wool, they won't race on a saturday if there is an Open on the sunday !! I'm glad the non-ped Whipet racing is still going, as they make a great outcross for a Lurcher !

 

Cheers.

 

Not all non-peds are wrapped in cotton wool, one of ours chased and caught a rabbit next to the track up at Kirkcaldy just before the heats of the Scottish Derby scratch racing, and on the thursday the week before, she had 3 rabbits over at Loch Leven

 

ps forgot to say, the same bitch went on to win the 40lb final, 2 years on the trot

[chartpolski 24,139]

I tend to agree with you, Chalky; but the non-ped grews in the old days were much more "lurcher" bred, and were expected to be "multi functional"; race, course and do a bit ferreting. I still go to the Whippet racing, been there today, but the modern non-ped is bred for out and out speed, and with a few exceptions, would not stand up to a days coursing or a nights lamping. Nothing wrong with that; I'm amazed at the times they do over 150 yds, I even bought a stopwatch to time them myself, as I couldn't believe how faster they were than in my day !!

Cheers.

Totally agree their different to the dogs i saw in the late 70s then again most of them were the result of ped whippets bred to greyhounds and still retained the peds stamina.atb dell

 

Poach, that dogs pic with the roe I put up; that was in the late 60's and his litter varied from an 18lb bitch to a 50lb bitch !! He was around 36/40lb but looked like a perfect Whippet. He wasn't the fastest around, but on the day he got faster after every 150 yd race ! We used to walk to the tracks , over the many slagheaps that blotted the landscape then, and would course a hare before we got to the track, and then course one on the way back to the pub after the racing ! Nowadays the non-peds are wrapped in cotton wool, they won't race on a saturday if there is an Open on the sunday !! I'm glad the non-ped Whipet racing is still going, as they make a great outcross for a Lurcher !

 

Cheers.

 

Not all non-peds are wrapped in cotton wool, one of ours chased and caught a rabbit next to the track up at Kirkcaldy just before the heats of the Scottish Derby scratch racing, and on the thursday the week before, she had 3 rabbits over at Loch Leven

 

ps forgot to say, the same bitch went on to win the 40lb final, 2 years on the trot

 

 

I did say, "with a few exceptions" !

 

What about this bitch, back in the day; Bilko x Greyhound....one of the best dogs I've ever seen run..Marretta;

 

 

Cheers.

[sowhat 1,572]

I tend to agree with you, Chalky; but the non-ped grews in the old days were much more "lurcher" bred, and were expected to be "multi functional"; race, course and do a bit ferreting. I still go to the Whippet racing, been there today, but the modern non-ped is bred for out and out speed, and with a few exceptions, would not stand up to a days coursing or a nights lamping. Nothing wrong with that; I'm amazed at the times they do over 150 yds, I even bought a stopwatch to time them myself, as I couldn't believe how faster they were than in my day !!

Cheers.

Totally agree their different to the dogs i saw in the late 70s then again most of them were the result of ped whippets bred to greyhounds and still retained the peds stamina.atb dell

 

Poach, that dogs pic with the roe I put up; that was in the late 60's and his litter varied from an 18lb bitch to a 50lb bitch !! He was around 36/40lb but looked like a perfect Whippet. He wasn't the fastest around, but on the day he got faster after every 150 yd race ! We used to walk to the tracks , over the many slagheaps that blotted the landscape then, and would course a hare before we got to the track, and then course one on the way back to the pub after the racing ! Nowadays the non-peds are wrapped in cotton wool, they won't race on a saturday if there is an Open on the sunday !! I'm glad the non-ped Whipet racing is still going, as they make a great outcross for a Lurcher !

 

Cheers.

 

Not all non-peds are wrapped in cotton wool, one of ours chased and caught a rabbit next to the track up at Kirkcaldy just before the heats of the Scottish Derby scratch racing, and on the thursday the week before, she had 3 rabbits over at Loch Leven

 

ps forgot to say, the same bitch went on to win the 40lb final, 2 years on the trot

 

 

I did say, "with a few exceptions" !

 

What about this bitch, back in the day; Bilko x Greyhound....one of the best dogs I've ever seen run..Marretta;

 

 

Cheers.

 

Looks a powerfull grew

 

Yours in sport

[whip x grey 276]

some do ,,,some dont wrap them up in cotton wool,,,,,some will let there,s hunt , again some dont

 

but most watch where there running,,,like ive said maybe on previous topic,s my neibours whip/grew ,now nearing 3 year old racing breed has been brought up as just a pure rabbiting dog,,,the one thing he was worried about was the stamia issue,,,but when u go out say 4 nights aweek,,,there is no stamia issue,,,as ive asked him ,,as he own worked peds,,,what the stamia diffrence to ur peds u had in past,,,he,s said to be honest, when the non ped is working fitt , there,s not alot,,there is a speed diffrence,,only when she uses it

 

3/8ths grey 5/8ths whippet,,,,she gives good as she get,s,,,she not keen on track,,lol,,,sorry ive only ever got one pic off her ,,,my neibour too tight to buy a camrea lol

 

[chartpolski 24,139]

Lovely looking bitch ! And of course you know I'm not knocking them ! In fact, if you want to send a decent racer down to me for the summer, I'll give it the best racing and maybe a bit of mooching !!

 

Cheers.

[whip x grey 276]

lol,,,,we would send down a scratch racer for ya,,,,but best not,,,dont want u showing up at ur local whippet track and kicking there ass,,lol

 

 

on other post , on ur old whippet out off blue boy,,,is it the same blue boy , that was in a race ,,when rch snow flake slipped its lead ,,,and hit blue boy killing him ???? 1968 -1967 ??? edlington w,r,c

 

i read it somwhere in an old whippet magazine

[sowhat 1,572]

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?

 

Sadly she passed away last year, and so did her mother who was 15 yrs old, thanks for the nice comments

 

 

This was her mother when she was about 11 yrs old, she loved swimming and bril at retrieving, one of my party tricks was to put a egg on the kitchen floor and send her from the living room to retrieve it with out breaking it

[compostman 114]

my two present

[sowhat 1,572]

my two present

 

Smart looking dogs pal what do they stand to the shoulder?

[compostman 114]

they are two pups the black one is coming up 11 months old the white bitch is 6 1/2 months old coursing lines.

[whin 463]

some good pics of the grews , saw several crossed dollie type real good dogs some were a bit small but others just [bANNED TEXT] for the game good dogs by any mans standard if it wasnt for the grew wouldnt have the dogs i have about me at times so can only praise them for being one part of a good run ning dog and working lurcher

[Blue one 89]

Id say, a good grew, crossed with a saluki/collie, would make a decent dog?

[sowhat 1,572]

 

This is one of my grews that regularly killed 1 out of 3 at Lincoln

[breeze 1,308]

Sowhat . . . The Black dog in the pic, is that Tay ? ?

[sowhat 1,572]

 

These next 3 pictures are my mates 7 months old pups, I bred the sire and the dam to them.