Whippets & small lurchers

[colliejohn 840]

I was talking to one of my mates who has a greyhound bitch in pup to a coursing whippet and we were wondering if the smaller rabbiting lurchers ' whippets' and whippet crosses will become more popular and if people will turn to the smaller rabbiting dogs more to stay the right side of the shit law .

 

Nobby.

SMALL LURCHERS WILL BE NO GOOD FOR BIG STUFF

not everybody is into big stuff,the thread started was on the popularity of small rabbiting lurchers and the future of them in lurcher work. regards collie john.

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This is just IMO , small whippet lurchers are good for catching when out bushing or maybe ratting but as far as every-thing else goes a medium size lurcher will do it just as good and most of the time better, as well as taking other stuff a small lurcher would have a hard time taking.

[jonathan 0]

some people say that a bull x is a good all rounder but i think a collie x is more of

a all rounder

best of luck pal, i said the same thing last week, and the bull cross lads on this site took offence, but i agree with you.regards collie john.

bull cross are good on things that bite back but not as a ferreting dog are for rabbiting

[colliejohn 840]

This is just IMO , small whippet lurchers are good for catching when out bushing or maybe ratting but as far as every-thing else goes a medium size lurcher will do it just as good and most of the time better, as well as taking other stuff a small lurcher would have a hard time taking.

maybe such as deer and fox, but a 19-22 inch lurcher is as good a rabbit and hare dog as any other size lurcher, as they are more agile, and less prone to getting knocked up like larger sized lurchers.regards collie john.

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bull cross are good on things that bite back but not as a ferreting dog are for rabbiting

whys that then ? I cant see why a fast bull x's wouldn't be good for ferreting

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maybe such as deer and fox, but a 19-22 inch lurcher is as good a rabbit and hare dog as any other size lurcher, as they are more agile, and less prone to getting knocked up like larger sized lurchers.regards collie john.

sorry don't agree , I've take more ferreting lamping and coursing with medium size lurchers than i ever did with my small whippet x's that i had in the past.

[colliejohn 840]

some people say that a bull x is a good all rounder but i think a collie x is more of

a all rounder

best of luck pal, i said the same thing last week, and the bull cross lads on this site took offence, but i agree with you.regards collie john.

bull cross are good on things that bite back but not as a ferreting dog are for rabbiting

rubbish mate you dont now what your talking about a racy bull x will exell at ferreting ,lamping,coursing,terrierwork ,in the right hands you make the dog what it is as for colliex,bedlingtonxetc not my cuppa tea i want a dog that will give 100% in the field,

why are you anti other breed thats not bullcross if these breeds werent tryers they wouldnt have been bred and worked for so many years , this thread is not about bullcrosses but whippet type and small lurchers.regards collie john.

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rubbish mate you dont now what your talking about a racy bull x will exell at ferreting ,lamping,coursing,terrierwork ,in the right hands you make the dog what it is as for colliex,bedlingtonxetc not my cuppa tea i want a dog that will give 100% in the field,

why are you anti other breed thats not bullcross if these breeds werent tryers they wouldnt have been bred and worked for so many years , this thread is not about bullcrosses but whippet type and small lurchers.regards collie john.

How can you read some ones post which says colliex,bedlingtonxetc aren't their cuppa of tea and come up with anti other breed ?

[colliejohn 840]

Ferrets you talk BULLSHIT... you need to get out and see some bull x's work

proper ones , not ones where people have them kenneled up and just go out killing

foxes with them, ones where poeple have put time into them

 

have you ever seen a bull x work?

 

jay

this debate has got into bull crosses,the thread not about bullcrosses and how they perform in the field, but about small lurcher types.it seems anyone who owns and works small lurcher types is frowned upon. regards collie john.

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the debate was about '' if the smaller rabbiting lurchers ' whippets' and whippet crosses will become more popular and if people will turn to the smaller rabbiting dogs '' I think no because bigger dogs can do it better

JMO

[colliejohn 840]

some people say that a bull x is a good all rounder but i think a collie x is more of

a all rounder

best of luck pal, i said the same thing last week, and the bull cross lads on this site took offence, but i agree with you.regards collie john.

bull cross are good on things that bite back but not as a ferreting dog are for rabbiting

rubbish mate you dont now what your talking about a racy bull x will exell at ferreting ,lamping,coursing,terrierwork ,in the right hands you make the dog what it is as for colliex,bedlingtonxetc not my cuppa tea i want a dog that will give 100% in the field,

why are you anti other breed thats not bullcross if these breeds werent tryers they wouldnt have been bred and worked for so many years , this thread is not about bullcrosses but whippet type and small lurchers.regards collie john.

john youve only ever had 20 inch rabbit dogs youve never had a dog that can take all quarry on its own

johny my chosen quarry is rabbit as you know with the odd hare or two as a bonus, i dont wish or hunt all quarry as rabbit and hare are my prefered quarry,have had fox in the past with my old bedlington greyhound blue,at the end of the day you cant eat fox unless your chinese,so im happy doing what im doing and you are what your doing i hope.regards john.

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if i were just into the ferreting id be all for a bedlington/whippet i wouldnt bother with a straight whippet but thats me.

ferreting and lamping for me a collie greyhound.

ive never owned a dog that was great at everything,no matter what shape size all had hang ups in one area or another.

[jonathan 0]

Ferrets you talk BULLSHIT... you need to get out and see some bull x's work

proper ones , not ones where people have them kenneled up and just go out killing

foxes with them, ones where poeple have put time into them

 

have you ever seen a bull x work?

 

jay

ye a have on fox and it was a 1/2 cross and a dont think it would be a very good rabbit but there are the best for fox will dog dog like beddys and collie x are better for the smaller game

[ginge2k6 0]

the debate was about '' if the smaller rabbiting lurchers ' whippets' and whippet crosses will become more popular and if people will turn to the smaller rabbiting dogs '' I think no because bigger dogs can do it better

JMO

shut it you tit. Fed up off hearing bull x this and bullx that why can't a smaller dog i.e beddyx do it in the field just because they mainly used for rabbiting does'nt mean they can't have a go at fox. terriers were bred into lurchers because of their grit and determination. most terriers face off against fox week in weekout. i don't know alot but i know enough to know you shouldn't underestimate other dogs. :realmad:

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