Coursing Dog for rabbits...

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

A good mate of mine is looking to get a coursing bred pup (full saluki dam x line bredcoursing sal/grey sire).

 

He wants a coursing bred pup for a couple of reasons, a) because he just likes them and saluki crosses and because he has got friends in Ireland where he will be able to go regular for hare coursing.

 

Now the question is how good will it or should I say "could it" be on rabbits? Daytime and on the lamp?

 

We lamp a lot and our thinking is that if it is schooled as a ferreting and lamping dog then it may make a decent dog?

 

A few lads have said coursing dogs won't bother with rabbits etc but is this because they are raised as predominantly coursing dogs?

 

If raised as rabbit dogs surely they would make a fine job of it and also be handy on the daytime long ears when he goes to Ireland?

 

Thanks

 

Gaz

[ferret features 289]

3/4 sakuki be no good for ireland

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Thanks for reply. Whys that mate?

 

They won't necessarily be 3/4 saluki. Not sure how much saluki is in the sire. Just coursing bred back to merlin and eve stuff.

[krs118 14]

i have a saluki/grey and is really racy and runs non-stop good for massive open fields for the fast ones

[ferret features 289]

Thanks for reply. Whys that mate?

 

They won't necessarily be 3/4 saluki. Not sure how much saluki is in the sire. Just coursing bred back to merlin and eve stuff.

lurcher x lurcher saluki be better job up in quick tight fields gates ect.no real big land

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Ah right I get what your saying.

 

Well when he says just Ireland I think he means over here aswell when the ban is lifted

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

i have a saluki/grey and is really racy and runs non-stop good for massive open fields for the fast ones

 

Whats he like on the lamp for rabbits mate?

[chartpolski 24,529]

Maxhardcore ran a coursing bitch in the last lamping competition, and those who saw her were quite impressed.

 

Cheers.

[wardman 49]

Iv a dog here mate hes from a full saluki and hes as good as youll get on lamp and will go out and kill big uns on day

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Thanks chart and wardman. That's what we wanted to hear.

 

Wardman what height is your dog?

 

Does he retrieve?

 

Thanks.

[krs118 14]

i have a saluki/grey and is really racy and runs non-stop good for massive open fields for the fast ones

 

Whats he like on the lamp for rabbits mate?

 

tbh with you he has just turned one but i would put money on him to catch it rather them lose it mate hes a good dog but there always a better dog around the corner if u get me lol

[mally 832]

My bitch 'Missi' (line bred Saluki x Greyhound) catches rabbits on the lamp and during the day and she's a nats cock short of 26", She also retrieves them to within 5-10 yds of me. Yes the whippets are a little more agile on the smaller fields, but if there sat out then she picks them up for fun. She's surprises me how quick she can turn for a big dog and she has a good turn of foot. She's from the merlin and eve lines

 

[patterdalejoel 669]

My bitch 'Missi' (line bred Saluki x Greyhound) catches rabbits on the lamp and during the day and she's a nats cock short of 26", She also retrieves them to within 5-10 yds of me. Yes the whippets are a little more agile on the smaller fields, but if there sat out then she picks them up for fun. She's surprises me how quick she can turn for a big dog and she has a good turn of foot. She's from the merlin and eve lines

 

what do you consider the difference to be between the larger and smaller fields? just interested in the whippets capabilities. would the whippets catch during the day if they are sat out in the field?

[mally 832]

My bitch 'Missi' (line bred Saluki x Greyhound) catches rabbits on the lamp and during the day and she's a nats cock short of 26", She also retrieves them to within 5-10 yds of me. Yes the whippets are a little more agile on the smaller fields, but if there sat out then she picks them up for fun. She's surprises me how quick she can turn for a big dog and she has a good turn of foot. She's from the merlin and eve lines

 

what do you consider the difference to be between the larger and smaller fields? just interested in the whippets capabilities. would the whippets catch during the day if they are sat out in the field?

 

Of course the whippets would catch if they were sat out in the fields mate. The land i run the dogs on vary from 2 acres to 50 acres. The whippets do better in the smaller fields as the rabbits arn't far from the hedges even if there sat in the middle!!, there alot quicker on the turn and keep them away from the hedge better than the saluki x does.

[BLACKWATER... 157]

any decent bred saluki cross will cacth a rabbit lamping, during the day its hit and miss as well rabbs unless not disturbed will be flighty , had coursing type saluks cross bitches will cacth for fun on lamp and can catch bolting rabbs to ,there atheltes a rabbit shouldnt me to much of a prob once they catch on whats asked ,the real good saluk lurchers are very versatile as thye have been bred for years without terreir collie so most are pacy ,over space of a few season caut more with saluki cross lurcher than i did with whippet grew as you could run her any were feet like iron stamina and a general hardier type ,a [bANNED TEXT] clever bitch , she was slower than whippet cros at first then got her mouth going on game and she was real decent,never ran her out ,when fit

Edited June 21, 2012 by BLACKWATER...