anyone work saluki whippet based lurchers

[2.8 guy 403]

Im on the look out for a rabbiting dog, and just wondered if anyone works, saluki whippet based lurchers as a strait cross or with something els ie collie or bedlington

Im not saying this will be my next dog but the thought of the cross does interest me

as i dont want my dog to be over 24inc prob 22/23 would be best as it will be only for rabbits

but its always nice to have a dog that has a good turn of speed just in case a fast one jumps up

any info, stories or breeders would be of interest

atb 2.8

[rob284 1,682]

well saluki whippets can turn out small and real tall. whippet grey x collie or beddy sounds good to me.

[Dannyboy23 77]

Robs right they can make tall dogs just as easy my pup now is dam collie whippet x beddy greyhound sire was pure saluki ands not the biggest but mine is 7 1/2 month and now 23 inch but at 6 month it caught its first rabbit and has picked off a few more to date atb pal

[johnrussell84 2,832]

I've got a saluki whippet grey x collie whippet she's 23 half tts she s doin well for me not real fast but holds her own am can fill a bag

[Mick C. 229]

I work a saluki whippet greyhound / collie greyhound/ bull greyhound.

 

Really pleased with this type for alround rabbit work

 

He is 24 tts.

 

 

[birddog 1,354]

a cross for rabbits.......not too big...22 / 23"....... .............1st x greyhound / collie bitch springs to mind

[2.8 guy 403]

IM no stranger to the collie greyhound run them for years of all %'s, and like you say a nice cross for rabbits but these days im of the opinion that a lurcher to lurcher with a twixt of what you want ie collie or whateva will offer a better chance of something that would catch a swift one

for example, i run a half cross acd it was 2nd genaration half cross to half cross, but as a hybrid through racier than a strait half cross and could run a fair bit quicker than the others i saw of just half cross running with the same parents on one side

but like i said ive not 100% made my mind up yet atb 2.8

[poacher28 120]

you wont go far wrong with a saluki whippet grey

Edited September 5, 2012 by poacher28