perfect height

[adamb20 22]

What are peples opinions? Cheers.

[taffyboi 19]

for what??

hare, deer, fox????

for fox and deer i can always remeber big dog's 26tts plus

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

27 to 28 inches

[Simoman 110]

I prefer a dog of 25/26tts BUT height has little to do with the dogs ability to catch all quarry pre-ban. Drive, speed, constitution, strike, heart and various other attributes need to be there to make a good dog. I have seen little 21 inch lurchers taking bigger quarry pre-ban and to look at them you would think a strong breeze would blow them over, I have also seen big 27tts 90lb monsters that weren't worth there chow.............

[runforyourlife 361]

It all depends where you are running them, what terrain, etc.. round here the best height would be 25.. On massive open expanses of land i would guess at around 27 to 28...

 

Simi is right.. Its not about the size, its the heart.. the balls, not one of my dogs is over 23" and both did anything(preban).. Think there is a misconcept on this topic, and the younger generation think that only big bullx will take all game...

[riohog 5,729]

for me ..ive allways had dogs between 24...27tts .never had the bull type breeds but hey ,,never needed them

[DottyDoo 500]

a good big un will always be able to do more than a good little un

[Catcher 1 639]

for me ..ive allways had dogs between 24...27tts .never had the bull type breeds but hey ,,never needed them

 

 

Yip riohog:thumbs:Never had any big probs with dogs that size.All with got the job done.

[mighty celt 996]

24 or 25 allways liked liked a medium sized dog.and its not the size of dog that matters its the size of the heart in the dog that counts.

[Butler 396]

a good big un will always be able to do more than a good little un

 

Couldn't agree more.......... but i will have to make do with my 25" bitch till something bigger and better comes along

[adamb20 22]

Yeah I realise size isn't the be all and end all but obviously certain sizes must give advantages over others that's what I was implying.

[adamb20 22]

What so you just keep buying dogs and passing the old ones on when you ser somthing you think is better, what a tail.

[bird 9,969]

25in lurcher, should catch most quarry in the UK.

[artic 595]

"Bigger the better" people always say, A bigger house, a bigger garden, a bigger vehicle, a bigger bed, a bigger tv screen... and some would of liked a bigger penis. Yes it's true!! It's always bigger.

 

I think its all rubbish, Simomnan is 100% right in what he said. We adapt with what we have got, and so do animals. I do believe a dog is either born with speed or it isn't.

 

They need to get up to it's quarry, but once they are there, do they know what to do with it? That's whats important to me.

[hullhunter 219]

"Bigger the better" people always say, A bigger house, a bigger garden, a bigger vehicle, a bigger bed, a bigger tv screen... and some would of liked a bigger penis. Yes it's true!! It's always bigger.

 

I think its all rubbish, Simomnan is 100% right in what he said. We adapt with what we have got, and so do animals. I do believe a dog is either born with speed or it isn't.

 

They need to get up to it's quarry, but once they are there, do they know what to do with it? That's whats important to me.

 

good post this i no of a few dogs that would out run most dogs in a stright line but they have not got a clue how to use there speed and ive seen dogs that are half as fast take much more quary.