HOW TO BREED A HARE DOG

[paddy o neil 6]

IF A MAN HAD TIME AND MONEY,AND STARTING AT THE BEGINNING, HOW WOULD YOU GO ABOUT TO

BREED TOP CLASS HARE DOGS?? WHAT BREEDS WOULD YOU USE AND WHY? FOR EXAMPLE A LOT OF

PEOPLE USE A SALUKI DOG OVER A GREYHOUND BITCH TO GET THEIR COURSING DOG BUT YET YOU

NEVER SEE TO MANY OF THESE THAT MAKE THE GRADE HERE IN IRELAND.ANY IDEAS LADS

[Blue one 89]

I would say, from my limeted experience, a injection of a good whippet x greyhound, would do well.

Small fields and hares that love the cover/obsticals over here, make it hard for a slow thinking dog to catch.

A good whippet x greyhound bitch put to a well known saluki bred lurcher that catches on all types of land, might do the trick?

But, as said, i am no expert, on this matter.

[paddy o neil 6]

I would say, from my limeted experience, a injection of a good whippet x greyhound, would do well.

Small fields and hares that love the cover/obsticals over here, make it hard for a slow thinking dog to catch.

A good whippet x greyhound bitch put to a well known saluki bred lurcher that catches on all types of land, might do the trick?

But, as said, i am no expert, on this matter.

VERY TRUE PAL, IT SEEMS DEERHOUNDS AND DEERHOUND LURCHERS ARENT VERY POPULAR HERE IN

IRELAND ANYMORE.THEY WERE ALL THE RAGE TWENTY YEARS AGO.

[Blue one 89]

I would say, from my limeted experience, a injection of a good whippet x greyhound, would do well.

Small fields and hares that love the cover/obsticals over here, make it hard for a slow thinking dog to catch.

A good whippet x greyhound bitch put to a well known saluki bred lurcher that catches on all types of land, might do the trick?

But, as said, i am no expert, on this matter.

VERY TRUE PAL, IT SEEMS DEERHOUNDS AND DEERHOUND LURCHERS ARENT VERY POPULAR HERE IN

IRELAND ANYMORE.THEY WERE ALL THE RAGE TWENTY YEARS AGO.

 

[black lurcher 6]

were deer hound crosses any good on hare ?????

[bluebear 56]

were deer hound crosses any good on hare ?????

the deerhound x irish terrier pk bred 30 years ago done their job well enough

[black lurcher 6]

cheers mate

[Guest TERRIERCENTRAL]

I would say start with a greyhound or saluki

[macca 83]

if i couldnt use any of the old lines id go saluki over a genuine whippet/greyhound and build from there.

[macca 83]

or saluki cross greyhound and use that as a base

[Blue one 89]

were deer hound crosses any good on hare ?????

the deerhound x irish terrier pk bred 30 years ago done their job well enough

 

Did any by chance do well on the fens?

[fox digger 1,086]

were deer hound crosses any good on hare ?????

 

 

the deerhound greyhound crosses ive seen run them are handy enough, not spectacular on tight turns but plenty fast and stay pretty well, one whippet grey back to a deerhound greyhound bitch ive seen on them is a demon, vety impressive.

[DogMagic 461]

Its horses for courses. Theres no such thing as a perfect hare dog and it will be a perfect hare dog anywhere you run it. Big open land requires a certain type of dog, for most people big land hares means saluki x grey. Other parts of the country its whippet x grey. Where i am its not so open and most lads go for equal parts saluki whippet greyhound. Personally i like a tiny bit of collie in the mix as well for the brain although if you breed from the right saluki it will have enough brain anyway.

[jackson2kaii8 5]

iv seen a very good first x saluki x collie on hares before very handy..but what about saluki x deerhound anyone ever seen or worked one..?

[paddy o neil 6]

iv seen a very good first x saluki x collie on hares before very handy..but what about saluki x deerhound anyone ever seen or worked one..?

SEEN ONE TEN YEARS AGO. I BELIVE IT CAME FROM WALES AND IT WAS A FIRST CROSS SALUKI X

DEERHOUND, NICE LOOKING DOG BUT WAS COMPLETELY USELESS AT HARES BUT MADE A VERY GOOD

FOX DOG