Question About Racetracks And The Jackets The Dogs Wear - Everything else Greyhound - Greytalk Question About Racetracks And The Jackets The Dogs Wear Started by jimsherriek , Aug 21 2012 02:13 AM Please log in to reply 8 replies to this topic Posted 21 August 2012 - 02:13 AM This question if for all the experts out there. When it comes to the racing jackets the dogs wear in the race to identify their position in the race, does each track create their own individual jackets for the dogs to wear, or are they standard from track to track? If they are unique to each track, can anyone identify what track this jacket came from? Curiosity is running rampant.

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 Location:Keene NH Posted 21 August 2012 - 02:19 AM the type in your pic are snap type - Southland & Bluffs Runs use those, but so do other tracks some tracks like Wheeling and SOKC use strectch vests they are availible from Halemar fairly cheaply Alarm Wilbon (Oshkosh Slammer x Valleri) , Grumpy Lumpy (Soprano Drive x Silver Faith), L Chrisblade (Flying Hydrogen x Slatex Alice) and Neka the Husky bridge angels: Blitzkrieg (Oshkosh Slammer x Greys Fly By) and Blaze & Ruger the St.

Bernards Gable Get Rhythm - you didnt make it home, but your still in my heart Location:CSA Consulate, Rm. 101, Glos., UK Posted 21 August 2012 - 07:16 AM the colour/patterns for each number are fairly standard, some differences between the US and UK ones. the stretchy ones are fairly new, most tracks use the ones like the photo. Greyhound racing in UK has a standard colour scheme. Trap 1 = Red with White numeral Trap 2 = Blue with White numeral Trap 3 = White with Black numeral Trap 4 = Black with White numeral Trap 5 = Orange with Black numeral Trap 6 = Black & White Stripes with Red numeral A racing jacket worn by a reserve bears an additional letter 'R' prominently on each side. traps 7,8,9 no longer used. AMERICAN GREYHOUND BLANKET COLORS Runner or Vacant - The Science of Greyhound Racing Prediction Runner or Vacant Links 4 - Runner or Vacant In this section I discuss the maximum number of dogs in a race and explain the importance of the trap draw when predicting races around the world.

Also mentioned are the trap colours used in the GP v2.0 Software Program. Is this greyhound a runner? Greyhound Predictor v2.0 lets you simulate races that include vacant traps! This special feature allows you to take out non runners (n/r) and create your own greyhound trial sessions - raceform statistic class or grade T = trial, T2 = 2 dog trial, T3 = 3 dog trial etc, solo trial = 'solo' or 'st' in America or 'pt' or 'qt' in Australia. All combinations of a maximum 8 dogs are available! In the United Kingdom races are limited to six dogs, with one exception being Towcester who reintroduced eight dog racing. Shawfield still holds five dog races! In America and Australia the maximum number of runners allowed is eight, although both nine and ten dog races were previously held. In English graded racing each dog's starting position is allocated by the racing manager. An (R) written after a greyhound's name always indicates to a railer and will be issued with a 'rails tag' and seeded rails. The first railer drawn from the 'trap draw' occupies the first available inside trap position.

All middle trackers have the letter (M) after their name and will be given a 'middle tag' and seeded middle. Due to a change in the draw precedure, the first middle seed drawn out now occupies the first available position placed next to the nearest inside runner. In UK form a (W) after a dog's name indicates to a wide runner and will be given a 'wide tag' and seeded wide. The first wide seed out always occupies the outside trap. Only extremely rarely when there are six wides in a final or in a handicap race will a wide racer ever occupy the inside box. The procedure for Open Race trap draws under the GBGB equal distribution rules, means that three seperate draws take place with railers drawn first, then middle trackers and lastly the wide runners. The first railer out goes in the inside box of Heat 1, the second in the inside box of Heat 2 etc. Some dogs when first trialed at a new track for a forthcoming 'Open Event' may alter their natural racing line. The trainer with the owners permission may then decide to ask the 'racing manager' for a change to their dog's seeding position.

