bedlington terrier

[bsasuperten 74]

 anybody work these my question is a Bedlington quick enough to catch a rabbit by itself I had a beddy x whippet which could catch no bother

all the bedlingtons where I live are show ponies and size varies quite abit

bsasuperten

[morton 5,368]

On 07/04/2020 at 18:29, bsasuperten said:

 anybody work these my question is a Bedlington quick enough to catch a rabbit by itself I had a beddy x whippet which could catch no bother

all the bedlingtons where I live are show ponies and size varies quite abit

bsasuperten

Its a terrier,as with other terriers they will seldom catch in cover and catch even less on a leg chase.

[eastcoast 4,131]

I only have real experience of 4 Bedlingtons  so by no means an expert but as no one else has answered here's my view.

3 of them were KC registered. They looked as though they should be fast enough to catch a rabbit in the open but were no where near. At best no quicker than the conventional working terriers that they were hunted with and often appeared to be slower. Speed is obviously not a  quality that a working terrier needs but the fact that they were slower than other types even though being taller and "racier" suggested to me that they were never trying properly.

The other 1 was Bedlington type with other blood added. Smaller and gamer, but again not fast enough to catch a rabbit in the open.

[Loton Moocher 1,254]

No mate a beddy wont catch a healthy rabbit on the run kc or hybred but they will catch in. Cover atb

[bsasuperten 74]

thanks lads just as I thought it takes a good dog to catch a rabbit their faster than a lot of people think

bsasuperten

[Elchapo 3,167]

5 hours ago, Loton Moocher said:

No mate a beddy wont catch a healthy rabbit on the run kc or hybred but they will catch in. Cover atb

Unless beddy whippet  hybrid 

[Loton Moocher 1,254]

1 hour ago, Elchapo said:

Unless beddy whippet  hybrid 

Or beddy /grey ? I ment hybred.  Bedlington terrier by the way ?

[morton 5,368]

On 14/04/2020 at 18:50, bsasuperten said:

thanks lads just as I thought it takes a good dog to catch a rabbit their faster than a lot of people think

bsasuperten

No the bunny is faster than some think.