Whippets n hare

[morton 5,368]

Ive run a couple of whippets over the years,i found that with everything in the dogs favour the odd one was added to the bag,when the whippets had been overfaced a few times they had a tendency to open up when running,not a major problem on permission,at other times a liability.My whippets stood at about 19"-20".A mate had a 22" whippet bred from the rag chasers of Barnsley,this dog performed better on Hares but was still to easily overfaced.

[rob284 1,682]

Stamina n pace is a different thing, they can run at a hare as long as any other dog, as long as the dog aint a jacker and has the heart, it will put itself through the paces and

Keep the run goin.

[DogFox123 1,379]

They havent got the stamina for big winter hares...

 

They are known as the second fastest breed in the world

 

the Whippet Coursing Club must have been wasting their time for 5 decades, should of asked you before they formed

 

The answer is yes they can and yes they do have enough stamina and no they dont catch as many as other sighthounds

 

try watching this to see a whippets stamina

 

I said they dont have stamina for big winter hare's , and i stand by my word's take a whippet to the fens and put it behind a big winter hare and see what happens

whippets have fantastic stamina and recovery time, but not the pace of other hounds

[DogFox123 1,379]

I don't know where you think whippets haven't got the pace? They are supposed to be the 2nd fastest dog breed

[chartpolski 23,612]

I find it strange when people say Whippets have no pace !! Pace is their main attribute ! I've had a few of the Non-Ped Racing Type Whippets that took hare regularly, but I doubt if the Ped types can do it regular. Of course they will take the odd one, but can never be considered "hare dogs" ! I think it was Walsh who said a Whhippet was overmatched by a hare, and hare wasn't realy a Whippets legitimate quarry, and he was the Whippets biggest supporter, and heavily involved in the NWCC ! Great dogs, but as I said on the Whippet v Fox thread,yes they CAN do it, by why overmatch them, when there are far better dogs at the job ?

 

Cheers.

[sniffer 167]

like i said they havent got the stamina for big winter hares, they will kill an odd one and get to them fast but when the hares kick's into gear they just burn the whippet out and start parting company.

[DogFox123 1,379]

Do whippets ever run the same distance as greyhounds? If so are there times similar?

[robwelsh 354]

Do whippets ever run the same distance as greyhounds? If so are there times similar?

i dont think you could class track dogs with actual working dogs, i could be wrong but i think the track dogs are trained on sprints rather than the distance a dog would/could run on a hare sometimes...

[firstrike 21]

Stamina n pace is a different thing, they can run at a hare as long as any other dog, as long as the dog aint a jacker and has the heart, it will put itself through the paces and

Keep the run goin.

No they cant.

[DogFox123 1,379]

Do whippets ever run the same distance as greyhounds? If so are there times similar?

i dont think you could class track dogs with actual working dogs, i could be wrong but i think the track dogs are trained on sprints rather than the distance a dog would/could run on a hare sometimes...

 

That's what I meant, do the whippets ever run the distances greyhounds do at tracks

[Millet 4,497]

I find it strange when people say Whippets have no pace !! Pace is their main attribute ! I've had a few of the Non-Ped Racing Type Whippets that took hare regularly, but I doubt if the Ped types can do it regular. Of course they will take the odd one, but can never be considered "hare dogs" ! I think it was Walsh who said a Whhippet was overmatched by a hare, and hare wasn't realy a Whippets legitimate quarry, and he was the Whippets biggest supporter, and heavily involved in the NWCC ! Great dogs, but as I said on the Whippet v Fox thread,yes they CAN do it, by why overmatch them, when there are far better dogs at the job ?

 

Cheers.

What do you mean by pace..not a dig im just wondering.. as folk most certainly have different veiw's and idea's..my idea of pace is a dog running at speed but not putting everything into it..and running for a long period of time covering a lot of ground with each effortless stride...i have seen the odd grey with good pace and even a whippet x grey but never a pure whippet..as i think there back's and bodies are too small..

[canaliculata 28]

i dont believe that whippets dont have enough stamina...pound for pound the fastest sighthound, and their chests are deeper than most lurchers used "to catch regular" , for their size, i have no doubt that a whippet will catch hares regular, more than most lurchers,. down to speep, turning ability and a big chest for quick time recovery, in my opinion !

 

More than most lurchers.......

Edited January 24, 2012 by canaliculata

[HELLRAISER 34]

Do whippets ever run the same distance as greyhounds? If so are there times similar?

i dont think you could class track dogs with actual working dogs, i could be wrong but i think the track dogs are trained on sprints rather than the distance a dog would/could run on a hare sometimes...

 

That's what I meant, do the whippets ever run the distances greyhounds do at tracks

on the bends they do whippet not get near a greyhound bud,greyhound lot faster times

[robwelsh 354]

i dont believe that whippets dont have enough stamina...pound for pound the fastest sighthound, and their chests are deeper than most lurchers used "to catch regular" , for their size, i have no doubt that a whippet will catch hares regular, more than most lurchers,. down to speep, turning ability and a big chest for quick time recovery, in my opinion !

 

More than most lurchers.......

yeah thats right, because most people on here only ever talk shit, and think their dog is the buisness and catch hares with ease, iand its not the case,obviously there is lurchers out there far better for hares than a whippet.

[mighty celt 996]

They havent got the stamina for big winter hares...

they might lack top end speed,but for stamina not a hope have you owend a whippet to come up with that id think not, you might get the odd pearl that will take them reguraly,but most wont.