Whippets Coursing Hares...

[Dan McDonough 560]

I wouldn't have believed it if someone had told me about it. I would have thought there was a mistake but I was looking through the National Open Field Coursing Association's website and I clicked on the race results page and there was a list of the top ten dogs for the 2011-2012 season. 3rd, 4th and 8th place (For The Year!) were whippets! I'm new to this game so maybe this is normal...I don't know. My impression is that whippets would not be able to compete with GH's and Salukis. All three of these whippets are closely related.

 

Is this as impressive as I think it is?

 

Here is a picture of one of the three dogs:

 

[BEARINATOR 2,872]

Popular breed for coursing over there mate, my pal regularly sends me pics of his

[graham4877 1,181]

here some more info http://www.moonlake.co.uk/coursing.html

[robwelsh 354]

A lot of people overlook a whippet in my opinion their great dogs

[BEARINATOR 2,872]

  On 06/12/2012 at 00:05, robwelsh said:

A lot of people overlook a whippet in my opinion their great dogs

 

True mate they are good little dogs for a few runs

[robwelsh 354]

Wouldn't mind one but prefer a bigger dog, I think their better for lamping, they can see further lol

[baw 4,360]

I don't think it's called whippet coursing, more whippet following lol

[Malt 379]

  On 06/12/2012 at 09:50, baw said:

I don't think it's called whippet coursing, more whippet following lol

You's still have one over a plodder eh?

[BEARINATOR 2,872]

  On 06/12/2012 at 09:50, baw said:

I don't think it's called whippet coursing, more whippet following lol

:laugh:

[baw 4,360]

Fkn sure malt, least the whippet would get a bend in before it follows lol

[FENS FEVER 147]

i love a bit of whppet in my dogs gives them heart and guts because a whippet is a harty little dog and put speed and agillity in your breed they can turn for fun and has bearinator says the breed them self are good for a few runs just that they are more injury prone because of the small build of there frame but back to bigger stronger dogs you can breed very good dogs

[baw 4,360]

That's not a whippet though fens, that's called a lurcher

[robwelsh 354]

  On 06/12/2012 at 10:33, baw said:

That's not a whippet though fens, that's called a lurcher

or longdog lol

[baw 4,360]

As soon as I pressed send I knew someone would say that lol