Tough Whippet

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i.m asking this question on behalf of a friend .

he,s after a dog to run along side his terrier for a spot of very casual mouching and possibly lamping.

in truth it would mostly be a pet.

he,s decided on a whippet because they are easy to live with and would appear more biddable than his terrier.

his main concern is damage due to the make up of the whippet ,but i beleive some strains are more robust than others.

after looking at posts on here they are a lot tougher than most folks realise.

the problem is a local lad that we meet sometimes is always getting his one stitched up.

this dog is blisteringly fast and quite fragile in appearance so this may be bad combination.

my friend is not concerned with extreme speed or stamina but would prefer one of the types that are less injury prone because his land is very varied.

i have a beddy/whippet and suggested one would also suit him but he,d prefer a whippet.

it appears that there are whippets out there to suit his needs but can any body give advice on types to go for and i supose just as importantly what not to go for .

i don,t want this to turn into a whippet v lurcher argument because a lurcher is not an option for him just an honest question about which whippet would be the best option

thank you in advance

[skycat 6,173]

Sorry not to answer your question, but why isn't a lurcher an option for him? A Whippet-sized lurcher doesn't take up any more room than a pure Whippet, or is there another reason?

[South hams hunter 8,924]

Agree with skycat on this

[nothernlite 18,089]

is there such a thing every dog can get injured just some more than others

[wuyang 513]

Whippet sounds ideal for him. My old one had good skin for whippet and only tore it once as a pup and he was worked hard as I was a teenager at the time and that's all I did. Some recent ones I've seen don't seem to have as good a coat or skin. Mine was from a show breeder called ann knight, but she passed many years ago, she bred nice robust whippets....tough as and keen as.

[Country Joe 1,411]

The British Countryside can be a dangerous place, and any Dog running at speed can be injured.

[Moll. 1,770]

Will be interesting to see if certain lines/breeding of pedigree whippets have produced better coats/skin.

In over 5 years my whippet has never had a skin tear, Ive seen him scrape/knock barb wire whilst jumping and the result has been nothing more than a red scratch, he's took the same tumbles, worked in the same lands any dog Ive ever owned has. Feet have been sound. The only real skin injuries he has ever had have been to his face, and toes, holes rather than tears. His coat ranges down from approx 1cm in length, much longer than other whippets i see. People have always thought he must be some throw back to dogs of old or something else in the breeding. I would be interested to hear if anything of his lineage has been the same, or if he is some kind of freaky throwback

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thank you for the replies

he,s stuck on the idea of a whippet and there is no changing his mind on this .

i agree with you penny which is why i have a beddy/whippet myself and not a pure whippet.

the countryside is indeed a dangerous place for any dog and if somebody could breed a bullet proof dog then they would be a very rich person.

i,m just trying to find out which strains of whippet he should go for before he just goes out and buys any old thing. or is it a lottery and they are all the same and it,s all down to luck and picking the sturdiest pup from the litter. the reason i,m doing the research for him is because he,s not a computer type person and is more likely to just go for an add in the local paper

all dogs can get injured but some seem less prone than others. as the above posts testify

i,ll start the ball rolling myself and ask if the ones bred by mike brown are more suitable?

thanks

[Country Joe 1,411]

Will be interesting to see if certain lines/breeding of pedigree whippets have produced better coats/skin.

In over 5 years my whippet has never had a skin tear, Ive seen him scrape/knock barb wire whilst jumping and the result has been nothing more than a red scratch, he's took the same tumbles, worked in the same lands any dog Ive ever owned has. Feet have been sound. The only real skin injuries he has ever had have been to his face, and toes, holes rather than tears. His coat ranges down from approx 1cm in length, much longer than other whippets i see. People have always thought he must be some throw back to dogs of old or something else in the breeding. I would be interested to hear if anything of his lineage has been the same, or if he is some kind of freaky throwback

Here you go Moll

[bird 9,944]

thank you for the replies

he,s stuck on the idea of a whippet and there is no changing his mind on this .

i agree with you penny which is why i have a beddy/whippet myself and not a pure whippet.

the countryside is indeed a dangerous place for any dog and if somebody could breed a bullet proof dog then they would be a very rich person.

i,m just trying to find out which strains of whippet he should go for before he just goes out and buys any old thing. or is it a lottery and they are all the same and it,s all down to luck and picking the sturdiest pup from the litter. the reason i,m doing the research for him is because he,s not a computer type person and is more likely to just go for an add in the local paper

all dogs can get injured but some seem less prone than others. as the above posts testify

i,ll start the ball rolling myself and ask if the ones bred by mike brown are more suitable?

thanks

 

 

if its deff a whippet then, mike brown stuff are supposed to robust type of whippet few lads on here run them, think bit of bull in there make up gens back. Ive seen racing none ped whippets males 30lb that would pile into foxes no prob, i had none ped bitch 20in 20lb great little bitch good on rabbits.But the males prob bit better for any quarry it sees.!

[Country Joe 1,411]

My 3/4 Whippet 1/4 Bedlington was sired by a 23 inch Mike Brown bred Whippet, powerful beast,

Well pleased so far.

[Astanley 11,568]

If e only wants it for the occasional casual mooch and its mostly going to be a pet , then almost any whippet will do , he has no need of a more robust type , infact if he,s looking for something that's easy to live with it may be counter productive for him to get a dog from some of the working lines , as they can be very prey driven and if under worked this can result in a whole lot of behavioural problems . ATB

[Ideation 8,216]

Mine is pretty tough, but still gets injured.

 

[bryanm45 787]

Go for a working (which are larger) or coursing line, stay away from anything with racing lines as they are closely bred and have very light bone density for speed, coursing line would be they way if I was you, small size, massive prey drive good stamina good in the turn, would make a great rabbiting dog, skin should be ok as you already have the terrier for bushing it just depends how your dog will hit cover on the back of something and your not going to know that until you work your dog, good luck.

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great info so far guys exactly what i,m looking to find out

very helpful

thanks