Thinking of buying a pup...

have a look on greyhound data for prices and greyhound scene for advice

good luck if you buy one.

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

buying a pup at 12 weeks is ok if you have the time to wait and the money to rear it.

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

had never done it personally before mesi but get what you mean now.

have spent another great afternoon getting jumped on,chased,licked,hit by wagging tails by the two i bought at 12 wks,the watching them and dreaming bit whilst they are already giving you so much fun means for me its the best value you can get if buying a dog.

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

buying a pup is for mugs will cost you thousands before it even in a race and it might be useless save your money

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.

What's the breeding PS?

I bought another pup Saturday night, this one is the classic winner though

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?

Swords Prince x Strawberry Leaf


we can dream now for the next few months

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.

deffo mate,will look them up on data later

what you think of breeding on mine,did you like faith on track?

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

Yeah she was a lovely bitch, beat some right good dogs over 6 bends. Bit of luck she passes some of her talent on now

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.

P starr live that bitch u got a pup from shame what happened at crayford!
won't the pup need 10 bends !
All the best !

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 wasn't on the lookout for any at the moment to be honest but the opportunity came along so went for it. I really like the Maybe Baby line which swayed it for me.

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)

PF.........Best of luck with the pup.......Great damline.......Where are you getting him reared if you don't mind me asking.......Skips dogs are always well reared.

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.

Noel is rearing him for me Gant

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

PF......That gives your pup a great chance to make it.

Playthegameboy.........I know the feeling.....I was schooling a few pups about 3 weeks ago and as I was leaving the schooling track a lad I know was coming in. Out of pure curiosity I went back in for a look. He took out 4 cracking looking dogs just for a handslip. They would have been well reared but they just did not want to follow.
They were nearly 13 months old the poor chap was sick.......The track owner told me since the majority of dodges he has seen of late were all by Hometown Boy......To mention this stud dog is forbidden in greyhound circles.

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.

At that age bitches would be at least 3 months ahead of dogs maturity wise. I find with bitches they tend to react to other bitches out of pure jealousy.

.....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.....

It's all about luck with pups the trainer knows a bit when there 12 months but up to that it's a lucky pin or fav colour or cute looking thing!

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

Best of luck Patrick, hopefully they will be good. The rearing all important and plenty good grub.

thanks jay,been to see them again today

How old are they now PS?

As for buying a pup bring your stopwatch and time them up and down the pen and if that fails just buy the one that looks most like the great PF

lol pf,sage advice.

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

Only 10 weeks, i've a long wait part of the fun though, all the hope and dreams

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

After Shel Pk tonight pf's new pup gone up in value

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

and only 10wks old! them irish know how to do a dog i tell ya

fack off

bot a big daddy cool * droopys helen pup a while back... desperately hoping we make it to Harolds Cross in the autumn... :-)     and having caught the field bug in clonmel in feb have 2 monsters which hope will be ploughing up the hill early next year ... fingers and toes all crossed

Good Luck with him SW

Sure if you don't make HRX there is always SPK at the end of the year

did anyone mention the new mcmanus sponsored pupcup too.... :-)   dream dream dream  dreeeeeeeam

and it's next March ye jammy git, just hope it don't get put back a couple of weeks