Opinions and experiences of running a pure Greyhound...

[dogmandont 9,731]

13 minutes ago, jigsaw said:

and thats what i was saying back a bit,their really not for thrashing a dozen foxes a week or piling deer ceiling high,they make a good sporting dog,do a bit of everything for you ,but stick em on foxes 3/4 times a week i think youd see the end of them after time .slip them on a hare and it will be a hell of a run...for a while ...if your not that hyped and you wont start thrashing the ground or the hedge if one escapes their bloody good fun...My mate that kept the deerhound x and pures is a big greyhound man,hes into coursing since he was a child..he has a bitch,and she has killed and will kill all the foxes you put in front of her,,she is a mad fecking thing...and i mean mad ...she has a litter under her now ,and the pups are 4k a pup for dogs,3 for bitches.top coursing bred pups...all bar 2 are gone and no advertising whatsoever..ive sounded him out on knocking a litter from her out of either a collie or saluki stud....aint happening lol,,,but i planted a seed ,so wait in hope lol

I like the pure greyhounds myself, seen a few handy ones over the years. 

[jigsaw 11,862]

I saw a black dog hound ,that was used week in week out and he was taking and killing foxes with gusto for a few years ,i was offered him  at 5 years old but didnt have the kennel space,one morning he took a deer with another dog and after that there wasnt a sheep safe in the country with him...he would have made some stud for a lurcher cross,...i ended putting him to sleep for the owner ,twas a pity he didnt get a home ...theres a few handy ones about if you look hard for them

[sandymere 8,263]

I've had a few and had a bit of fun with them. They are a perfect racing machine and an integral part of creating a lurcher but........ 

 

 

Mind there's not many pure breeds that would do a better job as an all rounder. 

 

[South hams hunter 8,919]

47 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

A strong dog like him half bred what i would use if I was a lamper odd daytime run I had half cross there isn’t a better deer dog I don’t think and I wasn’t hammering fox at time but accounted for plenty  

He was only used on the lamp

[jigsaw 11,862]

10 minutes ago, sandymere said:

I've had a few and had a bit of fun with them. They are a perfect racing machine and an integral part of creating a lurcher but........ 

 

 

Mind there's not many pure breeds that would do a better job as an all rounder. 

 

theres none at all i reckon ...

[dogmandont 9,731]

44 minutes ago, jigsaw said:

I saw a black dog hound ,that was used week in week out and he was taking and killing foxes with gusto for a few years ,i was offered him  at 5 years old but didnt have the kennel space,one morning he took a deer with another dog and after that there wasnt a sheep safe in the country with him...he would have made some stud for a lurcher cross,...i ended putting him to sleep for the owner ,twas a pity he didnt get a home ...theres a few handy ones about if you look hard for them

There was a big coursing bred dog up this way maybe 25 years ago that a local scumbag owned, its only job was killing stuff at night on the lamp, never had much running to do but was supposed to of been lethal at it, big dog of 32 inches that had no quit in him as much as the owner tried to break him. Ended up killed on the road after getting out of the man's back garden. 

[Black neck 15,814]

8 hours ago, dogmandont said:

As far as greyhound racing is concerned its all about who's got the best drugs. Very little honest men left in the game and what chance do they have running against dogs pumped full of gear. 

Same as in rest o life 

[Aussie Whip 4,075]

If you could get a pure grey with tougher feet and slightly less crazy drive they would be perfect. I suppose that's what a lurcher has.

[sandymere 8,263]

4 hours ago, Aussie Whip said:

If you could get a pure grey with tougher feet and slightly less crazy drive they would be perfect. I suppose that's what a lurcher has.

[forest of dean redneck 11,510]

5 hours ago, Aussie Whip said:

If you could get a pure grey with tougher feet and slightly less crazy drive they would be perfect. I suppose that's what a lurcher has.

Hybrid vigor ? as well from the outcross.

must admit seen few 3/4 grey 1/4 collies that’s wouldn’t minded owning .

[Aussie Whip 4,075]

9 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said:

Hybrid vigor ? as well from the outcross.

must admit seen few 3/4 grey 1/4 collies that’s wouldn’t minded owning .

I really liked the grey I had but his feet let him down and he was too driven. I'm looking at getting a stag/grey soon for things the whippets just aren't big enough for. I don't know if it's lack of brains or overpowering drive that makes greys look stupid at times, either way it makes it dangerous for them hunting.

[forest of dean redneck 11,510]

1 hour ago, Aussie Whip said:

I really liked the grey I had but his feet let him down and he was too driven. I'm looking at getting a stag/grey soon for things the whippets just aren't big enough for. I don't know if it's lack of brains or overpowering drive that makes greys look stupid at times, either way it makes it dangerous for them hunting.

Can you still get the tall smooth coated Roo dogs over there or have they all died out now ?

[Aussie Whip 4,075]

10 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said:

Can you still get the tall smooth coated Roo dogs over there or have they all died out now ?

The bloke I got my bulldog off years ago used to have those, then he had working deerhounds. I'm sure they would be still around, probably in SA. I'm going for a rough coated stag cross grey, they come up occasionally and because they're working dogs you can still get one for 2 to 4 hundred oz dollars. Not many city people want one and only a few pig doggers have them. Not many running dog people here in NSW.

[Aussie Whip 4,075]

The greyhound blood gives just that bit more pace to the stags for fast game here.

[chartpolski 22,919]

48 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said:

Can you still get the tall smooth coated Roo dogs over there or have they all died out now ?

My pals 'roo dog.

Sadly killed when he made the step up from fox to boar.

Cheers.