small lurcher, suitable for ferreting.

[marko 30]

if you are going for a whippet and i wouldnt blame you my mate has one off nimrodel/laguna lines cracking little dog 20 inches he is and has plenty of stamina and great with ferrets very intelligent the whippet and easy to break to livestock aswell.

Edited September 14, 2007 by marko

[COMPO 54]

I use my pure kelpies for ferreting but would be the first to admit: a) they are not the ideal dog for everybody as they can be temperemental and mine aren't exactly fast enough to catch in the open though they do well in thick cover. However, the question was regarding lurchers so I thought I'd mention this and see what others think: I joked to somebody recently about the viability of a working cocker x whippet but in hindsight I'm wondering if it could actually be quite a good little ferreting dog. I've heard of some cockers which are gamer than some terriers and as for nose...! Has anybody ever tried a little gundog x whippet for ferreting?

 

 

I have never owned a whippet, i have owned a whippet x greyhound and other lurchers, i now own two dogs a teckel x and a cocker spaniel bitch..

 

In my opinion cockers are too thick set to be a good outcross for a lurcher, and the coat and ears are too long, mine has come ferreting with me and is a reasonable marker and a good dog for pushing rabbits from cover and long grass, she has even accounted for a rabbit that threw the net, she ran at it and forced it to get backnetted on its way back below ground

 

there are pics of her on my website (IN MY SIGNATURE BELOW) when ferreting

 

but if i was to create a hybrid for ferreting it would probably be a leggy terrier crossed with a whippet, or a whippet

[Neal 1,857]

Thanks for that Compo; as I said it was purely speculative as I've heard good things about cockers and thought the small size might work better with the whippet than some other breeds.

[Pennymeadow Whippets 0]

hey pennymeadowwhippets that top picture that big black rabbit bet it took some bolting did your wippet catch it?

 

LOL wish it was a rabbit it would make 35lb of rabbit stew