Hi all,

After a very successful few months showing...we have hit the 'bad news' segment! A hound breed specialist, though not in my breed (greyhound), judged him recently and said that while he is in 'nearly brilliant' condition he is not in 'excellent condition'. I want to change this, so any advice would be welcomed!

He will be 9 in August and to me, though I am no doubt biased, he looks fabulous for his age. Great coat, muscle, etc. We used to jog together but hadn't in a while since I injured my foot so perhaps that's why his condition seems to have gone down.

Attached is a photo of him in full flight on the coursing field from a few months ago.

http://oi50.tinypic.com/k3wqbt.jpg

Could it simply be that his coat is blowing, as that is part of condition when it comes to showing.  Conditon will naturally vary a little.

Does blowing mean 'moulting'? He is doing that at the mo!

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he's been doing it since Feb! LOL