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Posted by PHBorzoi on October 01, 2002 at 18:27:49:
In Reply to: Selecting a coursing dog posted by Lynn on September 30, 2002 at 12:24:16:
I went to Europe to get my coursing/show Greyhound, because I am unhappy with the vast majority of AKC registered hounds. They're way too big, IMHO, and thus too coarse to do coursing right, and keep sound for any amount of time.
Go to someone who routinely produces coursing dogs. You don't want to get a pup from a breeder who has the random coursing dog. It is something you can lose if you don't breed for the instinct. If a breeder says they breed for the field, ask them how many FC's they've produced, don't take a JC or SC for an answer, you want to know how many FC's. . .If they open field course, you can look that up too.
I prefer my greyhounds to fit the AKC standard, which the majority of AKC greys do NOT. My fastest greyhound up until the new one was on the low end of the standard, but she was agile, fast, and quick to move. Like grease lightning. We'll see how Jezebel goes as she gets older.
Puppy vs adult. With an adult it's WYSIWYG. .BUT, you need to do research into WHY the adult retired.
If you go puppy, you want to visit the litter every so often from 8 wks on, and play with a baggie on a string, to pick out the keeneest. I don't let my Borzoi pups go til they're 5-6 months old, unless obvious pets, wanting to make sure the keenest go into performance homes. Not too bad, I'm sitting on 3 FC's, and two more on their way and they're not even two yet! :)
Good luck :) Greyhound puppies are EVIL>