Whippet breeding, will a racer make a good worker

[jimmy.jim86 1]

Have been offered a pup from 2 good racing whippets. The owner of the bitch bought her to show and race, but excelled at racing. The dog is a good quality racer and wondered if a pup would make a good worker? Have never owned a long dog. I know my way around gun dogs and there breeding but not whippets and work quality.

 

 

Cheers james

[BEARINATOR 2,867]

Trained from a young age it will be a worker, my greyhounds are from racing stock but have excelled out working

[sowhat 1,572]

If it's brought up as a working dog ,can't see why not

My dogs are all raced and work too

[royjel 3]

yeah go for it man it should work out if u put the time in

[mally 832]

It depends on the lines tbh mate as some may go like a bullet but lack stamina. Take a look at the dam and sire if they have narrow and shallow chests then theres a good chance they will lack the stamina required to give you a days work in the field.

 

A photo of my bitch vixen, Look at the depth of her chest, she'll work all day with the ferrets and go lamping the same night without any problems.

 

[chartpolski 23,106]

Is it a ped or non-ped ? Shouldn't make a difference as far as working is concerned, I'm just interested .

 

Cheers.

[lifelong cumbrian 1,826]

It depends on the lines tbh mate as some may go like a bullet but lack stamina. Take a look at the dam and sire if they have narrow and shallow chests then theres a good chance they will lack the stamina required to give you a days work in the field.

 

A photo of my bitch vixen, Look at the depth of her chest, she'll work all day with the ferrets and go lamping the same night without any problems.

 

It depends on the lines tbh mate as some may go like a bullet but lack stamina. Take a look at the dam and sire if they have narrow and shallow chests then theres a good chance they will lack the stamina required to give you a days work in the field.

 

A photo of my bitch vixen, Look at the depth of her chest, she'll work all day with the ferrets and go lamping the same night without any problems.

 

 

That bitch Vixen is a stunning looking whippet. As for the original question, my late father and our relations have raced bwra whippets for many years and if my father kept a pup back to race and it did not make open class he often found them a working home with people ratching rabbits and they were often very good but a little injury prone, i have hunted rabbits since childhood but i would sooner have a small lurcher with a little bedlington or collie in it but just my personal opinion.

Edited April 5, 2012 by lifelong cumbrian

[Rabbiting man 1,191]

It depends on the lines tbh mate as some may go like a bullet but lack stamina. Take a look at the dam and sire if they have narrow and shallow chests then theres a good chance they will lack the stamina required to give you a days work in the field.

 

A photo of my bitch vixen, Look at the depth of her chest, she'll work all day with the ferrets and go lamping the same night without any problems.

 

That is one nice dog.

[jimmy.jim86 1]

Chartpolski it's ped mate. I'm new to whippets. Surely you can build stamina as it gets fitter. How gamey are whippets?

 

Cheers james

[BEARINATOR 2,867]

How gamey are whippets?

 

 

Depends on the individual dog, pre-ban I've seen some on roe and fox, doubled up though and they did the job

[mally 832]

Chartpolski it's ped mate. I'm new to whippets. Surely you can build stamina as it gets fitter. How gamey are whippets?

 

Cheers james

 

James pesonally i believe stamina is in the breeding, i've a friend with a race bred ped whippet and it can;t live with vixen or sagar, after 2 hours ferreting it just goes and sits on my jacket as it's had enough mate. where my whippets will work all day.

 

[BEARINATOR 2,867]

Mally yours are stunning

[Rabbiting man 1,191]

That all I go for now that my big dog was put down is Whippet types or Whippets it the right sort of dog me as im a rabbiter

[bunnys 1,228]

mally those animals of thyne are a credit to you fella , but like the cumbrian fella i would prefer a dash of another breed to the mix , mainly for a touch of extra coat etc. has for the race ped animals they have neither the bone or frame structure of the ped show working types hence one more siuted to the field the othe the track , atb bunnys.

[johnny 2 367]

How gamey are whippets?

 

 

Depends on the individual dog, pre-ban I've seen some on roe and fox, doubled up though and they did the job

Well I can quite believe that.I've got a 6mth old whippet and the terrier influence is plain to see