best cross

[tonytucker1 3]

Right what's the best cross for rabbits !!

[huntmad. 67]

Sonthing fast haha oj I'd say whip x grey x beddy but ul get loads diff crosses as answers I think it's just down to wat cross u like

[jcm 2,327]

A purpose bred lurcher to lurcher rabbit dog

[NaTiiVe 29]

well ive got a beddy whippet x collie greythound not saying shes the best cross but shes doing well for size 20.5tts at 9 month just hoping she does good this season as its her first =) just got to get her fit(ter) atb

Edited August 7, 2012 by NaTiiVe

[huntmad. 67]

That's a cracking looking bitch credit to you an atb with the season ahead

[NaTiiVe 29]

thanks mate atb to you too

[joshc123 45]

I'd go for collie grey whippet or a beddy whippetx collie grey should do the job just fine for rabbits

[SMART DOG 340]

well ive got a beddy whippet x collie greythound not saying shes the best cross but shes doing well for size 20.5tts at 9 month just hoping she does good this season as its her first =) just got to get her fit(ter) atb

supreme pal good luck with her she's a beaut

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

I've got a Collie/grey x saluki/grey and when I first got her never expected her to be anything more than ok but she is proving quite a rabbit dog.

 

She is 24" tts, fast enough off the mark for golf course bunnys, works the beam well, turns on a sixpence and strikes like she's been doing it all her life.

 

I've often knocked collie crosses saying they just detract from the speed of the dog, which in some cases they do, but I'm pretty sure that what they lack in speed they have in brain which I think is pretty important especially when lamping.

 

Just the other night I spotted a rabbit on the golf course, squatting down at the foot of a tree, at the edge of a wooded area, I put the beam on it and it didn't move, slipped the dog and she slowly trotted left out of the beam, behind the tree and positioned herself the otherside of the rabbit about 6 foot from it, the rabbit got up and she then ran it into the open, she stuck with it on acceleration up hill, overtook it and got to the long grass area before the rabbit did and ran along side it almost in a bid to keep it out of the cover, she pushed it back into the open and as it headed down hill back towards the wooded area she took it.

 

Just one example where brain can come in handy and put 1 in the bag.

 

Gaz

[staffpeg 217]

I'd go for collie grey whippet or a beddy whippetx collie grey should do the job just fine for rabbits

yep i agree with that

[Carraghs Gem 1,675]

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[NaTiiVe 29]

well ive got a beddy whippet x collie greythound not saying shes the best cross but shes doing well for size 20.5tts at 9 month just hoping she does good this season as its her first =) just got to get her fit(ter) atb

supreme pal good luck with her she's a beaut

cheers smart dog you 2 pal

[bird 9,871]

I've got a Collie/grey x saluki/grey and when I first got her never expected her to be anything more than ok but she is proving quite a rabbit dog.

 

She is 24" tts, fast enough off the mark for golf course bunnys, works the beam well, turns on a sixpence and strikes like she's been doing it all her life.

 

I've often knocked collie crosses saying they just detract from the speed of the dog, which in some cases they do, but I'm pretty sure that what they lack in speed they have in brain which I think is pretty important especially when lamping.

 

Just the other night I spotted a rabbit on the golf course, squatting down at the foot of a tree, at the edge of a wooded area, I put the beam on it and it didn't move, slipped the dog and she slowly trotted left out of the beam, behind the tree and positioned herself the otherside of the rabbit about 6 foot from it, the rabbit got up and she then ran it into the open, she stuck with it on acceleration up hill, overtook it and got to the long grass area before the rabbit did and ran along side it almost in a bid to keep it out of the cover, she pushed it back into the open and as it headed down hill back towards the wooded area she took it.

 

Just one example where brain can come in handy and put 1 in the bag.

 

Gaz

 

well as a rabbit dog day+ night , i dont think you will beat a colliex grey .Ive had 3 all been well quick on rabbits, my dog now Bryn is a 1x collie grey, and is very fast for a 1x , had big bags in the lamp, and prob my best rabbit dog ive had so far. With this x they are very clever, and will only do what (they) want, be it lots of runs or tackle certain quarry, where as other xs will just do it. But with colliexs good coat,feet,wind, brain, they are spot on in the winter for the rabbit job.

 

Bryn

great nose had a mark for every rabbit here

 

 

[Richard Morgan 38]

I've got a Collie/grey x saluki/grey and when I first got her never expected her to be anything more than ok but she is proving quite a rabbit dog.

 

She is 24" tts, fast enough off the mark for golf course bunnys, works the beam well, turns on a sixpence and strikes like she's been doing it all her life.

 

I've often knocked collie crosses saying they just detract from the speed of the dog, which in some cases they do, but I'm pretty sure that what they lack in speed they have in brain which I think is pretty important especially when lamping.

 

Just the other night I spotted a rabbit on the golf course, squatting down at the foot of a tree, at the edge of a wooded area, I put the beam on it and it didn't move, slipped the dog and she slowly trotted left out of the beam, behind the tree and positioned herself the otherside of the rabbit about 6 foot from it, the rabbit got up and she then ran it into the open, she stuck with it on acceleration up hill, overtook it and got to the long grass area before the rabbit did and ran along side it almost in a bid to keep it out of the cover, she pushed it back into the open and as it headed down hill back towards the wooded area she took it.

 

Just one example where brain can come in handy and put 1 in the bag.

 

Gaz

 

well as a rabbit dog day+ night , i dont think you will beat a colliex grey .Ive had 3 all been well quick on rabbits, my dog now Bryn is a 1x collie grey, and is very fast for a 1x , had big bags in the lamp, and prob my best rabbit dog ive had so far. With this x they are very clever, and will only do what (they) want, be it lots of runs or tackle certain quarry, where as other xs will just do it. But with colliexs good coat,feet,wind, brain, they are spot on in the winter for the rabbit job.

 

Bryn

great nose had a mark for every rabbit here

 

 

cant argue with that i still prefer something straight their though and i dont think you get that with a collie/grey from what ive seen

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

A purpose bred lurcher to lurcher rabbit dog

Best answer for me, well said jcm.