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   • Canal  38Sonmejores | SUSCRIBANSE   "Tips for Greyhound Owners" El Pampa Cruz They say that man's best friend has been the dog, if I'm not mistaken, I can come up with a sure thing, and if I manage the rhyme, I'll try to pay homage to the greyhound: a specimen of a breed from England, which is very useful in my land, since it's used for hunting. There are those who use it for racing, a day laborer or a ranch hand, with a greyhound and a sheepdog to go out early in the morning, I learned by walking to love and respect it, and if you want to train it so that it will race until old, here's some advice so you can start preparing it. For a peaceful whelping for the bitch, the best place is dirt, because on that occasion, she'll carefully choose a comfortable spot, and when it comes to choosing a mate, if you let her, it's worth it, there are two that come out healthy: the last and the first. Something I want to warn you about that you'll soon realize: you have to deworm her before she's bred. And you have to make sure that the dog isn't just any old dog. There are those who are desperate to breed her with a famous dog, beware! If he's been drugged, the pup will be degenerate. If he's black, bay, spotted, with a necktie, or white with soot, you have to choose him without hesitation, don't worry, my friend; because the one who's going to be quick can't be stopped by anything, not even the plague. Now believe me, even if it's hard, at least, what I think: never choose a brindle dog if he has blue eyes. Tie a piece of leather to a cane and work it around, turning it and for a while, let it chew on it carefully. If you hang it from the eaves and the beating is done well you'll be satisfied to see it come out soft, and the puppy sitting will be looking at the ceiling. If it's a female at eight months old she's ready to be taken out, at least ready to be mixed in with the crosses and reverses, don't rush because sometimes it's best not to let go then, you have to check: that the others run while she learns on her own and already starts to pull. Prepare the dog so that it turns out good it's barely twenty months so... prepare it! But do mix it up so that it learns to bite because although it's hard to believe in my opinion at least that the male that turns out good is slower to learn. If your dog is a gripper and likes to lead the chase run it in pairs it'll settle in better and if the other one is a turner this one will adjust on the other hand, they'll keep bumping into each other if you release five or six dogs, the hare will turn around and everyone will be left in the lurch. There's a tricky point: if it stops at the fence it might not be unusual for it to feel intimidated with a forced rest it'll surely recover it doesn't matter if it's a crossbreed or purebred but woe to whoever pairs it because if the other one is cowardly yours has no future. You have to be careful between June and spring with a fast hare you can get stuck they're prone to sitting without being able to get up rub it on its ribs, and if you see it get up urinate on its throat that way it'll be able to breathe. Because urine, my friend, is acidic, and as it passes, the saliva begins to cleanse what got stuck in the throat. This is what a greyhound breeder taught me. Quico Gomez, a fellow countryman, placed his hand on my shoulder because he was a bit older and left me these tips which I string together in verse. That said, my greyhound breeder friend, Pampa Cruz tells you this: if you want it for the rhea, it's not the same as the hare hunter. I, who have been a rhea hunter, swore to this friend that I wouldn't tell anyone things that few know. If they ask me about this bird, I answer them: "I DON'T KNOW."