DM Greyhounds

12/30/2019

A newly adapted gastric decompression technique may help save lives of German Shepherd dogs. Learn more about the G-cath technique at Purina Pro Club.

12/27/2019

"Laural Behnke shares how her Whippet, Sounders set world records for both the Dock Diving dog and Fetch-It competitions at the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Do...

12/26/2019

Just when you thought politicians couldn’t be further removed from reality, comes this.

07/16/2019

Gunner & Rob on a hike with me at the Juan Tomas Open Space.

Gunner was bred by Helen Hamilton, Aragon Greyhounds. His registered name is Ch Aragon Solar Flare JC.

07/15/2019

Beretta really knows how to relax.

07/07/2019

Shared from a friends page.... Thanks Vanessa...

Twenty Basic Breeding Principles
by Raymond H. Oppenheimer.

1. Don't make use of indiscriminate outcrosses. A judicious outcross can be of great value, an injudicious one can produce an aggregation of every imaginable fault in the breed.

2. Don't line breed just for the sake of line breeding. Line breeding with complementary types can bring great rewards; with unsuitable ones it will lead to immediate disaster.

3. Don't take advice from people who have always been unsuccessful breeders. If their opinions were worth having they would have proved it by their successes.

4. Don't believe the popular cliché about the brother or sister of the great champion being just as good to breed from. For every one that is, hundreds are not. It depends on the animal concerned.

5. Don't credit your own dogs with virtues they don't possess. Self-deceit is a stepping stone to failure.

6. Don't breed from mediocrities; the absence of a fault does not in any way signify the presence of its corresponding virtue.

7. Don't try to line breed to two dogs at the same time; you will end by line breeding to neither.

8. Don't assess the worth of a stud dog by his inferior progeny. All stud dogs sire rubbish at times; what matters is how good their best efforts are.

9. Don't allow personal feelings to influence your choice of a stud dog. The right dog for your bitch is the right dog, whoever owns it.

10. Don't allow admiration of a stud dog to blind you to his faults. If you do you will soon be the victim of auto-intoxication.

11. Don't mate together animals which share the same fault. You are asking for trouble if you do.

12. Don't forget that it is the whole dog that counts. If you for- get one virtue while searching for another you will pay for it.

13. Don't search for the perfect dog as a mate for you bitch. The perfect dog (or bitch) doesn't exist, never has and never will!

14. Don't be frightened of breeding from animals that have obvious faults so long as they have compensating virtues. A lack of virtues is far the greatest fault of all.

15. Don't mate together non-complementary types. An ability to recognize type at a glance is a breeder's greatest gift; ask the successful breeders to explain this subject - there is no other way of learning. (I would define non-complimentary types as ones which have the same faults and lack the same virtues.)

16. Don't forget the necessity to preserve head quality. It will vanish like a dream if you do.

17. Don't forget that substance plus quality should be one of your aims. Any fool can breed one without the other!

18. Don't forget that a great head plus soundness should be another of your aims. Many people can never breed either!

19. Don't ever try to decry a great Bull Terrier. A thing of beauty is not only a joy forever but a great Bull Terrier should be a source of aesthetic pride and pleasure to all true lovers of the breed.

20. Don't be satisfied with anything but the best. The second best is never good enough.

04/06/2019

We don't feed grain free. It's been associated with DCM & other issues.

03/25/2019

At the ripe old age of 11 yrs & 9 months, Banner caught a bunny tonight. Good dog!

12/30/2018

Gunner & Beretta Snow Day Fun

12/30/2018

A soon to be 12 year old Banner. I hate seeing him get old.

12/22/2018

Interesting...

Introduction Golden retrievers are over-represented in cases of taurine-deficient dilated cardiomyopathy and recently a surge in cases has prompted further investigation. Objective To describe the clinical, dietary, and echocardiographic features in golden retrievers diagnosed with taurine deficienc...

12/19/2018

Gonadectomy is one of the most common procedures performed on dogs in the United States. Neutering has been shown to reduce the risk for some diseases although recent reports suggest increased prevalence for structural disorders and some neoplasias. The relation between neuter status and autoimmune....

11/10/2018

In your emotional effort to “save” the Greyhounds, you have effectively killed one of the most beautiful and healthy breeds. You have taken away the one thing that these dogs love more than anything, because you’d rather believe propaganda than facts. You have taken away thousands of jobs from good, honest families. You have taken timed dog sports away from us, scholarships away from children, and eventually, fishing and hunting will go too. You have give PETA and other animal rights extremists a valid legal opening to push their agenda in our state.

