the ultimate rabbit dog 2

[beddyx 27]

why do you lot (you know who you are) argue on here and force good topics to be locked example (the ultimate rabbit dog)

[stainlee 27]

I agree that people who have different opinions should express them in a reasonable way ,without the personal insults and beligerant attitude , but calling people idiots just sets the tone for another slagging match . ATB

[Ideation 8,216]

I'm with you, even though i was involved (for which i apologize). What gets me is folk always wading in with generalizations which usually go 'xxx cross or breed are ALL shit', and when you try to argue that you have seen or own a good one, then they proceed to tell you, you are an idiot and not a 'real' dog man etc. And then offer you out to either fight, or run your dog against theirs for money. Just because YOU have not seen something does not mean it does not exist and if you were civil and kept quiet you may have your opinion changed / learn something, and if not then your happy in your belief and no harm done, but where is the need to get personal?

[c1j1r 62]

when i posted the last ultimate rabbit dog i made sure i put at the bottom IN YOUR OPINION!because i know how much bitching goes on i think its a shame that young lads like myself cant just ask a genuine question to experienced dog men without a slaging match starting !

[stainlee 27]

True. ..some people act like they,re supporting a football team ,the x they like is good anything else is crap ,a bit of banter about things is great but all the school playground stuff is boring. ATB

[Blackie Joe 6]

when i posted the last ultimate rabbit dog i made sure i put at the bottom IN YOUR OPINION!because i know how much bitching goes on i think its a shame that young lads like myself cant just ask a genuine question to experienced dog men without a slaging match starting !

 

 

Your right lad

[beddyx 27]

I agree that people who have different opinions should express them in a reasonable way ,without the personal insults and beligerant attitude , but calling people idiots just sets the tone for another slagging match . ATB

i agree maybe the words idiots was inviting trouble, but what alse could you call the keyboard wizards

[beddyx 27]

when i posted the last ultimate rabbit dog i made sure i put at the bottom IN YOUR OPINION!because i know how much bitching goes on i think its a shame that young lads like myself cant just ask a genuine question to experienced dog men without a slaging match starting !

you posted a good topic mate its a shame it got into a slaging match .keep on posting ignore the key boardwizards

[c1j1r 62]

yeh i'll keep posting i'll just make sure that i would like everyone's own opinion that way everyones happy

[Wild Whippies 11]

They say every greyhound has it's winning distance and every greyhound is well bred.

 

I don't believe a specific breed is multipurpose. They all have areas in which they excel be it the quarry they're coursing, the distance their running and the terrain it's on. All this is with the presumption that the owner is a decent ''dog'' man.

I'm not denying there may well be dogs that are considered to be ''multi purpose'' by their owners (and especially breeders!) but personally I think a more accurate summary would be to say they are ''jacks of all trades'' and experts at none.

 

Whether an owner has the ability to recognise a dogs skills along with it's flaws and adapt as appropiate to get the very best out of their dog can be another matter. So when an individual states a particular dog is crap, I'm more inclined to think it's the owner who's just poor at getting the best out of a dog.

Edited September 26, 2010 by Wild Whippies

[whin 463]

THE BEST RABBIT DOGS IVE SAW UP TO DATE WERE WHIPPET GREYHOUND WITH A MIXTURE OF COLLIE IN THEM, THEY ONE FEILDTRAILS CAUT BAGS OF RABBS AND ARE STILL DOING IT AFTER GENERAITIONS, AND ARE SOUND ALLROUND DOGS ,THE ONLY REASON I SAY THYE WERE BEST NEVER SAW THEM EATEN IN THERE PRIME ,A GOOD MIXURTE OF TRACK CHAMPION GREW AND HARDWORKING COLIE CURS ,THYE ONE FEILDTRAILS ENTERD THEM ETC AND ARE INTELEGENT RETREIVING DOGS RUNNING BACK WITH GAME

[whin 463]

IF ANY BODY HAS WORKED DOGS HARD AND I MEAN HARD THEY SOON FIND OUT WHAT DOGS DO AND WHAT ARE SECOND CLASS, FOR A GOOD RABBIT DOG NEEDS TO BE QUICK OF MARK GOOD FEET GOOD RETREIVER QUICK TO REACT WITH OWNER WETHER BOLTING RABBITS LAMPING RABBITS ,HUNTING RABBITS YET TO SEE OLIE GREWS OF THE HIGHEST ORDER BEATEN AT THAT GAME ,SAW PAUL DOUGLASES MAGGIE WIN FEILDTRAILS D SLIEGHTS KATIE KIZZY MILLY M CHAPMANS BOB ,MY OWN DOGS IN COMPANY MANY TIMES ,YET TO SEE THEM BETTERD THAT TYPE OF LURCHER ,LTTLE CHIPPERS COLIE TYPE THERY CAN WHIP A RABBIT UP ,EVEN WHEN TIME SLOWS THEM DOWN, LOOK FOR FEET STAMINA AND REAL QUICK REACTIONS FOR GOOD RABBIT DOG 23 24 NO BIGGER REALY NEEDED FOR RABBIT DOGS 25 WOULD BE BIGGEST ,FOPRGET ABOUT PURE BREEDS HAS TO BE GOOD WORKER TO WORKER ONLY WAY

[johnny boy68 11,726]

As a rabbiting dog you wouldn't go far wrong with a collie/grey seen a lot of this breeding excel on rabbits,also seen bitzas do a good job but as for a particular breed being the best there isn't IMO.Theres so many variations these days its a question you won't get a definate answer to though.

[weasle 1,119]

I hear mike browns whippets are very good

[poacher3161 1,766]

A mix of grey/beddy and whippet make excellant rabbiting lurchers.Some f1x grey/collies i have seen and owned were just not sharp and pacey enough to catch rabbits in tight situations like bolting from cover and only haveing a short distance to run.These dogs were some of the best rabbit catchers i saw years ago the caithness dogs owned by T.Mc.