Whippet Breeding Standards ?

[Busher100 748]

Would you lads breed a whippet that was good at its game (small game) but wouldn't strike at anything bigger than a hare? Also would you breed a whippet that didn't like teeth? As Im curios how we get these gutsy little dogs when they don't get tried on anything other than small game? (In general) and if you was to breed a litter of whippets what would you expect the sire and dame to have done? Also any pictures of your whippets ped or non ped doing they're job would be appreciated Atb lads.

[forest of dean redneck 11,707]

Old opinion used to be that the shaking of prey an gutsy came from other breeds that had been crossed into the whippet.like terrier but had now been highly watered down with more whippet blood added.?

[Busher100 748]

Have you ever owned or seen a whippet work ?and what did you or the lad that owned it expect it to do?

[forest of dean redneck 11,707]

Not owned one,and only one I've ever seen working was a rabbit dog. Wouldn't mind a pure whippet or whippety lurcher.

Go on YouTube plenty of vids of them on there.

[Busher100 748]

Did the whippet have a go at other stuff or strictly rabbits?

[forest of dean redneck 11,707]

Just rabbits. Though you hear of them ratting and years ago taking the odd hare.

[leethedog 3,071]

Seen one take fox preban of course

[General lee 979]

My grandad kept racing whippets for years and they would take the odd hare when out in walks I was only small and the dogs seemed massive but looking back they were probably 19 or 20 tts

[wuyang 513]

Id breed if it didn't take teeth......would not want it to..using wrong dog for job.

 

Whippets struggle with an average size fox...get the job done right....that's my opinion.

 

Cracking exciting little hunting dogs, but not quick dispatching dogs.

Edited November 15, 2016 by wuyang

[Busher100 748]

So a whippet that don't have any fire in its belly is still worth breeding from?

[Bobtheferret 1,252]

Agree with wuyang, it's not a case of lack of fire in its belly it's just the wrong dog for teeth. Would be unfair to knock a big bull x because it was slower off the mark than a pure whippet. If you want a pure rabbit dog then get a whippet or whippet lurcher but if you want an all round dog for teeth and hooves then probably not the right dog for you.

[Busher100 748]

What would everybody's ideal whippet look like (height, weight, dog or bitch) and perform like?

[brenner 773]

Id breed if it didn't take teeth......would not want it to..using wrong dog for job.

Whippets struggle with an average size fox...get the job done right....that's my opinion.

Cracking exciting little hunting dogs, but not quick dispatching dogs.

Id breed if it didn't take teeth......would not want it to..using wrong dog for job.

Whippets struggle with an average size fox...get the job done right....that's my opinion.

Cracking exciting little hunting dogs, but not quick dispatching dogs.

I can appreciate horses for courses and I wouldn't part with a whippet that was a good rabbiting dog that refused teeth. BUT.... I would rather a dog that would give a good account of its self on Fox, and if I had the choice between two stud dogs, all things being equal in regards to rabbiting I would choose the dog that wasn't shy of teeth over one that was . But that's just me, each to their own .

[Maximus Ferret 2,063]

If someone wants to breed themselves a litter of whippets to take rabbits then the parents need enough fire to take rabbits. Many will take more than rabbits and I've seen quite a few take fox but they really aren't the right dog to use for fox. Certainly not the 19 and 20 inch ones anyway.

[brenner 773]

 

Id breed if it didn't take teeth......would not want it to..using wrong dog for job.

Whippets struggle with an average size fox...get the job done right....that's my opinion.

Cracking exciting little hunting dogs, but not quick dispatching dogs.

Id breed if it didn't take teeth......would not want it to..using wrong dog for job.

Whippets struggle with an average size fox...get the job done right....that's my opinion.

Cracking exciting little hunting dogs, but not quick dispatching dogs.

I can appreciate horses for courses and I wouldn't part with a whippet that was a good rabbiting dog that refused teeth. BUT.... I would rather a dog that would give a good account of its self on Fox, and if I had the choice between two stud dogs, all things being equal in regards to rabbiting I would choose the dog that wasn't shy of teeth over one that was . But that's just me, each to their own .

I'm talking breeding pure whippet x whippet of coarse.