Rayas.

[LuckyLamper 55]

3 hours ago, sandymere said:

My old bitch liked to tackle a fox if she got the chance when we were knocking about but they aren’t something that I bother with in truth so don’t slip when out lamping, the 3 year old joined her and seems keen but never been on her own so I’d guess she’s willing but can’t swear to it. The pup has never had opportunity. I’d say if foxes were my thing I wouldn’t get a Galgo as there are better bred dogs for the job.  Galgos are more edible specialist that have a good mix of speed and stamina, good feet and heat resistance and breed true to type so have very little litter wastage.

Yeah I getcha just wondering as most Greys I’ve seen have been absolute demons on fox I definitely think out of all the pure breeds of running dog Greyhounds are the best fox dogs 

[mushroom 13,203]

5 hours ago, sandymere said:

My old bitch liked to tackle a fox if she got the chance when we were knocking about but they aren’t something that I bother with in truth so don’t slip when out lamping, the 3 year old joined her and seems keen but never been on her own so I’d guess she’s willing but can’t swear to it. The pup has never had opportunity. I’d say if foxes were my thing I wouldn’t get a Galgo as there are better bred dogs for the job.  Galgos are more edible specialist that have a good mix of speed and stamina, good feet and heat resistance and breed true to type so have very little litter wastage.

Not to want an argument but there is very little litter wastage because they let them grow, run them (sometimes into the ground) and then cull the poor fuuckers in the most horrific ways! Takes a special sort of person to put a cord around a dogs neck, raise it up onto it's back claws and watch them hang. They call it the typewriter because of the noise the claws make while the dog tries to get balance to prevent being throttled. Fuucking disgusting!!!

Edited July 29, 2021 by mushroom

[sandymere 8,263]

58 minutes ago, mushroom said:

Not to want an argument but there is very little litter wastage because they let them grow, run them (sometimes into the ground) and then cull the poor fuuckers in the most horrific ways! Takes a special sort of person to put a cord around a dogs neck, raise it up onto it's back claws and watch them hang. They call it the typewriter because of the noise the claws make while the dog tries to get balance to prevent being throttled. Fuucking disgusting!!!

There's cruel feckers all over, I've seen a few pics but they are the same pics banded about same as with the anti racing lot over here. They do cull hard but that's a reality of getting the best and why many end up in pet homes rescues or knocked on the head etc as with greyhounds over here, don't believe all the propaganda.

6,000 greyhounds killed in Ireland each year

WWW.IRISHCENTRAL.COM

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In Ireland greyhounds aren't even classified as dogs

back to galgos, the chap i get mine from takes dogs down to the local rescue every year, he keeps the best to breed for the future but certainly looks on them as disposable. The litter my youngster came from were culled at birth, a runt, then at around 14 weeks he sold/knocked on the head a few that he felt didn't show the drive to chase a rag, then at six months he sold a couple  he didn't feel had the makings of champions till these was just 4 left. I took one at 7 months and he ran 3 on, now he just has the one left of the litter at 14 months to compete in the coming season. He breeds a few litters each year so always has a few youngsters coming through and has a fair success in competition. The best of these will be used to breed and the rest end up a the shelter. Personally I think they are over the top in culling but then again think that we are not hard enough and breed to many unproven animals.

 

edit to add, just checked he still has two of the litter.

Edited July 29, 2021 by sandymere

[mC HULL 13,264]

20 minutes ago, sandymere said:

There's cruel feckers all over, I've seen a few pics but they are the same pics banded about same as with the anti racing lot over here. They do cull hard but that's a reality of getting the best and why many end up in pet homes rescues or knocked on the head etc as with greyhounds over here, don't believe all the propaganda.

6,000 greyhounds killed in Ireland each year

WWW.IRISHCENTRAL.COM

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In Ireland greyhounds aren't even classified as dogs

back to galgos, the chap i get mine from takes dogs down to the local rescue every year, he keeps the best to breed for the future but certainly looks on them as disposable. The litter my youngster came from were culled at birth, a runt, then at around 14 weeks he sold/knocked on the head a few that he felt didn't show the drive to chase a rag, then at six months he sold a couple  he didn't feel had the makings of champions till these was just 4 left. I took one at 7 months and he ran 3 on, now he just has the one left of the litter at 14 months to compete in the coming season. He breeds a few litters each year so always has a few youngsters coming through and has a fair success in competition. The best of these will be used to breed and the rest end up a the shelter. Personally I think they are over the top in culling but then again think that we are not hard enough and breed to many unproven animals.

