whippets for working?

[Ideation 8,216]

i must say thats one strong looking whippet.

 

Cheers mate. That's the thing though, he is very strong for a whippet, but not that fast for a whippet. I guess that's the way he has been bred, toward the work, and not toward the racing. Don't get me wrong, he is fast enough, but just not a real speed machine (although that may also have a littler to do with some bangs he has taken. But aye, if he decides to chuck something around and hurt it, it gets hurt.

[Ideation 8,216]

Ideation its in superpb nick,would like a collar the same for mine

 

Cheers mate!

 

Speak to ss about the collar!

[morton 5,368]

Morton - i agree 100 % that it is all in the breeding. I just think sometimes folk assume that any and all lurchers will better a whippet, and that just isn't true.

 

Chart - I agree mate, although my whippet couldnt win a race to save his life

 

 

 

 

One of the best dogs ive ever had the pleasure of walking the land with was a rag racing 22" Barnsley bred whippety,alas it was,nt the norm,if this dog could have been replicated i may have trod a different path,possibly,i have found my pleasures in other types that produced the goods on a more reliable basis.

[johnny 2 367]

Will do thanks.Can you tell me what yours was like as a pup?Mine has been mental!

[chartpolski 23,808]

This one won any amount of races, killed pleanty hares, and took the odd roe. He was around 21" and 36lb....This was WAY before the ban was even thought of !! LOL !!

 

 

Cheers.

[johnny 2 367]

This one won any amount of races, killed pleanty hares, and took the odd roe. He was around 21" and 36lb....This was WAY before the ban was even thought of !! LOL !!

 

 

Cheers. As a new owner of a whipp good info and pics thanks johnny

[whip x grey 276]

This one won any amount of races, killed pleanty hares, and took the odd roe. He was around 21" and 36lb....This was WAY before the ban was even thought of !! LOL !!

 

 

Cheers.

 

feck it ill throw some pics up to rich :thumbs:

 

crush,,,loves mole,ing it

 

 

crush and paddy,looking for worms

 

 

paddy looking for worms

 

 

zac ,,crushes sire,,,again looking for worm,s

 

 

 

crush,,,again,,,painting the town blood red lol

 

Edited June 9, 2012 by whip x grey

[CallumDonohoe 65]

i really like whippet or small whippetx type's mine do perfect for me i go out 2 or 3 nites a week in the winter and she cope's fine hardly miss a rabbit plus take up less room when in the house/car. less crap to pick up and less food to buy i feed 2 whippets and a staffy for about 4 weeks on 1 bag of £15 chudleys i also give them my left over veg meat etc great little dogs

[johnny 2 367]

i really like whippet or small whippetx type's mine do perfect for me i go out 2 or 3 nites a week in the winter and she cope's fine hardly miss a rabbit plus take up less room when in the house/car. less crap to pick up and less food to buy i feed 2 whippets and a staffy for about 4 weeks on 1 bag of £15 chudleys i also give them my left over veg meat etc great little dogs

Well I can relate to what you are saying.I have had lurchers before,not into getting big numbers got a whipp that should catch enough to feed me and the dogs.Not knocking lurchers just for me a whipp is easier for me

[chartpolski 23,808]

i really like whippet or small whippetx type's mine do perfect for me i go out 2 or 3 nites a week in the winter and she cope's fine hardly miss a rabbit plus take up less room when in the house/car. less crap to pick up and less food to buy i feed 2 whippets and a staffy for about 4 weeks on 1 bag of £15 chudleys i also give them my left over veg meat etc great little dogs

Well I can relate to what you are saying.I have had lurchers before,not into getting big numbers got a whipp that should catch enough to feed me and the dogs.Not knocking lurchers just for me a whipp is easier for me

 

I can't see how a Whippet is easier to take care of, feed, etc, than a Lurcher ? I've got two Lurcher bitches, 23" & 29", and they take less looking after than our Mini Manchester Terrier and Chihuahua !! LOL !!

 

Cheers.

[johnny 2 367]

i really like whippet or small whippetx type's mine do perfect for me i go out 2 or 3 nites a week in the winter and she cope's fine hardly miss a rabbit plus take up less room when in the house/car. less crap to pick up and less food to buy i feed 2 whippets and a staffy for about 4 weeks on 1 bag of £15 chudleys i also give them my left over veg meat etc great little dogs

Well I can relate to what you are saying.I have had lurchers before,not into getting big numbers got a whipp that should catch enough to feed me and the dogs.Not knocking lurchers just for me a whipp is easier for me

 

I can't see how a Whippet is easier to take care of, feed, etc, than a Lurcher ? I've got two Lurcher bitches, 23" & 29", and they take less looking after than our Mini Manchester Terrier and Chihuahua !! LOL !!

 

Cheers.

Well me mams got five of thos mexican feckers so i get what you mean lol

[Floyd17586 454]

I have seen only a couple of real good ones in the past.ive got 2 dogs in middle of been trained but bitch is decent lamper.they dont have any lasting though do they.just seen on an other ad tripletrees whippets some nice dogs just wondering did anyone else have any as nyc

 

What do you mean "they dont have any lasting though do they?"

 

Have you got 3 dogs then? The 2 being trained and the good lamp bitch you mentioned on the golf course thread?

 

All the best

 

Gaz

no sory im training just my male.iv got a whippet bitch aswell shes mick brown lines and got a saluki bull whippet bitch.what i mean is normally after afew runs der generally f****d

[Terrier Sam 297]

I think the same as most comment mate.

 

I have a non ped whippet from sooty sam and laguna lines, iv had one full season with him and hes been great. Its great fun watching him work but due to thin, tight skin, hes had a couple of cuts which required treatment and time off which in turn, meant loosing about 6 weeks out of the season in total.

 

Iv recently got a pup and i took a long time deciding what to get and chose to get a lurcher (beddy whip x whip grey - pics on another recent thread on here) for the above reasons but also i felt that the whippet didnt have quite enough speed on a long straight run. Once hes turn it a couple of times he would almost certainly catch and im only talking rabbits here.

 

Now im not tarring them all with the same brush by any stretch and I would definately have another but for an alrounder id go for a lurcher

 

ATB

 

Sam

[chartpolski 23,808]

I have seen only a couple of real good ones in the past.ive got 2 dogs in middle of been trained but bitch is decent lamper.they dont have any lasting though do they.just seen on an other ad tripletrees whippets some nice dogs just wondering did anyone else have any as nyc

 

What do you mean "they dont have any lasting though do they?"

 

Have you got 3 dogs then? The 2 being trained and the good lamp bitch you mentioned on the golf course thread?

 

All the best

 

Gaz

no sory im training just my male.iv got a whippet bitch aswell shes mick brown lines and got a saluki bull whippet bitch.what i mean is normally after afew runs der generally f****d

 

I'm confused ??? Didn't you say you Whippet bitch takes 10/10 EVERY time ???

 

Cheers.

[Floyd17586 454]

i have a whippet at who is 22".....and got the stamina to work all night if needs...lots of people out there work they whips and do well with them..think the trouble is people think whippets think of the show ones

very good point mate [NO TEXT TALK] that sees mine asks me do i show dem