This will only be granted when it is genuinely believed the dog would perform better if allowed to start future races from a different trap position. I believe the reasoning behind this is based purely in the 'interests of safety' as overall it promotes cleaner trouble free greyhound racing and thus encourages dogs to perform to their maximum capabilities. Alternatively in America, Australia and New Zealand there is no race seeding! any runner can be drawn in any post position, no preferences are given and therefore "the luck of the box draw" will always play a leading role in determining results and is an important factor to take into consideration! I suggest you first conduct your own private trials! in order to see how different 'trap positions' affect performances. Please note: The option to trial dogs and then 'RACE AGAIN' is only fully functional in the full registered version . When betting on races, it's generally thought that dogs drawn next to a 'vacant trap' have a "good draw" as theoretically with more 'racing room' they've a better chance of breaking well in the early stages! Although this always depends on the individual 'make-up' of each race! Now check the formlines and enter Runner or Vacant.

Greyhound Racing Colours Since world governing bodies have their own respective colour code of jackets, rugs or blankets there can often be a confusion identifying the runners when watching dog races on television or viewing via the Internet. This will always exist until all greyhound jacket colours are unified! Here at Greyhound Predictor we found ourselves choosing our own racing colours, wishing to appeal to all 'racing fans' worldwide we decided the following colours would hopefully be considered a fair choice: GREYHOUND PREDICTOR TRAP COLOURS TRAP 7 = GREEN/WHITE STRIPES TRAP 8 = PINK Our reasons for selecting these colours were as follows: The first 3 traps, Red = T1, Blue = T2 and White = T3 just so happen to be the same colours used by the UK, Irish, European and American greyhound industries, and therefore the choice of selecting them was simply made for us. Choosing the next 3 colours was difficult, as each of the respective nations use different colours for each trap.

After careful thought, we decided to stay with the colours in GP v1.0 and use the European and British greyhound racing colours: Black = T4, Orange = T5, and Black / White stripes = T6. The task of choosing the colour of Trap 7 was again made difficult, as all greyhound racing nations use different colours. However, it was decided to represent the American dog industry and use the colour of Green and White Stripes = T7. Lastly, it was decided that Trap 8 should in fairness represent the Australian and New Zealand industries and therefore the famous Pink Jacket = T8. AMERICAN GREYHOUND BLANKET COLORS Frequently Asked Questions about Greyhounds Frequently Asked Questions Since being involved with public Greyhound education and adoption we find those who are curious about Greyhounds commonly ask the following questions. Amazingly, the general public is surprised to find out the real truth about the demeanor and personalities of Greyhounds. As many have never seen a Greyhound up close and personal. The cumulative response is how strikingly beautiful and majestic they are, and are taken by their gentle nature, behavior, and as the majority say, the eyes are of a Greyhound…captivate one’s heart. 1.

Why are Greyhounds retired from the racing industry? This question comes up almost every time. Greyhounds typically have six maiden races. If a particular Greyhound does not win, place, or show within six races they are usually retired. 2. How old are Greyhounds when they retire? Generally speaking, Greyhounds are 2-5 years in age when they retire. Greyhounds begin training at the age of 12 months, and participate in the first maiden race at the age of 18 months. If a Greyhound continues to consistently win, place, or show they will remain racing. In the event, a Greyhound starts to decline and does not win, place, or show they are retired. In some instances, a Greyhound may be over the age of 5 if they were used for breeding purposes. 3. What makes a Greyhound a desirable pet? Greyhounds are noted for their sensitivity, patience, loyalty, tolerance, trust, friendliness, gentleness, sweetness, affection, etc. Generally, Greyhounds are very good-natured animals. Overall, they make remarkable pets. 4. How much does it cost to adopt a Greyhound?