Dog shelters hanging them surely they have someone with a gun or treat  the facker a bolt gun sandy lol

Nothing  wrong with culling but it has to be painless as can be

[chartpolski 24,308]

10 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

Dog shelters hanging them surely they have someone with a gun or treat  the facker a bolt gun sandy lol

Nothing  wrong with culling but it has to be painless as can be

It's not dog shelters that hang them, it's owners. The Spanish are cruel fuckers, ; every season they get rid of the culls, but some owners just hang them, drown them or simply throw them out on the street. Why not just shoot them ?

Ive said this before, and had some stick from some people, but loading a donkey until it collapses, just for fun, or throwing a goat out of a tower in a religious ceremony, or torturing a bull until it's so weakened and maddened by pain that a ponce in a fancy suit can kill it isn't my idea of sport.

I like the Spanish coursing, and wish we still had it, but treat the dogs with the respect they deserve.

Cheers.

[mC HULL 13,264]

And only 3 about from a litter theres lads on here bred coursing dogs with less wastage in a litter and they kill em single

[sandymere 8,263]

1 hour ago, mC HULL said:

Dog shelters hanging them surely they have someone with a gun or treat  the facker a bolt gun sandy lol

Nothing  wrong with culling but it has to be painless as can be

Who said dog shelter hand them?

[mC HULL 13,264]

1 minute ago, sandymere said:

Who said dog shelter hand them?

It looked like I meant that but I meant filling shelters hanging em 

Best just a bullet mate 

[mush 204]

Is there a difference between Spanish and Portuguese galgoes. Are they registered with a coursing club? 

[mush 204]

Never seen any run live but seen them on video over here running long ears, did a good job.

[sandymere 8,263]

On 29/07/2021 at 20:12, mush said:

Is there a difference between Spanish and Portuguese galgoes. Are they registered with a coursing club? 

No difference,  traditionally there were different types depending on the parts of the country and terrain but the centralised coursing has mostly evened them out, shame really. They have a federation. 

https://www.fedegalgos.com/

 

Edited July 31, 2021 by sandymere

[Moocher71 4,050]

On 29/07/2021 at 18:48, chartpolski said:

It's not dog shelters that hang them, it's owners. The Spanish are cruel fuckers, ; every season they get rid of the culls, but some owners just hang them, drown them or simply throw them out on the street. Why not just shoot them ?

Ive said this before, and had some stick from some people, but loading a donkey until it collapses, just for fun, or throwing a goat out of a tower in a religious ceremony, or torturing a bull until it's so weakened and maddened by pain that a ponce in a fancy suit can kill it isn't my idea of sport.

I like the Spanish coursing, and wish we still had it, but treat the dogs with the respect they deserve.

Cheers.

I agree with you totally mate ,you got to show all living things respect and if something got to be pts do it the right way and not strung up or thrown in a well . A good friend lived in Spain for yrs and he was in a bar and was told about a litter of pointer pups being buried alive so he drove out to the area and found them ,he dug them out and only one was alive so he rushed it to vet and had him treated ,the dog always looked like it had ad a strock as his face lop sidded but he lived until 16 yr and had a great life with me pal and was a lovely gentle dog .

.People who do these kind of things need culling themselves in my opinion 

[sandymere 8,263]

Starting to shape up now  she's gotta bit of lamping under her belt. 

[Moocher71 4,050]

3 hours ago, sandymere said:

Starting to shape up now  she's gotta bit of lamping under her belt. 

Looking good

[mushroom 13,203]

7 hours ago, sandymere said:

Starting to shape up now  she's gotta bit of lamping under her belt. 

Aye that's bonney... I'd be terrified everytime I slipped it though lol, they are so slight. There's a new chocolate coloured one turned up in my barrio, lovely, handsome thing but like yours, it's really slight. When I think of the knocks this nobhead has had, I can't see a galgo getting back up after the same.

Edited October 6, 2021 by mushroom