Not Bad For A Whippet

[Trev70 5,185]

Cheers lads, I thought she had done 40, must of lost one out of the bag or miss counted. Her best last season was 30 so this is a good start to her third season and with her just turning 3 there could be more to come, atb Trev.

[mighty celt 996]

looks a very capable dog,a good whippet would open a lot of peoples eyes i had a good one myself and he took some beating.well done bud

[TOMO 27,374]

  On 10/11/2015 at 13:39, Ideation said:

 

  On 10/11/2015 at 13:00, TOMO said:

He's not your average whippet that's for sure,,,bloody brilliant that,,,but I would have had to have got that extra 1 rabbit

 

 

I wouldn't say that was out of the question for any decent whippet, providing the ground is right and rabbits are there. It'd be a poor excuse for a sight hound if it couldn't manage 40 rabbits if they were there to be caught.

 

Well done Trev, looks a good night

It's defiantly not out the question for that whippet,,,,but i think your wrong saying any sight hound should catch 40,,,a good lurcher on good ground I would say should catch 30...

 

How many chaps do you know with a whippet or sight hound that have done 40 ?

[Omanyra 2,518]

It takes a f***ing canny dog to catch 40 rabbits in one night...anywhere

If I had grounds that were over ridden with rabbits the last dogs I would want to take these sort of number regularly would be pure bred sight hounds of any type

Edited November 10, 2015 by Omanyra

[shaaark 10,987]

  On 10/11/2015 at 13:04, Blueboybilly said:

 

  On 10/11/2015 at 12:26, shaaark said:

Cracking, how did you get that many, it's only a whippet?! Lol

 

Hey.. Us whippet men have feelings!

 

Looks like a great night Trev70

 

BBB I'm a big fan of pure whippets myself, always have been . And I wouldn't give a toss if any of mine ever caught anywhere near 40, which they didn't lol. Cracking dogs, will always have a soft spot for them, and will more than likely end up with another in the not too distant future

[Ideation 8,216]

Tomo / omanya - I don't want to detract from trevs post by debating on his thread. So this is my last post on the matter. I probably over egged it a bit, I maybe should have said a good whippet should happily do it, if the bunnys are there. I've seen a couple capable of doing 30/40 s although om might debate that they were / are proper pure Whippets. Both were / are dogs around 22 inch. I guess there are probably not a lot who have done it, but how many give the dogs the chance or have the game? What would you expect, the whippet to jack after 15 bunnys??? Why would it? And I still think on good rabbit land holding good numbers...... I'd be seriously disappointed if a good lurcher couldn't bag 30 without getting gassed out. All very interesting.

 

P.s omanya ... I never once said a sighthound would be my dog of choice for regular big bags lamping.

 

Back to the main point I te thread, well done trev, and well done whippet! At 3 she's got a bright future ahead of her!

 

Atvb j.

[stormyboy 1,352]

  On 10/11/2015 at 15:40, TOMO said:

 

  On 10/11/2015 at 13:39, Ideation said:

 

  On 10/11/2015 at 13:00, TOMO said:

He's not your average whippet that's for sure,,,bloody brilliant that,,,but I would have had to have got that extra 1 rabbit

 

I wouldn't say that was out of the question for any decent whippet, providing the ground is right and rabbits are there. It'd be a poor excuse for a sight hound if it couldn't manage 40 rabbits if they were there to be caught.

 

Well done Trev, looks a good night

It's defiantly not out the question for that whippet,,,,but i think your wrong saying any sight hound should catch 40,,,a good lurcher on good ground I would say should catch 30...

 

How many chaps do you know with a whippet or sight hound that have done 40 ?

 

 

Agree Tomo. Not many.

[sandymere 8,263]

  On 10/11/2015 at 13:00, TOMO said:

He's not your average whippet that's for sure,,,bloody brilliant that,,,but I would have had to have got that extra 1 rabbit

I agree round figures are just nicer lol.

 

Very good do well done that whippet.

