Not yanking ya chain, but how do you work that out?
Surely, in a multiple birth scenario, eggs pups, kittens, whatever, you'll get hit and miss in all of them?
Like I said, I don't know the intricacies of breeding, sex chromosomes etc etc.
Comedy gold doesn't even come close to that particular set of posts. Definitely still the funniest things I've ever read on this site.
And yes, he certainly knew his native finch genetics, breeding etc 100%.
3/4 bred being too small and slow? Not too sure about that.
But, I agree, a pure whippet would 'probably' be a better choice, depending on the land etc.
All this sort of talk reminds me of when I was in school, and I took 'rural science' as a subject, not 'gardening'.
Mr Hickman was our teacher, drummed into us the importance of a good, friable loam, especially for beets and tubers!!
I love it when the truth comes out about a lot of the famous coursing dogs have plenty of whippet in their bloodlines.
Several people on here, no need to mention names, will be practically apoplectic! Lol
Pretty popular mix in years gone by.
Seen a few good ones many years ago.
Haven't seen any of that type for a couple of decades, though.
Shame really.
Good luck with your search.