Ireland Views On Show/racing

[Guest ladyjane]

 

nice pic looks a good day out with dogs that look in good shape but stand corrected i wont there are some people who work and show there dogs these are the people that should be attending working shows but tell me this maverick are there or are there not a growing number of people who keep there dogs with the aim of attending spring\summer shows and that there dogs are not earning there keep in autumn\winter ?

Many people i would suspect dont do any thing with there dogs but give them a spring bath and shake off the winter cobwebs,

I know a few that have 30 plus dogs and not a decent one amongst them.

they are also the kind of people who breed countless litters of "working" bred puppies that will simly will not work out as there breeding or abilities have not been studied .they put bitch over dog and hope for the best...i really think people need to base there planned future mating on the capabilties of both parents rather than what they look like...

i dont breed often but i have not been dissapointed in a litter yet!

my latest include 2 racing elite winners and there litter mate bess can be seen working on the lurchers ireland dvd ...

cant stress enough think before you breed, enjoy ur shows but think of the reason you have the dog, if its only for racing...buy a greyhound!

 

I don't think that's a very fair comment...................I know lots of people who take their racing very seriously!!!

[Themaverick 110]

 

 

nice pic looks a good day out with dogs that look in good shape but stand corrected i wont there are some people who work and show there dogs these are the people that should be attending working shows but tell me this maverick are there or are there not a growing number of people who keep there dogs with the aim of attending spring\summer shows and that there dogs are not earning there keep in autumn\winter ?

Many people i would suspect dont do any thing with there dogs but give them a spring bath and shake off the winter cobwebs,

I know a few that have 30 plus dogs and not a decent one amongst them.

they are also the kind of people who breed countless litters of "working" bred puppies that will simly will not work out as there breeding or abilities have not been studied .they put bitch over dog and hope for the best...i really think people need to base there planned future mating on the capabilties of both parents rather than what they look like...

i dont breed often but i have not been dissapointed in a litter yet!

my latest include 2 racing elite winners and there litter mate bess can be seen working on the lurchers ireland dvd ...

cant stress enough think before you breed, enjoy ur shows but think of the reason you have the dog, if its only for racing...buy a greyhound!

 

I don't think that's a very fair comment...................I know lots of people who take their racing very seriously!!!

 

what part dont you think is fair?

[Guest ladyjane]

The bit highlighted in RED!

[dee mac 579]

 

 

nice pic looks a good day out with dogs that look in good shape but stand corrected i wont there are some people who work and show there dogs these are the people that should be attending working shows but tell me this maverick are there or are there not a growing number of people who keep there dogs with the aim of attending spring\summer shows and that there dogs are not earning there keep in autumn\winter ?

Many people i would suspect dont do any thing with there dogs but give them a spring bath and shake off the winter cobwebs,

I know a few that have 30 plus dogs and not a decent one amongst them.

they are also the kind of people who breed countless litters of "working" bred puppies that will simly will not work out as there breeding or abilities have not been studied .they put bitch over dog and hope for the best...i really think people need to base there planned future mating on the capabilties of both parents rather than what they look like...

i dont breed often but i have not been dissapointed in a litter yet!

my latest include 2 racing elite winners and there litter mate bess can be seen working on the lurchers ireland dvd ...

cant stress enough think before you breed, enjoy ur shows but think of the reason you have the dog, if its only for racing...buy a greyhound!

 

I don't think that's a very fair comment...................I know lots of people who take their racing very seriously!!!

 

no offence but if its racing that gets you going then the best buzz you ll get is from greyhounds as they are the cream of the crop and most people who take something seriously usually try to get to the highest level of said interest so racing dogs equals greyhounds !

[Guest ladyjane]

Not neccessarily....................whippet racing, that is proper KC affiliated whippet racing is just as competitive, not the excuse for whippet racing we see at the shows over here tho!

