Does Size Matter?

[nikon 44]

if your names brick derbylad or freelance then sizes matters , cause there all shorties with the small man syndrome

[jcm 2,327]

My dog is 21tts and he does everything I want and more talking various game and if he had been a bit bigger than I doubt he would struggle with certain tasks like he sometimes does now, but when I say bigger I mean few inches taller and more weight behind him as he bout 34lb I think

[Themoocher 231]

IMO it depends what you regular quarry is.

If your bunny bashing then whippet would be your ideal dog.

 

If you go much bigger than Bunny's regular.

Then I think you need bit height strength and a bit of a something else x in the mix.

Hares, saluki

Deer, mixture speed legs

Teeth, bull

Lampin general moocher, collie deerhound beddie xs

[nothernlite 18,089]

Not one of my dogs is over 21tts suit me mostly mooching and ferreting and the odd bit of lamping its mostly bunnie bashing so perfect size for me

[Bosun11 537]

Dogs an Cocks, some say size really don't matter but when that 'quarry' is right there in front of you and your gonna tackle it, well right then it really does..!!!

[squab 2,875]

i had a great little bitch 21tts very quick off the mark but also plenty in the tank when needed,only thing that let her down on the odd occasion was strenth,lost her last year but a little cracker she was certainly opened my eyes toward the smaller types

[nothernlite 18,089]

Ive a we bitch at 19tts and its strengh is not real she weights just over 50lbs

[squab 2,875]

Ive a we bitch at 19tts and its strengh is not real she weights just over 50lbs

reckon if mine had weighed anything close to that id still have her,she only weighed about 34 pound

[TROY_BOY 62]

A good big 1 will be better equipped for all quarry than a good little 1 imo

[TROY_BOY 62]

A good big 1 will be better equipped for all quarry than a good little 1 imo

[nothernlite 18,089]

A good big 1 will be better equipped for all quarry than a good little 1 imo

A good big 1 will be better equipped for all quarry than a good little 1 imo

even on the bunnies at the end of the day thats all thats legal think the we dogs beat the bigger ones on the turn and of the mark jmo Edited April 3, 2014 by nothernlite

[Sirius 1,391]

I can't say I would want a dog under 22" or 23" for rabbiting. A nicely built dog of between 22" and 25" is my preference over a tiddler of 20" or so.

[Ideation 8,216]

As we're talking about whippets and not whippets vs lurchers . . . . . some of the comments are a bit off topic.

 

So back to the whippet thing . . . . I hate to be different from everyone. . . . . but in all honestly, I don't think i'd kennel a whippet under 20" . . . . in fact i'd be reluctant to kennel one under 21.5 ".

 

My current whippet is 22" tts and weighs around 18 Kilo, or just under 40lb.

 

He pretty much handles everything I ask of him, and has done some things I would never have thought possible.

 

He does also like to get himself in situations where he is out matched. . . . . he still gives his all, and keeps trying till the end, but just doesn't have the size or weight to anchor what he is trying to stop. Having said that . . . . I don't think many whippets would be up to that particular task.

 

However, in the day to day work of lambing, ferreting and bushing etc, he is just about right . . . . . and I really think if he was shorter. . . . he wouldn't do half as well where and how I hunt.

 

I wouldn't be without the daft bugger.

 

[bird 9,969]

As we're talking about whippets and not whippets vs lurchers . . . . . some of the comments are a bit off topic.

 

So back to the whippet thing . . . . I hate to be different from everyone. . . . . but in all honestly, I don't think i'd kennel a whippet under 20" . . . . in fact i'd be reluctant to kennel one under 21.5 ".

 

My current whippet is 22" tts and weighs around 18 Kilo, or just under 40lb.

 

He pretty much handles everything I ask of him, and has done some things I would never have thought possible.

 

He does also like to get himself in situations where he is out matched. . . . . he still gives his all, and keeps trying till the end, but just doesn't have the size or weight to anchor what he is trying to stop. Having said that . . . . I don't think many whippets would be up to that particular task.

 

However, in the day to day work of lambing, ferreting and bushing etc, he is just about right . . . . . and I really think if he was shorter. . . . he wouldn't do half as well where and how I hunt.

 

I wouldn't be without the daft bugger.

 

he does the job you want ,and ok jai by the sound of it. What do you think grews w/g's they prob only be bit bigger and prob near as fast as your dog , but maybe bit tougher being a hybrid , you ever fancied 1 jai ?

[forest of dean redneck 11,692]

About time you had litter out of him jai, before he kills himself .