We like to clarify Greyhounds are adopted for an adoption donation of $250.00, rather than cost. This adoption donation is tax deductible. 5. What are the different colors of Greyhounds? Greyhounds come in many different color combinations. Greyhounds can be fawn, red, blue, black, white and various shades of brindle, with a combination of any of these colors. 6. Which is better to adopt a male or a female Greyhound? There is no favor of one gender over the other. Both male and females make exceptional pets. 7. What is the life expectancy of a Greyhound? For being a larger breed, Greyhounds are typically very healthy animals. With proper care, nutrition, and veterinarian treatment Greyhounds can live up to 12-14 years of age. 8. Does adopting a Greyhound change your life? Yes, sharing your life with a Greyhound will change your life in every way. In some ways, it is like you have adopted a child. Greyhounds are not viewed just as pets; rather they become valued, beloved members of the family. 9. Are Greyhounds good around children?

Generally, older children and Greyhounds have the capacity to live in harmony. As with any breed, children need to respect the animal and be taught accordingly. Greyhound Expressions does not adopt to families with children under the age of five. It is difficult for younger children to understand the needs of a Greyhound (i.e. respect space, etc). 10. Are Greyhounds good around small animals/cats/exotic breeds? It is possible for Greyhounds to live in harmony with small animals, cat, and other exotic pets. Every Greyhound is different, depending on their “prey drive”. This means their instinct to chase. Before adoption, Greyhounds are tested for compatibility with such animals. One should exercise caution and introduce under muzzle until the owner is certain each is safe around one another. 11. How long does it take for a Greyhound to bond with its new owner/family? The bonding process between a Greyhound and its new owner/family happens relatively quickly. Typically, bonding occurs within the first few days. Keep in mind, Greyhounds have to learn to trust you. The more you do with your Greyhound, the stronger the bond and the relationship.

The more you love, touch, play, and spend time with your Greyhound, the more they will render in return. 12. How long does it take for a Greyhound to adjust to its new home? Amazingly, despite their life on the racetrack and living in a kennel environment, Greyhounds adjust well to being in a home environment. Obviously, the amount of time will vary with each Greyhound depending on their personality. Typically, the first 30 days are going to be the most challenging. During this time, a Greyhound is getting used to its new owner/family, new schedule, house, vehicle, children, stairs, other pets, etc. 13. Are Greyhounds difficult to housetrain? A Greyhound is crate trained coming off the track, but need to be taught house etiquette. Due to the life on the racetrack they have become accustomed to a routine and usually respond well to a routine once adopted. It is important to allow frequent opportunities to go to the bathroom. When they do go to the bathroom outside, shower them with praise. You can never praise a Greyhound too much. It is good to get in the habit of positive reinforcement.

However, it is not uncommon to experience some accidents after adoption until they adjust. 14. Greyhound must need to eat a lot of food, right? Most people assume Greyhounds need to eat a lot of food, but they do not. Depending on weight, generally Greyhounds eat 2-4 cups a day. Two cups once in the morning and early evening works well for most males and females. It is important to not free feed Greyhounds, and make sure they do not over eat. It is very unhealthy for a Greyhound to be overweight. Their body frames are not designed to withstand a lot of weight. 15. Why do Greyhounds have to be under lead if not in a securely fenced enclosure? Greyhounds are members of the sighthound family and primarily hunt using eyesight. They can see distances up to a ï¿½ mile away. Over the centuries Greyhounds have been breed for one thing ~ speed. As a result of centuries and centuries of breeding Greyhounds have an innate instinct to chase any moving objects. If you let a Greyhound off the lead, drop the lead, etc. more than likely some stimuli will cause a Greyhound to take off running after it.

