Pricked eared whippets.

[mally 832]

so the other 2 failed?? are they pets or where they pts??

 

 

i really like whippets an always have, but for the job i expect my dogs to do at this point in time they are not suitable, i will have 1 in the future tho, or atleast plan to, an i couldnae gee 2 flying flooks aboot ears, papers or any other shit that comes with whippets, as long as BOTH sire an dam are doing the jobs they werew bred/designed for then ill be happy, i never seem to look at a dogs ears when its in mid chase, i watch the action

 

One went to a pet/lure coursing home and he's done very well too and the other to a pet home.

[reddawn 2,173]

so the other 2 failed?? are they pets or where they pts??

 

 

i really like whippets an always have, but for the job i expect my dogs to do at this point in time they are not suitable, i will have 1 in the future tho, or atleast plan to, an i couldnae gee 2 flying flooks aboot ears, papers or any other shit that comes with whippets, as long as BOTH sire an dam are doing the jobs they werew bred/designed for then ill be happy, i never seem to look at a dogs ears when its in mid chase, i watch the action

 

One went to a pet/lure coursing home and he's done very well too and the other to a pet home.

 

 

well 50% of a litter turning out good aint bad, i hope future generations are the same

[Moll. 1,770]

 

I did look around for a working stud dog and had a couple i really liked but the owners wern't prepared to let me see the dogs work even though they said they were great workers!!!. So i decided on the show dog i used on a number of factors, Jess the Dam was a result of a mother to son mating bred by Mike Brown and i felt i needed to outcross from those lines.

 

Then you had no other choice really

 

I often think about having a pup out of Boo, do get people stopping me to ask if they can use him, but have never seen a whippet bitch strong enough looking with a decent coat. Could not believe the variations in whippets at a show i went to recently.

I've never bred a dog at all but do think enough about this lad to want him again, i like everything about him, even his annoying 'only in my time' attitude

[mally 832]

so the other 2 failed?? are they pets or where they pts??

 

 

i really like whippets an always have, but for the job i expect my dogs to do at this point in time they are not suitable, i will have 1 in the future tho, or atleast plan to, an i couldnae gee 2 flying flooks aboot ears, papers or any other shit that comes with whippets, as long as BOTH sire an dam are doing the jobs they werew bred/designed for then ill be happy, i never seem to look at a dogs ears when its in mid chase, i watch the action

 

One went to a pet/lure coursing home and he's done very well too and the other to a pet home.

 

 

well 50% of a litter turning out good aint bad, i hope future generations are the same

 

There's no reason why they wouldn't have made it in the field mate, they just havn't had the chance. They have excellent homes and thats all that matters, there not being past from pillar to post like alot of working dogs are. The dog that lurecoursers has done really well. 6 of the 10 pups from Vixens litter are in working homes and doing very well

[Moll. 1,770]

These two whippets are the best i have ever seen imo...

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/255431-a-couple-of-the-whippets-i-kept-back/#entry2730153

 

Cannot believe the length of tail

[reddawn 2,173]

These two whippets are the best i have ever seen imo...

 

http://www.thehuntin...k/#entry2730153

 

Cannot believe the length of tail

 

 

just goin off them pics, id gee them both a try if the chance arose, i especially like that brindle, i not a lover of brindle dogs, but that is a great shape, id have some fun way that on the lamp here...

[B.P.R 2,798]

I'm not sure what 'prick ears' means.....

 

My whippet bitch has them 'rose ears' but when she eyes up a rabbit/ lure/ something interests her they go pricked up and pointed. Are you telling me this is a fault?

[bunnys 1,228]

"Prick" ears IS a fault in SHOW Whippets........ but means absolutely NOTHING in working or racing Whippets.

 

Cheers.

 

I consider it a fault in all whippets Chartpolski, just like the shallow chest in racing x working lines. I did alot of research when i was looking for a suitable stud dog for Jess to produce Sagar, and a lot of folk slagged me off for using show blood. The reason i used show blood is i didn't like the look and conformation of alot of the working lines and i wanted to breed as close to the standard as possible. Some people say breed worker to worker but whats the point in that if they both have bad faults. Jess was a good worker but the stud dog i used hadn't caught a rabbit in it's life, however he was the best dog that suited jess, the end result is probably the best lamping/ferreting bitch i've had the pleasure of breeding/owning.

 

It's horses for courses but i prefer a whippet to look like a whippet....

it could also be said that the roae type ear is descended from the staff terrier amongst others that were introduced in the line of make up of modern whippets , i agree with mally on the fact a whipp should be in the standard , but whos standard the whippety whipp is considered the working type of old coursing standard , the show stock type do seem to give good stamina etc wich will be quite obvious as there speed is a far cry from the ped racing lines neva mind the non peds . Breeding for whateva typer of whipp can be up to the individuals concerned no mention of girth of chest wich is a main feature i would be looking for aswell as large well sprung ribs . . atb bunnys.

