whippets

[doris 6]

I have seen a couple of whippets working and I am impressed with them as a ferreting, bushing, snatch type dog. But I have also seen em on quick short terrain and they just dont seem quick enough, along side a half cros or 3/4 cross grey. Ok they can turn but just dont have the top end. Does any one else have this opininon, or is it just me?

[stainlee 27]

Maybe not as fast as a half or three quarter bred greyhound,but definatly quick enough.

[lurcher lass 9]

as above

[Guest fence_hopper]

speak for yourselves lads, i need to slow my fuker down lol

Edited July 14, 2010 by fence_hopper

[fitchet 788]

speak for yourselves lads, i need to slow my fuker down lol

yer my mates one is well racy loves ratting . . .

[runem 533]

I have seen a couple of whippets working and I am impressed with them as a ferreting, bushing, snatch type dog. But I have also seen em on quick short terrain and they just dont seem quick enough, along side a half cros or 3/4 cross grey. Ok they can turn but just dont have the top end. Does any one else have this opininon, or is it just me?

THEY DONT HAVE THE TOP END...???????......WHAT ARE YOU RUNNING.?.....THEY ARE FAST ENOUGH FOR ALL LEGAL AND PREBAN QUARRY, MAY BE THEY DONT STAY THAT LONG BUT THATS NOT YOUR QUESTION.

[farmerkev09 105]

i dont no what i would do with out mine when am ferreting he is like shit off a shovle

 

but i to asked the same question so just incase i bourght a collie/grey and both of them together there a team not to be messed with

 

atb farmer

[samba 534]

a whippet should be fast enough for most quarry

[inan 841]

I have seen a couple of whippets working and I am impressed with them as a ferreting, bushing, snatch type dog. But I have also seen em on quick short terrain and they just dont seem quick enough, along side a half cros or 3/4 cross grey. Ok they can turn but just dont have the top end. Does any one else have this opininon, or is it just me?

My ferreting partner Magwitch has a 3/4 whippet [sooty Sam] x 1/4 Beddie, named Ted ,his reactions ,and early pace are phenomenal I run him with my fastest dog Smokey , he leaves him for dead over the first 60 yds,check out some of his posts for pics.

Whippets are underrated for stamina too, I remember having a long, and interesting conversation with the late Ted Walsh about Laguna and Nimrodel lines of whippets re coursing.

For a ferreting bushing dog I would go for a 3/4 whippet 1/4 beddie, to add coat and a bit of nose ,but for bunny bashing ,Whippets take some beating ,they do suffer from the cold , and hard ground can find them out, a full night's lamping is probably a bit hard on most of them ,but as a bushing companion ,they are fine imo.

[whin 463]

never had apure but had crosses with whippet in them not much but they didnt lack agear on rabbits for sure but were not a big qaurry dog didnt have the size to keep at the qaurry

[jonansuki 21]

i got a whippet x collie mainly whippet in her she out runs my pure bred grey any day by at least half a footie pitch she bounces all over the place never seems to slow down and has no sign of maturin she comin up 1 i would defo say they were quick enough but this is the only whippet or whippet cross i will ever have to bonkers for me lol forgot to add her stamina is unreal i ran her by the side of me for 5 mile the other day she came home an wanted to play ball with my lad she just wants to keep goin all the time if she aint runnin she aint happy lol

Edited July 15, 2010 by jonansuki

[mighty celt 996]

my mate has a first cross whippet/grey and when out bushing if a rabbit bolts and the 2 of them are there they would be neck and neck the whole way.so yes they are quick enough.if u keep them fit and feed up right they are very capeble dogs mate.

[poacher3161 1,766]

IMHO whippets are plenty fast enough its just that some only being 18tts a similar type dog at 22tts will appear that bit faster due to the longer stride.atb dell