NON PED INFO WANTED

[baldric]

I HAVE HAD AN INTEREST IN DOG RACING FOR MANY YEARS,I HAVE OWNED GREYHOUNDS& AND RACED PEDIGREE WHIPPETS.

I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT MORE ABOUT NON PED RACING, SUCH AS WHERE,WHEN,HOW MUCH ARE PUPPIES,WHAT ARE THE DIFFERENCES BETWEEN PED&NON PED RACING.

I LIVE ON THE SOUTH COAST I HAVE BEEN TO FORDINGBRIDGE BUT THAT WAS A LONG TIME AGO AND MY LITTLE 22LB BITCH WAS TOTALY OUT OF HER DEPTH.

IT SEEMS FROM THIS FORUM THAT MOST RACING TAKES PLACE IN THE NORTH,ALTHOUGH I DID TRAVEL FROM CORNWALL TO DERBYSHIRE AND MANY PLACES IN BETWEEN ON THE PED OPEN CIRCUIT.

CAN ANYONE HELP

 

[mark cooper]

hi baldric

i race at fordingbridge how long ago did you come to our club

if you are intrested in a non ped pup there maybe a couple

people i can put you in touch with who have just mated there bitch. how far away are you from fordingbridge we have two weekend avent's in july . there is a week avent in devon at collompton in june.

 

[baldric]

Hi Mark

Thanks for your reply. It must have been about 5 years ago that I went to Fordingbridge but I only raced peds there.  

We live in Polegate just outside Eastbourne which is probably about 2 1/2 hours drive away from Fordingbridge.  

Do you know any more details about the pups that may be available?  We have a ped at the mo who is about 7 months old.

Thanks for your help.

 

[michelle]

The differences between ped/non ped racing....where do I start..

prices for a ped I suppose you pay about £200-£300 per pup, non peds vary from £45.00 to £100.00 depending on breeding etc.

non peds are also A LOT quicker, for 150 yrds you can get times like 8.20/8.30's which can be achieved by dogs/bitches 30lb to no limit.

I assume that non ped racing is easier to get into than ped racing, with non ped racing basically you go to a club and get you're dog racing, if it's decent you register it with the BWRA/NWRF and go open racing. Most of the non ped cluds are based in the north east and midlands, but every region has a club available(or should have).

There are drawbacks to non ped racing....

Our dogs are quicker than peds therefore the chances of injury are a lot higher...if you are unlucky(like us, on first name terms with our vet, and exchange xmas cards :0 ), the vet bills can mount up..2000 was a bad year for us and our vet bills were more than £1000.00,and that was 1 dog :angry:

Non ped racing tends not to be as well-organised as ped racing, after you have travelled to an open and weighed in-it could be a while before you race(11/2-2hrs), it's not so annoying if it's summer or you are at a decent location, but if it's a fairly naff place and you are hanging about it can get a bit boring.I think an awful lot of ped racing is pre-entry, is'nt it?

lots of pro's and cons with both racing, and it's personal preference, I personally like racing non peds but I can understand why people like pedigree's...vice versa.

If you are interested,why not go to the local club and have a look around and see if you like it....infact go camping at fordingbridge race weekend..it may convert you or put you off for life      

 

[baldric]

HI MICHELLE,

THANKS FOR YOUR REPLY,YOUR RIGHT IN PED RACING WE HAVE TO PRE ENTER EVEN FOR CLUB RACING,SO ON THE DAY ITS WEIGH IN & RACE.

WHAT SORT OF DISTANCES DO YOU RUN OVER, PEDS RUN FROM 100YRDS-240YRDS AND DEPENDING HOW MANY DOGS IN YOUR GROUP YOU COULD RUN UP TO 5 TIMES ON THE DAY.

WHAT ARE THE WEIGHT GROUPS LIKE IN NON PED?  

 

[mark cooper]

HI BALDRIC

ABOUT THE PUP IF YOU PHONE PAULINE ON 01438224033

ASK HER FOR THE OWNERS NAME AND PHONE NUMBER OF LAST DISPAIR I THINK ITS BILL & PAM THERE OTHER BITCH HAS BEEN MATED WITH TWO BECOME ONE 18LB RCH/NCH BENDS AND STRIGHTS.

I THINK SHEILA WEBB'S NEW CLUB IS CLOSURE TO YOU

PHONE HER TO FIND OUT 01268554315.

WE STILL HAVE PED RACING AND NON PED RACING AT FORDINGBRIDGE BEST OF BOTH WORLDS FOR YOU TERRY&SUE WARD PED RACERS DO YOU NO THEM OUR TRACK 175 MAX.