whippet

[johnny boy68 11,726]

somw older pics on rougher ground ect touch wood i have never had a running indurey on my whippets, and certainly never a prob with feet

 

 

Tom

In all fairness mate..............thats not rough ground.

[Blue one 89]

if whippets are so good why is there 2 dogs chasing in nearly every pic?

no one saying there so good / more of a case of there not that bad/ singlehanded

 

 

 

I think Tom has answered your question, to be honest the more people who believe the urban myths about these dogs the better as it keeps the messers and dog swappers away,becoming too popular could really be a bad thing

 

totally agree, well said.

[iworkwhippets 12,599]

if whippets are so good why is there 2 dogs chasing in nearly every pic?

 

jealous are we

[toby1066 413]

why would i be jealous of someone running 2 dogs on a ferreted rabbit

[border lad 1,047]

if whippets are so good why is there 2 dogs chasing in nearly every pic?

no one saying there so good / more of a case of there not that bad/ singlehanded

 

 

 

I think Tom has answered your question, to be honest the more people who believe the urban myths about these dogs the better as it keeps the messers and dog swappers away,becoming too popular could really be a bad thing

 

totally agree, well said.

I think a few you fellows are missing the point,,,, the question???? can the WHIPPET, do a Hare??? the answer is Yes, if the running conditions are right, and if its a good lye-on, no question some are very Gutsy, but the downside is INJURY PRONE, FEET AND COAT, YES THERE WILL BE, some who are strong and Hard, the whippet was the working mans sporting dog,IE ( miners, loved those wee dogs, and to toughen them up they crossed them with the Bedlington terrier,((( I owned one could not stop her from hunting on, she was a nightmare,once on a Hot scent she was gone, but for me

cross a good racing whippet,25lb to 30lb onto hill collie collie bitch, the result of that Mating was a very good rabbit dog, biddable, marking holes, and able to tell you were the ferret and rabbit were, when they were stuck up, ((( days before the Ferret indicating collars came out, bolting rabbits, that slipped the net, or you missed a bolt hole, work the rough, catch pheasants,,,,if the conditions were right, a strong windy blustery day, and the pheasant was sheltering under a good beach hedge, then you saw a proper little dog go to work, and it was a pleasure to witness, such fast work, and retrieve, to Hand each one,(((((

[jf1970 328]

but thin coats, and poor feet, I have never kept one myself, I prefere, a more robust type dog,

 

most pure whippets, have good feet, sounds like you have never kept a whippet before!?

Read my post it clearly states I never owned one, but saw plenty in my days, in the 60s and 70s whippet racing was very common,

and Blue one, your the type a person who sits behind a key board, and tries to rubbish peoples posts, get a life and a decent dog while you are it

:laugh:

[Chickens4ever05 22]

its just been said again injury prone bad feet and poor coat absolute bull spit.

 

i look through my pics i have some realy rough ground more like rock, and as for it not being rough ground in the pics i was more getting at that whippets only run on golf courses and playing fields

 

Tom

[toby1066 413]

blue one is your whippet 100% pure breed?

[Chickens4ever05 22]

 

[Blue one 89]

but thin coats, and poor feet, I have never kept one myself, I prefere, a more robust type dog,

 

most pure whippets, have good feet, sounds like you have never kept a whippet before!?

Read my post it clearly states I never owned one, but saw plenty in my days, in the 60s and 70s whippet racing was very common,

and Blue one, your the type a person who sits behind a key board, and tries to rubbish peoples posts, get a life and a decent dog while you are it

:laugh:

 

i know, i tryed telling him it would make him throw up, what mine could do, sure, he did not listen.

 

toby, i don't have a whippet, i am just on here to feck up posts.

 

border lad, fair play.

[Guest Manitoba]

 

thats a strange golf course tom

[Blue one 89]

but thin coats, and poor feet, I have never kept one myself, I prefere, a more robust type dog,

 

most pure whippets, have good feet, sounds like you have never kept a whippet before!?

Read my post it clearly states I never owned one, but saw plenty in my days, in the 60s and 70s whippet racing was very common,

and Blue one, your the type a person who sits behind a key board, and tries to rubbish peoples posts, get a life and a decent dog while you are it

:laugh:

 

Yes, i know Jf, i tryed telling him it would make him vomit if he seen what mine could do....

 

toby, no, i dont have a whippet, i am just here to feck up posts and cause trouble so watch out. ..lol

 

fair play border lad.

[jf1970 328]

but thin coats, and poor feet, I have never kept one myself, I prefere, a more robust type dog,

 

most pure whippets, have good feet, sounds like you have never kept a whippet before!?

Read my post it clearly states I never owned one, but saw plenty in my days, in the 60s and 70s whippet racing was very common,

and Blue one, your the type a person who sits behind a key board, and tries to rubbish peoples posts, get a life and a decent dog while you are it

:laugh:

 

Yes, i know Jf, i tryed telling him it would make him vomit if he seen what mine could do....

 

toby, no, i dont have a whippet, i am just here to feck up posts and cause trouble so watch out. ..lol

 

fair play border lad.

 

 

[Guest bezza]

My working whippet has never had an injury and she is certainly capable of catching a hare without any law being given. She is is extremely gutsy and very biddable. In fact, she is the most biddable dog I've ever had in 40 years of keeping running dogs.

The only disadvantage of running a whippet is that they tend to yap when chasing and you cannot run them all night on the lamp.They do not have the wind of say a collie cross.

Apart from that they will do everything a lurcher will do including retrieving to hand.

I find a big advantage of running a whippet is that nobody takes any notice if you are walking a whippet,in the countryside, but if you are walking a lurcher you are a marked man.

[iworkwhippets 12,599]

My working whippet has never had an injury and she is certainly capable of catching a hare without any law being given. She is is extremely gutsy and very biddable. In fact, she is the most biddable dog I've ever had in 40 years of keeping running dogs.

The only disadvantage of running a whippet is that they tend to yap when chasing and you cannot run them all night on the lamp.They do not have the wind of say a collie cross.

Apart from that they will do everything a lurcher will do including retrieving to hand.

I find a big advantage of running a whippet is that nobody takes any notice if you are walking a whippet,in the countryside, but if you are walking a lurcher you are a marked man.

 

Well said, apart from the yapping bit, giving tongue i call it, suppose im fortunate because none of mine do it, and its a no no for me, never had to train em retrieve to hand, it just come natural, and even now i praise em when they do it, i can walk anywhere with em and never been pulled, i wouldnt have any other breed, but thats cos i only do bunnies, as fer injuries, barbed wire jobs, nowt serious i could handle missen, wouldnt be without em, my best mates, call me a saddo if you like but i have had and will continue to have some fantastic moments with my dogs, both in and out the field