Bucks Teddy

The first runner from the maiden litter that was bred at our new kennels in Drumscraw made his debut on Monday night past in Limerick. I can confidently say that you will be hearing a lot more about this lad. A bang railer with explosive early pace he left the traps with great authority and every post he went he was further clear before stopping the clock in a sensational 16.11. This is the fastest ever debut by a dog in Limerick, indeed he is the now the fastest ever pup over two bends in Limerick.

I spoke to Ger after the race and he was delighted. Large offers will be on the table for this lad but he will be kept for a while and schooled out, he hasn't been in the traps 10 times yet! Four bends wont be a problem for him which should make him a serious player in all the puppy competitions if he improves as a 16 month old pup should.

Exciting times ahead and a great boost for the staff here to see our hard work producing the results. I still have a dog pup from the litter for an English client who is being schooled at the minute. Very little has been done with him to date due to the kennel cough that is doing the rounds but we are hopeful he has the same ability as his brother.

http://www.greyhound-data.com/d?i=1520896

A long awaited arrival

On the 16th of September at 1.35pm our beautiful baby daughter arrived. Sarah and Colette are now well settled in back in Drumscraw and everyone is doing fantastically well. Sarah was so excited about coming out that she arrived a few weeks ahead of schedule and weighed a very healthy 6lb 14. Many thanks to the staff at the Erne Hospital in Enniskillen who treated us all with great kindness and professionalism. But I owe the biggest thanks to Colette for the wonderful daughter she has delivered. That's kennel hand number one sorted out!

Duneden Grover AKA See You

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This lad, like his sister has come good of late. He won a nice stake final on the Friends of Africa Benefit Meeting night in Lifford recently, having won the semi final and first round on route to the final. He is now open class and will have to play with the big boys but he is more than capable of doing that after a short break to get over a few sore spots.

http://www.greyhound-data.com/play.htm?video=/video2/IE/LFD/2008/LFD-2008-09-19-HT07.mp4&name=THE ARMAGH FRIENDS OF AFRICA S1 350 Round 1

http://www.greyhound-data.com/play.htm?video=/video2/IE/LFD/2008/LFD-2008-09-26-HT06.mp4&name=THE ARMAGH FRIENDS OF AFRICA S1 350 Semi-Final

http://www.greyhound-data.com/play.htm?video=/video2/IE/LFD/2008/LFD-2008-10-05-HT01.mp4&name=THE ARMAGH FRIENDS OF AFRICA S1 350 Final

I think this can now be classified as a successful litter. The next litter ex Maureens Angel are now schooling. There are two in particular who are catching the eye and will be at least as good as their half brothers and sisters.

Turn Out Yard

The turn out yard that we put in during the spring has worked very well. It has kept the kennels cleaner and the dogs seem to appreciate it. They are turned out 5 times a day from 7am to 10pm. The concrete surface has left it easily kept as it can be powerwashed every week.

The double kennels open directly onto it via the sliding hatches in the picture which are perfect for saplings being kenneled for the first time as they can come in and out as they please and the double kennels are actually big enough to easily accommodate 3 dogs.

Its also very handy to bring a litter of pups into for working with as its a small space without being to confined for them.

Video Uploaded

The video of the bitches race is now online and makes for good viewing. It was never in doubt from the rise of the lids.

http://www.greyhound-data.com/play.htm?video=/video/IE/LFD/2008/LFD-2008-08-02-HT04.flv&name=THE LIFFORD A6/A7 525

Its very pleasing to see our hard come to fruition.

Drumscraw Bullet

Bullet is just coming right after her season and has had a couple of gallops to trim the excess weight that she was carrying. I had intended to qualify her on Thursday past but she was off colour that morning and will be confined to the sick bay for a few days.

Near Home Almost

After the best part of 30 months this lady raised the flag in the style we knew she was capable of last Saturday night in Lifford. http://www.igb.ie/Trainers-Landing/Results/view-results/?track=LFD&date=02-Aug-2008&racenumber=4 Some of the money that went astray on her in HX was taken back of those nasty bookmakers, she split her web that night. I think this girl has a bright enough future ahead as she is coming to her prime.

I can only hope her brother comes sound as he has a good couple of lengths up his sleeve over her. We will know the answer to that question soon enough. Boss has been swimming for the last 3 weeks and has had a couple of spins up the gallop this week. A handslip is the next step and will probably happen towards the tail end of next week, fingers crossed.