Yorklea Ranch Resort is a high class greyhound facility located about 10klms from the Northern NSW town of Casino. Proprietors Terry and Alma Lockhart pride themselves on the facility and the condition and wellbeing of the 100 or so dogs that are residing on Yorklea Ranch Resort.

Terry’s involvement in greyhounds started when he was 17 years old working as an assistant golf pro at East Hills Golf Club in Sydney. As he says, all the green keepers had dogs so they finally got one for me. Terry had some great success when he was located near Sydney training 18 winners in one season at Wentworth Park. He also trained the winner of the Nowra Puppy Classic and has had dogs make the semi finals of the Paws of Thunder and the Lady’s Bracelet, but says the best dog he trained was Heaps Better followed closely by Choose Me and Heaps Fast; all from the same bitch line.

In 2011 Terry and Alma went on the hunt for a new location away from the hustle and bustle of city life. They were looking for something special to call home, where they could train and breed a few dogs. After an extensive search through South East Queensland and Northern New South Wales they decided to purchase the property they were to name Yorklea Ranch Resort.

When the couple took over the property it had about 40 dogs in residence, this number has grown to the capacity for the facility to hold 100 dogs. Terry and Alma put their hearts and souls into the resident dogs offering their clients a service ranging from mating and welping right through to breaking in and training for racing. Young dogs are well socialised and even have toys to play with and baths to cool off in. Their client base covers all states of Australia with some very high class brood bitches in residence.

Terry is pleased with the results they are achieving with Resort reared pups with a winner of the Ipswich Puppy race, track record holders, and with offers being made of up to $50,000 for other individuals. Alma and Terry place a great deal of importance on nutrition for all the dogs on the Resort, he purchases high quality meat from Victoria and chicken from a local source. Alpha Canis TRACK & TRAIN is the exclusive kibble used at Yorklea Ranch Resort. As Terry says you must feed the dogs to the highest level. He finds since using TRACK & TRAIN that he does not need to use as many additives because they are already in the kibble, the dogs love it and you can see the difference in their coats and energy levels he says. Terry also likes the fact the kibble doesn’t turn to slop when warm water is added. Terry pointed out a black bitch that he received  from a client that had a very shabby coat; an obvious thyroid problem. She has been at the Ranch for a couple of months and now has a full, dark black coat. Terry is very happy with TRACK & TRAIN and the results are there for all to see.

Terry’s tip for newcomers to greyhound racing is to be patient, some dogs take longer. Make sure they are fed and reared correctly. Yorklea Ranch Resort has clients that take all their puppies back after rearing but also has puppies and young dogs available for purchase and syndication and can train if required.

If you would like to know more about Yorklea Ranch resort you can contact Terry on 0434 045 882

All the Best,

Peter Brown