HOW BIG IS TO BIG?

[Guest wurzil]

hello guys my 3quarter grey x 1 quarter bull pup is 9 months old and already 27+ tts so i suspect he might make 29 eventually, now i dont specialise in any quarry just general work and mooching. do you guys think this dog will be ok for that job or do you think he might be to big? yis wurzil.

[huntingalltheway 2]

hello guys my 3quarter grey x 1 quarter bull pup is 9 months old and already 27+ tts so i suspect he might make 29 eventually, now i dont specialise in any quarry just general work and mooching. do you guys think this dog will be ok for that job or do you think he might be to big? yis wurzil.

i know a few lads who own dogs the same size as yours is gonna make, a few a touch bigger. there all fine with all quarry. as with everythink its all down to the time you put in the more the dogs out the more experience he'l get and the better he'l be hence why serious hunters who are out nearly every day have better dogs then the weekend lampers. atb jamie

[Wild_and_Irish 11]

I've a pup similar breeding/age and he's 28" and 10monthand had a few rabbits, he pounces on them on the turn, his height has actually helped him cutting off the rabbits by jumping over shrubs/rocks

[wirral countryman 2,110]

had a few big dogs and they always looked impressive on the move,you got to teach them to jump well as they struggle to get through some fences and gates,they all made good all round dogs and made large quarry look easy,just get it out as much as you can,stockbreaking and instant recall are a must,don't worry about the size so long as it has a good strike it will pick up anything asked of it,atb,wirralman

[fieldsman 51]

This beast is 30tts she is capable of taking anything I regularly take her ratting with my whippets overkill I know but she enjoys it

[suffolkpoacher 219]

This beast is 30tts she is capable of taking anything I regularly take her ratting with my whippets overkill I know but she enjoys it

what x is that mate

[fieldsman 51]

Can't you guess it's in the face

[chartpolski 24,096]

Looks like a Hortaya, but is probably a Borzoi cross.

 

Cheers.

Edited March 15, 2010 by chartpolski

[fieldsman 51]

Your right borzoi gh 1 x

[artic 595]

29tts, not seen any difficulty as yet. Good around the nets, sharp off the mark, picks up well on the lamp.

[the bullcross man 6]

mine is nearly 27tts and the only thing that took im abit of time to do well is his turning and is still not up to standard but that is due to lack of work for him

[oohmydog 82]

It all depends on the ground you run

[romany52 313]

hello guys my 3quarter grey x 1 quarter bull pup is 9 months old and already 27+ tts so i suspect he might make 29 eventually, now i dont specialise in any quarry just general work and mooching. do you guys think this dog will be ok for that job or do you think he might be to big? yis wurzil.

 

I,m,o, 29 is too big,I would not want a dog over 26 for any job with the exeption of maybe deer. A wagon can't slow down and change direction as easy as a mini,the strength to weight ratio is higher in a smaller dog, and a smaller dog gets up to speed faster. I've seen whippets easily beat greyhounds over 150mts. A realy big dog hasn't got the stamina of a smaller dog. Having said all that, a tall lightly built dog will perform better than a heavily built one. So I guess it's more about weight than hight.

Edited March 15, 2010 by romany52

[kevin kiely 66]

hello guys my 3quarter grey x 1 quarter bull pup is 9 months old and already 27+ tts so i suspect he might make 29 eventually, now i dont specialise in any quarry just general work and mooching. do you guys think this dog will be ok for that job or do you think he might be to big? yis wurzil.

dont worry hel work his own style and learn his trade maybe with the extra leg he mite give long ears a go aswell

[Guest wurzil]

thanks for all the replys people i do appreciate it.