Training A Greyhound For Speed And Stamina Whats The Best Way?
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Roadworking at a slow easy trot with short bursts at a gallop. My Whippets will go 3 miles, 2 days on 1 day off. I would think a GH would probably need 4 miles. You will need to build up to this, start with a mile depending on the shape he is in. Give him a warm up and cool down, as well as stretch him out before and after. Read your dog to make sure you are not pushing him to hard.
It wouldn’t hurt to do some playing with a lure to see that he is game. IMO they either are or aren’t, and you can’t really train them to want to chase, although most every SH will want to.
I would also suggest taking him to a cardiologist (dog shows sometimes have one for a small fee) and get his heart checked, preferably by someone familiar with SHs.
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John B is correct. This technique is called “lure coursing”. My family has raised Italian Greyhounds for 15 years. (miniature greyhounds – smaller than whippets).
Contrary to popular belief, the dogs LOVE this kind of exercise and stimulation! Although there have been cases of abuse, as there has been with all kinds of domesticated animals; most situations involving training a dog for racing (or obedience, or conformation competition, or even junior showmanship, for that matter…) don’t involve abuse or mistreatment of any kind.
You mean other than the OBVIOUS???
Which,of course,is EXERCISE!!
What “form” of exercise??
Road-work…w/a car or bike.
I’m not sure what you mean by stamina…greyhounds are sprinters. They are not long distance runners. Their races are maybe 600 meters long (at the longest).
I believe they only do one race a day and then rest for a day or two.
If you want a jogging partner, you could probably get a grey to jog with you but if you want a dog to go 30 mph for a long time you can’t.
If you want a grey to run fast and not be winded, I would suggest finding a local greyound track and talking to people there as they could see your dog and evaluate it.
hook a chain to his collar then the other end to your car bumper then go out to the highway and go about 10 exits then back. do that a couple times and if he makes it he’ll be ready if not he wasent worth it anyways. good luck
I raised Wippets in Arizona.
You start them out at the age of 5 months on the track, and get them used to the motorized rabbit, constantly throw gravy scented tennis balls at them. Very important that you start them out on the track, so they learn the circular motion of running.
I really hope you are not training this beautiful animal to race. To me that is cruel. I can understand if you want to train him for dog shows but not for racing. Please let him be a dog and not a competetor.