Getting Fitter

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[hawki 1,431]

is that a full whippet

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Yep.

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i have one aswell........ but hes well out of shape.......... what are you doing with yours and what are you feeding it?

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Looking good Naz

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He gets a little quality dry, some veg, and fish or meat. And apart from that, to be honest, he's had no fitness regime at all other than lamping, ferreting and mooching. He's only been back at it for three or four weeks after a couple of months of total rest and no off lead time. I'm pretty pleased with how his fitness has come back. Just need to retune a few if his manners now haha.

[Rake aboot 4,936]

That dog is fed on Loaves and fishes, plenty of it as well.

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He gets a little quality dry, some veg, and fish or meat. And apart from that, to be honest, he's had no fitness regime at all other than lamping, ferreting and mooching. He's only been back at it for three or four weeks after a couple of months of total rest and no off lead time. I'm pretty pleased with how his fitness has come back. Just need to retune a few if his manners now haha.

hes a nice looking dog. how did you train him on the lamp

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He gets a little quality dry, some veg, and fish or meat. And apart from that, to be honest, he's had no fitness regime at all other than lamping, ferreting and mooching. He's only been back at it for three or four weeks after a couple of months of total rest and no off lead time. I'm pretty pleased with how his fitness has come back. Just need to retune a few if his manners now haha.

 

That's what a grafting whippet should look like.....not like some of the silly soft wee fireside feckers I've seen on here in the past....grand wee dog that Jai.....

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H - to be honest.... With great difficulty . I've never had a dog that has been so hard to train. He's a driven little sod and incredibly hard headed. I've had plenty if failings in his training, and still have bad days.... Although that's usually down to me and my mood, rather than the dog. But I digress! The only way to get him going was lots of lamping 1:1, as many runs as possible, starting with walked up rabbits and then longer slips. Although he has his moments in terms of manners, when he's running we'll, he'll take most of what he runs, and he's exciting to watch. I think the last two nights I've been out solo, he had 16 from about 20, and 9 out of 12, mostly long slips and hard runs on short grass or seed.

 

Bs - cheers mate, I followed your feeding advice..... It works!

[Chid 6,550]

That's the type of whippet that would add a lot to a good lurcher line imo

If all whippets looked like him I'd be buying one tomorrow

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That's the type of whippet that would add a lot to a good lurcher line imo

If all whippets looked like him I'd be buying one tomorrow

I'd quite like to put him over a collie lurcher. And then I'm not having another whippet ......ever..........until next time :-D it's just too emotional.

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H - to be honest.... With great difficulty . I've never had a dog that has been so hard to train. He's a driven little sod and incredibly hard headed. I've had plenty if failings in his training, and still have bad days.... Although that's usually down to me and my mood, rather than the dog. But I digress! The only way to get him going was lots of lamping 1:1, as many runs as possible, starting with walked up rabbits and then longer slips. Although he has his moments in terms of manners, when he's running we'll, he'll take most of what he runs, and he's exciting to watch. I think the last two nights I've been out solo, he had 16 from about 20, and 9 out of 12, mostly long slips and hard runs on short grass or seed.

 

Bs - cheers mate, I followed your feeding advice..... It works!

 

 

 

Stick a pic of Bree up mate ain't seen her for a few weeks...or maybe I missed the ones...

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A couple from the other night.

 

 

Caught a cool rabbit.

 

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These are the last ones if Bree.... Taken a couple of weeks back, she's bigger now.