by Elise on November 13, 2008
The Irish Greyhound Review awards took place at Shelbourne Park in Dublin this week, and were presented by Martin Cullen, the Minister for Arts, Sports and Tourism.
Top Honcho was talk of the town as this great stud dog won the Stud Dog of the Year award yet again, for what is his seventh year in a row.
Top Honcho is owned by Michael and John Dunne, the Dunne brothers from Portlaoise in County Laois and they accepted the award in person from the minister. On the Irish Greyhound Review forums, one or two members are now claiming that surely this must make Top Honcho one of the greatest [read more]
by Elise on July 24, 2008
Once you have done the checks on the stud dog, you are ready to arrange payment. There are no laws or rules on how much a stud dog fee should be.
However, the general rule of thumb is that the stud dog owner will normally charge a fee equivalent to the price of one puppy. Alternatively, the stud dog owner may negotiate with the bitch owner to take a puppy, in which case the stud dog owner will normally take their pick of the litter.
There are, however, no rules on this and so you will see many variations, such as:
If a stud dog is ‘unproven’ [read more]
by Elise on July 23, 2008
Earlier we wrote an article about deciding whether or not you should breed your dog (see Things To Know Before You Breed Your Dog). Assuming you decided you have the time, the money and the knowledge to breed her, here is a quick guide to a few more checks you should do before proceeding. [read more]
