How old is too old

[B.P.R 2,798]

Whin wrote the wee pup off when he seen her at Selkirk, broken leg, looking like a bag of sh!t. Exact words 'get rid of that dog, it's fcuked, will never run again, get yourself a proper dog'. My arse.

 

Took it on the chin, dog will come right I'm sure.

 

veedublee, i saw her at selkirk , hows she getting on , i read about the other mishap, i told you mine broke both bones in front leg , he was'nt rushed , has recovered brilliantly too, even catching game now too , so all i can say , time the best healer

 

[whin 463]

looking alot better but very fine on legs , i like a dog with a bit bone on them , i had some fun with my grey whip good little dog but not hardy enough feet wise but on the [bANNED TEXT] land good fun,

[B.P.R 2,798]

There's always a BUT with you whin.

[whin 463]

_{always will be as always strive for better even my own hounds ,i only see it as it is and will nevr lead you up the garden path , with running dogs , i dont look through rose tinted glasses mate , if your dog recovers and does well ille say good man, just the way it is, ps you get all therse numptys give them time fech how long heard some say 2 years etc a joke}

[Lab 10,979]

If you look at your dogs as pets first and workers second then you'll probably think along the lines of Vee. If you think of your dogs as workers then you'll probably think like Whin. No right, no wrong as long as you look after them when there here then its up to you too decide there outcome...

[whin 463]

lab never a real pet mate

[Lab 10,979]

Well i'm worker first then pet second mate. I wouldn't pts one if it didnt make the grade....id try and rehome it as a pet hopefully to a friend. Luckily i haven't had that problem yet but i haven't had many dogs myself. I do have two 2 year old pups at the moment and one is testing my f*****g patience!!!..

On the other hand i have grown up with my Dad racing greyhounds and maybe one of many stayed its lifetime in the kennel.

Your not going to spend thousands of pounds on a racing greyhound and it might never make the grade anyway...i would however re-mortgage my house to save my big lab if he got a serious injury!!...

[Rake aboot 4,936]

Can understand that Lab,, just had to put down yin oh ma spaniels,, fekin torture,, he was bought for working,, and was a wee shite,, but by f**k yeh get attached to them,, poor bugger was only 5 annaw

 

Like I say, Whins dogs a re tool for working,,, he can`t get the concept of a pet dog,, no fault to that, but it can upset a lot af folk that get attached to their dogs,,

[Lab 10,979]

Well mate Buzz is 6 and a top dog. Not alot to do with my training i dont think he just has it in him. Had many a top remark made about him from people who know there stuff and if i lost him tomorrow i'd cry my f*****g eyes out....

I'd never fault Whin for his style of dog work.....he's exactly like my Dad and many on here by the way. The dog is there to do a job, if it cant do that job to a standard they expect then its pts. No f*****g about no lost sleep. And anyone who may think thats harsh would change there mind when they see what the dogs sleeping quarters are, what they are fed and what treatments they recieve. You get out what you put in....

[Rake aboot 4,936]

Exactley

 

Whins dogs are seriously well looked after and are in top condition,, but if they turned out a shit dog they would go, no ifs no buts,

[whin 463]

^{an old adage run them hard and treat them like heroes , mines are living on pasta fish meat dried food lambs milk clean bedding every week , fech some poor cs will never see that in there lifetime ,}

[B.P.R 2,798]

I take on board what everybody says. I understand the way whin sees things, he is just like my father is. The negative comments are actually his way of advice and encouragement. It's hard not to take what he says to heart, I

Know the wee dogs not the greatest

Built, not the best type nor has she had the best start but I've got faith in her. After what I said on another thread about not wanting to take help from whin, I apologise for that. Just caught me at a bad time. Don't mind putting in a graft or doing the sh!try jobs to get our learning. My dogs are pets first then workers second. The day might come when that changes but it won't be until the dogs I have got now are long gone or until I get another dog purely

100% for working. I have the option to get another dog for the purpose and keep what I have now as pets but why should I give up on her so soon. She's 7months, a cracking wee dog and part of the family. Maybe or day but only once I'm certain she's not going to do what I want. Might not get another, the options always there, no rush

[Guest cookiemonsterandmerlin]

You can have both i am down to three dogs all workers at some stage and are equally workers and pets.

I do pest control 5 days a week november to march.

Never heard such bull cheers cookie

[Country Joe 1,411]

Veedublee, in the Working Whippet book 2010 there is an article by a paul waddington who has a bitch whippet called star

in it, he says the bitch broke its leg at three months, it was pinned, it appears the bitch is now a useful worker.

hope this gives you encouragement.

[Ideation 8,216]

Is it just me whos fecking bored of hearing about how whin sees the world?