are whippets good for lamping?

[trigger2 3,139]

ive seen and lamped some o.k whippets on the rabbits.

what lines did you have?

what they like on small and big fields?

never been out with any good line bred whippets always with none peds 19 to 21 inches. if you put the time into them you can go out and catch double figures no problem. they can be ideal on small fields and can work well on big fields.

 

catching rabbits on big fields is all about getting into the right position no matter what dog you are using, you can catch rabbits on a big field with a whippet as well as you can with a big dog as long as you are sensible and get yourself in the right position. ive seen some whippets with pretty impressive stamina but thats been down to the time being put into the dog to develop stamina.

[Ideation 8,216]

ive seen and lamped some o.k whippets on the rabbits.

what lines did you have?

what they like on small and big fields?

never been out with any good line bred whippets always with none peds 19 to 21 inches. if you put the time into them you can go out and catch double figures no problem. they can be ideal on small fields and can work well on big fields.

 

catching rabbits on big fields is all about getting into the right position no matter what dog you are using, you can catch rabbits on a big field with a whippet as well as you can with a big dog as long as you are sensible and get yourself in the right position. ive seen some whippets with pretty impressive stamina but thats been down to the time being put into the dog to develop stamina.

 

GOod post mate. I find they have very quick recovery time also.

[kelly14 0]

ive seen and lamped some o.k whippets on the rabbits.

what lines did you have?

what they like on small and big fields?

never been out with any good line bred whippets always with none peds 19 to 21 inches. if you put the time into them you can go out and catch double figures no problem. they can be ideal on small fields and can work well on big fields.

 

catching rabbits on big fields is all about getting into the right position no matter what dog you are using, you can catch rabbits on a big field with a whippet as well as you can with a big dog as long as you are sensible and get yourself in the right position. ive seen some whippets with pretty impressive stamina but thats been down to the time being put into the dog to develop stamina.

thanks im thinking of getting a whippet x a greyhound or a collie or a bedlington

[iworkwhippets 12,525]

I own em and work em. wouldnt have nowt else, find some of my posts, also chickens4eva a member of this site, check out his posts, Nell, purchased from another member of this site, Jettyboy, they have seen what she is capable of, takes fur n feather, katie, my little blue bitch, extremely clever out in the field, using her brains as well as her hooter, bred her myself, im more than pleased with their capabilities, and never post out a canna prove, not everyones cup of tea, but i use dogs that suit my terrain

Edited July 10, 2011 by iworkwhippets

[jonnygray 139]

Mate as an all round dog for rabbits you won't find better, will pick em up daytime nighttime with ferrets will bush for you will find its own quarry will rat and a good one with balls will snot Charlie aswell. I had two great ones and my bitch I got now I can't fault. Was never a whippet fan before my first one and won't ever be without one again. If your just bunnies with the occasional extra you can't go wrong. NyI got me a Collie grey too for the bigger stuff cos the whippet got limits and I like to be out most day and nights during the season and you can wear em out. my only downside on the lamping is a small whippet can make a meal of picking up and retrieving a big rabbit and the squealing can clear a field in seconds.

 

jonny

 

 

Good post that mate, and i whole heartedly agree, all that is, but the first bit.

 

You can find better all round rabbit dogs. A top rabbiting lurcher will beat a top rabbiting whippet.

 

But for what they are you cannot fault them, and i fecking love the fire they have, such an exciting dog to work daytime.

 

Mate your right and there are better lurchers who will catch you more but you won't find one that will give you more pleasure watching it work just on a stroll mine never stops working always wanting to hunt and never stops working, prey drive is immense and heart of a dog ten times her size. Like i said was never a fan till I got one but wouldn't be without one now, talk about a jack of all trades!!! Seen some shit ones by the way roach back and shivering pieces of shit but out of workin stuff a joy to work with and own.

 

Jonny.

[kevin kiely 66]

they sound ideal but what way will they be after about four hard seasons injury wise.?do they cope ok in minus zero temperatures when sleeping outside during winter?