Is a dogs stamina in its genes? or breed?

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

As above, is a dogs stamina in its genes? or breed? what would go for longer a fit greyhound or an unfit saluki?

[undisputed 1,664]

An unfit dog wont have good stamina no matter the breed. Stamina comes fom good exercise regime and pushing the dog harder as it gets fitter.

[3 Turns 326]

BRILLIANT QUESTION MATE.

 

DEBATEBLE.

 

A ROCKET SHIP THAT COULD DO THE JOB/YES/

ONE THAT TURNED LIKE A COFFEE TABLE/NO/ IM TALKING GREW,S HERE.

 

ON THE OTHER HAND AN UNFIT SALUKI WOULD BE A BATTLE OF WILL.

Edited August 22, 2011 by 3 Turns

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

But will some dogs have good stamina in its genes waiting to be taken adavntage of? more so than other dogs?

[whin 463]

bred dogs for stamina and grit with pace saw some saluk looking dogs run 3 miles hardly a pant and others need to be brought in to good fitness , if you have kept dogs with good wind you get to know whats what ,

[3 Turns 326]

ALRIGHT DLM.

GOT A 3YROLD BROADBACK BITCH ONCE .

THIS BITCH WAS TAUGHT TO JUMP AND RETRIVE AND DID AT LEAST 50/60 MILES A WEEK ROUGH COUNTRY AND SHE COULD CHASE 3/4 MINS BUT COULDNT CORNER A FXXK SHE WAS ELECTRIC 100MPH ALL THE WAY ,BUT IF SHE DIDNT GET THEM STRAIGHT LINE IT,BE A MAD KAMIKAZE STRIKE THAT YOU WERE LOOKING AWAY GOING AHHHHHHHHHHH. 45/55 SHED GET THEM,PLENTY STAMINA/NO TURNING ABILITY.

SO ITS BOTH IN THE GENES AND BRINING IT OUT A 600YRD SPRINTER

[royal lazy boy 42]

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Edited August 26, 2011 by royal lazy boy

[3 Turns 326]

i hear some stamina comes through a needle

GIVING YOUR DOG BASE IS TERRIBLE LOL :laugh:

[coney clucky 93]

people say if you want stamina in your breeding add saluki if this is true and lot of people swear by having atouch of saluki then its in genes but add to the fact that alot of other breeds could also add stamina ie collie as the hill collie is very rugged and can add stamin and brains to the mix would it not be fairer to say most breeds with plenty of exercise and road work will build up speed and stamina after all you cant catch quarry without putting time and effort into your dogs my views are that the more running and the more work they get the more they will run

[NEWSBOY 306]

a saluki with a plastic bag over its head would have more stamina than a greyhound, never mind an unfit one.

[mackel 31]

i have seen unfit saluki crosses take hares that a lurcher would struggle with even when fit

alot to do with salukis being run in hot countries.

centries of been tested hard

mack

[Casso 1,264]

todays greyhounds are the sprinters of the canine world, maximum muscle for relative short distances,,shouldn't really compare the two,,one bred to catch,the other bred to race another canine to the first turn,,

[skycat 6,174]

Whilst stamina improves with fitness, no sprinter has the muscles capable of endurance work. They are different sorts of muscles. The sprinter's muscles 'fire' very fast: the electrical impulses which make them contract fire much faster than the muscles of an endurance runner, whether human or canine.

 

Here's a link which explains it very well: http://www.mfuz.com/power-training/the-difference-between-slow-twitch-and-fast-twitch-fibers.html

[royal lazy boy 42]

Whilst stamina improves with fitness, no sprinter has the muscles capable of endurance work. They are different sorts of muscles. The sprinter's muscles 'fire' very fast: the electrical impulses which make them contract fire much faster than the muscles of an endurance runner, whether human or canine.

 

Here's a link which explains it very well: http://www.mfuz.com/...tch-fibers.html

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

Interesting..............clearly stamina goes up with fitness but is also in a dogs genes/breeding. So is it easy to say adding certain breeds to a lurcher's blood will improve its stamina? what are these breeds where does the deerhound fit in? cheers