Edited November 10, 2015 by sandymere

[stormyboy 1,352]

  On 10/11/2015 at 16:48, Ideation said:

Tomo / omanya - I don't want to detract from trevs post by debating on his thread. So this is my last post on the matter. I probably over egged it a bit, I maybe should have said a good whippet should happily do it, if the bunnys are there. I've seen a couple capable of doing 30/40 s although om might debate that they were / are proper pure Whippets. Both were / are dogs around 22 inch. I guess there are probably not a lot who have done it, but how many give the dogs the chance or have the game? What would you expect, the whippet to jack after 15 bunnys??? Why would it? And I still think on good rabbit land holding good numbers...... I'd be seriously disappointed if a good lurcher couldn't bag 30 without getting gassed out. All very interesting.

 

P.s omanya ... I never once said a sighthound would be my dog of choice for regular big bags lamping.

 

Back to the main point I te thread, well done trev, and well done whippet! At 3 she's got a bright future ahead of her!

 

Atvb j.

 

Not a case of jacking it's a case of stamina-being able to run on. Sighthounds aren't noted for their stamina,with the exception of Salukis and maybe deerhounds.

 

40 rabbits is a good feat for a lurcher, and exceptional for a pure whippet. Bloody well done that dog.

[Omanyra 2,518]

P.s omanya ... I never once said a sighthound would be my dog of choice for regular big bags lamping.

 

 

Atvb j.

 

Never said you did matie

I said it wouldn't be mine

Edited November 10, 2015 by Omanyra

[mighty celt 996]

if you put the work in to your dogs fitness it should have the stamina to do 30 rabbits easily weather or not the dog has the abillty or not is down to dog,was out with my buddy years ago i had my whippet he had has deer/grey and his collie /grey we were running the dogs in turns it was a great night wind was blowing a gale and rabbits were everywhere anyway half way threw the night we were left running my whippet as his two had gassed,my dog was not blowing a bit because i put the time in to him would walk him hour 30 mins every day and it showed that night.

[stormyboy 1,352]

  On 10/11/2015 at 17:12, Kieran Ritchie said:

 

  On 10/11/2015 at 16:59, stormyboy said:

 

  On 10/11/2015 at 16:48, Ideation said:

Tomo / omanya - I don't want to detract from trevs post by debating on his thread. So this is my last post on the matter. I probably over egged it a bit, I maybe should have said a good whippet should happily do it, if the bunnys are there. I've seen a couple capable of doing 30/40 s although om might debate that they were / are proper pure Whippets. Both were / are dogs around 22 inch. I guess there are probably not a lot who have done it, but how many give the dogs the chance or have the game? What would you expect, the whippet to jack after 15 bunnys??? Why would it? And I still think on good rabbit land holding good numbers...... I'd be seriously disappointed if a good lurcher couldn't bag 30 without getting gassed out. All very interesting.

P.s omanya ... I never once said a sighthound would be my dog of choice for regular big bags lamping.

Back to the main point I te thread, well done trev, and well done whippet! At 3 she's got a bright future ahead of her!

Atvb j.

Not a case of jacking it's a case of stamina-being able to run on. Sighthounds aren't noted for their stamina,with the exception of Salukis and maybe deerhounds.

 

40 rabbits is a good feat for a lurcher, and exceptional for a pure whippet. Bloody well done that dog.

if you keep your dog fit it should have no problem running on.

 

 

Of course a dog needs to be fit but all dogs have their limits.

[torchey 1,328]

Must admit i would like to see a whippet do more than 20 round here and i,ve been out with a few.....well done anyway mate must be a cracker...

[green lurchers 16,908]

the problem is generalisation in all types of running dogs cos a man seen 3 9 0r 15 same types of dogs run he hasn't seen them all, owners play a big part esp with this bitch, also the whipp in the pics is a very good at her job day or night , I seen her catch more than enough day bolters over a few days and she wasn't near fit , if the owner was a numbers man which he aint that bitch could gather up 50 in a night no problem when fit ive no doubt ,well done trev poppy doing what we know she can do

[green lurchers 16,908]

forgot to add not bad for a show bred whippet