Coursing Dog for rabbits...

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Thanks lads.

 

Mally - nice looking bitch. Thanks for the write up.

 

Backwater - thank you for that. Just what we wanted to hear.

[bri1970 22]

One of the best rabbit lampers I saw was a 3/4 saluki 1/4 grey picked them up real easy very agile endless stamina and live to hand

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Am I right in thinking these are pretty intelligent dogs too when it comes to working?

 

I know people say they are thick and that's not true. I think people mistaken their stubborn streak for being thick...

[gorger 977]

Gareth lot coursing lads don't like running coursing dogs on rabbits or lamp espically pups a lot get to smart teaches them to stop hedges a few rabbits or odd night lamping but not a lot.

[troter58 1,711]

its all in how the dog is brought on all the coursing dog i have ran could catch rabbits in the day and night and ran the big land every week atb troter

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Thanks for the further replies.

 

We discussed it yesterday and sort of concluded that it would be dependant on how the dog was brought on but wasnt too sure.

 

Thanks

 

Gaz

[poacher3161 1,766]

It was only rubbish wrote in plummer books that all saluki hybreds are any good for was pointing and slipping on an hare and anybody whos owned them knows wat a load of bollox that is.

[wardman 49]

Hes 27 inch mate every outing he pleases mOre and more allways catching double figures and times hes caught 30 pluses and half a dozen times iv been wi lads who hav had lamping types such as collie whippet greyhounds etc and theyv had to carry there dogs off lAnd where as my dog was still running them asif it was is first slip

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Hes 27 inch mate every outing he pleases mOre and more allways catching double figures and times hes caught 30 pluses and half a dozen times iv been wi lads who hav had lamping types such as collie whippet greyhounds etc and theyv had to carry there dogs off lAnd where as my dog was still running them asif it was is first slip

 

Thanks mate. Is that him in your profile pic?

 

Gaz

[gamerooster 1,179]

but on the other hand there is dogs like mine, 26 inch at the shoulder hes 12 year old now, but could kill hares for fun, but strugles with the rabbits, hes got the turning circle of the titanic

[chartpolski 24,572]

but on the other hand there is dogs like mine, 26 inch at the shoulder hes 12 year old now, but could kill hares for fun, but strugles with the rabbits, hes got the turning circle of the titanic

 

Not having a pop, mate, but if he had "the turning circle of the Titanic", how did he take so many hares ?

 

Cheers.

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

It was only rubbish wrote in plummer books that all saluki hybreds are any good for was pointing and slipping on an hare and anybody whos owned them knows wat a load of bollox that is.

 

True words,...some of the Saluki hybrids are extremely versatile...

[arcticgun 4,548]

I think you got a better chance of getting genuine worker to worker, proper tested stuff out of the coursing lines, than buying scatter breds or first x's. I have a beddy x grey purpose bred for the lamp and she does a fair do on all game (no bad day time either), but she is easily outperformed by both the pure saluki and the coursing x's we have, the saluki was put on the lamp last year for the first time and within a couple of sessions had mastered all game on lamp, by stamina alone he would easily catch more rabbits than the beddy x, he a big lump the saluki 27" takes rabbits all night long. Both pure and crosses hunt up freely during the daily walks and hunt and ctach game no worries and were I live the fields are the smae size as Ireland, good dogs do it anywhere, the rest sadly are just not good enough or aint been bought on right, to many are too quick to blame the dog , stud, breeder, but rarely put the required time in.

[fireman 10,994]

Hedge Mumper had a merlin eve bred dog that held it's own down in cornwall running alongside the landy,seen a couple saluki types do themselves well at the old bunny bashing game.

[arcticgun 4,548]

It was only rubbish wrote in plummer books that all saluki hybreds are any good for was pointing and slipping on an hare and anybody whos owned them knows wat a load of bollox that is.

 

True words,...some of the Saluki hybrids are extremely versatile...

 

I like a bit of 'flushing at first light', then, some fast ferreting, as the day warms up...

 

 

 

Looks a very nice strong handy type, bet he gives em some stick