Nov 2009
Farloe Merlin Montage
30/11/09 17:32 Filed in: Stories
We have put together a little video montage of Farloe Merlin, to view each race individually please go to the At Stud page.
There will be new video footage as well as new pictures of Merlin on my site from Sunday night. The idea is to show you prospective breeders his temperement, conformation, size and general well being to help form an opinion of the fella and see him with your own eyes.
There will be new video footage as well as new pictures of Merlin on my site from Sunday night. The idea is to show you prospective breeders his temperement, conformation, size and general well being to help form an opinion of the fella and see him with your own eyes.
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Daisy et al
24/11/09 19:57 Filed in: Stories
Although the weather has been atrocious and is not very pleasant to be working in, we have to be very thankful that it is nowhere near as bad as areas not too far away from us. Whilst we may get wet and whilst the dogs may be paddling we are at least not losing any lives, it hits home whats important in life and some of the things we moan over is really not worth the breath thats used to do it.
Some may be aware that Daisy, who was donated for the charity, broke a bone directly above her wrist two weeks ago and will never race, it does seem like shes been destined to stay at mine as she was sold at four months old only for the buyer to lose his job.
I reared her and kept her till she was 14 months old, she was sent away and when getting ready to start schooling she had to have a toe off, just when that healed and she was ready to start training, she goes and breaks the bone, shes been brought back home with a cast all the way up her leg and is living in doors with Valentia Mist, sometimes a bit of a pest but overall she has been very good. I will keep you posted on how she is getting on.
The two sets of Premier Fantasy pups ( Millies Award and Droopys Rosari) will be on their travels next week in preparation for schooling, they are all beautiful and strapping pups and although they have been hard work at times, I really do like the look of them, Good Luck to their owners.
The Jazz Hurricane pups have really blossomed over the last six weeks, filling their ever increasing frames and now very sturdy looking pups, to be honest I thought they were going to be rangy pups but they have changed alot recently.
The Miss Wonderful pups are full of the joys of spring (or is that winter!) and coming on nicely, good grubbers and full of life and we cannot really ask for much more from them.
Baby Marges pups are doing fine albeit only in their infancy of life but already I can see alot of their mothers mischief in them, heres hoping they run like their mum.
Lenas pups are also doing grand and coming on a treat, Lena goes in with them in the afternoons to chase them round the grass paddock and boy does she love it, it is amazing what changes occur in broods from their first litter to next.
Lena was attacking her pups at 1 weeks old during the first litter and now shes crying if not able to see them and they are 10 weeks old, lovely to watch mum teach her babies some manners.
Good Luck to everyone in tomorrows FREE Draw and remember that I shall be running one every year for my owners past and present, it is not really much for showing how grateful you are for peoples custom.
I have received alot of enquiries about Farloe Merlin with alot of people asking how long he will be FREE for, the answer is at least 2 years and until he proves worthy of commanding a fee, obviously Australia is different but I am charging what it costs me to have drawn and exported to Australia, I have a few bitches lined up for him and its just a case of waiting for them to drop in season.
Recent Winners include.... Trejon Scholes at Perry Barr, Pick and Micks, Smoking John, Smoking Jim, Smoking Shady and Sugar Fix at Hove, Questhouse Alexi, Andreas Quest and Lenn Swartz x3 at Newcastle, Questhouse Leigh at Monmore, Pretty Mentor at Romford.. Bringing Kennel Totals to 871
Pup Draw
20/11/09 23:18 Filed in: Stories
As promised, one shall be giving away a Bitch pup from Hondo Black x Baby Marge, fully reared for FREE to one of my owners, beside each name is a number and in this coming Wednesday 25th November lottery draw, whichever number matches the Bonus Ball shall become the proud owner of this lovely bitch.
This shall be done every year as a show of my appreciation and whoever wins will no longer be eligible for future draws.
Anyone who purchases a pup by Tuesday night will also be entered in the draw
Good Luck to Everyone..
(1) Steven Ashton..
(2) Neil Rowley..
(3) Jason Seddon..
(4) Alison Wood..
(5) Sue Lancaster..
(6) James Moore..
(7) John Walsh..
(8) Gary Picton
(9) Keith Hicken..
(10) Andy Slater..
(11) Andy Clarke..
(12) Bill Treadwell..
(13) Kevin Baker..
(14) Chris Allnut..
(15) Chris Blackburn..
(16) Dave Houfton..
(17) Denny Odonavan
(18) Hugh Mcgrath..
(19) John Anderson..
(20) Mark Beattie..
(21) Mick Ducker(Hull)..
(22) Mike Davis
(23) Paul Sallis..
(24) Dave O’keefe
(25) Richard Coleman
(26) Rick Rose..
(27) Roger Thomann..
