what running dog should i get

[mad-mouse 11]

right then if you want a small dog that will work the cover and is fast off the mark there aint anything quicker than a whippet no matter what anyone tells you i should know we run a laguna whippet and he is lightning of the mark he is 4 yrs old now a bitch whippet would be smaller and lighter so would be off quicker but the male dog has it for me also the laguna has plenty of stamina and will work easily with the terriers we have two borders aswell however they can be a bit headstrong so getting them back can sometimes be a pain in the arse because they hunt on, anyway good luck with your choice

whipet x greyhound does the job for me a bit easier for her when the foxes bolt

 

 

Very True, whippet or whippetxgrey. quick , Brave,. Any thing bolts from cover under

20yds its in the bag

 

mad-mouse

[baz 464]

there is a dog for sale in the classifieds, that would suit you..bred to be very fast with a touch of saluki in it..

[Magpie 102]

[phil wright 2]

most of my hunting time is spent mooching around bushes,hedges,quarries,and general rough ground with very few rabbits on it.still i expect to catch a rabbit or two most days whilst out at exercise.personally i find the big dogs make it easier for the terriers to catch the rabbit as the bunnies often know the lurchers are around and hesitate for the second or two in cover.this can be quite deadly if your terriers are any good.

 

the lurchers do off-course get the odd one pushed out into the open but catch most of theres by being right in among the cover and waiting for the rabbits that hop between bushes.

 

one thing ive learned from hundreds of hours spent "bushing" around places with few rabbits is that to catch regularly you need experienced terriers and lurchers and whilst i prefer plummers and my pointer crosses it comes down to getting out there and giving the dogs the chance to learn.regardless of type they will miss loads of rabbits but hopefully learn from daily hunts.

Edited August 8, 2007 by phil wright

[Nell 1]

You could have been describing my own dogs there phil!! I, like yourself spend most of my days trawling the hedges, rough cover etc.

 

My only piece of advise to you Gun Smoke would be to think about what you expect of your lurcher, if you are simply wanting to flush the odd rabbit then a whippet or whippet cross would be fine, but if you like me and expect your dog to take whatever your terrier bolts, I personally would go for something a little bigger and to be honest if you buy from proven stock and enter the dog correctly then most medium size lurchers will do the job.

 

I have a 24 inch Lurcher x Lurcher dog (approx 1/4 whippet) and he seems to manage without a problem, even in his 6th year on the job

 

All the best in finding a dog

[phil wright 2]

when i only had terriers, everyday i would watch rabbits run across open ground and many times saw foxes do the same.

 

i cursed not being able to keep lurchers at that time,i thought all those creatures would provide good sport and fill the freezer

 

i now know different,try getting a rabbit to break cover when lurchers are about.to do so a rabbit has to be seriously under pressure from the terrier/s.

 

i spent yesterday afternoon on the fells taking forty one rabbits with dog and gun so i know they can be hunted up and taken but go to a place where they are scarce and harrased by everybody with a dog and rabbits are hard to catch."round the doors" where i live rabbits are a testing quarry for terriers or lurchers.forget lamping...........anything that survives the summertime hunters is far more educated and clever for me to catch by a bright light.

 

i adore bushing(can you tell )...................i go out most evenings for an hour bushing with the dogs and take around a hundred rabbits a year from this.many are young and mixied so its not a lot compared to the effort taken catching them.

 

i salute the humble bunny.................the hardest........or easiest...........quarry to catch depending on terrain.

[cymruguy69 5]

Collie/whippets are all too often too heavily built for rabbiting and too small for most other things.

 

Well My bitch is a 1/4 collie 1/4 grey 1/2 whippet and I don't think she's anywhere near to heavy she's 21 inch to the shoulder and 33lb's if thats to heavy then damn I feel sorry for a dog any smaller running rough land all day and night!!

 

You must of met a fat collie whippet!!

[stoaty 171]

love my bull greyhound but gotta say when raking around bushing with terriers I rate the whippet greyhound. the 1 i had was mustard at it and not many types are as fast off the mark imo

Stoaty

[Guest smash]

hi

thanks for the replys it will be my first running dog. for rabbits to work with my

terriers and with my mates dog.a dog has popped up have not seen it yet so i dont no what it will (puppys)

be like its a saluke x greyhound x whippet back to a pure whippet both parents are working dogs

anyone have any ideas what this dog should be like? need a dog fast off the mark.

a beddy x whipet would be ideal but defenety keep away from half harted salukis because you will be getting rid of it when it is 15 months old

[Nell 1]

when i only had terriers, everyday i would watch rabbits run across open ground and many times saw foxes do the same.

 

i cursed not being able to keep lurchers at that time,i thought all those creatures would provide good sport and fill the freezer

 

i now know different,try getting a rabbit to break cover when lurchers are about.to do so a rabbit has to be seriously under pressure from the terrier/s.

 

i spent yesterday afternoon on the fells taking forty one rabbits with dog and gun so i know they can be hunted up and taken but go to a place where they are scarce and harrased by everybody with a dog and rabbits are hard to catch."round the doors" where i live rabbits are a testing quarry for terriers or lurchers.forget lamping...........anything that survives the summertime hunters is far more educated and clever for me to catch by a bright light.

 

i adore bushing(can you tell )...................i go out most evenings for an hour bushing with the dogs and take around a hundred rabbits a year from this.many are young and mixied so its not a lot compared to the effort taken catching them.

 

i salute the humble bunny.................the hardest........or easiest...........quarry to catch depending on terrain.