What would you say is best for rabbit?

[panther82 4]

Just wondering what would be a good rabbit dog, like a whippet size x or bigger?

[the big chief 3,099]

a very well bred whippet x gh or beddy whippet gh a round 24"

[robwelsh 354]

if you just want a rabbiting dog may aswell just get a pure whippet, be careful what breeding though, dont wana end up with the show bred types, personally i dont like them, but if you want a lurcher, ^ above would be ideal too

[Guest thebigdog]

cant go wrong with 1/4 collie 3/4grey

[chartpolski 24,051]

cant go wrong with 1/4 collie 3/4grey

 

Yes you can !! LOL !! You can go wrong with ANY cross...no cross is foolproof. Anyhow, back to the question; any dog thats fast off the mark and can turn well will catch rabbits. There's loads of crosses and pures out there will do the job.

 

Cheers.

[whin 463]

cross breds the best ive saw and had , beardie type , or out of good grew and collie type, fast for caching bolters and hardy enough for lamping ,

[Acuspell 329]

A good rabbiting dog is one that has been well trained and has enough rabbits to get practise on - not rabbits that bolt as soon as they see the flicker of a light because they have been tormented night after night though. Rabbits that have hardly seen a lamp are very useful, you need a dog to catch a few in order to learn. If you take a youngster onto well lamped ground you have a recipe for frustration. The pup doesn't stand a chance against a rabbit that only has 10 hops to go to ground - it will run at disappearing rabbits all night, not catch one and get it into its head that it is a waste of time.

 

Take a young, learning pup onto some fields that are kept quiet for the very purpose. Fields that haven't seen a lamp for 2 years, because you left them to train on. The rabbits will venture far out into the field, because they haven't been chased every night for the last 6 months. Now your learner has time to learn, as the bunnies race back to their homes your dog has the time to get a turn or two in, and learn the ways of rabbits. Given a chance, and not slipped from 100 yards away on a rabbit that only has 5 yards to go, your learner will gain confidence as he catches a few. EXPECT MISSES TO START WITH. If you have an experienced dog for yours to watch (NOT RUN WITH AND GET IN THE WAY) take him out and let him see a few catches first - DO NOT SLIP HIM WHEN THE OTHER DOG IS RUNNING. Then give him a chance on his own - and do not slip the experienced dog when the pup is running.

 

Not many lurcher men think that far down the line though - to leave a few fields quiet for their own use when training. Then they wonder why their sapling gets frustrated and can't catch a rabbit, and the poor dog, which never stood a chance, gets passed on as "being no good". Unless you can run on all fours and pick a rabbit up in your mouth, how is your dog going ot learn? It needs some easy targets to get the hang of it with first. Many pups will try and catch a rabbit in their paws for the first couple of times. A ferreted rabbit taken into the middle of a big field is one way to give a sapling a chance to learn.

 

Virtually any lurcher cross will catch a rabbit. I have seen wily old labradors catch rabbits. It is the man behind the dog and its training that will determine how good the lurcher is.

[rob284 1,682]

A good rabbiting dog is one that has been well trained and has enough rabbits to get practise on - not rabbits that bolt as soon as they see the flicker of a light because they have been tormented night after night though. Rabbits that have hardly seen a lamp are very useful, you need a dog to catch a few in order to learn. If you take a youngster onto well lamped ground you have a recipe for frustration. The pup doesn't stand a chance against a rabbit that only has 10 hops to go to ground - it will run at disappearing rabbits all night, not catch one and get it into its head that it is a waste of time.

 

Take a young, learning pup onto some fields that are kept quiet for the very purpose. Fields that haven't seen a lamp for 2 years, because you left them to train on. The rabbits will venture far out into the field, because they haven't been chased every night for the last 6 months. Now your learner has time to learn, as the bunnies race back to their homes your dog has the time to get a turn or two in, and learn the ways of rabbits. Given a chance, and not slipped from 100 yards away on a rabbit that only has 5 yards to go, your learner will gain confidence as he catches a few. EXPECT MISSES TO START WITH. If you have an experienced dog for yours to watch (NOT RUN WITH AND GET IN THE WAY) take him out and let him see a few catches first - DO NOT SLIP HIM WHEN THE OTHER DOG IS RUNNING. Then give him a chance on his own - and do not slip the experienced dog when the pup is running.

 

Not many lurcher men think that far down the line though - to leave a few fields quiet for their own use when training. Then they wonder why their sapling gets frustrated and can't catch a rabbit, and the poor dog, which never stood a chance, gets passed on as "being no good". Unless you can run on all fours and pick a rabbit up in your mouth, how is your dog going ot learn? It needs some easy targets to get the hang of it with first. Many pups will try and catch a rabbit in their paws for the first couple of times. A ferreted rabbit taken into the middle of a big field is one way to give a sapling a chance to learn.

 

Virtually any lurcher cross will catch a rabbit. I have seen wily old labradors catch rabbits. It is the man behind the dog and its training that will determine how good the lurcher is.

well said, best not to rush them and enter them at the right time. With this most lurchers will make a fantastic rabbiting dog. Best off with something quick off the mark and game as : )

[HAMMERDAN 25]

a beddy based lurcher, you wont go far wrong mate. HD

[Blue one 89]

, dont wana end up with the show bred types, personally i dont like them,

 

plenty of show bred whippets out their catching plenty of rabbits.

[george15 5]

beddyxwhippet or whippetxgrey

[rocky1 942]

proberly a running dog breed under 24tts of any mix

[robwelsh 354]

, dont wana end up with the show bred types, personally i dont like them,

 

plenty of show bred whippets out their catching plenty of rabbits.

 

probably so, but like i said, i dont like them

[robwelsh 354]

and the reason being,at a show half of them looked like italian greyhounds... but there were a few crackers amongst the bunch..those not being pure's..and like i said its my opinion

Edited December 21, 2011 by robwelsh

[underdog1985 27]

something hardy and fast of the mark