how good are beddy whippets at taking fox

[Bruen 3]

just wondering do beddy whippets make a good fox dog thinking about getting 1 if there gamee enough !!!!!

[daz280597 4]

get a deehound greyhound

[Hob&Jill 258]

why would you get a beddy whippet for fox? Get something suited for the job.

 

cue all beddy whippet owners saying they are the greatest single handed fox dogs ever

[dog whisperer 11]

just wondering do beddy whippets make a good fox dog thinking about getting 1 if there gamee enough !!!!!

you would probally need to mate to do job!!!!ATB

[mike cunningham 8]

just wondering do beddy whippets make a good fox dog thinking about getting 1 if there gamee enough !!!!!

you would probally need to mate to do job!!!!ATB

i always thought beddy whippets were just a rabbit dog not a fox dog atb

[Mr Hunter 31]

just wondering do beddy whippets make a good fox dog thinking about getting 1 if there gamee enough !!!!!

 

I had one about 16 years ago as my 1st lurcher she would tackle foxes no problem but mostly she was double up alot with my father bigger Lurcher deerhound x greyhound cross but there game as they come atb keano

Nice pic Keano.Are you sure it was a Beddy x Whippet? It looks like its got some Meerkat in it the way it stood.Simples ha

[doxhope 2]

just wondering do beddy whippets make a good fox dog thinking about getting 1 if there gamee enough !!!!!

 

Hardly the first choice for fox, game enough or not

[Hannah4181 260]

Not sure why if you just wanted a fox dog, you would go for a beddy Whippet? Game or not, surely something with more power and weight behind it would be the obvious choice. I cant see how challenging a dog to have to REALLY work and probably suffer punishment when there are breeds that would fair much better, is a good plan? My beddy Whippet is scared of anything with teeth!! Even if he wasn't i wouldn't put him on quarry that he may struggle with, i'd use a dog designed for the said quarry.

[fielder 18]

just wondering do beddy whippets make a good fox dog thinking about getting 1 if there gamee enough !!!!!

If you like the beddy cross you would do better with a beddy greyhound cross, it gives more size and strength.

[lawrence 657]

i don't have much experience of taking fox with running dogs, think I've only had about half a dozen, all taken by a straight whippet, who even at 19 1/2inches and 26 pound , must outweigh the majority of foxes( what is the average weigh of an adult fox anyway ?) and therefore had the physical advantages, even a couple of pound would make a big difference , he seemed to have a knack for pinning them with a throat hold and not getting bitten, now I'm obviously not advocating whippets or whippets crosses as regular fox dogs but they can and do take them. how big does a dog have to be to take fox regularly ?

 

as i said I've little experience at this, so out of curiously can i ask where the gameness comes into it with larger lurcher's taking fox, I'm 13 stone, if a battered some wee man at 8 stone who was trying to run away from me, i could hardly call myself game, its not like your fox is stopping mid course turning around shouting " fill your hands... you son of a bitch" and charging straight back into your lurcher! not knocking anyone here, just something i've wondered about.

[Bruen 3]

thanks ... it was just a question because i like the look of them ...

[BenBhoy 4,706]

i can see your what your saying lawrence, but fact is that a dog taking fox is always gonna run the risk of more injuries than one taking bunnies, so in my opinion it a matter of dog getting job done with minimum fuss and least chance of hurting it's self, so for that reason i prefer a bigger heavier dog that can crash into red and really knock it out asap. just my thoughts though.

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[jamie2004live 163]

it all depends on what some of you would call a fox dog? a dog that does under 10 a season is not a fox dog in my opinion as it hasnt been tested, 2-3 times a night 2-3 times a week and not jack that is what i would consider a fox dog that has been tested and knows its job well. i have no doubt that there are beddyx's out there that can take a few but a just dont think if there worked hard they would last. and to answer the first question a think if its a fox dog youre after go for a bullx or wheaton something bred for the job youre stilol gonna get jackers but whith 2 100 percent parents youve got a much better chance atb jamie

[Mr Hunter 31]

just wondering do beddy whippets make a good fox dog thinking about getting 1 if there gamee enough !!!!!

 

I had one about 16 years ago as my 1st lurcher she would tackle foxes no problem but mostly she was double up alot with my father bigger Lurcher deerhound x greyhound cross but there game as they come atb keano

Nice pic Keano.Are you sure it was a Beddy x Whippet? It looks like its got some Meerkat in it the way it stood.Simples ha

 

Yes she was a 1st cross Beedy x whippet bud am sure i have a picture some were of her litter sister she was pure blue i try fine it and scan it and put it up

I know mate i was just saying bout the way it stands its like one of them Meerkats.Looks a canny little dog to me.atb MH

[BULL 96]

it all depends on what some of you would call a fox dog? a dog that does under 10 a season is not a fox dog in my opinion as it hasnt been tested, 2-3 times a night 2-3 times a week and not jack that is what i would consider a fox dog that has been tested and knows its job well. i have no doubt that there are beddyx's out there that can take a few but a just dont think if there worked hard they would last. and to answer the first question a think if its a fox dog youre after go for a bullx or wheaton something bred for the job youre stilol gonna get jackers but whith 2 100 percent parents youve got a much better chance atb jamie

I see your point but its not just the working parents its the bloodline behind the dog and previous (proven) litters as a good dog is not guarenteed to produce working off spring.

Also a dog taking fox around 10 a season if its single handed and never jibbs its doing all its asked of maybe they dont see 6-9 foxs a week let alone catch that many as in my eyes there the hardest quarry to catch ,my opinion only.but, 2-3 times a night 2-3 times a week, week in week outover the course of the season , thats an average of 150 foxs a season ,for one dog not many dogs would ever heal up until summer .

If a dog takes foxes single handed hes a fox dog.