Daniel Evans wrote:
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Can anyone on here give examples of particular runts in the litter turning out to be the best out of that litter on the track. I have a little bitch in our most recent litter (3 months old) shes not so small in size difference anymore, she doesnt take a backward step against any of the others and shes aggressive on the lure toys. More i look at her the more i wanna keep her.
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If her attitude is good towards chasing and proving a point the rest is up to her ability!!! Stick with a trier and they just may very well surprise you pleasantly. And if they don't it's not like they weren't trying their guts out I did work in greyhounds 1988-1993 took a long break then came back in 2009 till now. In my personal experience only, hell yeah most "runts" end up being the hardest triers ever. I actually look for runts when buying pups but my expectations are low - I am not looking for group glory just honest true race dogs that give it their all. Well that's not entirely true as since I came back into this I look for projects to repair or improve from previous form. But when I look at pups yes I do go for the one with probably the best tenacity despite its size or breeding issues in earlier life. Ability is in the genetics but I have never seen a dishonest runt yet. They really do try their guts out and they compensate like they almost know that they are lucky to be alive. I love runts. Got a lot of time for them. Best example I can give you is my grandparents' dog. Did well and it was not only the runt but most the litter got wiped out from distemper back in the day.. EXTERNAL LINK
Yeah give them a go, you have little to lose and much to gain. If it doesn't work out what did you really lose by trying except time. I disagree with a earlier posting about going broke.. No dog manages anyone's finances ever. We have to manage what we keep race trial break etc. That's on us not the dog.
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Do you have questions about breeding theories? 
