Thinking of buying a pup...

what age pup theres a guy selling some on flappersdream website by bandicoot tapoki for 400 quid but there 12 weeks old

i always think thats the best time,the waiting and dreaming

Jade when buying a pup its not principally about how much you spend or how its bred.Its nearly all about the quality of rearing the  pup gets.Find a proven top class rearer with a good recent record and buy off them .If you dont  get that right it will likely end in dissappointment

mdm,i paid £750 per pup and its £80 a mth rearing so circa £2500 before they actually go in a race,its not cheap but i dont think its that bad tbh.

lol pf,i really hope so mate,the forum be a great supporter!

Breeding is:

college causeway x odell faith(my fav dog of recent times and my fav ever swindon bitch),have a dog and a bitch.

hows yours bred?

if you count the cost of buying a pup at 12 weeks and the rearing ud get a decent dog at any sales with winning form and ready to race.iv been breeding pups for 25 years and every year it gets more expensive.as said above the wait and the money spent on rearing come race nite might be money down the drain.have a look on data some good young dog on it.

seems a good staying bitch,good stud dog,so youll have every chance.all you need is a bit of luck.

They are not guaranteed to chase.
We had two pups from a litter of 4.About 1972.
Houghton Gyp ,a steady winner of provincial opens was one of them
Houghton Tour ,Derby favourite and Anglo-Irish winner was another,
the two we bought ,and we had the pick,did not chase.
They had the speed ,one was beaten in a photo in a Southall open with his head to one side playing.Heartbreaking.
From memory we paid £170 for the pair and then had over a year of rearing to pay for.
Newdown Heather-Patricia's Star,bred by Barbara Tompkins who trained John Silver to win the Derby.

cheers fatty,yes the thinking was they had to stay as if they werent open class at least they could have a full graded career around swindon,again assuming they do actually make it to the track one day!

Just had a look at leaf also pf,very nice

Thats always gonna be the big worry dunlaying,they have so many tests to pass before they actually go into traps for a race.

I'm in a syndicate and we went down the pup route a couple of times but never again! Too many things can go wrong. I think you're better off buying something that's run a few times and preferably won a race (especially if it's won at a slow track)

Playthegameboy..........It all depends what grade you want to race at........Most lads will get rid of dogs that can't make A3 in Ireland these will make open racers in the UK in time........Others will get rid of dogs as they have some sort of problem........I prefer the dreamers route as I rear and school by own.

We just want to have a night out at the track every few weeks and a winner every now and again. That's why I think buying something with a bit of form suits us.  We've bought out of Galway and Harrold's Cross and been really lucky. The 2 pups we bought were useless despite being well bred lol. Hit and miss I suppose. Nothing worse that going down to Youghal on a cold winters morning and see your pride and joy throwing it's head in the air down the back straight and not even doing a qualifying time Expensive lesson learned

My pup is 14months old (Droopys Bogart x Blonde Lucy), has had 3 handslips at Westhoughton. Broke his leg at 5months old so still waiting to see if he'll make it to the track. It's cost a lot upto now and he's going to end up a grader at best but I'll be happy for him to make the track. There was a litter of 6 and its the bitches who are unbelievably keen. First time we brought them out of the van and walked into the stadium there was a trial going on.  They heard the hare (couldn't see it) and knew straight away what it was all about. My boys a slow learner in comparison.

.....Hi guys..i'm a total novice as i have never owned a dog but i've a few questions if you don't mind.....

.....When you are buying a dog and you have young pups to choose from what should you look for?.....
.....If one of the litter was a loner or quieter may be a better word would that be a negative?.....

.....Or is it all pot luck when they are very young?.....



.....Sorry if some of the questions where silly.....

Everyone told me the exact same fatty,complete and utter luck with young pups.

What i would say shane,if you have a track in mind to race at,if they grade,to buy a dog whose breeding should suit your track(hence i race at swindon so bought pups to hopefully stay the trip,but wouldnt be what i was looking for were i to race at romford)

I have a soft spot for quiet bitches but have never owned an open class dog so was determined to buy the loudest dog in the litter this time!

I went and seen them,told a mate about them,he wanted in and wanted a bitch,hey presto,we got the best of both worlds,loud,daft as a brush dog,quiet and reserved bitch. lol

thanks jay,been to see them again today

lol pf,sage advice.

they are 6 months thats all mate,how old is your pup?

all pups are cute but theres none as cute and as much fun as a 10 wk old greyhound

yeah put a few extra 0s on it , all 5 out of that litter to race have won now.