Whippets in lurchers

[Guest MOLLY]

Apart from the size, what does a whippet add into the lurcher, how is it different from a greyhound?

MOLL.

[gaz 284]

I think whippet in the breeding would keep the size down for a smaller,lighter and some would say nippier lurcher out the blocks suiting some people for a rabbiting dog,as for myself.........well if i wanted a whippet type i would prob just get a decent bred whippet,but im sure other folk might have a different angle on it

[bill88 6]

I've a beddyxwhippet,reason i got her is because i do a fair bit of ferreting,and a lot of the land i work has a lot of cover,and the wee dogs seem to get off the mark quicker.My colliexgrey is a great dog,but in all honesty she needs a bit more room to get up to speed. I'm the first to admit i'm no expert,but my rabbiting days began with a mate's mothers pet whippet many moons ago,and although she could take her fair share,she didn't like the cold,and didn't seem to take the knocks very well when working around cover.Just think a whippet x is a wee bit more versatile than a straight whippet,but then as i said,what the F**k do i know ?

[Guest MOLLY]

So what are their plus points....quickness as described, any others? Are their feet good, what's their stamina like, skin etc.

MOLL.

[jpt 285]

I would say a whippet adds acceleration and size to the lurcher.

Ideal for ferreting and bushing when crossed with somthing with a decent coat.

All the whippets I have seen have been off there heads so I guess they add the madness you need for hunting!

 

JPT

[Guest Frank]

A good working whippet ads, heart, a obbsession to kill and bottomless courage, drive, determination.

They enter early to work, taking to ferreting like a duck to water, or a ferret to rabbiting.

 

Frank.

[jpt 285]

There skin is very thin and they have crap coats. My uncles whippet gets a red rash underneath when running through long grass! Its fast as feck like but a bit of a whimp!

 

JPT

[Guest FOXDOG]

A bit of whippet in a lampping dog is a good thing for me 18 months ago I bought a 8 week old pup for my 15 year old brother, its sire was whippet and its mother had all sorts in her Bull/grey/Saluki/Beddie you name it she had it and she was 22 inches, now I thought the dog pup would make 21/22 inches and a good rabbit dog for him but it turned out different Its now 25 1/2 inches and 60 odd pounds and is taking everything, to say my wee brother is pleased would be an understatement Anyway what I am trying to say is that whippet in a dog can add that bit extra in a dog for rabbits and hares and some will go on to bigger stuff but it not always gives you the small size

[jpt 285]

Anyway what I am trying to say is that whippet in a dog can add that bit extra in a dog for rabbits and hares and some will go on to bigger stuff but it not always gives you the small size

 

Maybe not if crossed with a lurcher with other breeds in its make up but a first cross is usually small is it not?

 

JPT

[Guest FOXDOG]

Anyway what I am trying to say is that whippet in a dog can add that bit extra in a dog for rabbits and hares and some will go on to bigger stuff but it not always gives you the small size

 

Maybe not if crossed with a lurcher with other breeds in its make up but a first cross is usually small is it not?

 

JPT

Yes the dam of this dog probably threw back to bigger dogs even though she is only 22 inches, the dog turned out very racy and with a big strong head

[jpt 285]

Anyway what I am trying to say is that whippet in a dog can add that bit extra in a dog for rabbits and hares and some will go on to bigger stuff but it not always gives you the small size

 

Maybe not if crossed with a lurcher with other breeds in its make up but a first cross is usually small is it not?

 

JPT

Yes the dam of this dog probably threw back to bigger dogs even though she is only 22 inches, the dog turned out very racy and with a big strong head

 

 

Sounds like a smart runner

 

Any pics of the dog?

 

 

JPT

[springfield 20]

Here is my 2 pure whippets.They both race and work day/night.The dog being Laguna coursing bred has a good bone structure,coat and good stamina determination.He has mated 5 bitches in 42 days (2 Lurchers and 3 Whippets).2 of them being lurchers and choosing him to bring the height down.the last bitch was a 26" Deerhnd/Saluki/Grey X Collie/Collie/Grey,These should be good pups,As he throws better to lurchers as the different genes connect better.Also the benifits of using a pure bred greyhound or whippet on lurchers.Is you can breed back clean and get a rougher idea of the pups as a having too many crosses can be a gamble on sizes and types of pups.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Whippets are very game and have a better lung capacity for there size than a greyhound,And can regain/recover breath quicker.I have never known a whippet go for a Deer.But providing over about 24lbs can handle the ocaisional fox.Rabbits and Hares are there main quarry and rats .Being quick off the mark they are good ferretters.Coat wise,I have been around lurchers all my life and work both types of dog and neither been cut any worst.My dog sliced his leg open lamping last winter,didn't even yelp,I didn't reconise it til I got home.Most dogs running at speed don't feel cuts.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The bad points of a whippet are height of vision in the field.And some are getting too imbred.

Edited August 20, 2007 by springfield

[jpt 285]

Every whippet I have ever come across has had velvet like coat and skin which is in my opinion a huge down side for a working dog. It means every time you go out you are more likley to be attending to cuts and rashes than you would with a lurcher with thicker skin and more coat. If none of that bothers you then I can see why people would have whippets because there is nothing like watching one run! I dont think I have ever seen anything take off as fast as a racing whippet............

 

JPT

[springfield 20]

What alot are trying to say is don't work whippets,they are too small get cut all the time.And only good for showing.

Edited August 20, 2007 by springfield

[Guest Frank]

Last season, i seen, 2 working whippets, catch 3 hares and ferret the rest of the afternoon, taking 13 bunnys between them.

Going threw cover ect.

 

These 2 dogs, work on their own aswell pretty well, great wee dogs for the ferreting game.

Thats why i have one.

 

Frank.