whippets in workig condition,

[PAUL73 0]

very nice dog the Oakbark line is a show line also but dogs from show lines do the job

[joe85 1]

here is 1 of mine he is mike browns breeding

[joe85 1]

here is 1 of mine he is mike browns breeding

[joe85 1]

and another1

[PAUL73 0]

nice dogs i have 2 pups coming of mike to go with the 2 i have now

[LEWIS123 449]

shot and retrived hares

day time one's at the start of season

ferreting

[milliken 791]

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[PAUL73 0]

weldone and nice looking dogs

[Guest night time my time]

Iv lately been to a few whippet raceing meets,(odd bunch) to me all the dogs seem to be in far to skinny condition and couldnt possably be caperbale of a night on the lamp,i dont like to see the back bone on my running dogs, does anyone have any pics of working whippets or know better than me why a dog is run so thin? i realise they dont need the stamina of a working dog but they look terrible imo,thanks,

 

Most racing whippets are stripped right down in weight as they are handicaped by weight 1 yard per pound so a 30lb dog will give a 20lb dog 10 yards start.

would it be safe to asume that the whippet striped of its weight for raceing could be found a little shorter on stamina when out for a nights lamping? some fine looking animals on there,,mally thats a very powerful looking little dog and some fine bags lewis and mililken ,

[glamour 1]

nice dog mally

[Guest night time my time]

doesanyone still know better than my why a strong well conditioned heaver should not do aswell at raceing sa a dog that has been striped of its weight or a raceing whippet shouldnt be caperbel of a long night on the lamp in harsh conditions?? i have my own ideas but would like to know if im right or wrong,????

[Bevwallis 7]

Hi there

 

I dont have any experience with Whippets but i do of working my dogs at differing weights .

 

A dog stripped down shall run/turn alot faster but can only keep it up for short bursts quite simply because they dont have any reserves.

I have quite watched dogs literally work weight off in a hard day out.

 

If i wanted a dog to work hard over a longer period i wouldnt expect it to do so if stripped .

 

It is horses for courses ,so to speak lol