Whippet X Jagdterrier What To Expect From This Lurcher???

[roybo 2,873]

I see,mine wasn't a problem like,like a hound when on a scent just slot higher pitched lol

[krawnden 1,036]

I doubt you'll find anyone in the UK who can speak from personal experience of this cross - jagd terriers are very few and far between here, so I'd be surprised if anybody's attempted to cross one with a whippet. Which means that most of the replies you get will be opinions and guesswork; at the end of the day it'll be a gamble that may or may not pay off (but to be fair that's often the case with lurchers however they're bred, as there are no guarantees how any one individual will turn out).

 

First off I'd want to know more about the parents - are they worked, and if so what do they do and how good are they at it? What sort of ground is the whippet run on and how do her feet stand up? Do the parents both have traits you admire? There's no guarantee they'll pass them on to the pups but it's certainly something you should consider.

 

I have a young 3/4 terrier 1/4 whippet that has a great nose and prey drive through the roof. She's an excellent marker. You can see a couple of short video clips of her here - http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/351276-most-unusual-catch-ive-ever-had/. Her sire is skycat's first cross border terrier x whippet. Neither of them are fast enough to run a rabbit down across open ground, and I'd be doubtful if the pups you're considering would be fast enough for it either. But both my bitch and her sire are perfectly capable of catching rabbits in cover and possibly over rough terrain. I use my bitch for bushing, ferreting and ratting, and she does all 3 well. I'm certain that the hunting you do with your mink would be right up her street in all regards except one - spending a lot of time in really cold water. My bitch has a thin coat and suffers if it's cold and wet.

 

If I was in your shoes I'd take a gamble on one of these pups IF -

1) I was happy that both parents were the real deal

2) I could accept that although it will catch some rabbits, more often than not it'll miss

3)The pup has a good double coat

 

Assuming you can find a pup with a good coat, you need to bring it up with the mink from the word go and you also need to be exercising it as much as possible on the type of ground you'll be working. So it's idea of 'normal' is wet, muddy streams.

 

One thing I can guarantee is that if you bring it up right your enjoyment of your hunting trips will increase exponentially - a canine companion on those sort of hunts adds so much to the day.

 

Hope this helps...

[Ross M 149]

For your style of hunting with your mink ect, I think it will be a real good team personally

[delboy_187 904]

  On 29/12/2015 at 10:34, hjckcff said:

 

  On 29/12/2015 at 10:21, mushroom said:

I'd entertain one for the scrub here so long as it has the terrier coat mind. Bron is torn up from yesterday in the mountains, real tough brush.

a border terrier cross would have the course coat and borders have the toughest hide ive ever seen on terriers probably due to there histery of otter hunting. some have skin like rhino's

 

was thinking same as a lad only had toppic up him working his borders on coyotes not long ago from usa