[dee mac 579]

get agrip will you i dont see sky running whippet racing on a weekly basis or RTE TELEVISION putting on a full televised nights whippet racing as they do for the irish greyhound derby ! if your serious about racing dogs then there s no equal to the racing greyhound and if you want a real buzz get yourself down to clonmel next feb for three days of top dogs and top craic at the boyle sports coursing festival i might even buy you a pint

[Themaverick 110]

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The bit highlighted in RED!

well , i do take racing serious in a way and i like to get a fair run...i do crack up with the certain people that get away with persistant false slipping , after the man on the line shouting "anyone that false slips will be dis-quailfied " , i do get annoyed when certain dogs fight during races ...but at the end of the day , i have took on this elite buisness and have had to run my dogs in these categories, and have won both under23's and over 23;s twice from 2 runs ...and my dogs are working dogs!

my point is i see no harm in taking the racing seriously , but as long as you still see the main reasons the breed or type has been used for over 100' s of years,

it should never be breed from on looks alone...

the point i make is thats were new age lurcher "show" folk go wrong...

and were whippet show folk have been going wrong for years, but if i was to buy a pedigree whippet for working and racing make no mistake, lady jane id book 1 from you...

[Guest ladyjane]

Might take you up on that lol.................. it may come as a surprise but I have owned a winning greyhound, track, and have been involved with family with a trial stakes winner (coursing)..............I have been to Clonmel, Dungannon, Drumbo, Celtic Park and a lot of other places.........and I prefer my whippets lol.............just because Sky doesn't televise it dosen't mean it's not good!!!!

 

Regards

Janet

[Guest ladyjane]

get agrip will you i dont see sky running whippet racing on a weekly basis or RTE TELEVISION putting on a full televised nights whippet racing as they do for the irish greyhound derby ! if your serious about racing dogs then there s no equal to the racing greyhound and if you want a real buzz get yourself down to clonmel next feb for three days of top dogs and top craic at the boyle sports coursing festival i might even buy you a pint

Oh, and believe me...I do have a grip........

[bluebandit 63]

Someone mention drink think we should settle it over 1 instead of the internet an don't b biting my head off

[Themaverick 110]

CLONMEL, one of the best ever 3 day events ever, the atmosphere is un real, or maybe that was just all the drink id had !!lol

best crack ever and highly recommend it to anybody that is into working dogs...

jimmy buckly sang the irish national anthem before it started and even though i hadnt a clue what he was saying(i should be a shamed of myself!) i felt proud to be there and apart of culture that will be out lawed if we dont get behiden it soon....

[Guest ladyjane]

lol......................I'm only messing, you should know that by now....................but I'm holdin Dee Mac to his offer of a drink lol

[Themaverick 110]

 

get agrip will you i dont see sky running whippet racing on a weekly basis or RTE TELEVISION putting on a full televised nights whippet racing as they do for the irish greyhound derby ! if your serious about racing dogs then there s no equal to the racing greyhound and if you want a real buzz get yourself down to clonmel next feb for three days of top dogs and top craic at the boyle sports coursing festival i might even buy you a pint

Oh, and believe me...I do have a grip........

 

thats how rumours start!

[bluebandit 63]

Good hope he buys plenty of drink

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i dont usually post on these topics as im sort of in all camps lol,im not interested in an argument ,my views are from all sides as i work my dogs all season show and race in the summer and run a show. firstly it is a show no judge can tell if a dog is working in a ring it may have marks on it but these prove nothing other than the dog has had a cut. to use a sayin from a friend of mine "a show should be judged on conformation not mutilation" working trails were the only way to prove working ability and sorry to say they wont be back, from a show organizer point of view, you cant have a show without the showing so you need all sides of the coin to walk in to the ring and support a few classes and not just stand outside all the time. racing has taken over as the hot topic lately but it will take a few shows to sort out these new ways.its the same amount of dogs so it can be sorted, its only the start of may yet and it would be a long summer without them. YIS kieran

tango .. your right in what you say, but honest terrier men that have been around terriers long enough and for the right reasons, ... that is to work terriers and nothing else can see the wood through the trees... but once again this is just my opinion