rabbit dog

[NEWKID 27,089]

Hi Mate

I've got 3/4 whip 1/4 bed and she's turning into a good little rabbiting dog, she works well with ferrets, the terrier bushing and is coming on well lamping. I would say it's a good little x, most crosses should do well with rabbits though.

 

The dog on the left is my brothers first x beddy whip heavier dog and not quite as quick, she's still young but has loads of drive and has started on the lamp well.

[lloydus 29]

Hi Mate

I've got 3/4 whip 1/4 bed and she's turning into a good little rabbiting dog, she works well with ferrets, the terrier bushing and is coming on well lamping. I would say it's a good little x, most crosses should do well with rabbits though.

 

The dog on the left is my brothers first x beddy whip heavier dog and not quite as quick, she's still young but has loads of drive and has started on the lamp well.

 

thanks. Cracking looking dogs mate. How does the first cross compare to your 3/4 ?

[NEWKID 27,089]

They're still young mate but already have diferent characters completely, the 3/4 is very laid back and easy to work with she's quick off the mark and she runs rabbits well, she was easy to break to ferrets, I keep her indoors and she's a really nice dog in the house too as is the first X. Downside are she can be a bit nervy around other dogs at first, although she settles well once working.

The first X is very driven and has a great nose on her, she's still young so the lamping is fairly new to her at first she hunted up, but she is getting better all the time and retrieved well last time out. I wouldn't say she's as quick but she's quick enough and there's no stopping at hedges so she'll take a few that way too. She definately likes the cover more than the 3/4 in the daytime and works right in it like my terrier the 3/4 will stay around around the edge for bolters so they're not a bad little team.

Like I said mate they're still young but showing good signs, I think for rabbits something like this or a collie x would be ideal for you, it's up to you to put the time in then to get what you want from the dog.

All The Best

Kev

[lloydus 29]

Thanks for your comments kev.

 

Sounds like you got a good team!

[NEWKID 27,089]

Cheers mate, I enjoy being out with them mate they've got good and bad points, but they keep me happy and we normally come home with something in the bag

[mighty celt 996]

id go for powells breeding personaly pal 2 many shit beddies being bred off.

[tictac 218]

To many dogs with bad temperments being bred from stick to beddy whip

[whin 463]

best rabbit dogs ive saw were collie grew type , fetch to hand alive hunt up , no yelping on chase catch rabbs for fun and odd hare when it was legal, came in at 22 to 25 dogs, ye to see them bettrd mike the dog has a litter maybe be gone the markbrick has some good litle rabbit dogs so im told ,look for guys who do alot of ferreting etc theyll have what suits them

[canaliculata 28]

Whin, when you say collie/grew do you mean the first cross collie x whip/grey.

 

I have the chance of a collie x whippet/grey X whip/grey out of d.sleight old collie lurcher going back i was told to a dog called katy/kizzy?, not off dave though, some one else close by.

Edited November 13, 2011 by canaliculata

[Tilly1 11]

i would recommend a beddy x mate, heres mine, ive had loads of fun with her. top class for the rabbits and good with the ferrets, easy to train. brilliant indoors. very well behaved and recommended mate. i will be littering her in the next couple of years, she is now 3 and a half yrs old, had her since she was 8 weeks. Good look in your search pal.