is the whippet becoming to popular for its own good

[poacher3161 1,766]

A cracking little dog the ped whippet hi jacked by bull shitters and fekin peddlers.

the bullshitters and the peddlars are imho in the minority of whippet owners.

May be rightly so but those i have met are a far cry from the collier an older mate bought his first whippet off in the early 70s for 30 bob whos only sales pitch was feed it and look after it reight and it will catch thi rabbits and as a parting comment said and get yer bloody hair cut lol.

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

@ poacher3161

[lifelong cumbrian 1,829]

As the non ped racing whips, are basically bred to get to a to b as quick as possible

How would you find them in the field, they are meant to be faster on the track than a ped,

but ped whippets appear to have good stamina for a whippet, and many have excellent nose,

an important feature for a rabbiting dog.

 

Having been a around bwra racing whippets my opion is that they are very fine built as they have to be, to get a big a dog that can run well as light as possible. This means they are not as robust as a kc working whippet in my opinion but i would think are much faster pound for pound. You could have a 21" bwra dog whippet running at 25/26lb a kc working type of that size would probably be over 30lb. I used to give my fathers racing dogs a run on the rabbits odd times but they were injury prone so he stopped me taking them out. Sounds daft but i think they are probably to fast and lightweight for running rough ground. I would not say they are all like this but ours were.

[lifelong cumbrian 1,829]

As the non ped racing whips, are basically bred to get to a to b as quick as possible

How would you find them in the field, they are meant to be faster on the track than a ped,

but ped whippets appear to have good stamina for a whippet, and many have excellent nose,

an important feature for a rabbiting dog.

 

Having been a around bwra racing whippets my opion is that they are very fine built as they have to be, to get a big a dog that can run well as light as possible. This means they are not as robust as a kc working whippet in my opinion but i would think are much faster pound for pound. You could have a 21" bwra dog whippet running at 25/26lb a kc working type of that size would probably be over 30lb. I used to give my fathers racing dogs a run on the rabbits odd times but they were injury prone so he stopped me taking them out. Sounds daft but i think they are probably to fast and lightweight for running rough ground. I would not say they are all like this but ours were.

 

 

this one had a few injurys running on the track, i dont think it would have lasted long working.

[chartpolski 24,526]

As the non ped racing whips, are basically bred to get to a to b as quick as possible

How would you find them in the field, they are meant to be faster on the track than a ped,

but ped whippets appear to have good stamina for a whippet, and many have excellent nose,

an important feature for a rabbiting dog.

 

Having been a around bwra racing whippets my opion is that they are very fine built as they have to be, to get a big a dog that can run well as light as possible. This means they are not as robust as a kc working whippet in my opinion but i would think are much faster pound for pound. You could have a 21" bwra dog whippet running at 25/26lb a kc working type of that size would probably be over 30lb. I used to give my fathers racing dogs a run on the rabbits odd times but they were injury prone so he stopped me taking them out. Sounds daft but i think they are probably to fast and lightweight for running rough ground. I would not say they are all like this but ours were.

 

I wouldn't call this boy "not robust". He's just a yearling, but is making a name for himself with some tremendous times and allready has one track record.

 

And his owner isn't adverse to running a rabbit or two ! LOL !

 

Cheers.

[Guest Manitoba]

name='chartpolski' timestamp='1337269003' post='2622306']

As the non ped racing whips, are basically bred to get to a to b as quick as possible

How would you find them in the field, they are meant to be faster on the track than a ped,

but ped whippets appear to have good stamina for a whippet, and many have excellent nose,

an important feature for a rabbiting dog.

 

Having been a around bwra racing whippets my opion is that they are very fine built as they have to be, to get a big a dog that can run well as light as possible. This means they are not as robust as a kc working whippet in my opinion but i would think are much faster pound for pound. You could have a 21" bwra dog whippet running at 25/26lb a kc working type of that size would probably be over 30lb. I used to give my fathers racing dogs a run on the rabbits odd times but they were injury prone so he stopped me taking them out. Sounds daft but i think they are probably to fast and lightweight for running rough ground. I would not say they are all like this but ours were.

 

I wouldn't call this boy "not robust". He's just a yearling, but is making a name for himself with some tremendous times and allready has one track record.

