And here is Lennys sister Lulu. They are both looking well but there's a long way to go between now and their first races, so it's fingers crossed for a trouble free 2009.

We also have a nice Tyrur Ted dog, named Landfall Ted, and he should start racing late spring if all goes according to plan.

Blondepoker The dog!!

If you like poker you should play on Blonde Poker - it's a great community and log on to Blondepoker.com for all the latest news. Now that's what I call a plug!!

We recently bought a couple of May saplings by Elite State and Catunda Olivia, and the dog will race in the name of my favourite poker community, so look out for Blondepokerdtcom at a track near you this time next year!

Here he is - also known as Lenny - and we'll follow his progress through to his first race.

December Update

We had some complications with Shelly and she had toi go to the vet a couple of weeks before the pups were due. There were some internal problems and he had to operate - the end result was that she lost her pups but she is fine now which is the main thing. There's always next time.

Landfall Scholes has moved on - he's been sold and gone to race at Oxford. He gave us a lot of fun and will no doubt win lots of races in England.

Recently Steve took a bitch in to whelp down - and she has had six lovely pups to Head Bound. I think they'll be leaving when old enough for the owner to rear, but they are in good nick and mum is doing well too.

Shelly

See post below... forgot to add image!

Shelly

Shelly is due to whelp her litter in early November and here she is with me a few days ago. She's definitely in pup and looking in great form. Droopys Maldini looks to be going the right way as a sire and we're really looking forward to these pups. Bruce is having a few weeks off and we're soon going to start schooling a couple of saplings so lets hope for some good news in the weeks ahead.

Latest news

Bruce finished 3rd in the final at Limerick, finishing very strongly so we're going to try him over a slightly longer distance to see how he gets on. He's entered in a tri distance stake at Thurles - the first round is over 600 yards but we'll give it a go.
Shelly is back after her mating with Droopys Maldini so fingers crossed for some pups in nine weeks time.

Bruce Qualifies For final!

After a disappointing run when going for his hat trick, Bruce (Landfall Scholes) ran in a 12 dog competition at Limerick last night and finished second in his heat, beaten half a length, after finding a bit of trouble early on. It was his first race at Limerick, so we are hopeful for a good run in the final. Here he is a few days before his race - enjoying a rare piece of sunshine! Of course, he had just been groomed a few minutes earlier so he decided to go and have a roll in the grass - typical!!

Puppy Sheds In Place

Well, the runs are now complete with three puppy sheds erected last week. Shelly is due back from her mating with Droopys Maldini today so early November pups should be born.

Steve and myself treated ourselves to a nice Tyrur Ted dog, just 12 months old, at the weekend and he is arriving today too, so hopefully some good news to follow on him in a few months time.

We've also taken in a young untried bitch for a Clonmel based owner -she looks well made so there's lots to look forward to in the months ahead.

Shelly's in season!!!

At last!! After months of waiting, Shell Out (Droopys Vieri/Olybean) has finally decided that it's the right time to have some pups and she will be mated late next week. I had a chat with Steve and we decided to go to Droopys Maldini for her first litter. This was quite a simple choice - looking at greyhound-data Maldinis top offspring are all from Droopys Vieri or Top Honcho (Vieris dad) bitches, so this is a proven cross. If it works properly the link below should take you to the test mating:

http://www.greyhound-data.com/dbtestmating.php?&sireid=720266&damid=1413220

The puppy houses arrived and were erected on Monday and Shelly (on the right in the photo) broke on the Tuesday, so it looks like she was waiting for everything to be in place before she allows nature to take its course! We had the puppy houses designed and built by a local carpenter and he's done a great job. Photos will follow soon. I'll keep the blog going to follow progress of the pups right through to their racing debuts. Steve reckons Sophie (Sophies Marinas) will break soon and she is scheduled to pay a visit to Droopys Kewell when the time is right. So it's busy times ahead but we'll ensure the pups and the mothers get the best of feeding, exercise and handling. Roll on the puppy Derby 2010!!!

Two on the bounce!!

Our only race dog, Landfall Scholes, won again at Thurles last Saturday coming from off the pace to win the last race of the night in 29.29. He's the white and black dog and he weighed in at 82lbs so he's a big strong dog. The penny seems to have dropped with him now, as he also won last weekend. What price the treble??

Off the mark!

We only have one race dog at the moment and he won at out locall track, Thurles, last Friday. It was an A2 contest, and he was due a win after reaching two stake finals inn the last couple of months. Now that he's off the mark let's hope for some more success! Our dogs get individual attention and with just four in the kennels at the moment they are enjoying the freedom of Tipperary!

Shell Out (Droopys Vieri/Olybean) is another new brood we have purchased especially for breeding. Olybean was a great racer, winning the English Puppy Derby and getting to the Arc final. Shelly is from a good open race litter which includes Olygirl who has won a number of NGRC opens and was just beaten in a photo finish in the 668 open at Wimbledon on Derby final night. I;m really looking forward to breeding from her (she's the one with the muzzle). With Sophie and Shelly we have two maiden bitches from great lines.

The third brood is Merry Sarah, a bitch who did 29.60 at Thurles at 16 months old, and who ran with small niggles throughout her career. She has had one litter (to Droopys Brooklyn) and they were modest to tell the truth. But I'm going to give her one more chance with a totally different cross as she is in such great condition and I'm a natural optimist!!

So which of the three will break first.....? Watch this space!!

Here are the new puppy runs - we just need some puppies to put in there now!

Our three brood bitches are Sophies Marinas (Top Honcho/Las Marinas) = a great dam line going back to Tina Marina. Sophie is owned by the UK based George Smart, who has been a good supporter and friend for many years.

Sophie has been sent over especially for breeding. This will be her first litter and she has a great temperament and we're sure she'll be a great mother.

Welcome

Welcome to the Landfall Kennels pages. I'n not that good with technology, but will do my best to keep you updated with developments in the future.

Landfall Kennels is a greyhound complex based in a village called Roarstown, near Drom, in County Tipperary. We are in between Thurles and Templemore and have an ideal rural location to breed, rear and train greyhounds, something we are passionate about.

In 2008 we have spent a good few pounds getting the complex up to date. Our one and a half acres of land have three brand new puppy runs, covered paddocks and brand new purpose built kennels. Our intention is to keep a small number of greyhounds, concentrating mainly on breeding and rearing a couple of litters a year. We will have the occasional race dog and are closely located to Thurles, Clonmel and Kilkenny tracks, ans also enjoy a trip to Cork stadium when we have the right dog.

Landfall Kennels are owned by me, Glenn Laming. As an owner I was a member of the syndicate who won the 50,000 euro Irish Puppy Derby in 2004 with Droopys Brooklyn and the Romford Golden Sprint the following year with Droopys Sammer. The complex is run by Steve Burns and his wife Angela. Steve was an NGRC professional trainer for a number of years before his move to Ireland six or so years ago. Steves first litter bred in Ireland was a coursing litter of five pups. One was purchased by Noel Ryan, owner of this years English Derby winner Loyal Honcho, and the other four were reared by Steve. Two of these won four cups between them, including the Munster Open.

We have three brood bitches and are patiently waiting for the first of these to break in season. The runs are ready, the paddocks are ready, but still we wait!! I'll post more details about the brood bitches soon - meanwhile let's see if this blog is loading ok!!