How Much More Can It Stand?
03/02/09 08:02 Filed in: update
With the lovely weather that everyone is experiencing, I wonder just how much it is affecting other Rearers what with frozen fields at times, waterlogged at other times and a complete mud heap at all times, to be honest it is a very trying time for rearers and one period that I hope we don’t have to endure for many years to come, it must be a near record for the length of damp weather we have had.
Its at times like this that I hope owners and others, that have not had the pleasure in rearing a pup, appreciate the dedication put into these pups by their respective rearers, although it’s our choice, we still give up a huge chunk of our life and on reading some articles on internet forums I really do wish that some people would experience “The Joys” of rearing pups, one thing I’d guarantee is that they would very quickly see a different side to the one they think is “Oh So Rosy”, anyhow that’s my gripe for the year.
A very happy time for me this week with the news that my very good friend David Miles will be back in the ranks of greyhound ownership, as most will know David was the person responsible for me getting involved in rearing pups, at the time I had never reared a pup albeit I had raced a few at Shawfield but that didn’t worry David, he gave me his full backing and when he decided to call it a day in ownership I vowed that the First pup that I kept, that was of the class he was used to, was going to be given to him by myself, well I’m very happy to say that Charlie Listers recent intake shall be David’s first involvement for a couple of years, her name is Questhouse Em and she is an October 2007 Whelp by Droopys Vieri x Bonjour Baby, she has just had her 3rd sprint trial and clocked 16-43 at Sheffield, Charlie is very happy with her and I really do hope that for David’s sake she goes onto great things, lots of people within this sport have David to thank as he’s put his faith in others including Owen Mckenna and kick started their careers, For as long as I live I shall always be eternally grateful to David and just cannot thank him enough.
It has been a good week for brood Miss Wonderful, Vote For Pedro (Belle Vue) and Good To Go (Wimbledon) both duly obliged, Pedro winning for the second time from 3 races and Good To Go winning at the 2nd time of asking in a great 28-51 with a lovely sectional, both these babies (Aug 07) do not need to improve much to be pushing A1 Class times, hopefully exciting times ahead for these babies and their owners Steven and Karen and Steve.
On the subject of great runs, I really must give special praise AGAIN to Oxford Don at Nottingham, once again this lad pops out in A1 and wins AGAIN, that’s 6 from his last 7 A1’s and I cannot believe he did not get picked as Nottingham’s dog of the month in The Greyhound Star, hopefully he gets a mention next month as the dog, trainer and owners deserve it.
Please accept my apologies for the delay in this months pup pictures, not only has the weather been against us but I’ve just got a new laptop and been trying to work my way around it, also a new camera so hopefully we should get improved pics.
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