 

And his owner isn't adverse to running a rabbit or two ! LOL !

 

Cheers.

dont look much like a whippet , can only judge how robust it is after a few years running or running the odd rabbit[/b]

[chartpolski 24,526]

name='chartpolski' timestamp='1337269003' post='2622306']

As the non ped racing whips, are basically bred to get to a to b as quick as possible

How would you find them in the field, they are meant to be faster on the track than a ped,

but ped whippets appear to have good stamina for a whippet, and many have excellent nose,

an important feature for a rabbiting dog.

 

Having been a around bwra racing whippets my opion is that they are very fine built as they have to be, to get a big a dog that can run well as light as possible. This means they are not as robust as a kc working whippet in my opinion but i would think are much faster pound for pound. You could have a 21" bwra dog whippet running at 25/26lb a kc working type of that size would probably be over 30lb. I used to give my fathers racing dogs a run on the rabbits odd times but they were injury prone so he stopped me taking them out. Sounds daft but i think they are probably to fast and lightweight for running rough ground. I would not say they are all like this but ours were.

 

I wouldn't call this boy "not robust". He's just a yearling, but is making a name for himself with some tremendous times and allready has one track record.

 

And his owner isn't adverse to running a rabbit or two ! LOL !

 

Cheers.

dont look much like a whippet , can only judge how robust it is after a few years running or running the odd rabbit[/b]

 

I was replying to Country Joe, who was mentioning Non-Ped Whippets. This dog is a Non-Ped Whippet. As I've said many times, I like and have raced and worked, both Peds and Non-Peds.

 

Cheers.

[Guest Manitoba]

As the non ped racing whips, are basically bred to get to a to b as quick as possible

How would you find them in the field, they are meant to be faster on the track than a ped,

but ped whippets appear to have good stamina for a whippet, and many have excellent nose,

an important feature for a rabbiting dog.

 

Having been a around bwra racing whippets my opion is that they are very fine built as they have to be, to get a big a dog that can run well as light as possible. This means they are not as robust as a kc working whippet in my opinion but i would think are much faster pound for pound. You could have a 21" bwra dog whippet running at 25/26lb a kc working type of that size would probably be over 30lb. I used to give my fathers racing dogs a run on the rabbits odd times but they were injury prone so he stopped me taking them out. Sounds daft but i think they are probably to fast and lightweight for running rough ground. I would not say they are all like this but ours were.

 

 

this one had a few injurys running on the track, i dont think it would have lasted long working.

great post mate

[Country Joe 1,411]

Looks more like the Whippet X Greyhound i ran years ago.

[chartpolski 24,526]

Looks more like the Whippet X Greyhound i ran years ago.

1/4 Grey, mate

 

Cheers.

[Moll. 1,770]

Looks more like the Whippet X Greyhound i ran years ago.

1/4 Grey, mate

 

Cheers.

 

So it's not a whippet then

[chartpolski 24,526]

Looks more like the Whippet X Greyhound i ran years ago.

1/4 Grey, mate

 

Cheers.

 

So it's not a whippet then

 

You're correct, 'Von..... it's a "Non-Ped Racing Whippet"; registered with the British Whippet Racing Association. As I keep repeating; I'm a fan of both Ped and Non-Ped Whippets,and have seen both types work and race. I have never seen Boo run, but only heard good things about him !

 

Cheers.

[Moll. 1,770]

So why do they call them whippets then Charty? They are longdogs or lurchers or cross breeds surely?

[Moll. 1,770]

I have never seen Boo run, but only heard good things about him !

 

Cheers.

 

Thank you.x.

[KittleRox 2,147]

Looks more like the Whippet X Greyhound i ran years ago.

1/4 Grey, mate

 

Cheers.

 

So it's not a whippet then

 

You're correct, 'Von..... it's a "Non-Ped Racing Whippet"; registered with the British Whippet Racing Association. As I keep repeating; I'm a fan of both Ped and Non-Ped Whippets,and have seen both types work and race. I have never seen Boo run, but only heard good things about him !

 

Cheers.

A question for you Chart as you,ve raised my interest and I know feckall about peds/non peds etc but can you register a 1st x grey/whip with the bwra ?