rabbiting

[Guest Dale]

my 3/4 bred is only 18'' to shoulder, small bitch but very hard , i guess most beddy whips would be bout 18 - 21 '' ,

 

Dale

Edited March 14, 2007 by Dale

[Boom 0]

my 3/4 bred is only 18'' to shoulder, small bitch but very hard , i guess most beddy whips would be bout 18 - 21 '' ,

 

Dale

 

i have a strait x beddi whippet he is 18" also and tbh i dont think he's any better than a whippet... the smaller breeds lack the speed i find

Edited March 14, 2007 by Boom

[Guest Dale]

 

i have a strait x beddi whippet he is 18" also and tbh i dont think he's any better than a whippet... the smaller breeds lack the speed i find

 

my small 3/4 bred certianly doesnt lack speed , she may lack stamina , as a few long runs may tire her out , but she is great ferreting bitch , the small but fast bolts from rabbits is her speciality , just is also a keen lamper , even though had just started her on lamp season just finishing , she was mainly used as a day dog , works well with my larger deerhound/greyhound , also is certainly not affriad to get into the thick of cover , bushes things out well , IMO the smaller breed is the better for the rabbiting dog , at 18 '' she does for me

 

Dale

[Boom 0]

 

i have a strait x beddi whippet he is 18" also and tbh i dont think he's any better than a whippet... the smaller breeds lack the speed i find

 

my small 3/4 bred certianly doesnt lack speed , she may lack stamina , as a few long runs may tire her out , but she is great ferreting bitch , the small but fast bolts from rabbits is her speciality , just is also a keen lamper , even though had just started her on lamp season just finishing , she was mainly used as a day dog , works well with my larger deerhound/greyhound , also is certainly not affriad to get into the thick of cover , bushes things out well , IMO the smaller breed is the better for the rabbiting dog , at 18 '' she does for me

 

Dale

 

 

the smaller breed probs better for bushing than lamping pal.. IMO

Edited March 14, 2007 by Boom

[Stabs 3]

Any of you beddy fans ever had problems with them opening up?

[jacob 28]

Any of you beddy fans ever had problems with them opening up?

yep mine does it all the time ,shes a half cross ,when she gets on something thats a little bit out of her reach,she starts,it really pisses me off .

[Boom 0]

Any of you beddy fans ever had problems with them opening up?

 

yep mine does it alot.. nothin worse when your out lamping and he opens up...

[blackwhippet 7]

whippet can do any thing a small lurcher can do

and is faster

 

I`ll go with that one too Luke , nice looking whippet btw

 

[the fezz 44]

3\4 whippet 1\4 greyhound bags of speed and stamina

[martin 332]

Any of you whippet boys dogs open up on a chase?

[luke 2]

not if entered properly then again any dog over matched will open up or jack it in

[alec_brickie 1]

whippet x greyhound 1st cross

[whin 463]

never been a small dog fan as a lurcher to me is an allrounder when i was doing rabbits ful time i had a beardie collie grey and aline bred collie grew both were more than ample for fwerreting in all waeather and lamping whippets on there own would not stand the cold there feet would burst up and well , there no were as hardy as agood line bred collie cross or terreir cross all the best

[Guest JDF]

if iv'e read you right this is your first running dog,imo you'd be better with a lurcher.a whippet is fine for what it is but theres every chance you'll get bitten by the running dog bug and soon outgrow it,a lurcher will give you more options in the years to come.

[luke 2]

never been a small dog fan as a lurcher to me is an allrounder when i was doing rabbits ful time i had a beardie collie grey and aline bred collie grew both were more than ample for fwerreting in all waeather and lamping whippets on there own would not stand the cold there feet would burst up and well , there no were as hardy as agood line bred collie cross or terreir cross all the best

i hunt 2 to 3 times a week and exercise my dogs daily i have seen my dog hunting up

and coursing 6 hares whith no ill afect i also keep lurchers so not being biased.

apart from the wet witch he hates he is pretty much bomb prove