Purchasing a greyhound

[mug punta]

Gday all. Just wondering if there are any gurus out there who can offer a novice some sound advice about buying a dog.
Im looking at buying a pup with some mates and have a couple of contacts to go and look at some dogs but I really don't know what I should be looking for.
Any advice at all would be gretaly appreciated. I can also be contacted at mattpt_1@hotmail.com if thats more convenient. Thanks

[moeee]

I have some contact with people in the industry including an owner/trainer.
Can you give me some questions I can put to him,considering he buys pups at about 3 a year.With a better than average success.Which is quite good if you look at the number of losers around.

[mug punta]

Gday Mo. Thanks for taking the time to reply.
We are looking to spend around 2k and I guess im just worried about getting ripped off.
I mean I know the breeds of all the well known dogs but is there something you should be looking for with a pup or is it pure pot luck?
How do the trainers fees work? Do they simply take a % of evrything you win or are there set fees?
Are there additional costs for getting the dog to race?
How long from the dog being bought as a pup till it usually actually gets to the races?
Can you actually buy a dog that is about to race rather than a pup, but, the worry there I guess if it has any ability why are they selling it ?
Just any general advice from yourself or anyone out there who has owned dogs would be greatly appreciated.
I can tell you this much though mate, the dog wont be having the names Port or Power incorporated into it!

[moeee]

I'll get back to you tomorrow or next Thursday.
That's if I'm not barred from posting due to someone out there having a vendetta against getting his wish.

From what I heard the trainer takes control of your dog and foots all bills.
The fee is 50% of all prizemoney earned.
And dogs usually race at about 18 months or older.

[moeee]

I'll get back to you tomorrow or next Thursday.
That's if I'm not barred from posting due to someone out there having a vendetta against getting his wish.

From what I heard the trainer takes control of your dog and foots all bills.
The fee is 50% of all prizemoney earned.
And dogs usually race at about 18 months or older.

And I just dropped out again.
Rabbitz,that green gunge is back!