(28) Albert Thomann..
(29) Sean Mcginty..
(30) Stephen Ross..
(31) Steve(Ebonys pup)..
(32) Stewart Robb
(33) Meg Robb
(34) Stuart Forsdyke..
(35) Suzanne..
(36) Tony Million..
(37) Tony Kelshaw..
(38) Wayne Clarke..
(39) Stephen White..
(40) Edward Farrell
(41) John Hawkins
(42) Evenheel Racing
(43) Alex Candlish..
(44) Lynn Canham
(45) Gerry Monaghan..
(46) Marcus Gravelling
(47) Maria Ansboro
(48)
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Coming Soon
14/11/09 23:22 Filed in: Stories
Video of Miss Wonderful Pups
11/11/09 22:04 Filed in: Stories
Introducing FARLOE MERLIN
07/11/09 19:46 Filed in: Stories
I am very pleased to announce that Merlin is now available for use as a Stud Dog and for a short period shall be standing with my very good friends Mick and Sam O’Donoghue in Huntingdon Cambridgeshire.
He is available for FREE to any bitches as I do not believe in the selective process given to some stud dogs, and it does not matter whether your bitch is Open Class or Proven as theres no written law that says what type of bitches will throw on, you can be guaranteed that your bitch will be treated with the respect she deserves and returned in A1 condition, hopefully with an eventual bellyful of pups.
I will also be sending Merlin away to have semen drawn for the exportation to Australia, the cost, will be exactly that, COST, whatever it costs me to have it drawn, split, stored and exported is exactly what you would pay in Australia, already I have orders and would happily include more, the rough cost would be £100/ £150 sterling, this breeding will go down a storm in your country.
Merlin broke 30 seconds 5 times as a pup around Nottinghams very tough circuit and 29-50 around Doncaster, times that are not clocked very often by pups, he was full of power and looked as if the world would be his oyster(Excuse the pun) when stepped up to 6 bends, sadly injury was to stop us witnessing what he would have done, His trainer Charlie Lister thought he would be nigh on unbeatable.
Make no mistake this lad was the real deal and with breeding of the very highest quality he is more than value for money, oops, I forgot there is no money involved in UK and Ireland so truly unbelievable value.
A selection of Group 1 winners from his Dam (Farloe Oyster) are Fear Zafonic, Farloe Reason, Ninja Jamie and Farloe Hurricane, many other top class winners.
Please feel free to call me on 0779555 4199 or e-mail questhousekennels@googlemail.com
Its truly laughable at times!
02/11/09 12:13 Filed in: Stories
Someone who does an absolutely sterling job of rehoming hundreds of greyhounds has put forward a suggestion that the clause within Rule 18, that allows people to put healthy dogs to sleep, should be abolished, I for one am in full agreement with this and have signed a petition saying so.
However it would appear that some have very differing views which is quite rightly their own choice and they would rather that greyhounds were looked upon as livestock as opposed to being a simple canine, as already said it is their right to believe what they perceive to be correct, however it is not correct for any of them to start slating people who in all honesty keep our sport alive, without the help of rehoming centres our sport would be dead and buried, some will moan that they have to wait 4-5 months for a kennel space and seem to believe that it is their devine right to have their dog walk straight into an empty kennel.
These people simply annoy me as they should be happy to keep paying for its keep until such time as a home becomes available, if they cannot afford to do this then they should not be involved in ownership.
I myself have used rehoming centres and I simply cannot thank them all enough for the sterling work they put in to help out with other peoples properties , they are IMO the sports saviours.
I have also read from someone that if breeders in Ireland and UK where to lower their prices for pups it would help the future, THE FUTURE for who!
It is very easy to sit back and tell others that prices should be dropped but perhaps if they were doing this for a living they may look at things differently, some people just think that it is only a bit of food and what can that cost, well it is a hell of a lot more than just food and the costs soon start mounting up.
At a rough guess with stud fees, bitches keep for year( Most forget they need fed before being mated and after leaving her pups), bitch during pregnancy and pups, inoculations, worming etc, I would hazard a guess that cost would be around £3,000/ £3500, all this before your time should be paid for.
On doing the sums it is apparent that most breeders are not making the fortunes some may believe they are and good luck to every breeder that is hanging on in there during these difficult times.
Recent Winners are: Smoking Shady, Ebony Chaser, Revengeful Demon and Ashbys Hawk at Hove, Questhouse Leigh at Monmore, Oxford Don at Nottingham, Foulden Rebel at Portsmouth, Pendle Whojo at Crayford and Questhouse Misty X2 at Newcastle. Total Winners 858
A reminder that I shall be holding the Free Draw for Pup very shortly and any new owners will be eligible for the draw, please feel free to check out the For Sale page and stand the chance of getting a top bred pup for free.