Hi

I believe a race dog is 60% rearing , 30 % breeding and 10 % training . i don't talk about feeding , pups must be a little more weight than a race dog .

The important stages is : age 0 to 3 months (mother time ), 3 to 8 months( growing period ) and 8 to 14 months is the most important , imprint period .dogs must never be stress in that time , else he will keep it all his life .

You have to keep all the litter together , 3 to 8 months in a 1/2 acre circular pen with trees and no corners , 8 to 14 months in a 1 to 1 1/2 acres circular pen , with trees and no corners . 6 feet deer fence is perfect .


At 14 months you can start to play with them , at 14 months it take me 5 min to learn a dog to walk at 18 months start fast work .

14 to 18 months you can do group of 3 or 4 dogs , turn loose in a safe 3 acres paddock , I cut the grass around with a radius of 100 feet , they learn to take the bend and run on the rail , you can drag just to make sure they chase , the best is a rabbit skin . When you hand slip first time , fix the rabbit skin on the harm , make him smell it before , he will know the rest .

I keep my pups in group in the kennel , all litter til 12 months and split depending there agressivity . sleeping Pen are 12 X 30 feet , feed only inside and in group .
Turn out 10 hours on 24 , i turn out at 6 am , bring at 12 feed , rest and out at 2pm back at 6 pm for eat and sleep .

At 14 to 18 months , group of 4 , feed in the sleeping pen a bowl for each dog , need to make sure the boys are not too ruff on bitches , some came in season at 12 months .
I turn out every 4 to 5 days in my 3 acres paddock for a fast free gallop , take 2 weeks to take the speed and now they start to build up in a race dog .

Training is work , rest and recovery , you need to build a sprinter .

This is approximation , some dogs can be early some late , but if you don't keep them all together till 14 months they can have problems to race in group and less competitive , shy when touch by others dogs .

Cheers ! Paul