Long time no post!

Will update the blog at the weekend with some new photos of the pups who are now 10 month old. They are growing in to fine specimens and all but one will be over 30 Kg and I think Dexter will weigh in around the 37 kg but he is a big lad and has plenty of condition on him. 

On the racing front Sam (Feral Coaster) ran in a heat of the Galaxy but with his box draw he found trouble on the bend and finished 7th. He ran in a C4 on cup night but again found trouble and finished 7th again. Hopefully he will get a run soon and prove he still has a bit to offer.

Sam in Trap 4

Sam (Feral Coaster) still on a role!

Sam (Feral Coaster) won his C3 last week and so went up a grade to C4. The bubble burst but it was pleasing to see him finish 2nd and running a good race. His form card now reads 11212 so its good to see he is enjoying himself. 
The pups are full of life and getting quite big and they are carrying a fair amount of condition!!

Sam (Feral Coater) is on a role!

Sam (Feral Coaster) has now managed to put 2 wins together in a row! He moved up to C2 on Tuesday and showed a bit of pace to win the race in 17.39 which is the quickest time he has done at Addington. He paid $26.10 on the TAB but like most confident trainers I decided not to take money off of them!

The Pups are coming along nicely and already most of them have reached 25-30 kg! Think they are going to be be dogs although Daisy will not be huge!

Pups in Mud

The paddocks have been a bit muddy since the rain yesterday.  Daisy (pink) and Dan (Blue) have enjoyed rolling around in it! At 7 months old the pups are thriving. They all have lovely natures with their own personalities shining through. We are very happy with their progress.

Pretty boy Darth. Isn't he a handsome fellow?

Oh of course Digby is too. Darth and Digby are sharing a paddock since we split the pups into pairs and put them into three paddocks.

Fat boy Dexter with the beautiful Dove. He is a big lump of lard.

Dexter is too fat to get the much sought after tissue from his sister.

Yes Dexter this angle does make you look slightly slimmer. Go Dove!

Fat by Dexter giving up the chase.

The lovely Digby with his silver blaze down the side of his neck. Max from the last litter had the same markings.

Dove taking Dexter through his weight loss workout.

Still running.

Knackered now.

George, aka Feral Fox, wanting to join in the play.

Digby and Dexter waiting for Mick to throw the next toy.

Come on throw the bloody thing!

If we stalk him he might throw it!

Feral Coaster

Sam, aka Feral Coaster, did us proud today coming out late from the boxes, well behind the pack,  to end up third. Not quite the result we wanted but we were pleased with how well he ran to get his third placing.

Getting his smooches for a good run.

Thanks Jesse for the photo :)

Puppies @ 6 months old tomorrow

The puppies are growing fast and full of beans.

Crazy Daisy growing fast, full of mischief  but still petite and pretty

Dan stirring up Dexter. A big smoocher.

The handsome Darth. Brad Pitt of Greyhounds. He will be a greyhound bitch heart breaker!

Dexter still a big fat lump. Twice the size of the others. Perhaps he will make a good prop!

Digby finally standing still and not stirring up the pack!

Dove the sweetheart of the litter. How could you not love this girl?

News

Lots of snippets of news from the Kennels. Have calculated the first litter from Lizzie (Collision Risk) have earned $86.682.50 in prize money. Obviously Tom (Yeboah) has earned $40.882.50 of this but the others have done us proud. Ted (Melman) won on Sunday and now has gone in to C5 class. Thats 2 in the litter that now have reached open class!
On Tuesday I took Sam (Feral Coaster) to Addington and was pleased to see him come home first at odds of $11? Shame I bottled it because I did fancy him to be in the mix. Was even better because Jacqui and the Nixon the grandson were there to cheer him on.
The pups are now 6 months old and I am pleased with them. They love their food and all of them have plenty of weight with Dexter weighing in at around 20-5 Kg and growing fast. I have sold 2 of the dogs but have 2 dogs and 2 bitches ourselves.
We have re homed Mo (Feral Helen) to a lovely couple who adore her already, she is really spoilt and happy as. Now looking to re home Minnie (Feral Hoki) who told me that she did not like being at the races in her last 2 starts!

Updates

The Pups are coming on nicely and as a bunch they are very lively with plenty of energy and voices!!! They are now 5 months. If you are interested in buying a pup from us please feel free to phone me.

