Beddy/whippet Or Whippet

[Ribblevalley85 2]

Great stuff n some great pics,

I'm still humming n r-ing as to what will be best to partner my little lurcher

[buster gonads 862]

I,d go 3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy fella, theres a need for speed, buster.

[B.P.R 2,798]

ahh the big debate

 

some people are just whippet guys...'whippeteers'....

 

and others prefer to indulge in the dark side

[25inch-tts 10]

will a pure whipp manage large bunnys?

[troter58 1,711]

will a pure whipp manage large bunnys?

they will but only kick ups and not a lot in the tank better bunnie dogs mate

[tong po 129]

never had a problem with rabbit size with whippets

[buster gonads 862]

will a pure whipp manage large bunnys?

Anyone that buys a whippet for big bunnys bought the wrong dog, a good grew would do the job though, i,d rather have somthing 24 inch plus myself for that job , atb, buster.

[Malt 379]

I've got a 22" beddy/whippet here, if I'm honest I wouldn't have one again.. If I went down the beddy route again I'd want something like a beddy/whippet X greyhound..

[patterdalejoel 669]

I've got a 22" beddy/whippet here, if I'm honest I wouldn't have one again.. If I went down the beddy route again I'd want something like a beddy/whippet X greyhound..

 

why not?

 

ive got a relatively small beddy whippet bitch 17tts, she hunts like a beddy but is built like a whippet, and she has caught loads of bolted rabbits on long courses upt dales, on some terrible ground and has never even knocked up a toe. i think her light weight means she gets no injuries. she is a great fun dog, the amount of times me and my pals have gone "oooohhh" and "ahhhhh" when she has grabbed hold of a bunny after a long course on limestone she is tough as old boots, and as sommeone pointed out to me, would a full whippet have the coat or skin to manage all day in the howling gales or sat on the quad for ages at 70mph winds?

[Malt 379]

 

I've got a 22" beddy/whippet here, if I'm honest I wouldn't have one again.. If I went down the beddy route again I'd want something like a beddy/whippet X greyhound..

 

why not?

 

ive got a relatively small beddy whippet bitch 17tts, she hunts like a beddy but is built like a whippet, and she has caught loads of bolted rabbits on long courses upt dales, on some terrible ground and has never even knocked up a toe. i think her light weight means she gets no injuries. she is a great fun dog, the amount of times me and my pals have gone "oooohhh" and "ahhhhh" when she has grabbed hold of a bunny after a long course on limestone she is tough as old boots, and as sommeone pointed out to me, would a full whippet have the coat or skin to manage all day in the howling gales or sat on the quad for ages at 70mph winds?

He don't suit my purposes mate, it's as simple as that. He's got buckets of drive but he's thick as shit and not as quite as fast as I'd like for lamping. I think I could live with him if he was a bit faster or a bit cleverer. They say 'two out of three ain't bad', but one out of three is piss poor! His sire is a similar dog but he seemed a bit smarter running the beam whenever I saw him work which made up for his lack of top end speed. I reckon if he had greyhound in his makeup the extra speed would go some way to make up for what he was lacking. If I was just after a ferreting/mooching dog he would probably be adequate..

[nothernlite 18,089]

beddy whipet for me got one beddy whippet 19tts and 2 beddy whippet grey 21 tts if i had the choice from the two i have i would go with the we bit of grey in them gives them a we bit more height and pace

[troter58 1,711]

 

 

I've got a 22" beddy/whippet here, if I'm honest I wouldn't have one again.. If I went down the beddy route again I'd want something like a beddy/whippet X greyhound..

why not?

 

ive got a relatively small beddy whippet bitch 17tts, she hunts like a beddy but is built like a whippet, and she has caught loads of bolted rabbits on long courses upt dales, on some terrible ground and has never even knocked up a toe. i think her light weight means she gets no injuries. she is a great fun dog, the amount of times me and my pals have gone "oooohhh" and "ahhhhh" when she has grabbed hold of a bunny after a long course on limestone she is tough as old boots, and as sommeone pointed out to me, would a full whippet have the coat or skin to manage all day in the howling gales or sat on the quad for ages at 70mph winds?

