But not too many make it at Crufts like Joy’s Montana
NOBODY needs to tell you that owners and trainers everywhere owe a debt of gratitude to all those unsung heroes and heroines who earn peanuts by dedicating their time caring for our retired racers while many of them are also pretty much occupied with the arduous task of finding permanent homes for the greybeards.
Kennels for retired greyhounds are dotted all over the country and working in them is a labour of love for very little reward apart, that is, from the sense of satisfaction of looking after the old-timers and re-homing them.
We are pleased to report therefore that for one such kennel there was a wonderful reward the other day when a handsome looking blue dog who raced as Bua Montana came top of the class at Crufts no less in the Racing & Coursing category.
These days Montana, like all the other dogs at Joy Battley’s Barley Kennels at Waltham Abbey, gets spoilt something rotten idling away his time amid a beautiful backdrop of Essex countryside and last week’s Crufts honour was richly deserved by Joy and her staff.
“It was a great thrill,” she says, “we got a rosette and certificate which I’ll be framing for posterity. Montana is not only a lovely looking dog but quite a character. He came to us from Henlow trainer Darren Whitton and is enjoying his time here.”
In a career which spanned little more than 18 months, the November 06 Montana won eight of his 41 races, including a trail-blazing hat trick in his first three races.
See www.wsretiredgreyhounds.co.uk for all information on Barley Kennels.
NOBODY needs to tell you that owners and trainers everywhere owe a debt of gratitude to all those unsung heroes and heroines who earn peanuts by dedicating their time caring for our retired racers while many of them are also pretty much occupied with the arduous task of finding permanent homes for the greybeards.
Kennels for retired greyhounds are dotted all over the country and working in them is a labour of love for very little reward apart, that is, from the sense of satisfaction of looking after the old-timers and re-homing them.
We are pleased to report therefore that for one such kennel there was a wonderful reward the other day when a handsome looking blue dog who raced as Bua Montana came top of the class at Crufts no less in the Racing & Coursing category.
These days Montana, like all the other dogs at Joy Battley’s Barley Kennels at Waltham Abbey, gets spoilt something rotten idling away his time amid a beautiful backdrop of Essex countryside and last week’s Crufts honour was richly deserved by Joy and her staff.
“It was a great thrill,” she says, “we got a rosette and certificate which I’ll be framing for posterity. Montana is not only a lovely looking dog but quite a character. He came to us from Henlow trainer Darren Whitton and is enjoying his time here.”
In a career which spanned little more than 18 months, the November 06 Montana won eight of his 41 races, including a trail-blazing hat trick in his first three races.
See www.wsretiredgreyhounds.co.uk for all information on Barley Kennels.
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