greyhounds

[Paul in North Lincs 15]

Probably been covered many times before, but anyway...Im contemplating rehoming an ex racing greyhound thats been in a domestic enviroment for 9 months now.......hes a big steady boy of 3 and Im considering trying to do a bit of work with him..... I've read up on his form..and although not brilliant, he had a higher than average life on the tracks and was rehomed to a friend of the breeder.........not due to injury.

 

Does anyone use a grey on the lamp.....or has anyone reholmed an ex racer thats made a good grafter?

 

Any tips on settling such an animal to the hunting life would be appreciated...........lurchers I know.........pure greys I no nothing about...................surely things cant be too different in terms of basic training?.......Im guesiing he'l also benefit from watching the other dogs work.

 

He is very food orientated.....so thats a benefit as far as Im concerned.....

 

any tips please......pro's cons?......all veiws welcomed

 

cheers

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Edited August 28, 2019 by grant_c

[Guest smashygadge]

ive done 2 mate .first off let them settle in

you my find them jumpy when first out let them have a good gallop prior to a slip or they will run the feild.and i doubled both mine with the lurcher on the first few runs

[Guest smashygadge]

iv looked into this aswell mate as my dads got back into greyhounds and got a topper of a blue dog, iv heard good and bad some say their thin skinned etc but iv heard from someone the best fox dogs he had was ex racing greyhounds so take the good with the bad and try it in my opinion mate, in what ive heard id be wiling to take the risk and i might do it when this dogs finished racing.

 

 

they do get cut and grazed at first but they harden up if you let them heal in their own time and dont put products on that keep the skin soft

[Simoman 110]

Why not pm socks Paul? He has racing dogs.

[Guest smashygadge]

ive done 2 mate .first off let them settle in

you my find them jumpy when first out let them have a good gallop prior to a slip or they will run the feild.and i doubled both mine with the lurcher on the first few runs

 

 

oh and i found that they canot be trained very well their used to standing setting of and running but both brought live back to hand.they have a little crunch at first few but my bitches love it now bouncing as soon as lamp comes out

[Paul in North Lincs 15]

Why not pm socks Paul? He has racing dogs.

 

 

thanks Simonan.....does he thework greys?.....or just race them?

[Simoman 110]

I'm not sure Paul but contact him, hes a sound chap................

[Paul in North Lincs 15]

I'm not sure Paul but contact him, hes a sound chap................

 

 

 

cheers mate....will do

[Guest world.hunters]

iv got 2 greys mate a irish and an english they are both 100% on all game. i dont know if im just lucky but they both have good stamina aswell compaired to what i had read about them very very game dogs.

 

W.h

[samba 534]

YOU WILL HAVE A LOT OF FUN WI A EX RACER

SOME DO OK ONCE SETTLED IN

[Guest smashygadge]

iv got 2 greys mate a irish and an english they are both 100% on all game. i dont know if im just lucky but they both have good stamina aswell compaired to what i had read about them very very game dogs.

 

W.h

 

 

same here wh

i think they have a lot to give in the feild where used correctly

[borderland 0]

to be honest mate Most racing greyhounds Ive seen are game as. They have to be to chase a dummy week in week out. I have 1 at the minute and though she is not a slaughtering machine she does the job. I reared her from a pup though. Mate took a track dog huntin and it tortured him , they are not very bright

[Guest oldskool]

to be honest mate Most racing greyhounds Ive seen are game as. They have to be to chase a dummy week in week out. I have 1 at the minute and though she is not a slaughtering machine she does the job. I reared her from a pup though. Mate took a track dog huntin and it tortured him , they are not very bright

 

 

 

i know what ye mean mate... mines a track dog and she is comin on nicely now but her retrievin and her jumping is non existant.. her running style is exciting or at least i find it so but she over runs a hell of alot... if your gettin an ex track dog then you will probably have to put up with alot of hardships at the start... mine used to run for the horizon as soon as i took my hand off her but i invested in a shock collar and it made miracles happen

 

 

[Guest world.hunters]

heres my 2 although they look abit different in the face now lol