At this time, they will not hear you, listen, or usually come back. You certainly cannot catch up to an animal that can reach speeds up to and exceeding speeds of 45 mph in four strides! You must keep your Greyhound under lead when not in a securely fenced enclosure, at all times! 16. Does a Greyhound require a lot of room to run? Due to their previous life on the racetrack, Greyhounds do not require a lot of room to run. A standard-size fenced yard is sufficient to exercise a Greyhound. 17. Are Greyhounds energetic? Generally, Greyhounds are very laid back and docile animals. They have spent the majority of their time living in a kennel environment. They are accustomed to lying around, and partake in such behavior after being adopted. Don’t be mistaken, Greyhounds love to run and play. Remember, they are sprinters, and after a few laps full speed around the yard, they are done. 18. Why do Greyhounds have to wear muzzles? Most people see pictures of Greyhounds wearing muzzles while they are racing. This is necessary to provide protection to them and other Greyhounds while racing.

Greyhounds can be very competitive while racing. This deters any snapping, nipping, or biting during a race. Even after adoption, if you have more than one Greyhound running together, it is best to let them run under muzzle to deter any altercations. 19. How fast can Greyhounds run? Greyhounds can reach speeds up to and exceeding 45 mph in three strides. 20. What provisions need to be supplied by the adopter? The adopter needs to provide a safe, secure, loving, responsible home for the duration of the Greyhound’s life. Rainbow Colors – Rainbow Greyhounds | Greyhound Articles Online Rainbow Colors – Rainbow Greyhounds by Patricia Gail Burnham Carla Trottier's Colorful Crew Greyhounds come in a lot of different colors. Because they were always selected for speed instead of color it has long been said that a good greyhound never has a bad color. Since there were no bad colors, colors were not eliminated from the greyhound gene pool. And because the breed has existed for millennia, and was crossed with a variety of native dogs, many colors were introduced to its gene pool. They are all still there.

Greyhounds come in nearly every known dog color with the exception of merle and black and tan. This makes whelping greyhound litters great fun as each new puppy can be a different color. It also makes it a bit of a challenge to understand greyhound color genetics well enough to predict the possible colors in a litter. Every dog is born with seventy-eight pairs of chromosomes that determine whether he will grow up to be a greyhound or a collie. In each pair of chromosomes one is received from the sire and one from the dam. Strung along each chromosome are genes which determine every aspect of the dog. A gene’s location along the chromosome determines what characteristics it controls. Coat color is controlled by pairs of genes that are located in eight different locations along the chromosomes. To identify the locations they are given letter designations. The letter designations of the genes that control color are A, B, C, D, E, N, S, and T. If a dog receives a matching gene from each parent at a location then that gene pair is called homozygous (homo means same and zygous means gene).

If a dog is homozygous for a color then it will be that color and can only pass on to its offspring a gene of that color. The exciting part of genetics comes if a dog receives different genes from each parent. If a dog has one gene for black and one gene for sable red, what color will it be? First it is said to be heterozygous (different genes). The color of the dog will be determined by which of the two unmatching genes is dominant over the other. The most dominant gene controls the dog’s appearance. At each gene location all the possible genes that can fit into that location are called alleles. These alleles are all given the letter of the location that they fit into. The most dominant allele of a series is identified by a capital letter, while the progressively more recessive genes are given small letters with superscripts to tell them apart. Once we have the genes identified we can chart greyhound colors just like Gregor Mendel’s short and tall pea plants. What do those capital letters mean? Knowing what the letters mean make genetic terminology easier for the non-geneticist to understand. The location letters: “A” stands for agouti which is the wild wolf color.

(Greyhounds don’t have this, but if they did, it would be on the A locus.) “B” stands for black-brown; the recessive bb turns black hairs to brown. “Cch Cch” stands for chinchilla. “D” stands for blue dilution; the recessive dd produces blue dilution. E stands for black extension as the genes in this series affect the production of black pigment. “S” stands for spotting; the recessive ss produces white dogs with colored spots. N is a term I assigned for brindle with the recessive nn meaning no brindle. “T ”stands for ticking. What About Those Superscripts? The superscripts that tell the alleles apart: sable means black and is indicated by “s,” so As is black. Sable red is called yellow (indicated by “y”) so sable red is ay. Chinchilla is “ch,” so cchcch produces the Chinchilla effect. In the spotting series: “i” stands for Irish marked, “p” stands for particolor, and “w” stands for extreme-white. Genetic Color vs.