On the racing front Sam (Feral Coaster) has now gone 5th 4th 3rd 2nd in his last 4 runs. His trap manners are his major problem every time being last away and having to come through the pack! Minnie (Feral Hoki) has been working well but I am having problems getting a start for her, hopefully next week we might get a start!

Great New in the fact that Mo (Feral Helen) has found a loving home and is living the life of luxury with a home with under floor heating. So pleased because she is a great character!

Puppy Love

We tried very hard to get some quality snaps of the puppies today but either they wanted to lick the camera or they wouldn't stay still. We got a few average shots of some pups though. We will try again!!!

Darth in the yellow collar following Dove in the pink.

Dove and Darth

Dan on the left and Dexter our big fatty on the right.

Dexter the big hunter

Digby closely followed by Dove

Cute wee puppy bums. L-R Daisy, Dexter, Dan

Cuddles please! Dove, Darth and Dexter

The Old Dogs

George posing after his walk

Lizzy, George, Skippy, Maggie, Ridgy

Skippy, George, Maggie, Ridgy Lizzie

Ridgy pretending to be the great red hunter.

We had the camera with us today when we walked the oldies around the paddock. Let a few off for a run but didn't want to go to far. Very mature these days!

Kennel News

The Pups are now 17 weeks old and have been micro chipped and earmarked without a lot of drama although Dove was not that keen. They have been put out in the large runs but we bring them in at night and put them back in the smaller pen until they get a little larger. They are growing fast and Dexter blows me away with the size of him!!
On the racing front Minnie (Feral Hoki) came 5th in her comeback race and whats more she came off sound. Sam (Feral Coaster) is coming back nicely and working well and I am hoping his foot stands up to the pressure of racing.
SUNDAY
Good day at the office for the Elite State X Collison Risk Litter. Yeboah (Tom) 1st Fastest time of the day. Saved by Love (Rex) 2nd and Lots of Beersies (Zac) and Melman (Ted) good 3rds. All in all they have just earned over $2300 for the owners!!

Puppies at 13 Weeks

Digby

Digby

Dexter the fatty

Dan

Dan

Dan

Darth

Darth

Daisy

Daisy teasing the brothers

Daisy with the daisy and cow dung!

Daisy the spoiled smoocher

Dove

Dove

 Lizzies second litter at 13 weeks. Full of mischief and loving cuddles.

Kennel News

Plenty has happened since the last post. The pups are now 12 weeks old and coming on well. They vary in size but Dexter one of the dogs is nearly twice the size of the others. His Wrists and Hocks and whole body look like he is at least 16 weeks old!!! They are a lively bunch and vocal when they want to be! They go for their inoculations on Friday and hopefully will be earmarked and chipped soon.
On the racing front Sam (Feral Coaster) ran at Addington last Tuesday and finished a close 4th. Not bad seeing he has been off since Jan. The bad news is that when I got him home I noticed that he has split a back webbing and will be off for a while.

The others here are now looking for homes and Mo (Feral Helen) is out in a foster home to see how she goes. If OK we will look for a caring home for her.

Racing wise Tom (Yeboah) won at Auckland on Sunday taking out a C5 sprint with both Nangar Star the NZ derby winner and Railway sprint winner and Subic Bay the Track record holder both in the race. So a few good scalps were had!!
Both Melman and Saved by Love and Lots of Beersies keep on winning the odd race and keeping their owners happy.

Will try to get some photos of the pups soon.

Puppy Pics

Dove is in the middle. Not sure who the others are!

Same line up as above

Left front, round the circle ending up on the right : Dan, Darth Daisy, Dexter, Dove, Digby. Colour coded!

Dove and someone!

LtoR: Digby, Darth, Dan

LtoR: Digby, Dexter, Darth, Dan

Daisy and Dan the two fatties

Crazy Daisy the fat girl.

Digby, Darth, Daisy

Dove the wee honey

Digby and nosy!

Crazy, fat Daisy

Not too sure who this is!

Umm?

Digby and Darth

The pups are doing really well. Still snacking of Lizzie but drinking puppy milk and just started on solids. We are really pleased with them. They are pretty feisty and keen to grab and chase each other. Just hitting the curious, destructive stage. Bloody time wasters. You pop in for a look and leave at least half an hour later after lots of cuddles and puppy smooches. I will not get attached!