Ideal ferreting partner?

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

What type of lurcher would you consider to be the best ferreting partner? I'm thinking of getting a well bred Beddy X Whippet or a Beddy X Greyhound to come along with me and my lads on our days out ferreting.

 

What would be your suggestions for a ferreting lurcher?

 

Thanks in advance .

[johnny boy68 11,726]

I've used collie x grey's most of my 20+ years at it, great dogs for ferreting imo, I love the steadiness and tractability with them, though I've got a young dog here who's a beddy/bull lurcher thats showing good signs so far.Seen some good beddy/whips over the years, tough little dogs and handy on most land, good coats and good nose's.

[darbo 4,776]

i have seen some very good collie crosses over the years and some good beddy crosses. i dont think you could go wrong with either type.

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

Cheers lads, thanks for your input .

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

5/8 3/8 collie cross bitch or 3/4 bred collie cross

[stroller 341]

my little kelpie x is spot on but isnt an easy first lurcher as she is highly strung, however if i was to bred her i would consider a useful beddy x grew but i would have to see it work. Idont think you can go wrong with a beddy x pup from working parents

[The one 8,513]

I rate the bitch ive got here great marking dog then stays out the road till there's a bolt but shes know to give them a bite to make sure there going nowhere but as there for ferret food that dont bother me

[mr-lurcher 6]

i have a 1/4 staff x 3/4 whippet what i use he does it all well in my eyes, but i do like the beddy/whips i will be puting one on my bich in a yr or so my bich is whippet x greyhound she is coming on ok she is oly 5 mouths so she has a lot to lean yet

[Trev Smilerface 38]

Not stealing thread but how would you go about introducing the dog too the ferrets......anyone had any miss-haps along the way?

[reddawn 2,173]

id deffo go with a beddy grey rather than a beddy whippet, but i ferret a lot of rougher ground an id end up lamping it aswell that that extra few inches makes a big diffrence imo, best a luck whatever yous get

[reddawn 2,173]

Not stealing thread but how would you go about introducing the dog too the ferrets......anyone had any miss-haps along the way?

 

best to start with young dogs an young ferrets, but you will break most adults to each other, thing is to get them used to each other then let the dog see that ferret in hole = bunny out of hole, most dogs will click

[Trev Smilerface 38]

Not stealing thread but how would you go about introducing the dog too the ferrets......anyone had any miss-haps along the way?

 

best to start with young dogs an young ferrets, but you will break most adults to each other, thing is to get them used to each other then let the dog see that ferret in hole = bunny out of hole, most dogs will click

 

Cheers reddawn

[Ideation 8,216]

A cur with a good dash of collie, cannot be beaten for the role of a true 'ferreting dog' in my opinion.

 

Besides, finding a decent / well bred beddy grey will be some feat!

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

Thanks for the replies lads. It's main job will be to help along with the Ferreting, but I am also into my terriers so It'd be handy if it would mark live earth's for me.

 

I'll be taking it out lamping every now and then so I am edging more towards a BeddyXGrey maybe?

[Ideation 8,216]

To be honest mate, i would say a good lurcher to lurcher bred dog, out of two dogs that are doing that kind of work to a high standard would be what you want.

 

I would suggest a good dash of collie, because to be honest they have the right mind set for ferreting, they have a lot of patience, and they pick it all up very well. They have been by far the best ferreting dogs i have known.

 

Also you could take such a dog lamping and also it would learn to mark holes. My whippet can.

 

I think its always best to just look for a very good working bred litter, that leans towards what you need it for (in this case collie), rather than a specific cross.