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Should you or shouldn't you?

 

I have a 7 year old jrt x whippet who has proved himself to me time and again. Ideally I would like to clone him but failing that I'd like to breed him to a bitch of the same type and calibre aiming to get a very similar type of dog.

 

Is this a good idea or am I likely to end up with throw backs?

 

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He is a first cross, jrt x non ped whippet I believe, bred by dogger from this site. The biggest hurdle maybe finding the right bitch owned by someone who wants a whirrier stud. I have never bred or wanted to but the older he gets the more I realize how handy he is.

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Phil, I've not seen any other whippet russells work but those I have seen at shows etc are not the same type. His ability is what makes him worth breeding from and I couldn't guarantee that from another dog bred the same way

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There's two things stopping me, firstly knowing someone with the right bitch and secondly the timing. I'm not ready for a pup yet but will be in a year or two. It's just something that I've been thinking about more and more recently

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i personally wouldn't breed a litter of similar dogs ,no disrespect meant,as I know how handy they can be as I've had similar.

But they are quite a niche type dog and unless you have the stomach to cull you may be left with a few .

I personally buy in jmho

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Should you or shouldn't you?

 

I have a 7 year old jrt x whippet who has proved himself to me time and again. Ideally I would like to clone him but failing that I'd like to breed him to a bitch of the same type and calibre aiming to get a very similar type of dog.

 

Is this a good idea or am I likely to end up with throw backs?

 

Id guess finding a bitch that is up to his standard is going to be the hard part, the dog is very good by all accounts. Breeding is a gambol, he might not throw himself, he might, only one way to find out.

 

Keep us posted though mate

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