Thinking of getting a bull x

[Guest born to run1083]

Way I look at it a bull x is not bred for wind you want a dog that can run all night on things that require wind your thinking about the wrong x

There bred for tenacity and grit and in these situations wind doesn't come into it. Best way to put it a wrestler doesn't have to be able to run a marathon. It's two different types of fitness for the both

[South hams hunter 8,934]

fair comment born to run but a bullx is one of the most versatile hunting dogs there is. it should be able to run everything thats in the beam all night long be it hare, fox or rabbit and be it 1 or 100 runs

[moonlighter 1,164]

Your not gonna find many dogs that take Charlie night after night that can kill hares. Different dogs mate.

[newcomer88 86]

I agree that's why I have a saluki cross for running those , I'm thinking that maybe if I get the right bull cross he (if a good dog shall in time go over her ) that way hopefully if right I should get the dog I'm after !!! What do you think , wind grit pace lung power , in theory this should work ?

[South hams hunter 8,934]

Down here on the smaller fields the bullxs are use for it all

[pinguu 169]

I had a cracking 58 38 bitch she took everything jumped and ran all night knew a 27 inch dog jabba that was single handed and ran all night long he was 58 38 too.

[pinguu 169]

I had a cracking 58 38 bitch she took everything jumped and ran all night knew a 27 inch dog jabba that was single handed and ran all night long he was 58 38 too.

[Guest born to run1083]

Thing is there's running all night and then there's real running all night, not saying there ain't bull x out there that can do it but i don't think there are many out there. They arnt really bred for it. Got some land you could run 20 big ears a night easy in big fields then in hits on to rabbit. Which in the last 2-3 years could easly run 100+ rabs Most fit bull x's I've seen have barely made it half way round the 7 hour shift over there. But like I said depends what you want from a dog. But still think bull x's arnt bred for wind.

[seang 163]

As you said there not bred for big ears or rabbits but still need wind for what there suppose do and thats fox how many dogs bred for big ears and rabbits will have the wind to chase fox and get 5 or 6 a night single handed

[scotty2306 37]

As you said there not bred for big ears or rabbits but still need wind for what there suppose do and thats fox how many dogs bred for big ears and rabbits will have the wind to chase fox and get 5 or 6 a night single handed

bull x are not a dog for running high numbers imo,they are for bigger stuff if you want a allrounder for rabbit hare and fox ,cross a bull grey with a dog that can run high numbers of rabbit and hare thats why i got a saluki greyx bull grey imo he is a good lamp dog and ive just got a pup out of him to a collie bull grey hope pup will be steadier and have a bit more brain

[yeti 84]

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This is my 5/8 3/8 does everything you ask of her keen has mustard ! Not very much wind tho and some times a pain in the arse but hey it will do the job

[yeti 84]

[Guest long-tail]

something like this fella 1/4 bull 3/4 greyhound

i found the ones iv had lacked a bit wind to be honest not saying this is the case with all just what i have had,saying that they never had what i would call decent feet either

he seems be good enough ive gave him a few test see how he faired out and happy with his stamina but saying that ill know when the season starts and he gets few good nights out in a trot see how hell be after that

iv seen couple saluki x lurcher types no bull in the mix at all do better than the 3/4 bred ones iv had and they had no limitations on what they ran either.

also seen a lads bull half cross that was better suited but then that turned out to have a bit of whippet in the mix half the trouble now days unless you know the lads breeding a litter personaly you can end up with whatever in the mix and be none the wiser,we can only comment on what we seen for ourselves but i would like to see a good 5/8 3/8 in the future maybe

[Guest born to run1083]

As you said there not bred for big ears or rabbits but still need wind for what there suppose do and thats fox how many dogs bred for big ears and rabbits will have the wind to chase fox and get 5 or 6 a night single handed

Mate no offense but do you really think CHASING a fox requires wind???? And only do that 5/6 tines a night doesn't take much. They do have to be fit to dispatch all kinds of teeth but it's a total different type of fitness. its not wind, yes they have to be fit but totally different.

Like in us there's anaerobic fitness and Aerobic fitness two different types all together, bull x's need the first

[seang 163]

i ment taking 5 or 6 fox a night could get more runs than that but dont get em all