[Moll. 1,770]

I'm not sure what 'prick ears' means.....

 

My whippet bitch has them 'rose ears' but when she eyes up a rabbit/ lure/ something interests her they go pricked up and pointed. Are you telling me this is a fault?

 

Sure is!

 

 

 

[B.P.R 2,798]

Well it's a fault I couldn't care less about and I'm happy with

[mally 832]

I'm not sure what 'prick ears' means.....

 

My whippet bitch has them 'rose ears' but when she eyes up a rabbit/ lure/ something interests her they go pricked up and pointed. Are you telling me this is a fault?

 

Not at all, my whippets ears prick when they see a rabbit, but when there relaxed there the rose ears

"Prick" ears IS a fault in SHOW Whippets........ but means absolutely NOTHING in working or racing Whippets.

 

Cheers.

 

I consider it a fault in all whippets Chartpolski, just like the shallow chest in racing x working lines. I did alot of research when i was looking for a suitable stud dog for Jess to produce Sagar, and a lot of folk slagged me off for using show blood. The reason i used show blood is i didn't like the look and conformation of alot of the working lines and i wanted to breed as close to the standard as possible. Some people say breed worker to worker but whats the point in that if they both have bad faults. Jess was a good worker but the stud dog i used hadn't caught a rabbit in it's life, however he was the best dog that suited jess, the end result is probably the best lamping/ferreting bitch i've had the pleasure of breeding/owning.

 

It's horses for courses but i prefer a whippet to look like a whippet....

it could also be said that the roae type ear is descended from the staff terrier amongst others that were introduced in the line of make up of modern whippets , i agree with mally on the fact a whipp should be in the standard , but whos standard the whippety whipp is considered the working type of old coursing standard , the show stock type do seem to give good stamina etc wich will be quite obvious as there speed is a far cry from the ped racing lines neva mind the non peds . Breeding for whateva typer of whipp can be up to the individuals concerned no mention of girth of chest wich is a main feature i would be looking for aswell as large well sprung ribs . . atb bunnys.

 

I agree that the ped racing lines are quicker than the show/working bred lines but they lack the stamina and brains in my experience. Both Vixen and Sagar are arn't blessed with the blistering pace of the race whippets but still pick up rabbits with ease both daytime and on the lamp. A friend of mine has a race bred whippet and it's 4 years old yet it's still not learn't it doesn't have to run flat out all the time to catch a rabbit, neither has it learnt to slow down before hitting a hedge or fence line, my heart is in my mouth everytime i see him run.

As you mention the show bred dogs do generally have a good deep chest, plenty of room for the heart and lungs

[reddawn 2,173]

I'm not sure what 'prick ears' means.....

 

My whippet bitch has them 'rose ears' but when she eyes up a rabbit/ lure/ something interests her they go pricked up and pointed. Are you telling me this is a fault?

 

Sure is!

 

 

 

 

thats my type a whippet, i dont like saying it on here cos its sure to ruffle a few feathers an get some dummys thrown about, but i cant see why folk would use sho bred whippets when there are dogs like this about

 

[Moll. 1,770]

 

 

Not at all, my whippets ears prick when they see a rabbit, but when there relaxed there the rose ears

 

So when people refer to prick ears, they mean ears that are pricked all the time, not just when alert?

[Moll. 1,770]

I'm not sure what 'prick ears' means.....

 

My whippet bitch has them 'rose ears' but when she eyes up a rabbit/ lure/ something interests her they go pricked up and pointed. Are you telling me this is a fault?

 

Sure is!

 

 

 

 

thats my type a whippet, i dont like saying it on here cos its sure to ruffle a few feathers an get some dummys thrown about, but i cant see why folk would use sho bred whippets when there are dogs like this about

 

 

Awww bless ye. I think your the only person to have ever said that about photos of little Boo

[reddawn 2,173]

I'm not sure what 'prick ears' means.....

 

My whippet bitch has them 'rose ears' but when she eyes up a rabbit/ lure/ something interests her they go pricked up and pointed. Are you telling me this is a fault?

 

Sure is!

 

 

 

 

thats my type a whippet, i dont like saying it on here cos its sure to ruffle a few feathers an get some dummys thrown about, but i cant see why folk would use sho bred whippets when there are dogs like this about

 

 

Awww bless ye. I think your the only person to have ever said that about photos of little Boo

 

if i ever decide to get another whippet itd be a similar stamp, there are a few whippets on this site that i like the look of, im not saying i dont like the show bred dogs, but i do prefer the stamp of yours, ears wouldnt bother me 1 bit