Whippet x Greyhound!!! A pointless cross???

[cooper101 86]

I have noticed a few people commenting on whippet x greyhounds and i have always understood it to be a pointless cross!! why wouldnt you just get a small greyhound or a large whippet instead of mixing up the blood!! only an opinion!! all views welcome agree or disagree!!! thanks

[mossyh07 64]

Pointless.. Bit harsh eh?

[Guest jt750]

Why do you think its a pointless cross ? These were pretty much the cross i started out with

[jamie2004live 163]

not really sure the anser to that one, although i know a few people who swear by them as rabbiting dogs, ive owned a pure grey the temperament of them is spot on, but the stamina is trually shocking also very poor feet i found, wouldnt get another

[cooper101 86]

i dont see the reason in crossing the two together when there are plenty of good small greyhounds about and on the other side of the fence i have seen lots of whippets thats could quite easily pass off as greyhounds to the untrained eye!! why not use one of these instead of mixing the two together???!! im looking for the reason to cross them together what good does it do the dog in the long run?? if you cross a whippet with a collie its to add brain!! if you cross bull to a grey its to add gameness!! like i said anyone tell me how whippet xgreyhound benifits the dog??

[TOMO 25,720]

i dont see the reason in crossing the two together when there are plenty of good small greyhounds about and on the other side of the fence i have seen lots of whippets thats could quite easily pass off as greyhounds to the untrained eye!! why not use one of these instead of mixing the two together???!! im looking for the reason to cross them together what good does it do the dog in the long run?? if you cross a whippet with a collie its to add brain!! if you cross bull to a grey its to add gameness!! like i said anyone tell me how whippet xgreyhound benifits the dog??

 

HERES SOME REASONS FOR YA THE WHIPP/GREY, wil have more staminar than a pure grey, and more speed than a whippet, it wil genraly be larger than a whippet.

[mushroom 12,654]

i dont see the reason in crossing the two together when there are plenty of good small greyhounds about and on the other side of the fence i have seen lots of whippets thats could quite easily pass off as greyhounds to the untrained eye!! why not use one of these instead of mixing the two together???!! im looking for the reason to cross them together what good does it do the dog in the long run?? if you cross a whippet with a collie its to add brain!! if you cross bull to a grey its to add gameness!! like i said anyone tell me how whippet xgreyhound benifits the dog??

 

Because people want too

[cooper101 86]

i dont see the reason in crossing the two together when there are plenty of good small greyhounds about and on the other side of the fence i have seen lots of whippets thats could quite easily pass off as greyhounds to the untrained eye!! why not use one of these instead of mixing the two together???!! im looking for the reason to cross them together what good does it do the dog in the long run?? if you cross a whippet with a collie its to add brain!! if you cross bull to a grey its to add gameness!! like i said anyone tell me how whippet xgreyhound benifits the dog??

 

HERES SOME REASONS FOR YA THE WHIPP/GREY, wil have more staminar than a pure grey, and more speed than a whippet, it wil genraly be larger than a whippet.

 

this is the kind of answer im looking for !! im trying to find the good in the cross im not trying to slate it i just have never seen or heard a fair argument for why you use this cross!!!!

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

If a fella had a great greyhound and a great wippet then I can not see why one wouldnt cross them.

[mossyh07 64]

And if there wsnt a good reason for crossin them i doubt dey would have been around and so popular for so long

[Wallis46 0]

Im no expert but you cross dogs because of what they can do not what they bred from so if you got a great greyhound and a great whippet what better reason to breed them.....

[bird 9,780]

i dont see the reason in crossing the two together when there are plenty of good small greyhounds about and on the other side of the fence i have seen lots of whippets thats could quite easily pass off as greyhounds to the untrained eye!! why not use one of these instead of mixing the two together???!! im looking for the reason to cross them together what good does it do the dog in the long run?? if you cross a whippet with a collie its to add brain!! if you cross bull to a grey its to add gameness!! like i said anyone tell me how whippet xgreyhound benifits the dog??

 

Well i could be wrong, but to get a small grey or a large whippet,surely they would have

[crossed] the 2 together [generation's] back. Alot of [none ped] whippets have got greyhound in there blood ,? And even a grey bitch would a lot bigger [24-25in 50-60lb] than any [big] dog whippet [22-23in 30-40lb].? A x of the 2 breeds, would be a better choice tougher dog as most hybreds are , thats why we have lurchers

[Guest bluemink]

I would love one of these but I like a little bit more wind in my dog . A few pro's more speed than a whippet, more stamina than greyhound, more height than a whippet, more fire than a greyhound, hybrid vigour, need I go on??? give me a whippet greyhound over a whippet or a greyhound anyday.

[cooper101 86]

still not really swinging it for me!!! someones got to have a better argument than whats been put up so far????

[cooper101 86]

I would love one of these but I like a little bit more wind in my dog . A few pro's more speed than a whippet, more stamina than greyhound, more height than a whippet, more fire than a greyhound, hybrid vigour, need I go on??? give me a whippet greyhound over a whippet or a greyhound anyday.

 

why would you love one of these if you like more wind in yor dogs???

Edited February 17, 2010 by cooper101