Pics of Whippet & Pups

[paddy polecat 129]

they do look racy enough. i always thought there would be some wastage in this cross ie heavy cloddy types.

 

I was also very surprised mate, mum had 11 pups, 10 made it and all of them were racy types

[paddy polecat 129]

Cheers for the kind comments all

[beddylurcher 70]

pups look like crackers mate atb andy.

[paddy polecat 129]

Cheers andy

[Ideation 8,216]

Hello mate, like the dogs, and have a few questions.

 

The pups look quite light and racy, which was round was the breeding done?

 

What kind of height / weight was the collie, and the whippet used?

 

What kind of heights (and ages) and the pups, and what height are you hoping they will make?

 

Is the this end point or are you planning to cross back to a whippet or something?

 

How much speed loss is there next to the pure whip and what other differences do you notice and hope for?

 

The reason i ask is a mate and i have discussed this x at length for the future.

 

Alright mate, the sire is a border collie which I have owned since he was 8weeks old, & mum a whippet, my collie stands at 20" tts, and currently weighs around 22kgs but thats because he's now almost 14yr old but he was much lighter in his better days and was my marking dog for many years and his intelligence was & still is remarkable. He came from a litter of small collies that were bread small for many generations, he was the biggest in the litter. The whippet stands at 18" tts & weighs 14.5 kg. The pups are a few days short of 7months old, the mostly white bitch pup currently stands at 17" tts and is just over 10kg.......the bitch with the white head stands at 17.5" & weighs 10.7kg. The dog pup thats sitting in the pic he stands at 17.5" tts & is 12.7kg. If the bitches make 18" I'll be happy with that as there mum stands at 18". Not much speed loss between the wee bitches & mum, they can keep really tight to her, the dog pup is the slowest between them but not by much really and is much stronger and hardy and I would have to say that all pups are already that bit more smarter than mum. That would be the most standing point about these pups because of the brains the dad has passed on, they watch and observe everything and are very keen to learn at all times.

 

Dont know about future breeding plans for the pup yet, just taking each day as it comes and hopefully see what they are made of once the season gets started, if one makes it as a good grafter, a few years down the line I would consider using for breeding but would deffo use a whippet or small whippet cross. Im only interested in hunting rabbits, dont see the point in feeding a big mouth when a smaller one does it's intended job just as well.

 

Hope I was able to help you somewhat

 

Thankyou very much for the information mate, and i wish you all the luck with the pups.

 

Any photos of the sire?

[Fat-Ferret 857]

They look good Paddy...

[choo-choo 41]

Hello mate, like the dogs, and have a few questions.

 

The pups look quite light and racy, which was round was the breeding done?

 

What kind of height / weight was the collie, and the whippet used?

 

What kind of heights (and ages) and the pups, and what height are you hoping they will make?

 

Is the this end point or are you planning to cross back to a whippet or something?

 

How much speed loss is there next to the pure whip and what other differences do you notice and hope for?

 

The reason i ask is a mate and i have discussed this x at length for the future.

 

Alright mate, the sire is a border collie which I have owned since he was 8weeks old, & mum a whippet, my collie stands at 20" tts, and currently weighs around 22kgs but thats because he's now almost 14yr old but he was much lighter in his better days and was my marking dog for many years and his intelligence was & still is remarkable. He came from a litter of small collies that were bread small for many generations, he was the biggest in the litter. The whippet stands at 18" tts & weighs 14.5 kg. The pups are a few days short of 7months old, the mostly white bitch pup currently stands at 17" tts and is just over 10kg.......the bitch with the white head stands at 17.5" & weighs 10.7kg. The dog pup thats sitting in the pic he stands at 17.5" tts & is 12.7kg. If the bitches make 18" I'll be happy with that as there mum stands at 18". Not much speed loss between the wee bitches & mum, they can keep really tight to her, the dog pup is the slowest between them but not by much really and is much stronger and hardy and I would have to say that all pups are already that bit more smarter than mum. That would be the most standing point about these pups because of the brains the dad has passed on, they watch and observe everything and are very keen to learn at all times.

 

Dont know about future breeding plans for the pup yet, just taking each day as it comes and hopefully see what they are made of once the season gets started, if one makes it as a good grafter, a few years down the line I would consider using for breeding but would deffo use a whippet or small whippet cross. Im only interested in hunting rabbits, dont see the point in feeding a big mouth when a smaller one does it's intended job just as well.

 

Hope I was able to help you somewhat

lookin......... :boredom:

[iceman001979 1,316]

Paddy pups look well mate fair play to you look in good nick

[SeanMcD 92]

crackn pups paddy

[skycat 6,173]

I really like the look of these pups: racy but strongly made, Look forward to seeing them in a few months time.

[paddy polecat 129]

Thanks for the comments lads

 

Ideation I'll get a pic of the sire up if it will be allowed, with this being a Lurcher & Sighthound topic incase it will be removed. I'll see if I can put it in another topic.

[paddy polecat 129]

Cheers for the comments lads

 

Ideation I'll get a pic of the sire up if it will be allowed, with this being a Lurcher & Sighthound topic incase it will be removed. I'll see if I can put it in another topic.

[Millet 4,497]

Sling the picture of the sire up i'm sure it will not be removed..

[paddy polecat 129]

The old fella

 

 

Father & Son

 

 

The pics were taken two months ago when the dog pup was five months old.

Edited May 18, 2012 by paddy polecat

[Ideation 8,216]

Cheers mate!

 

They look cracking, i'll be following their progress with interest!