THE GUYS HAVE A FIELD DAY
Is that a bunny we
see!!!!
First crew back
from their run
Ziggy, Podge, Hawk,
Littlewoods, O.B., Gump and Star
For some years now
we have been looking for a fenced in
field to call our own but no luck we are
still looking. Recently though we
discovered a public field and are
thrilled that we can now let some of the
greyhounds off that otherwise are always
on lead. To see them run (that's when
they muster up the enthusiam) is just
great but as we have always told you they
are built for speed not stamina. One
circuit and I don't get a peep out of
them for at least 36 hours. Some of them
don't even want to run but are quite
happy to have a freedom saunter.
It's the most
amazing sight to see these guys run and
it gives the opportunity for some
fantastic action shots, though we're
still practising!
 
Harlea and Lucha
enjoying a sprint
Our guys are always
full of surprises, the horizontal Gump
who has trouble getting his butt off the
sofa apart from meal times and walk
times, used his freedom to bomb round all
four corners of the field and our little
crippled Danny who is nearly ten, well
suddenly his legs didn't hurt at all and
like his brother explored all four
corners with a possibility of 'grading
in'.
As for Podge, well
most of you will know that Podge is not
good with other breeds but given his
freedom did not move from our sides
despite coaxing him with squeaky toys and
a ball. All full of surprises, mind you
had a rabbit passed by it might have been
a different matter!!!!
It was a sheer
delight to see our little shy Quinn race
round with Kella, both thought they were
back on the track and disappeared to the
bottom of the field and returned at a
near walk pace. Hawk and Malarky, well
just ball crazy and both have mastered
picking it up even with their muzzles on.
The rest of them varied in how far or
fast they wanted to run but I tell you
our house was full of really exhausted
pooches by the time we got back as I said
earlier these dogs do not need a lot of
exercise.
So Alison with her
crew of greyhounds, whippets and
lurchers, Donna with her lurchers and
greyhound and Nicola with her greyhounds,
whippets and retrievers have a very
social outing once or twice a week and
watch these beautiful hounds do what they
do best.
 
Freckles the
whippet x gives Harlea and Wiz a run for
their money
To watch Elvis,
Alison's three year old greyhound who had
to have a front leg amputated earlier
this year is just heart rending, to think
this little mite was so desperately ill
and now here he is running and I mean
running round like a puppy.
 
Elvis showing us
that three legs are just as good as four
Despite being able
to use this place to run our gangs we
would still desperately like to have a
field we could call our own, either to
rent or buy (at a very reasonable sum).
Obviously it needs to be completely
fenced in which we would be willing to
do, so please, if there is anyone out
there with such a field, could you
contact us:
Telephone - 01535
742619
Email - gailmalanddogs@hotmail.com
Since writing this
article the sheep have now been put back
into the field we use so we will now have
to wait until they are moved again this
is so disapointing so once again is there
anyone out there that can help us?
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