ADVISE PLEASE ANYONE

[saxonmaster 74]

im looking to buy my first hunting type dog and i hope this isnt a stupid questions, but was woundering whats the best breed for me if i want to use it for retreiving from the hide and ferreting in the winter i wont be lamping and i have no experience with hunting dogs only ever had rotti,s so never done any training to hunt so would this determine the breed as im a novise for i.e is there a breed that is easier to train for some one just starting out. also would like it to be a family dog to live in and out with my female rotti and be good around my 3 kids. i hope i dont affend anyone but i was told not to buy a mix breed with bull in it because they can be unpredictable now if i listened to all the people that say dont touch some breeds if u have kids i would of never brought a rotti and i have had 3 and all been excellent with people young and old so i dont go with that but would like to hear your views please thanks for reading.

[waidmann 105]

if the main quarry will be daytime rabbits i would go for a whippet based cross(or pure whippet),

possibly a beddy x whippet?

bull x's are no different to any other dog bud(i have one here and he is a lamb )

they will do the job in the right cross too,i would go for something around 22-25 inch tts in both crosses.

 

they will both retrieve for you from a hide,its just training.

if sitting out in the cold maybe think of a long haired lurcher.

 

there will be about 500 different answears here bud

 

waidmann

[cooper101 86]

collie xz are easy to train and will do what you want it for!!

maybe even a collie x whippet as its ferreting you'll be doing!!

most crosses will do what you want its what you put into them at the end of the day!! ive got a 3/4 grey 1/4 collie lives indoors and is fantastic around my baby nephew a little cousins!! good luck with your search and i hope this is useful info for you

[Stewy 1]

You will get a lot of advice on here mate with different opinions. I started with a Saluki X Hound she was like a puppy around people and when she went onto the field she done her job well. Great for day time work.

[poacher3161 1,766]

You say hunting type dog but not if you mean a lurcher as a springer can be a good ferreting companion and would fit well into a family enviroment would retreive from an hide but would not catch rabbits that slipped the nets unless it was at the side of them.

[blackpack 70]

if the main quarry will be daytime rabbits i would go for a whippet based cross(or pure whippet),

possibly a beddy x whippet?

bull x's are no different to any other dog bud(i have one here and he is a lamb )

they will do the job in the right cross too,i would go for something around 22-25 inch tts in both crosses.

 

they will both retrieve for you from a hide,its just training.

if sitting out in the cold maybe think of a long haired lurcher.

 

there will be about 500 different answears here bud

 

waidmann

totally agree with yo mate, and as for bull x i have one he is around my terriers all day, also my 2 yr old its the way you bring them up like any dog, good luck with your chice

[waidmann 105]

i would think that as he posted in the lurcher/running dog section that he means something thats capable of catching a runny bunny

 

waidmann

 

 

edited to say i take that back,its the same post on all dogs sections

Edited March 27, 2010 by waidmann

[saxonmaster 74]

i would think that as he posted in the lurcher/running dog section that he means something thats capable of catching a runny bunny

 

waidmann

 

 

edited to say i take that back,its the same post on all dogs sections

no your right mate i was thinking along those lines of a running breed i just posted on all the dog sections to see what people would say. all good advise mate

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

reverse 3/4 bred or a 1st cross collie greyhound, if its only to fetch stuff from a hide and ferreting i would go for the reverse collie

[wirral countryman 2,110]

some lurcher's don't like guns,I had a collie cross that was gunshy(shotguns)

[saxonmaster 74]

thanks everyone for sound advise i think im going towards a whippet or whippet x beddlington but i do like the collie xs. would i be better off with buying an older dog or go for a pup or is that just personal choice and what would i expect to pay in either choice. if anyone knows of anyone selling any of these dogs please could u let me know. thanks again everyone for your help

[Top Lamper 2k10 169]

your best off buying a colli cross mate easy to trainand they good retrivers and you problys would be able to train it for shootin atb Top Lamper