What cross for woodland?

[jackard 36]

I run a deer x and a beardie x through woodland, some of it quite dense, I'd never run a whippet or whippet type through it, you need something resilient with a good coat, tough skin and brains to know when to put the brakes on.

 

 

 

 

 

 

snap totaly agree , you dont need little dogs when big dogs can do the job better especially when some thing bigger than a rabbit is put up

[johnbob 0]

snap totaly agree , you dont need little dogs when big dogs can do the job better especially when some thing bigger than a rabbit is put up

couldn agree more big dogs do work well in woodland

ide say its doen to personal choice realy guys

jb

[paulus 26]

a good 3/4 bull/whippet will do the job

[Scallywag 78]

I've not got loads of experience but would go for something with good coat/skin - one of mine, thrown strongly to the border collie side hardly ever gets cuts or tears whereas the other, with thinner skin, tears easily. I try to keep him out of dense woodland whereas she can run through it no problem and she's about 26", 27kg. She's bright, too and has never run into anything.

[spindolero 1,111]

I run a deer x and a beardie x through woodland, some of it quite dense, I'd never run a whippet or whippet type through it, you need something resilient with a good coat, tough skin and brains to know when to put the brakes on.

 

 

 

 

 

smashin pics keeps

[Guest lurchers&terriers]

my 3/4 grey 1/4 deerhound is deadly in the woods and catches regularly as well. also my jrt is quick through the woods. you need to see it to believe it.

[woodard 32]

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[stormrider8 59]

Dont need to be small for cover, just a little agile. Seen some outstanding 3/8 5/8 bull x catch a wide range of things in cover. Clever, nimble and an excellent nose to hunt on. Only trouble is battling through miles of trees to find them when they catch

[paulus 26]

a good 3/4 bull/whippet will do the job

 

i have a bull/whippet and would not run it in woodland would do the job

but too thin skined think i would be laying it up more than she got worked tbh

 

 

ive got one shes nearly 9 now and loves it. as you say (think) it would be laying up. says it all

[jannymangoes 0]

have a look into a saluki/whippet, run my whippet with my grandparents saluki/whippet. he much faster and better on the turn but in the woods whippet can't get near it. that odd way they run seams to help with the ground cover,fallen branches and the uneven surface. J.M.O

[poacher3161 1,766]

JMHO a realy fast type dog with not mutch inbetween its ears will come to greif running in woods.Alot goes on proper entering to the envioroment it will be exspected to run in.atb

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Had an hour out last night, only saw a few rabbits but the 2 i took were in woodland as i cut across my golf course.

can be scary at times when rabbit and dog are bouncing off tree trunks

[MR POACH 2]

Dont need to be small for cover, just a little agile. Seen some outstanding 3/8 5/8 bull x catch a wide range of things in cover. Clever, nimble and an excellent nose to hunt on. Only trouble is battling through miles of trees to find them when they catch

have to get there fast , or theres not much worth saving , ........ eating stewed meat all the time wears a little thin after a while

[birddog 1,354]

my rough coated collie cross works well in our woods, working most cover and catching fur and feather and touch wood hasnt come a cropper yet, but shes been walking these woods since she was jabbed. id go for something with a rough coat, a lick of brains and bring them up finding their own way thru cover logs etc

[MR POACH 2]

have a look into a saluki/whippet, run my whippet with my grandparents saluki/whippet. he much faster and better on the turn but in the woods whippet can't get near it. that odd way they run seams to help with the ground cover,fallen branches and the uneven surface. J.M.O

 

ive owned sukuki xs all my life mate good dogs but definately a no goer for woodland work

my saluki/bull/greyhound , is 28 itts and 90 lb , out in the open shes not that quick and takes a few extra strides to get in top gear , but in a wood ,belive me she can get where she has too , and has a sort of bouncing running style and what she cant jump over will just go through , she,s smooth coated but will go through any cover and with as good a nose as ive seen on anything but where as my rabbiting bitch{whippet/greyhound x tumbler} will mark cover and will not enter until i give a command , my big bitch will just go straight in , i allways work 2 dogs when pushing a wood through my small bitch and a bull x and seem to do ok , one will work to heel and one a bit further away atb mr poach