Appearance Colors One difficulty in discussing colors is that owners use color terms that describe the dog’s appearance instead of its genetic coloring. Genetic red brindles are referred to as black brindles if they have a lot of stripes, or seal brindles if the brown color is a dull brown instead of red. But whether the red is dingy, brown or hardly shows at all, these dogs are still genetically red brindles. THE COLOR GENES AND CHARTS SHOWING WHAT THEY DO The Unmodified Colors: Black, Red Sable, Red Brindle A Locus — Black and Sable Red All greyhounds are one of two basic colors: black or sable red. These are determined by gene pairs at the A location. The genes that will fit into the A location are As (black) and ay (sable red). As is dominant to ay, so the sequence is written from most dominant to most recessive as As, ay. At each locus a puppy receives one gene from each parent. If a puppy has AsAs genes it will be black. If it has Asay genes then it will again be black because the black As is dominant over ay sable red.

If the puppy receives an ay gene from each parent then it is ayay and is sable red. The sabling in sable red is an overlay of black guard hairs over a red coat. Belgian Tervurens are heavily sabled. Collies are generally more lightly sabled. Most red greyhounds are sable reds. The easiest place to find the sable guard hairs is on the edges of the ears and the eyebrows, and black hairs will appear there in even very lightly sabled dogs. These black hairs are the test of whether you are looking at a sable red or an ee red. In heavily sabled dogs the black hairs also appear on the sides of the neck, the top of the head, the tail, and in the body coat. Brindle and Non-Brindle All greyhounds are either brindle or non-brindle. The dominant gene N produces brindling. So a dog that is either NN or Nn will be brindle. The recessive gene nn produces no brindling. And stripes add up. If a dog has two genes for brindling (NN) it will have more black stripes than a dog with a single brindle gene.

This is my first correction to Clarence Little’s book The Inheritance of Coat Color in Dogs (Howell Book House, 1967). He assigns brindle to the E location, but that is an error. Brindle can’t be on the E locus because the most recessive ee at that locus can conceal bridle by blocking the production of black pigment. The recessive ee would not be able to conceal brindle, if brindle were a more dominant gene on the same locus. The Modifying Genes There are five pairs of recessive genes and one pair of dominant genes that can modify the basic black, sable red or red brindle colors. The recessive modifiers are bb liver dilution, cch cch the paling gene, dd blue dilution, ee the black blocker, and si,sp,sw for white spotting. The dominant gene at each of these modifier locations (B,C,D,E and S) has no effect on the basic black, red brindle or sable red. It is the recessives at each location that modify the basic colors. So, let’s take them in order.

(bb) Liver dilution The liver modification genes will change black into liver, sable red into liver factored red and red brindle into liver brindle. The dominant BB or Bb allows black pigment to be formed. But when a puppy receives two b genes (bb) the black pigment is changed to liver (brown). The dog will have a liver pigmented nose and amber eyes. If its basic color would have been black it will be dark liver. If its basic coat color is red brindle then it will be liver brindle (Dark liver stripes overlying a peach colored coat.) If its basic color is a sable red, the red hairs will not be affected, but the sable guard hairs will be liver colored. (This is my second correction to Little. He doesn’t show liver as an allele in greyhounds, but I have seen enough liver and liver pigmented greyhounds to assure you that it does exist in the breed.) In Australia they call the livers “dun.” (cchcch) ) The Paling gene The dominant CC or Ccch gives full pigmentation where red dogs look red.

