Half x collie / grey x whippet.

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Out of interest, has anyone owned a dog that was bred out of a half x collie / greyhound bitch, lined by a pure whippet?

 

Just wondering on how they threw, what kind of size, and all the usual questions?

 

I'm asking, as i am considering breeding from my lad, in a couple of years, if he continues to develop and improve as he is, an this, i think, may be the way i would go?

[suffolkpoacher 219]

Mate had 1 mad about 23tts great rabbit dog lacked a bit of top end for long ears but that was all it was tried on,

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Don't suppose you have any photos mate?

 

I'm not a hare man, so i figured, that quarter grey, would give the dog that bit more top end speed, than my whippet, or at least balance out, what is lost by adding the quarter collie. And the collie would give me a bit more bidability, thicker skin / jacket and a little more durability.

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

This is a cross that has proved successful for our rabbit work, in the brash and woods...

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This is a cross that has proved successful for our rabbit work, in the brash and woods...

 

Thanks for the reply mate, that is a lot of the kind of land that i hunt, where a short, sharp dash is needed, but also the ruggedness, to be able to make such a dash, over shitty ground, and take the odd knock that this entails.

 

It would be predominantly say work, but also i was hoping that the splash of collie, would give that bit more stamina, for a long nights lamping.

 

My lad, isn't too small, about 21.5, so im hoping if i could find the right bitch, i could get a pup that would level out around the 23 " or so mark.

[reddawn 2,173]

i was told as a kid nt to run a lurcher with whippet in it, i know its silly an i have probs missed some fun over the years, but its summat thats allways stuck in my head so iv never had 1,i stuck to the greyhoundx's an had fun along the way, the type a dog you mention is an ideal rabbit dog, maybe 1 day ill try 1

[Sirius 1,391]

They often seem to throw smaller dogs from what I have seen. I would personally prefer one with less than half whippet, just enough to keep the size down a touch.

Edited July 18, 2012 by Sirius

[darbo 4,776]

all my lurchers have had collie in them. 1/2 collie 1/4 collie and so on. i only ferret and mooch these days. the ferreting is mainly in woods and copses etc. when the time comes for a new pup this is a type i would certainly consider.

[jayjay 264]

my bitch is out of a first cross collie greyhound dam, back to a whippet dog, she's around the 22inch mark.

[darbo 4,776]

my bitch is out of a first cross collie greyhound dam, back to a whippet dog, she's around the 22inch mark.

any pics of your bitch jay jay atb.

[jayjay 264]

my bitch is out of a first cross collie greyhound dam, back to a whippet dog, she's around the 22inch mark.

any pics of your bitch jay jay atb.

i will try and dig one or two out for you......

 

cheers,

 

jay.

[albert64 1,882]

dont think you'll go far wrong with that cross jai

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Cheers for all of the replies lads.

 

Red - I've seen some cracking lurchers with whippet in them, and various collie/whippet/greys, but just wondered about this specific breeding. Also, i have what i would class as a good working whippet here, and you dont see many working greys, so i was interested in seeing what it would produce in comparisson to say a 3/4 grey 1/4 collie, from a non working grey.

 

Sirius - Im planning on using my whippet dog (if i do ever do this) and so half whippet is the way it goes, but who knows, if decent, it could be the basis for a further breeding down the line.

 

Jay - would love to see a couple of photos mate.

 

Albert - here's hoping.

[Hitcher 297]

two litter brothers whippet x collie greyhound

[jonansuki 21]

my bitch is a collie x whippet grey she is 19tts