are whippet the best rabbiting dog?

[izzyrabbits 1]

hi am after some advice as iv alaways beens into terriers and terrier work but i want to get a whippet as iv just been given

2 golf corses to work and clear off the rabbits.iv got 4 ferrets and a patterdale but i think i need some think abit quicker for

when they bolt.can any one help and do you have any pictures of your working whippets.

cheers

[mattydski 560]

Whippets make fair ferreting dogs, aye. And I like em.

 

But to be honest if I had the choice I go for a lurcher with a bit of collie or terrier in the mix.

 

My own personal favourite dog for the ferrets is collie/whippet/greyhound. TO watch her work on the burries is fantastic. Her ears are like radar dishes, she is constantly listening and instinctively knows when and wheer they are going to bolt. I dont think you get quite the same instinct with the whippet. But they catch them fair enough.

[blackpack 70]

hi am after some advice as iv alaways beens into terriers and terrier work but i want to get a whippet as iv just been given

2 golf corses to work and clear off the rabbits.iv got 4 ferrets and a patterdale but i think i need some think abit quicker for

when they bolt.can any one help and do you have any pictures of your working whippets.

cheers

 

they are good rabbit dogs, but i wouldn't go as far as saying they are the best, i have a whippet here and done me pretty proud but they do lack in stamina, also golf courses can make a good dog look shite, plus all the hidden dangers on a golf course, ie bunkers etc, seen some bad accidents on them

[firstrike 21]

hi am after some advice as iv alaways beens into terriers and terrier work but i want to get a whippet as iv just been given

2 golf corses to work and clear off the rabbits.iv got 4 ferrets and a patterdale but i think i need some think abit quicker for

when they bolt.can any one help and do you have any pictures of your working whippets.

cheers

Try some purse nets whilst ferreting it will save you having to fed another dog..

[izzyrabbits 1]

hi am after some advice as iv alaways beens into terriers and terrier work but i want to get a whippet as iv just been given

2 golf corses to work and clear off the rabbits.iv got 4 ferrets and a patterdale but i think i need some think abit quicker for

when they bolt.can any one help and do you have any pictures of your working whippets.

cheers

Try some purse nets whilst ferreting it will save you having to fed another dog..

thanks boys i was thinking maybe a collie x whippet as my mate has one but he seems to be realy smart but lacks the speed in some places or am i just to picking.iv alawys got the best out of my terreier and just want a realy good running dog no

[baldockbanks courser 598]

if your just running on golf courses id say a whippet will be as good as any dog on rabbits.

 

once you leave a golf course its a diffrent matter 22 - 26 inch lurcher all day for rabbits.

[izzyrabbits 1]

if your just running on golf courses id say a whippet will be as good as any dog on rabbits.

 

once you leave a golf course its a diffrent matter 22 - 26 inch lurcher all day for rabbits.

i do have a chicken farm aswell but it is on a bank but it is and opened right up [bANNED TEXT]

[baldockbanks courser 598]

A whippet will do you mate.

[Romany 1,065]

If your after a bit sport, a whippet will probably do you..but no way are they the best rabbit dog

[Quinny 100 3]

nowt wrong with a well bred whippet,but like some one said them golf course bunnies make hard catching atb

[izzyrabbits 1]

If your after a bit sport, a whippet will probably do you..but no way are they the best rabbit dog

thanks boys for your help

[izzyrabbits 1]

If your after a bit sport, a whippet will probably do you..but no way are they the best rabbit dog

thanks boys for your help

do any of you lads have any pictures

[leegreen 2,173]

Depends on how many rabbits you have.

[izzyrabbits 1]

a lot mate

[Romany 1,065]

This many?

 

 

Edited April 23, 2011 by Romany