The recessive cch (ch stands for chinchilla) is the modifier that creates yellow fawns, silver brindles and other colors in which the reddish brown areas of sable reds, ee reds, and red brindles are lightened to yellow, cream or silver colors. This gene doesn’t affect black hair or black pigment and it doesn’t lighten eye color. The paling gene cch is frequently seen in racing greyhounds (and show Whippets) and rarely seen in show greyhounds. (dd) Blue dilution Dominant DD or Dd allows black, sable red or red brindle color to remain unchanged. But the recessive dd combination modifies black hair color and pigment to blue (which is actually dark grey). Having two dd genes also changes sable red to blue fawn and red brindle to blue brindle. (ee) The black blocker The dominant gene at this location EE or Ee allows black to be expressed in the dog’s coat (if other genes, like black, or brindle or red sable or masking, call for it.) But the recessive ee genes block the formation of black hair pigment even if black or brindle genes are calling for black hair.

The dog will still have a black nose and eye rims but he won’t have a black hair on his body. There are a lot of breeds whose identification depends on their being ee. Golden retrievers, Irish setters, and weimaraners are ee and if they were EE or Ee they would be black because they are AsAs for black. What keeps them from being black are the ee genes that block the formation of black hair pigment. When a dog can’t put black pigment into its hair, it ends up red (or blonde) even if it has genes calling for brindle, or black, or black masking. The ee reds have rather a bald expression because they lack the dark eyebrows of a sable red. The ee gene has accounted for considerable confusion among greyhound color geneticists because of ee’s ability to conceal genes for black and brindle. Most red greyhounds are sable reds ayay. Only a small number of greyhounds are ee reds. Two sable reds bred to each other will only produce more sable reds. And two ee reds bred to each other will only produce more ee reds.

But when you breed an ee red that is masking a hidden brindle or black gene to a sable red who is EE or Ee you can get puppies that are Ee or ee. And since Ee will not block the production of black pigment, our two red parents can have puppies that are red, brindle or black, much to the owner’s surprise. Extensive records of red x red greyhound breedings have always shown a small number of black and brindle puppies that show up among the expected red puppies. These are not due to owner error as some of the studies have said. They are due to one of the parents being ee red while the other is a sable red. (S,si,sp,sw) White Spotting The dominant S produces whole colored dogs that have only small areas of white on the chest, neck, and toes. The next gene si is called Irish spotting and it produces a dog with a white chest and neck ring and possibly white front legs. Basenjis and Collies have a lot of this pattern. The next most recessive gene sp is called particolor and produces a dog that is mostly white with colored patches on the head, rump, back and sides.

The most recessive gene of this series sw is called extreme white spotting and produces a dog that is predominantly white with little head color (sometimes just colored ears) and small or no areas of body color. Extreme white spotting is connected with occasional hereditary deafness in dozens of dog breeds, the Dalmatian being the most famous. White hair color causes deafness because white hair is caused by the absence of pigment within the hair shaft. What a dog, or for that matter a person, hears with, deep in the inner ear, are modified hairs. Those hairs need color pigment to maintain their health. When the receptor hair cells atrophy there is no way for sound to be transmitted from the dog’s inner ear to its brain. Polka is aptly named. (Tt) Ticking In the case of ticking it is the dominant gene that causes the effect the locus is named for. The dominant T allows the production of small colored spots in white areas of the coat. This is the gene that produces the spots in Dalmatians and Pointers and some greyhounds. The recessive tt results in few spots in the white coat areas.

The coat ticking is usually black but in the case of an ee red it would be red, and in a bb liver the spots would be liver colored. English setters are good examples of this. The Genetic Greyhound Colors The genetic greyhound colors are: black; sable red; red brindle; liver; liver-nosed red; liver brindle; yellow fawn; yellow fawn brindle; blue; blue fawn; blue brindle; ee red; white; and white spotted with any of the above colors. Multiple Modifiers What makes up the wide variety of greyhound colors is that one dog may have several different modifiers acting on his coat color. So a dog could be ayay for red, with modifiers for dd blue dilution, and cchcch for the paling gene and the result would be a pale fawn dog. Or a dog could be AsAs for black with modifiers for ee and cchcch and the result would again be a pale fawn dog. For example: Weimaraners are genetically black dogs that get their silver color from a combination of bb blue dilution modifiers and cchcch modifiers and Irish Setters are genetically black dogs that become red through the action of the ee modifiers.