We have failed the Greyhounds and their people. Other dog events are next on their chopping block.
Eventually, they will come for you, the “dog lover”, and your pets and no one will be left to help you in your fight.

This is just the beginning and I am afraid for our state.

10/29/2018

Gunner... the newest member of DM Greyhounds.

10/21/2018

Here's our Gunner puppy having fun in the breed ring at the Del Valle shows in CA. He's being handled by Michael Brantley, who did a bang up job with him. While not as precocious as Trip, who finished in a weekend, Gunner did take a 5 point major on Friday (Skyline Fanciers).

09/23/2018

The other weekend, in Elk City, Beretta was awarded with 2 NOHS Group 4's. Here's the first one. Many thanks to Jim Fehring.

09/18/2018

The American Kennel Club, the recognized and trusted expert in breed, health and training information for dogs, has come out & publically taken a stand against Florida Amendment 13, which can destroy greyhounds & greyhound racing.

"The American Kennel Club’s canine legislation position statement on the “Use of Dogs in Sporting, Working, and Competition Activities” states the AKC encourages and strongly supports the interaction and mutual enjoyment of owners and dogs in sporting activities such as hunting and field trials; in working circumstances such as herding, tracking, and pulling; and in competition events such as dog shows, obedience trials, agility trials, and other performance events and tests. The AKC believes that dogs should be properly cared for, humanely trained, and not pushed beyond reasonable limits for which they were bred.

Accordingly, the American Kennel Club does not support proposed Florida Amendment 13."

If you are a Florida voter, please !

https://www.akc.org/legislative-alerts/florida-court-ruling-amendment-ban-greyhound-racing-will-state-ballot-november/

The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that proposed Amendment 13 to the Florida Constitution can appear on the ballot on November 6, 2018. This amendment seeks to ban Greyhound racing in the state effective December 31, 2020. Please scroll down to view the text of the proposed amendment.

09/07/2018

Beretta took her 2nd Group 4 today in Elk City, OK!

06/04/2018

Toying with the idea of a breeding.

https://tinyurl.com/ybpsa6t6

Greyhound breeding tool to run testmatings and future litters.

12/06/2017

09/09/2017

A very important historical photo!

This photograph hangs on my wall. From left to right the dogs are Miss Glendyne, Fullerton, and Bit of Fashion, all winners of the Waterloo Cup.

09/06/2017

2017 Greyhound Club of America Western Specialty - L.F. Stine Photography

Beretta's momma, Glory aka GCH DC DM Jolie Noire FCH

Lompoc, California July 2017

09/06/2017

2017 Greyhound Club of America Western Specialty - L.F. Stine Photography

Our lovely Beretta. Sired by RachelMartin's handsome dog, Denetorn, out of our homebred, Glory.

Lompoc, California July 2017

08/24/2017

Puppy power!!! Rob playing with Trip (black) and Gunner (red).

08/23/2017

The Greyhound Show

The breed is in trouble.

We have updated the German breeding statistics for the years 2016 / 2017. It seems we still haven’t tackled the fertility problem in Greyhounds. Out of sixteen matings only ten were successful (three only resulting in very small litters of 1-3 puppies). Maybe this ratio of 5 : 3 will be slightly improved in the future, as two more litters (one racing-bred, one show-bred) are on their way at the moment.
But hearing about low progesterone levels in pregnant bi***es, about bi***es reabsorbing their puppies, about bi***es not coming into heat before the age of three and the high share of Caesarians in the breed this would be an interesting topic to be discussed at the Greyhound World Congress next weekend. Can anyone provide similar data for other countries?

08/09/2017

10 yr old - GCh DC DM Jolie Noire FCh JOR

Glory Girl - Best Vet in Sweeps and an AOM from the BOB class.

08/09/2017

Our Beretta reenacting a scene from Titanic. I think she wants to be painted like Jack's French model.

08/03/2017

Last Friday, we had fun at the Greyhound Club of America's specialty show in Lompoc, CA.

Glory was Best Vet in Sweeps.

Beretta and Glory both won Awards of Merit in the regular classes.

Beretta took a 3rd place ribbon in lure coursing.