Has anyone ever used Livermol as a supplement for their greyhounds? I know it is used a lot with horses, but am not sure re dogs. Thanks!

Kind regards
Larissa

I have used Livamol on dogs, It goes OK but will make them loose. There is a product called "Super 14" which is imported from overseas by J.C Milton EXTERNAL LINK It's more expensive but it blows away Livamol by comparisson. It's loaded with amino acids and several different kinds of Omega's which helps them bulk up as well as adding shine to their coats.

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As the canine gets older much like us humans things can go wrong, trainers in general only have to deal with acute say kidney and liver problems. People that adopt racing dogs often find that maybe things trainers have given dogs during their racing careers come back to haunt the new owners in later life. This can include food items.

Darryl mentions Jhn Murray, well John always told me to feed dogs exactly the same all their lives, unfortunately once they leave the training and/or rearing establishments this does not always happen.

Just for reference we always fed our retired dogs from the same feed mix as the racers and to my knowledge we never had any problems until the dogs reached a good old age, this feed included raw minced garlic everyday.

Dogs like humans can be allergic to certain foods, celiac spru is fairly common in greyhounds, milk and gluten being the main culprits.

Em Gee.

So true Mark - we always recomend to adopters that they feed their new pet plenty of fresh meat, chicken frames, bones etc. And add muscle meat and a bit of offal.
The retired that seem to have the most trouble are the ones fed "human food". Cooked up meat, rice, pasta etc. They claim they have a fussy eater, when in reality they have totally changed the greys diet which most likely is the cause of upset tummies etc.

Ann

I was in Oz. in the 60's and 70's.

First met John Murray when he was working with Jim Gannon in Richmond, John then moved to Kew before heading for Capalaba with Bev and setting up in Queensland.

I still talk to John on a regular basis, even from here in the States where I have been for the last 12 years.

Some of the top dogs in Vic. when I was there were Lizerene, He's Some Boy, Miss Baines, Half your Luck, Gold Grotto and Black Diro plus a fair few more including Temlee in the last few years.

Em Gee.

Didn't have any dogs of note of my own in those days only country performers won a few at Warragul, Sale and the old Wang track, best I ever had was a Mister Moss x Riant Treasure bitch, she won a quali at Olympic but had to scratched, like yours she came in season.

Used to play soccer for Box Hill with Monty Tomblin (Billy Vee) in the 60's, he got me back into dogs, my dad had dogs in England.

Learnt a lot from Ned Bryant as well, I worked for Medtron in Richmond, selling the Stimsonic unit, worked for their distributor in the UK but his ideas were not on the same page as the Aussie company so I went free lance.

Had some great success in both England and Ireland as a muscleman working with Derby winners in both countries, all learnt in Oz from John Murray etc.

Came to the States in 1997 to train a team of dogs for the Nationals, did really well and stayed, it took some time to get my green card but all legal now. Dog racing is very different here and I now avoid getting involved apart from maybe looking at the odd dog for people. If I get a problem, even now, John is one of the first I contact.

Em Gee.

I sold my place in Kilsyth to Tommy Jones who was a partner with Dave Power in the first lot of dogs that came over after the quaranteen ban surrounding the foot and mouthoutbreak in the UK, they came by ship, Athlone Clipper was one of them, she was the top marathon dog in the UK but did not fire in Australia.

Monty had Weston Playboy and Johnny Wood for Tommy Jones and later in his career trained Mets Man to win the Shepparton Cup but he always said to win the Australian Cup with Billy Vee was the highlight.

Gordon Hodgson was training at Harringay in London when I came back to the UK, Tommy Jones talked him into coming to Australia, he also talked me into returning to the UK, a move in many ways I'll never regret as it gave me the chance to have some good success on the Anglo/Irish scene.

Peter Levy was the owner of Medtron, he sold out and later formed Dawross.

Em Gee.

Bev and John own a bitch from a litter I bred called Dame Dimante which won at Albion Park on Monday night (Errol Suell trains her for them). I don't know them personally but by all reports Bev is doing well at the moment which is great news.

Just wanted to clarify, what was the concern with giving dogs onion or garlic? I know about chocolate but never heard of those two being an issue?

Thanks

mark g......cripey matey you are like a lost brother.
jones and hodgson and athlone clipper and dave power....i was always at dave powers property along ferntree gully rd, before it got built out, running dogs through the paddocks with dave and his son tony, who is still a great mate of mine.
there were many 'shady' gatherings between that clan of irish bandidos,and i think things blew up a bit between them with DUNMAIN SCHOLAR when he was imported out here.
won at sandown like a whirlwind,everyone wanted a peice of the boy, and i think gordon and a certain few directors from a certain city club came to loggerheads,and some went back to ireland.
my memories a little vague about it all as i was a young man then, buttony power often discussed daves business and it was interesting to say the least.
dave has passed now and all the family have nothing to do with dogs anymore.
daves wife passed away this year,and a lot of wonderful memorabilia was passed around amongst the families.
mark we must have met sometime without knowing as i really did hang around a lot with those guys,and learnt as much as i could from dave power.
a tough tough man who would take no crap but absolutely knew how to turn a dog out, and LUSKA DUBH and DEAR GIRL AND athlone clipper WERE PERFECT EXAMPLES OF HIS PROWESS IN TURNING DOGS OUT IN TIP TOP NICK.
BELEIVED IN EGGS FOR HIS DOGS....and look what they say we should not do today.
this has been a trip down memory lane for me...thanks mark, i will ring tony power tonight and see if he recalls you.
good luck