What can parents and offspring tell you about a dog’s genetic color? In order to chart colors on greyhound breedings you have to determine a whether a dominant colored dog carries the recessive genes. Any dog that produces a recessive colored puppy is proven to be a carrier for that recessive gene. Also any puppy from a recessive colored dog has to be a carrier for that recessive. When I bred Little Tiger to Sheena they were both red brindles. I knew that Little Tiger had to carry the recessive for particolor because his dam was particolor so she had to give him one of her particolor genes. I knew that Sheena had to carry blue dilution because her mother was blue and could only give her a blue dilution gene. When the litter was born it contained red brindles, blue brindles, sable reds, blue fawns and particolors. From those colors I knew that both Little Tiger and Sheena were carriers for blue dilution, white spotting, and non- brindle. Additional hints about genetic colors are that a whole colored dog with a lot of white on his chest, neck and toes is very likely carrying one gene for white spotting.

Black brindles, which are red brindles with lots of black stripes, if they were born from more lightly marked red brindle parents, often received a brindle gene from each parent NN and all their offspring will be brindle. The more brindle genes you have, the more stripes you end up with. Some breeding results are: 1. Breeding two parents of the same recessive color together will produce only that recessive color. So two blue dilution parents can only produce blue dilute puppies. Two white spotted parents can only produce white spotted puppies. Two liver parents can only produce liver puppies. 2. If two non-recessive parents ever produce a recessive colored puppy, both parents must be carriers of the gene for that recessive. So if two red brindle parents produce a red, or a white spotted, or a liver, or a fawn, or a blue dilute puppy, then both parents are carriers for that recessive trait. 3. Two sable reds bred to each other cannot produce blacks or brindles. Likewise two ee reds bred to each other cannot produce blacks or brindles. BUT a sable red bred to an ee red can produce occasional blacks or brindles.

Birth Colors Newborn greyhound colors are strikingly different from their adult colors. First time breeders are often baffled when identifying newborn colors. The only two greyhound colors that don’t change between birth and adulthood are black and solid white. Sable reds are born dark brown, strong coffee colored, and lighten to red in a few weeks. They nearly always have black masks when they are less than eight weeks old. Most black masks are gone by the time the puppy is an adult, but sometimes they keep the mask into adulthood. All the blue dilutes, that is blue, blue fawn and blue brindle are born a pale silver color and they are difficult to tell apart at birth. The solid blues, and the stripes on the blue brindles, will darken with time. The blue fawns will change to a rose grey color. All blue dilutes are born with pale blue eyes which darken with time. To identify the rare livers, look for liver nose pigment and eyes that tend to be greenish when young. Also the liver pigmented reds are born blond instead of coffee colored like the sable reds. The recessive ee reds are also born blond.

They will have black nose pigment and their coat will darken and redden with time. The key to identifying an ee red is that they cannot have a single black hair on their body. Their eyebrows and ear fringes will not have the sable red’s identifying black hairs. Red brindles, like the sable reds, will lighten with time. As they grow their stripes get farther apart and the red ground color between the stripes lightens and reddens. Greyhound folks tend to refer to white dogs as particolors. They rarely bother to distinguish between the true particolors and the extreme white spotted dogs. At birth they both often have pink noses, eye rims and foot pads which turn to black as the puppy grows. Bio – Gail Burnham has written hundreds of magazine articles, plus two dog training books illustrated with greyhounds, Playtraining Your Dog in 1981 and Treats, Play, Love: Make Dog Training Fun For You and Your Best Friend in 2008. She contributed regularly to Celebrating Greyhounds the first five years, most notably the Kira series which was a finalist in the Dog Writer’s Association writing contest.

