WORK EM HARD

[socks 32,253]

a couple of months ago on one of the greyhound sites i started posting the progress of my new greyhound that was in training .... now for some reason a lot of the members seemed to think that i was working this pup to hard and they were quoting this injury and that injury etc etc .... me being me f****d them off and just got on with my training programm that i had devised for this pup .... well the pup is barely 17 months old and last night won his first race in a realy good time ... this is only the second race this pup has been in ..... the whole point to this thread is this ..... if we take our dogs to what we believe is their limit and dont ask anymore of them how do we know what else they have in reserve ??? i am a firm believer of progressive conditioning and push my dogs a little bit more whenever i think they are ready .... as most of you will have seen from variouse pics i have posted all of my dogs from terriers, lurchers, to greyhounds are in peak condition .... if i had listened to the namby pamby whinings of the so called greyhound experts would my 17 month old pup be winning races ??? ... NO he would by now maybe just getting around the sprint perhaps .... work your dogs hard lads and when the hard work looks easy for them then work them that little bit extra and see what they can do ..... however dont make the mistake of running your dogs into the ground ... progressive means just that .... progressive hard training will give you the conditioned dog that will for as long as you require .... or in my case will line your pockets .... thank you very much

[Stabs 3]

Hope you had a few quid on him Ratboy

[socks 32,253]

just a few

[Guest chilli]

he is a tight f****r wont tell me the name he is lucky he is so far away or id have to beat it out of him :11:

[socks 32,253]

you couldnt beat it out of me cos that means you have to use your fists and to do that means you will have to put down your pies and there is no way on gods earth you are going to do that :11: :11: :11:

[Guest chilli]

you couldnt beat it out of me cos that means you have to use your fists and to do that means you will have to put down your pies and there is no way on gods earth you are going to do that  :11:  :11:  :11:

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i tell ya there some nasty rumours going around about me on here :11: i reckon stabs is jealous of my pyshique an spreadin rumours

[Stabs 3]

I haven't said a f*****g word

 

[Guest chilli]

:11: :11:

[Stabs 3]

[Garypco 2]

a couple of months ago on one of the greyhound sites i started posting the progress of my new greyhound that was in training .... now for some reason a lot of the members seemed to think that i was working this pup to hard and they were quoting this injury and that injury etc etc .... me being me f****d them off and just got on with my training programm that i had devised for this pup .... well the pup is barely 17 months old and last night won his first race in a realy good time ... this is only the second race this pup has been in ..... the whole point to this thread is this ..... if we take our dogs to what we believe is their limit and dont ask anymore of them how do we know what else they have in reserve ??? i am a firm believer of progressive conditioning and push my dogs a little bit more whenever i think they are ready .... as most of you will have seen from variouse pics i have posted all of my dogs from terriers, lurchers, to greyhounds are in peak condition .... if i had listened to the namby pamby whinings of the so called greyhound experts would my 17 month old pup be winning races ??? ... NO he would by now maybe just getting around the sprint perhaps .... work your dogs hard lads and when the hard work looks easy for them then work them that little bit extra and see what they can do ..... however dont make the mistake of running your dogs into the ground ... progressive means just that .... progressive hard training will give you the conditioned dog that will for as long as you require .... or in my case will line your pockets .... thank you very much 

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Well done socks glad your pup did the biz,but surely you pushed that pup to his limit,anyone with a little less experience could have easyly gone too far and tipped him over the edge thus giving the dog a very short racing career,i dont know anything about racing,only working and we all push our dogs that little bit extra when ready unfortunately not everyone can tell when their dogs are ready and a lot are ruined very quickly so people beware dont take your pups too far,if you have little experience in bringing dogs on please go easy the rewards will come in time push your pups and you will regret it theres nothing worse than losing or ruining a good dog.some pups can take more than others but is it really worth the risk,good luck with the dogs socks,hope he does the biz in the future

[socks 32,253]

that pup is nowhere near his limit yet i have taken him to about 75% of his capability ...... as i said at the end of my original post PROGRESSIVE MEANS SLOWLY .............

[Guest Jonner]

Some dogs can be got at early but some need holding back,the same applies with race horses etc,certain bloodlines are known for early maturing both physically and mentally and some come into there selves late.It isnt by fluke that the same names always have a tidy dog about them,a wealth of experience and common sense goes along way.

[Garypco 2]

that pup is nowhere near his limit yet i have taken him to about 75% of his capability ...... as i said at the end of my original post PROGRESSIVE MEANS SLOWLY  .............

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I know what you meant socks its just that others might have perceived it differently,all i meant to say that you know your dogs capabilities,others might not be so lucky if they dont have the same experience then dont push cos inevitably it will result in dissaster,its better to be slow and cautious than tip a pup over its capabilities,once a pup is spoilt it takes a lot to bring back!!

[Guest Geordie]

Good for you socks,pleased for ye

[Brummy 9]

Are there any good books out there on the subject of conditioning running dogs? Any ideas ?