rabbitpoacher 20 Posted June 5, 2011 Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 hello all im thinking of getting a whippet or whippet greyhound for mainly lamping any advise witch is best Quote Link to post
3 Turns 326 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 (edited) GET A B/COLLIE WHIP. MORE FORGIVING. EASY/PEASY Edited June 6, 2011 by 3 Turns Quote Link to post
long dogs 580 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 depends on land your running your dog on good luck in choosing but id go for whippet greyhound Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 I'd go for whippet greyhound with a dash of saluki and collie :-) Quote Link to post
rabbitpoacher 20 Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 GET A B/COLLIE WHIP. MORE FORGIVING. EASY/PEASY would it be fast enough Quote Link to post
tb25 4,627 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 GET A B/COLLIE WHIP. MORE FORGIVING. EASY/PEASY would it be fast enough Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Wouldn't a whip x collie/whip make for a faster all rounder? Or sal/whip/grey x collie/whip which is what I have my sights on for the future :-) Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Wouldn't a whip x collie/whip make for a faster all rounder? Or sal/whip/grey x collie/whip which is what I have my sights on for the future :-) Quote Link to post
Rory4 267 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 whip greys can be too fast for own good, mines been a nightmare with injurys but is all about luck. go with a col whip grey 1/4 collie is plenty Quote Link to post
mally 832 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 whip greys can be too fast for own good, mines been a nightmare with injurys but is all about luck. go with a col whip grey 1/4 collie is plenty I was just about to say the above, a friend had one a few years ago. It was a first x whippet greyhound and everytime he took her out she smashed herself up. She never learned and imo was totally brain dead, she must have got tunnel vision when chasing only seeing the thing she was chasing and not the obsticles in her way, unfortunatley this was her downfall she hit a tree one night killing her instantly. Quote Link to post
jarv5116 57 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 it will depend on the fields ur running it in! if your running whippet greyhound on rough ground be prepared for high vet bills Quote Link to post
fieldsman 51 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 (edited) Get a well bred whippet less injury prone more stick longer working life. Edited June 6, 2011 by fieldsman 1 Quote Link to post
Country Joe 1,411 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Years ago I ran a Whippet x Grey was going to use him on my Beddy X Whippet and Beddy x Grey Bitches, I never used him, spent all his time kennelled up with foot injuries,and he never ran plough ect, maybe I was just unlucky. Quote Link to post
mally 832 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Get a well bred whippet less injury prone more stick longer working life. Totally agree with you mate, although you do have to be careful which lines you get. For example,I wouldn't work a non ped racing whippet as they are far too fast and brittle they weigh approx 20% less than the same sized kc whippet. Afterall a average paced dog with a little between the ears will always catch more than a pocket rocket thats as thick as they come. Vixen my ped whippet rarely gets into top gear when out lamping she uses her head only running as fast as she needs to to keep up with the rabbits timing her strike and she rarely has to strike twice. Quote Link to post
iworkwhippets 12,599 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Get a well bred whippet less injury prone more stick longer working life. love me whippets i do 1 Quote Link to post
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