She won a DWAA award for the poem, The Red Bitch’s Hunt, which was part of a series of poems about Coventry and the Red Bitch. Currently she is retired, still writing about dogs, and is is living a very active life with the descendants of the original Tiger. Greyhound Betting | Bettingon Home » Greyhounds Greyhound Betting Betting on Greyhounds has been in steady decline over the past few years. Traditionally, greyhound betting could account for as much as 10-15% of a bookmakers business, whilst these days that figure is closer to 1-2%. The good news is that the range of bets available on greyhound racing remains as wide as ever, and the competitiveness in the market place has never been stronger. Before we look at the various bets available when betting on greyhounds, it’s worth considering a few principle factors when picking your bets. Greyhound races will almost always be contested between six dogs, and as a result, it’s not uncommon to see the favourite going off at a relatively short price, while double digit runners are pretty rare. Greyhound races fall into a grading system, with winning dogs progressing into higher classes, where they will race against faster dogs.

This ensures races remain close, and works in a similar way to horse racing. When a dog first starts racing, it completes a series of time trails, after which its ability is assessed and it will begin racing in a suitable class. In the UK the grading system ranks races from 1 (the best) down to 9 (the lowest). These are pre-fixed by a letter relating to the distance and track – usually an “A”. Open races can include dogs from different classes, while handicap races are occasionally used when dogs of different abilities are to race one another. A good dog will usually reach its racing peak at the age of 2. When considering a bet, accurately assessing each dog’s form and ability is crucial. On the race card, the finishing position for the last six races will be given for each runner. Remember though, it’s important to check out what level the dog was running at. If it has recently been placed badly, but has dropped a grade, it might very well improve its performance, while dogs who have been progressing through the grades following a run of wins might have found their level and therefore could find winning a lot more difficult! Which trap the dog runs out of is also crucial.

Some dogs have a tendency to run well from certain trap, while of even greater importance can be the trap bias at a particular track. Track bias can be caused by drainage or the raking of the track ahead of racing, and it’s worth looking out for, as this can move at some traps. If a track has a particularly heavy or dry section coming out of the traps, this can lead to one particular trap or area breaking quicker, giving the dogs coming out of that trap an advantage. Look out for it, because the bookmaker often won’t have the time to notice this on a busy day of trading. Most betting on greyhounds is win or each-way betting, and despite the prices being relatively small most of the time, with a race every few minutes or so from a track somewhere in the country, it’s easy to get a bet on. Looking for a bigger price winner will often send us down the forecast route. There are various ways to bet these, but the most popular at forecasts and tricasts. In a dual-forecast you simply have to pick the 1st and 2nd placed dogs to land a winner. The order they finish in does not matter.

In a straight-forecast you go one step further and predict the 1st and 2nd in the exact order, while in a tri-cast you are looking for the top 3. A straight tri-cast will see you call 1st, 2nd and 3rd in the correct order and will usually ensure a pretty bumper payout. You won’t be told the odds when you place a forecast or a tricast bet – these are derived after the event based on the SP prices, and will be delivered as the “dividends” In greyhound betting you will sometimes have the option to fix a price (usually only available when the race is screened live on TV), but more often you will be taking SP, which is derived from the starting prices of the on course bookmakers who will probably know a thing or two about all the local runners in the race. You can have a straight bet on the fixed odds, in the same way you would be on most sports, or head to the “tote”, which is pool betting. The final prices are derived from the number of bets placed on the event, and divided into the proportions staked on each separate dog.

This can sometimes give great value, but it can be tricky to predict where the money will be going. It always pays to swim against the tide if you are betting on the tote. Once you’ve had your bet, the chances are you plan to enjoy watching your chosen dog run if possible. With pretty small number jackets worn by each dog, learning to recognise the colours will allow you to follow your dogs’ chances. Dogs always wear jackets associated by colour to the trap they race from. Trap 1 will wear red, Trap 2 will be blue, Trap 3 white, Trap 4 black, Trap 5 orange, and Trap 6 will be black and white stripes.

Question: In a greyhound race, what colour does the greyhound in trap 3 wear?
Answer: White