had a quick walk with the pup tonight after giving him a weeks rest. there was a reasonable amount of breeze and a good bit of cloud cover but it was still very light which made the pup decide he was going to run a few rabbits without the aid of the lamp for the first field, just blow off a bit of steam which isnt really a problem as he will grow out of it. again the pup worked the light well and is getting good at spotting squatters a good distance out.
had a good few runs but didnt do as much as i would of liked because it felt a very warm night so i cut the session short. jumped in the
ive seen and worked a airedale x greyhound she wasnt very impresive, but she wasnt owned by the best of dog men. i will say one thing though once she got her nose to the ground she would go some.
edited to say she was a greyhound dog over a airedale bitch
i cant see why not. the weather, terrain, and size of fields would play a large part in it. ive had 7 inside a hour with a dog decided not to carry on as they were bloody awkward to carry. he was older than 12 months though.
if the dog was bred from last season/year for the reason of keeping a pup and you lost it i dont see any reason why shouldnt breed again for a pup. you thought the bitch was good enough to breed from before the only thing that should have changed is she is older.