Ferreting Dogs

[rabbitman1234567 21]

hi what is the best lurcher cross for ferreting with

[Wales1234 5,560]

Any lurcher should be able to ferret bud ! 100s of different crosses couldn't really say which is the best

[tank34 2,385]

All lurches make good ferreting dogs if the owner puts the time in an gets work for the dog

[Fat-Ferret 857]

A FANTASTIC writer summed it up perfectly....

 

There are dogs that go out with ferrets, and there are ferreting dogs.

[bmull 189]

any

[Sraff 0]

Your better off getting a dog to suite the ground your going to work imo

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

If I was strictly ferreting I'd get a collies grey x whippet. Not to say they would be handy on the lamp too.

[Qbgrey 4,167]

3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

My brindle bitch is a good ferreting bitch. Reliable marker, very patient, has a knack of being in the right place at the right time.

 

She's just lurcher to lurcher really. Deerhound/collie/whippet/greyhound, 24" tts.

 

I don't think breeding is as important as schooling. Most lurchers given plenty of time in the field could make a handy ferreting dog I reckon.

 

Something 22"-24" with a splash of collie and whippet would be my preference.

[nothernlite 18,089]

Any dog will pick it up as long as there out often first ever dog I seen was a fox terrier great ferreting dog

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

Like most lurcher questions,..there are no definitive answers,...far too many variables,..mostly of a geographical nature

[taz2010 1,297]

nice whippet as good as any

[poxon 5,770]

I've a line bred collie deerhound greyhound x whippet greyhound she's 26tts and works as well as any small lurcher I think its down to what there shown is as the norm I think any lurcher will work with ferrets

[Daniel cain 46,315]

dogs waiting for a bolt,most breeds will mark,hold rabbits.atb dc ☺

[terryd 8,662]

if you want a good ferreting dog you can't rule out any gundog, terrier, collie and obviously lurchers in all there shapes or any dog really. The real good ones can come in any shape. That leads on to the next question what makes a good ferreting dog and that will depend on what each person expects.

For me putting them to ground and marking any thing else is a bonus

Edited January 9, 2016 by terryd