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Mine, jrtxwhippet 21" tts
nice dog tyla
...dose he bush tyla???..do he ever yap tyla due to the terrier in him??? -
hiya craigheff shes never been ferreting and have to much of a nose to be the ultimate lamper.............but!
working on the hills like i do shes the one........there is nowhere she cant get and bags of staminar............when shes on she will not give up...to the point that you can be there a couple of hour.........but she will get it.
does have a tendency to open up now and then but on the whole quite for the breeding .........will go off track a lot............and im quite used to watching her a good way off..........personaly i couldnt live without this dog at the moment......and would have another at the drop of a hat..........all in all good fun
let me know how you get on with yours..
she really is a lovely dog..mine will be mainly used for ferreting and lamping and general mooching around....will keep you updated when he starts to work as he is only 5 months yet...
cant wait until he is ready to work!!
atb craig
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whippet x ariedale 19 tts...........took a while to get there.......but got there in the end
my pup is very simular breeding to yours swamper...mine is a whippet x irish terrier which is simular to the airedale...how is he on rabbits??..is he good at ferreting and lamping??..dose he bush??..any info you could give would be great mate
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that dog is a credit to you stroller...he is in some condition, the shine off his coat tells you he is well looked after..well done mate
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very nice dog MAGWITCH
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cracking looking dogs mate
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thanks for the replie wild rover
...mate i wont be looking for big bags, if i got 40 bunnys on the lamp a season id be happy!!(rabbits are very thin on the ground around here)...hopefully mine will make 20", he wont be built like yours tho!!...very nice dog you have there ....i like the bit of ferreting alright and hopefuly he will do well at that...do they just start to bush them selfs or do they need to be brought out with other dogs all ready doing it???atb craig
We all have different ways of starting them off mate, I'm not a big lover of running them with other dogs until they have learnt to hunt scents for themselves, I think some dogs become lazy and can let the more experienced dogs do the graft.
I like to take them ferreting when mature mentally and physically to cope, once they are marking, holding rabbits in the net and chasing bolters and of course retrieving, some dogs are jealous retrievers so another reason to start alone, take them some where there are rabbits sitting out, let them hunt them up, even going into cover, the earlier experience of catching will spur them on, once they have hunted and caught they should be keen.
Do this a few times until going well, then I let them work with the other dogs.
Just my own way doing things, not the definitive way but it works for me so I stick to it.Cheers WR.
thanks for the reply again mate..some helpful info in there
...not in any rush to get him hunting anyway..i bring him for a walk down through the feilds everyday so he can get used to all the smells and sounds, fences, gates and livestock while he is young..atb craig
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Shes getting there....
thats a fine animal fat ferret
..was that bag caught on the lamp???fine big bag, looks like she is doing you proud 
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nice dogs magwitch!!! what height is the black one???..good on the lamp and ferreting???
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thanks for the replie wild rover
...mate i wont be looking for big bags, if i got 40 bunnys on the lamp a season id be happy!!(rabbits are very thin on the ground around here)...hopefully mine will make 20", he wont be built like yours tho!!...very nice dog you have there ....i like the bit of ferreting alright and hopefuly he will do well at that...do they just start to bush them selfs or do they need to be brought out with other dogs all ready doing it???atb craig
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any of you guys had small dogs that made the grade for hunting rabbit???..by small i mean around the 20" mark or even smaller, any one had a lurcher around 18" that made good rabbiting dogs???...the reason i am asking is that my dog is going to be quite small and i am just wondering what small dogs are like on rabbits???..my dog is 5 months and around 17" so you think he will make a decent rabbiting dog if entered properly???
let me know if you had a small lurcher...how small?..wat was the breed?
what do you think of small lurchers around 20"?
thanks for reading and hopefully you could give me some advice as it is my first lurcher and need all the advice i can get
atb craig
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ha good one mate!!!!!!!!
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some very fine pics mate.....what county do it be in?
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what you want him for mate??? pet or worker??? if so what work???nice pup!!!!!
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fine little bitch mate...nice little stocky bitch
....i have a whippet cross aswell the very same colour except mine has a white face...only a pup yet but hope he gets as big as yours!!!!!!!!!..what cross is yours???..how is she on the lamp??..ferreting????..credit to you mate atb craig
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Good post Mr Jones and an interesting thread. My Whippet's just over 4 months and is 18" TTS, he's grown an inch since last month but I hadn't bothered measuring him before that.
Does anyone know how if exercise affects a dog's growth much? I keep getting told different things like he shouldn't run too far as it'll stunt his growth and other people say the opposite, that he needs a good run to keep his bones strong and healthy.
would like to see a pic of your pup
what height were the parents???....not sure about exercise hopefully somebody on here will know...Here's some recent ones from a few days back mate. His dad was 22" TTS, not certain on the mum but I think she was around 18" TTS. A few mates that have seen him reckon that he'll be a tall lad but I have no idea how he'll turn out.
lovely looking dog mate
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thanks for all the good replies lads..very helpful
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well lads i have a 4 1/2 month old pup about 16/17" tts..do you think he will grow much more???...how small is to small for rabbits???..if he only made 19/20" do you think this would be ok for rabbits???..i wont be out after very large bags either way...
i would like to hear what you think about his size ok or not???
atb craig
were they on done deal craig
yes mate..you get one??
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heres 1 at about 3 months
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Good post Mr Jones and an interesting thread. My Whippet's just over 4 months and is 18" TTS, he's grown an inch since last month but I hadn't bothered measuring him before that.
Does anyone know how if exercise affects a dog's growth much? I keep getting told different things like he shouldn't run too far as it'll stunt his growth and other people say the opposite, that he needs a good run to keep his bones strong and healthy.
would like to see a pic of your pup
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Hi,
Mines was the following:
19 tts @ about 4 1/2 months
22 tts @ about 6 months
24 tts @ about 10 months
Still 24 tts @ 11 1/2 months
she is 3/4 Grey 1/4 Bull.
Atb Mr Jones
thanks mate...very helpful
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well lads i have a 4 1/2 month old pup about 16/17" tts..do you think he will grow much more???...how small is to small for rabbits???..if he only made 19/20" do you think this would be ok for rabbits???..i wont be out after very large bags either way...
i would like to hear what you think about his size ok or not???
atb craig
whats the cross how big were the parents?
irish terrier/whippet.....not sure what height the parents were mate....just taking a guess id say mother was no more than 18/19" and the father no more than 21/22"
bout right then 19/21 should be alright on bunnies make shape on fox depending what parents were like
parents were never tried on fox..both parents were working well on bunnies
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well lads i have a 4 1/2 month old pup about 16/17" tts..do you think he will grow much more???...how small is to small for rabbits???..if he only made 19/20" do you think this would be ok for rabbits???..i wont be out after very large bags either way...
i would like to hear what you think about his size ok or not???
atb craig
Whats the breeding there, craig
its in the above post
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well lads i have a 4 1/2 month old pup about 16/17" tts..do you think he will grow much more???...how small is to small for rabbits???..if he only made 19/20" do you think this would be ok for rabbits???..i wont be out after very large bags either way...
i would like to hear what you think about his size ok or not???
atb craig
whats the cross how big were the parents?
irish terrier/whippet.....not sure what height the parents were mate....just taking a guess id say mother was no more than 18/19" and the father no more than 21/22"
small dogs that made the grade!!!
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its good to hear that he is doing you proud tyla
...hes a tidy little dog!!!