collie cross?

[Riggerzz07 11]

anyone had any experience with collie crosses for lamping rabbits and foxes and doing day time? are they any good for that stuff and are they good listeners easy to train and will jump? anyone got some pics of their collie cross and are they better bred with greyhounds or whippets?

[scottish hare hunter 2,345]

mines manages to jump collie greyhound x good obediance n can work Edited February 27, 2012 by scottish hare hunter

[long dogs 580]

good cross i like them

[long dogs 580]

mines manages to jump collie greyhound x good obediance n can work

nice picture that,nice land

[Riggerzz07 11]

nice picture.. how is it bred?

[scottish hare hunter 2,345]

nice picture.. how is it bred?

 

5/8s greyhound 3/8s collie

[Riggerzz07 11]

looks good.. bet its a good how much am i looking it in price for a decent 5/8 3/8?

[birddog 1,354]

collie x's are the traditional cross with a greyhound giving a better size for an allrounder as opposed to the smaller whippet cross. most train easy, some tend to think for themselves but this is a quality that helps them work out different situations if you can control it

jump

ferret

retrieve

work cover

and lots more

[Guest born to run1083]

Collie x's are natural jumpers so to speak. As alot have said they learn at an incredible rate but there's pros and cons to this as yes they pick the good traits up quick but easy to put bad ones on the dog also. A collie x should excell at any form of hunting regarding rabbits day or night, then depending on it's individual mind set can take to much more then a rabbit. I find there main fault that let's them down is there sensitivity. I would go with grey in it then whip but depends on the ground and % of sighthound you want in it, to how much it effects the end result,

Hope that helps

[bird 9,969]

they make a good x, but i think having had 4 colliesx before , i dont think you need to much collie in the mix. A 1/4 is plenty i think, most 1/4 breds are clever, good nose,good feet, and fast enough for most quarry. Dogs with alot of collie 1x or more can be to clever for there own good, and alot can be over sensitive , and as been said it can be very hard to live with.1/4 breds norm dont get this temp, but can do just as good job as a 1x, my mate had great 1/4 bred good on rabbits,fox, and not bad on hares , and nice easy temp

[beast 1,884]

first cross aint always a good dog for a first time owner, can be sensitive and have funny "collie habits" if its your first runner I would go for the 3/4 bred. remember collie crosses aren't the sort of dog you can leave in the kennel or round the house all week then take out at the weekend, you got to do lots with them EVERY day or they go nuts!!!

[RossM 8,121]

 

 

[killa-combo 142]

My pup and here sire

 

[birddog 1,354]

like others say they can be sensitive,30 odd years ago my mates 1st x was not listening to his owner when out ferreting, (we had no permission and no nets) the dog thought he knew best and my mate swung a kick at him (he missed) the dog must have thought eff this and promptly left. we walked the 5 mile home to find the dog sitting on the doorstep waiting for us. if you could have heard my mate, i thought he had developed sudden onset tourrettes, hilarious!

[bird 9,969]

like others say they can be sensitive,30 odd years ago my mates 1st x was not listening to his owner when out ferreting, (we had no permission and no nets) the dog thought he knew best and my mate swung a kick at him (he missed) the dog must have thought eff this and promptly left. we walked the 5 mile home to find the dog sitting on the doorstep waiting for us. if you could have heard my mate, i thought he had developed sudden onset tourrettes, hilarious!

that about sums them up , they are to easy up set for me . I like dogs with brain,good feet+coat, and speed+agilty, and if another type of hearding dog with the above were about, and tougher temps got to be a better dog. Maybe acdxgrey , gsdxgrey, just as good but easier to live with ..!