can whippets make good retrievers?

[Scottish_Whippet 5]

Hi all! new to the forum and looking to hear some of your thoughts on whether a whippet can be a good retriever?

 

cheers

[leegreen 2,210]

Hi all! new to the forum and looking to hear some of your thoughts on whether a whippet can be a good retriever?

 

cheers

 

Hello and welcome.

Whippets good retrievers, no, especially Scottish ones

 

Retrieving what?

[fordie 8]

Yes mate any dog can with work and the right training and walcome to the site

[Scottish_Whippet 5]

Was hoping that he will retrieve rabbits shot by me or caught by him or possibly bird etc.

 

I know that Whippets aren't the ideal retrievers but they are intelligent dogs who love to please.

 

Any good sites with tips for teaching dogs retrieval, worked with labs before but they both did it without asking or being taught.

 

Cheers

Edited March 29, 2011 by Scottish_Whippet

[leegreen 2,210]

I think you will find it hard to get a Whippet that catches rabbits to wait for you to shoot one then go get it.

Saying that my Non-ped Whippet retrieves, bag on when shooting stuff in tree's and in de sky but I wouldn't chance shooting stuff on de ground. And I would train it like any other dog, make it fun and lots of praise.

[leegreen 2,210]

I think you will find it hard to get a Whippet that catches rabbits to wait for you to shoot one then go get it.

Saying that my Non-ped Whippet retrieves, bag on when shooting stuff in tree's and in de sky but I wouldn't chance shooting stuff on de ground. And I would train it like any other dog, make it fun and lots of praise.