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[scruff 1]

Hello there. I'd like some good constructive information about bedlington whippets. Why, or why not to beginn with.

 

I need a dog to cover a few base's really. One I can use in the hedge bottoms, whilst walking round the farm picking off the odd lose bunny, day and night, and one small enough to curl up on the sofa with the wife whilst I'm working nights.

 

I know nothing about lurchers to be honest, and don't understand the numbers of x's within the breed, so any info there would be great also.

 

Regards

[Ideation 8,216]

A beddy/whippet would fit that bill Or a whippet.

[darbo 4,776]

saw a couple of 1st cross beddie whippets work. decent little rabbit dogs they could all find catch and mark.

[BOLIO1 1,078]

The right whippet will do that job, no need to dilute the speed for cuddleability, there's nothing more cuddleable than a whippet that does the job!

[scruff 1]

Might be a daft question on here but what is a 1st cross??

 

I get your point BOLIO1 but im trying to meet her indoors half way.

 

I've got dogs penned up that she has no say in and because I'm out most nights, either working or lamping, it really does need to be a little cuddly.

[bluebear 56]

The right whippet will do that job, no need to dilute the speed for cuddleability, there's nothing more cuddleable than a whippet that does the job!

f**k the whippet she can cuddle me

[BOLIO1 1,078]

A first cross is a hybrid....in your case a cross between a whippet and a bedlington terrier. I've never seen a cross of these breeds that was in any way better than a whippet, unless the purpose was to produce a show type lurcher that fitted the blueprint of some of the old stylised blue hairy whippet examples, used to illustrate some of the less useful early lurcher books.

[scruff 1]

Ok mate I'll take a look down the whippet line also.

 

When looking for a whippet pup, be it pure or x bedlington, what questions do I need to be asking other that are the parents working???

[fox digger 1,086]

Might be a daft question on here but what is a 1st cross??

 

I get your point BOLIO1 but im trying to meet her indoors half way.

 

I've got dogs penned up that she has no say in and because I'm out most nights, either working or lamping, it really does need to be a little cuddly.

 

hows it goin scruff, what do ya lamp if ya dont mind me asking, i presume its shooting as ya looking for a lamping dog??

[rob190364 2,594]

Might be a daft question on here but what is a 1st cross??

 

I get your point BOLIO1 but im trying to meet her indoors half way.

 

I've got dogs penned up that she has no say in and because I'm out most nights, either working or lamping, it really does need to be a little cuddly.

 

hows it goin scruff, what do ya lamp if ya dont mind me asking, i presume its shooting as ya looking for a lamping dog??

shooting?? I think he's looking for a dog to run rabbits with on the lamp....

[Moll. 1,770]

 

im trying to meet her indoors half way.

 

it really does need to be a little cuddly.

 

Whippets are suited very much to being a house dog, very affectionate and cuddly, but an entertaining joker at the same time. They can curl up tighter than a cat so take up very little room. I've found and from what i have read, perhaps dogs are more so than bitches whippet bitches can be a bit more headstrong, independent?

I have no experience of beddy/whippets at all, but would surmise the added terrier would make it more hyper in the house?

[ruby jet 184]

haveing had alot to do with whippets in my life (my dads had them for 30 odd years) i can honestly say that theres nothing more suited to family life and the other half loves them the only benifit i have seen with a beddy x whippet is the coat gives a little more protection from the rough and tumble of working life and i have a beddy whippet my self shes a 3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy hope this has bee of some help atb ruby jet

[shaaark 10,998]

The right whippet will do that job, no need to dilute the speed for cuddleability, there's nothing more cuddleable than a whippet that does the job!

Spot on, no need to cross a whippet with anything. Will do what your'e after 100%.

[rob190364 2,594]

haveing had alot to do with whippets in my life (my dads had them for 30 odd years) i can honestly say that theres nothing more suited to family life and the other half loves them the only benifit i have seen with a beddy x whippet is the coat gives a little more protection from the rough and tumble of working life and i have a beddy whippet my self shes a 3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy hope this has bee of some help atb ruby jet

just out of interest, as a 3/4 whippet owner with a lot of experience of whippets, how does the 3/4 compare to the whippets in terms of pace/turning/strike etc. Are they no where near as good or do they get pretty close? Would you get another one after yours passes away or will you go back to whippets? just thinking you might be a good person to give a true opinion on how good the cross is compared to the pure whippet.

[Ideation 8,216]

haveing had alot to do with whippets in my life (my dads had them for 30 odd years) i can honestly say that theres nothing more suited to family life and the other half loves them the only benifit i have seen with a beddy x whippet is the coat gives a little more protection from the rough and tumble of working life and i have a beddy whippet my self shes a 3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy hope this has bee of some help atb ruby jet

just out of interest, as a 3/4 whippet owner with a lot of experience of whippets, how does the 3/4 compare to the whippets in terms of pace/turning/strike etc. Are they no where near as good or do they get pretty close? Would you get another one after yours passes away or will you go back to whippets? just thinking you might be a good person to give a true opinion on how good the cross is compared to the pure whippet.

 

Well. . . . that one dog

 

She does look a wee cracker rubj - what tts is she? Looks fairly leggy.