He don't suit my purposes mate, it's as simple as that. He's got buckets of drive but he's thick as shit and not as quite as fast as I'd like for lamping. I think I could live with him if he was a bit faster or a bit cleverer. They say 'two out of three ain't bad', but one out of three is piss poor! His sire is a similar dog but he seemed a bit smarter running the beam whenever I saw him work which made up for his lack of top end speed. I reckon if he had greyhound in his makeup the extra speed would go some way to make up for what he was lacking. If I was just after a ferreting/mooching dog he would probably be adequate..

 

if the dogs not clever thats down to poor entering mate time put in to the dog and they learn to run cunning if they not got the speed blame the man not the dog the more time in the field the better the dog and has to be done while young they are learning all the time jmo atb

[Ideation 8,216]

 

I've got a 22" beddy/whippet here, if I'm honest I wouldn't have one again.. If I went down the beddy route again I'd want something like a beddy/whippet X greyhound..

 

why not?

 

ive got a relatively small beddy whippet bitch 17tts, she hunts like a beddy but is built like a whippet, and she has caught loads of bolted rabbits on long courses upt dales, on some terrible ground and has never even knocked up a toe. i think her light weight means she gets no injuries. she is a great fun dog, the amount of times me and my pals have gone "oooohhh" and "ahhhhh" when she has grabbed hold of a bunny after a long course on limestone she is tough as old boots, and as sommeone pointed out to me, would a full whippet have the coat or skin to manage all day in the howling gales or sat on the quad for ages at 70mph winds?

 

 

Yep, i've seen the little fecker do it Wouldn't be my first choice up there though ., . . . . or any dog under about 24 tts.

 

Although I do agree your wee dog is like a tough little spider monkey. And I do like her a lot

 

As for rabbit sizes and hares . . . . in answer to some of the other points.

 

If a decent sized whippet struggles with a rabbit . . . . it's just a shit dog

 

And I would imagine a whippet would get up on and kill a hare easier than a beddy/whip??? Being faster. Did there not used to be whippet coursing clubs?

[troter58 1,711]

 

 

I've got a 22" beddy/whippet here, if I'm honest I wouldn't have one again.. If I went down the beddy route again I'd want something like a beddy/whippet X greyhound..

 

why not?

 

ive got a relatively small beddy whippet bitch 17tts, she hunts like a beddy but is built like a whippet, and she has caught loads of bolted rabbits on long courses upt dales, on some terrible ground and has never even knocked up a toe. i think her light weight means she gets no injuries. she is a great fun dog, the amount of times me and my pals have gone "oooohhh" and "ahhhhh" when she has grabbed hold of a bunny after a long course on limestone she is tough as old boots, and as sommeone pointed out to me, would a full whippet have the coat or skin to manage all day in the howling gales or sat on the quad for ages at 70mph winds?

 

 

Yep, i've seen the little fecker do it Wouldn't be my first choice up there though ., . . . . or any dog under about 24 tts.

 

Although I do agree your wee dog is like a tough little spider monkey. And I do like her a lot

 

As for rabbit sizes and hares . . . . in answer to some of the other points.

 

If a decent sized whippet struggles with a rabbit . . . . it's just a shit dog

 

And I would imagine a whippet would get up on and kill a hare easier than a beddy/whip??? Being faster. Did there not used to be whippet coursing clubs?

 

yes mate but they do not catch many 20/40 yard slips coursing is different to hunted up my beddy whippet at 22 tts shoulder sorts them out fast on moor land thats pushed up by the dog good fun fast action and he is far from slow on to them .atb

[B.P.R 2,798]

werent terriers bred into whippets in years gone by