Guest gaz100604 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 yes totally agree with your point mate..too many keep there dogs locked in runs from mon-fri and expect them to do the biz on the weekend... no matter what running dog you have or what breed is in them if you put in 100% into the dog then even if he is not from the best working stock around should still give you 100% in the field even if that means he catching half a dozen rabbits.... the state jacko got his whippet does not surprise me... and i do feel the comments on whippets can be a bit unfair as people go by what they see in that they look skinny n all that when actually after a har season with my fella he never picked up a knock... and that was lamping and ferreting between 3-5 times every week and road walked every day... you get out what you put in regardless the breed imo. You can't beat roadwork to keep the dogs toned up throughout the season. keeps the feet in good fettle too. YUP, SPOT ON MALLY Quote Link to post
steve66 3,304 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 A couple of Danny , Quote Link to post
poacher3161 1,766 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Theirs nowt wrong with a well bred whippet seen a few over the years and worked down the pit with a lot of lads who kept them its nice to see they are still worked. They seemed to go out of fashion from the 80s to the late 90s [bANNED TEXT] hare coursing was all the rage in my erea anyway.atvb Quote Link to post
samba 534 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 you get alot of pleasure from owning a whippet thats all we used in the seventies Quote Link to post
lanesra 3,961 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Spot on Frank and a few others, you only get out what you put in, through last winter lampin regulary, brought my whippet to his peak, fitness wise, and he was certanily not blowin on 3 (in fact id be ashamed of myself if he was) these little warriors have surprised a few people who see a fit workin whippet in the field. Quote Link to post
primrose 4 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 have three whippys and enjoyed the days weve had with them ferrreting gives you all and more besides great stamia pently in engine and so easy to keep fit will go all day of course tallking of lines mike browns Quote Link to post
adrianvygus 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 some lovely looking whippets there,I HEARD THAT AFTER ABOUT 3 RUNS ON THE LAMP THEY GET REAL TIRED,BUT I HOPE I CAN GET THEM USED TO FERRETS AT THE AGE OF 8 MONTHS,THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP get em used to ferrets now give the dog loads of road work that'll sort out the stamina issue. I heard that someone trained a Saluki to retreive once huh! the things you hear! Quote Link to post
Guest anonymous Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 some lovely looking whippets there,I HEARD THAT AFTER ABOUT 3 RUNS ON THE LAMP THEY GET REAL TIRED,BUT I HOPE I CAN GET THEM USED TO FERRETS AT THE AGE OF 8 MONTHS,THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP get em used to ferrets now give the dog loads of road work that'll sort out the stamina issue. I heard that someone trained a Saluki to retreive once huh! the things you hear! I'd need to see that to believe it!!! Quote Link to post
Guest anonymous Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Always fancied a whippet. Has the KC wasted them? Quote Link to post
adrianvygus 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 some lovely looking whippets there,I HEARD THAT AFTER ABOUT 3 RUNS ON THE LAMP THEY GET REAL TIRED,BUT I HOPE I CAN GET THEM USED TO FERRETS AT THE AGE OF 8 MONTHS,THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP get em used to ferrets now give the dog loads of road work that'll sort out the stamina issue. I heard that someone trained a Saluki to retreive once huh! the things you hear! I'd need to see that to believe it!!! Aye! me'n a'! Quote Link to post
Guest anonymous Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 some lovely looking whippets there,I HEARD THAT AFTER ABOUT 3 RUNS ON THE LAMP THEY GET REAL TIRED,BUT I HOPE I CAN GET THEM USED TO FERRETS AT THE AGE OF 8 MONTHS,THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP get em used to ferrets now give the dog loads of road work that'll sort out the stamina issue. I heard that someone trained a Saluki to retreive once huh! the things you hear! I'd need to see that to believe it!!! Aye! me'n a'! Did you read it in one of them old poaching books? Boy do they exaggerate in them............ Quote Link to post
sean1 13 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 i had a bitch from mike brown called judy, i lined her with mikes glen and kept a dog back from the litter,he is 2 now and is a really handy rabbit dog with stamina too, no bother at all. he has an excellent nose and hunts up rabbits all day. he,s not the fastest of whippets but he gives 100% every time and has a real good head on his shoulders.he as also ran on some harsh ground and has never had an injury yet,(touch wood)lol. he is a pleasure to own and a real loyal dog Quote Link to post
adrianvygus 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 Always fancied a whippet. Has the KC wasted them? NO! if you wanted to pay over bloated K.C. prices you could still get you're expensive puppy working, but why bother? you can pick up peds and non peds for less money, breeders ruin breeds by their adherence to badly interpreted rules. The K.C merely set a standard, and the so called expert judges do the rest. that being said my first Whippet was awarded first place in a hunt supporters show despite having lost part of his ear in a fight with a barbedwire fence! the picture is my new nonped racing whippet Quote Link to post
Guest anonymous Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 i had a bitch from mike brown called judy, i lined her with mikes glen and kept a dog back from the litter,he is 2 now and is a really handy rabbit dog with stamina too, no bother at all. he has an excellent nose and hunts up rabbits all day. he,s not the fastest of whippets but he gives 100% every time and has a real good head on his shoulders.he as also ran on some harsh ground and has never had an injury yet,(touch wood)lol. he is a pleasure to own and a real loyal dog What height is he? Is that a lurcher to the left? Looks quite big. Quote Link to post
adrianvygus 0 Posted May 8, 2009 Report Share Posted May 8, 2009 some lovely looking whippets there,I HEARD THAT AFTER ABOUT 3 RUNS ON THE LAMP THEY GET REAL TIRED,BUT I HOPE I CAN GET THEM USED TO FERRETS AT THE AGE OF 8 MONTHS,THANKS FOR ALL THE HELP get em used to ferrets now give the dog loads of road work that'll sort out the stamina issue. I heard that someone trained a Saluki to retreive once huh! the things you hear! I'd need to see that to believe it!!! Aye! me'n a'! Did you read it in one of them old poaching books? Boy do they exaggerate in them............ Yes it might have been, let me think, oh yes it was called 'tales of a lying old b*****d who cornered a gullible twat in a pub once' I think Quote Link to post
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