Not likely, that would have been asking for trouble Friend of mine, who has moved up to a nursing home in Scotland, used to breed show greyhounds....must have been mad, they are as thick as two short planks and daft with it
Never a truer word Jan The show Greyhounds are "nice but dim" and they are so accident prone it's untrue. We had one that broke a leg playing, one dog went through a glass door, one who broke two toes whilst exercising and where we got our's from they never made old bones with him due to accidents and injury
Just out of interest what is the name of this friend of yours as we may know them? _________________ Sharon Pinkerton
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You probaly do Sharon as it is Daphne Gilpin of the Wenonah's. Do you remember that she used to come with me quite frequently when I was showing Jaffa She [or rather her daughter] sold up the house near Claire after her mom went into a home near there. However Daphne's brother got wind of this and came down and took Daphne back up to Scotland with him. She is now in a retirement home near him. I have been told, so I don't know how true it is, that all Daphne's remaining dogs have been put down and her daughter has moved to Ireland [without her partner ] It's very sad considering how much thought, time and money went into building up that kennel.
PS If there was ever a case for docking it's greyhounds....every time they wagged their tails there was blood everywhere. The amount of money spent at the vets must have been enough to keep him in beer for ever _________________ Jan
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You probaly do Sharon as it is Daphne Gilpin of the Wenonah's. Do you remember that she used to come with me quite frequently when I was showing Jaffa She [or rather her daughter] sold up the house near Claire after her mom went into a home near there. However Daphne's brother got wind of this and came down and took Daphne back up to Scotland with him. She is now in a retirement home near him. I have been told, so I don't know how true it is, that all Daphne's remaining dogs have been put down and her daughter has moved to Ireland [without her partner ] It's very sad considering how much thought, time and money went into building up that kennel.
PS If there was ever a case for docking it's greyhounds....every time they wagged their tails there was blood everywhere. The amount of money spent at the vets must have been enough to keep him in beer for ever
Oh no I didn't realise this had happened to Daphne - she was always lovely to me when I first started to show Greyhounds The last time I saw her she was very fragile but still going to shows with the daughter showing the dogs. Daphne has spent lots and lots of money bringing in new lines so that is awful to think of her lines just dying off in that way.
As for the tails - you are right there too The Hortendale (sp) people had a lovely brindle dog they made up and he had to have the bottom of his tail amputated due to injury and Barbara Wilton Clark's dogs always arrived at the show with their tails bandaged which were replaced as soon as judging finished. We only had the one damaged tail in the years we had them but so many people had to take preventative measures with them in the house and in cars. _________________ Sharon Pinkerton
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She was a stuck up little madam if ever there was one....got a lot of people's backs up, and she bullied her mom. She did try to do it once when I was there.....she never did it again tho' [at least when I was with Daphne] There are several people who have told me they couldn't stand her, including a lot of the greyhound people Still it's nice to know that Daphne is now with people she likes and trusts. _________________ Jan
Ghillie, hips 8/9=17 and Merlin, hips 9/9=18 My opinions are brilliant, intelligent [sometimes] and MINE alone! If you want one I can give it to you. Sean Bean has wrinkles just like Bill!!!
I'm a bit surprised (and shocked!) that pups are going for £1000!!!!!
I mean, surely it doesn't cost any more to breed and raise a litter of Braccos than a litter of any other breed? In which case, it just seems to be capitalising on how few of them there are in the UK at the moment and asking for that price because they can?!
This is one of the best posts i have read on this site.Well done for speaking out.Why is it that people will very rarely admit breeding for money?.They admit they work for money BUT NEVER breed for money.A guy once told me he bred,and sold ALL the litter,to cover the costs of trialing/showing etc through out the year.How do you RE-cover the cost of your golf in the summer and your golfing holiday? i asked.Still waiting for the answer
I completely agree that the Bracco doesnt cost any more to breed than any other dog. It was actually somebody who breeds purely for profit that raised the price to £1000. Unfortunately, we now have a puppy farmer in our breed who was advertising on epupz selling his puppies for £1500. I have since found out that the stud dog has cataracts!!! He is now advertising that he is planning 2 litters from 2009 - and from the stud dog that has cataracts. He imported 2 dogs and 2 bitches from Hungary. I am now privvy to information that the breeder he imported the dogs from has had 6 litters in 3 years from the same bitch and has falsified pedigrees. Its a disgusting state of affairs and one that I am working hard with my colleagues in Hungary to try and put right. I would urge everybody who is thinking of buying a Bracco puppy to make sure you do your homework before buying one. Ensure that all health checks have been carried out - that means hips, elbows and eyes and that you are buying from somebody who has a true love of the breed with experience and knowledge. All is not as it should be for a breed so young!
I have had this wonderful breed now for almost 5 years and have spent most of that time learning about the breed. I have never bred a litter in that time. They are a wonderful breed but, unfortunately, like a lot of other rare breeds they are now getting into the wrong hands. I despair about the future of the breed unless something drastic happens very soon!
Kind regards
Annie
PS: Lost my original sign-on name so had to re-register. Now moved to Fife and the dogs are loving their long walks in Devilla Forest and along the beach in front of the house! Blissful!!
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Friend of mine, who has moved up to a nursing home in Scotland, used to breed show greyhounds....must have been mad, they are as thick as two short planks and daft with it 
She [or rather her daughter] sold up the house near Claire after her mom went into a home near there. However Daphne's brother got wind of this and came down and took Daphne back up to Scotland with him. She is now in a retirement home near him. I have been told, so I don't know how true it is, that all Daphne's remaining dogs have been put down and her daughter has moved to Ireland [without her partner 
The last time I saw her she was very fragile but still going to shows with the daughter showing the dogs. Daphne has spent lots and lots of money bringing in new lines so that is awful to think of her lines just dying off in that way.
The Hortendale (sp) people had a lovely brindle dog they made up and he had to have the bottom of his tail amputated due to injury and Barbara Wilton Clark's dogs always arrived at the show with their tails bandaged which were replaced as soon as judging finished. We only had the one damaged tail in the years we had them but so many people had to take preventative measures with them in the house and in cars.