Whippet/bedlington puppies

[Loton Moocher 1,254]

1 hour ago, morton said:

Ive been in the company of folk and their lurchers that travelled down from more clement climes to muller the easier dales conies,the lurchers bred in the near vicinity of the dales had an habit of catching far,far more than their southern cousins ,the reason for that was possibly the owners knew how to lamp better,they often lamped longer,the mutts knew how to catch more because they caught more and the pace they ran further south would have made them less competitive in the Dales.The Dales lurchers earnt their corn because feck all else could compete with them and thats a fact.There as been several lurchers bred that had the aptitude and ability to catch the amount of rabbits a Dales bred lurcher could,they were bred in the vicinity where the task was far harder.Ive witnessed shit bred Dales lurchers putting southern cousins to shame,the main reason was the mush holding the lamp.

Midlands

mushes  didnt do to bad with the old lr9 either

[Loton Moocher 1,254]

29 minutes ago, tank34 said:

Pet homes paying big money for the beddy whippets litters at £700 a pup , now asking for beddy greyhounds the in new pet dog to have 

I wouldnt put my f1 down as a pet fanny licker lol but she was very expensive at £120 lol

[dodger 2,765]

Blue baws member on here keeps good working stock if I was after a genuin beddy lurcher type I'd contact him to see if he has anything in the pipe line or maybe knows someone who has good luck.

[SheepChaser 8,089]

Personally think it’s one of the most over rated types of Lurcher you can get, and I can’t see anything they can do that something else couldn’t do better and where there would be more chance of a well bred one. 
 

Tin hat on! 

[fred90 3,290]

16 minutes ago, SheepChaser said:

Personally think it’s one of the most over rated types of Lurcher you can get, and I can’t see anything they can do that something else couldn’t do better and where there would be more chance of a well bred one. 
 

Tin hat on! 

have you ever had one? 

[SheepChaser 8,089]

24 minutes ago, fred90 said:

have you ever had one? 

No that’s why I said think. Genuine question / opinion. I’ve never really got them, got plenty of mates who have them and have had them, and go out with a couple regular. Don’t get me wrong  I’m not saying they are shit, just over hyped and don’t get the attraction really. Found that mostly another type can do what they do better. 
 

Like I said I fully expect to get a load of flack. 

[fred90 3,290]

17 minutes ago, SheepChaser said:

No that’s why I said think. Genuine question / opinion. I’ve never really got them, got plenty of mates who have them and have had them, and go out with a couple regular. Don’t get me wrong  I’m not saying they are shit, just over hyped and don’t get the attraction really. Found that mostly another type can do what they do better. 
 

Like I said I fully expect to get a load of flack. 

I asked as I wondered if it hadn't met your expectations. at the moment and for a lot of years I have kept only 1 dog. it is required to mark holes for ferreting, work cover nettles, scramble through brambles, catch bolters, put rabbits out of hedgerows then get out and catch them, plus odd pheasant squirrel etc. a terrier would probably do 1 bit better and a whippet would be faster at the other but that would mean 2 dogs. 

[moonlighter 1,164]

5 hours ago, SheepChaser said:

Personally think it’s one of the most over rated types of Lurcher you can get, and I can’t see anything they can do that something else couldn’t do better and where there would be more chance of a well bred one. 
 

Tin hat on! 

I don’t think there over rated, as people don’t over rate them. If I was saying they catch fox, hare and deer too then maybe, but most people who them, have them as a mouching dog that can catch rabbits and bush quiet well.. plus as they are small they are so easy to keep. 

[Loton Moocher 1,254]

5 hours ago, fred90 said:

I asked as I wondered if it hadn't met your expectations. at the moment and for a lot of years I have kept only 1 dog. it is required to mark holes for ferreting, work cover nettles, scramble through brambles, catch bolters, put rabbits out of hedgerows then get out and catch them, plus odd pheasant squirrel etc. a terrier would probably do 1 bit better and a whippet would be faster at the other but that would mean 2 dogs. 

spot on owd lad

[tank34 2,372]

7 hours ago, SheepChaser said:

Personally think it’s one of the most over rated types of Lurcher you can get, and I can’t see anything they can do that something else couldn’t do better and where there would be more chance of a well bred one. 
 

Tin hat on! 

My old beddy whippet was a good little dog handy on rocks for bolts bushed up marked up went to ground got up trees hit anything day or night , handy on hill moors small rough ground ,  handy dogs for what thay are , but do agree on better types that can do same an more then the beddy whippet , as working an owning one for ten year the beddy whippet opened my eyes to what a little dog can do

[terryd 8,640]

The one i had years ago seemed to float over rough ground. She was really light and nimble. Could run her any where on rough stuff. She didn't have the pace for big fields though but i worked her accordingly. Would suite me perfect now a days 

[gnipper 6,543]

Has anyone ever bred beddy x whippet greyhound? I would say a first cross beddy whippet would be too small for our flat fields but from a whippet grey would be a bit taller.

[shaaark 10,919]

33 minutes ago, gnipper said:

Has anyone ever bred beddy x whippet greyhound? I would say a first cross beddy whippet would be too small for our flat fields but from a whippet grey would be a bit taller.

My ex brother in law had 2, brother and sister, from same litter,  bred as you say. Bitch died of gastroenteritis at about 3 1/2 - 4 months of age. Dog went on to be a cracking daytime dog. Was worked on the lamp, but if he missed, everything within a half mile radius would be gone lol.

Well bred litter from gutchcommon bitch and a 1st x whippet/greyhound bred from E G walsh's whippets.

Dog only made 20.5" tts and weighed around the 37lb mark. 

Was rapid as f**k up to about 30 - 40 yards, and very agile.

Brilliant nose on him, would work any cover, and was a really good ferreting dog. Caught a few hares in the day, and a fair few on the lamp, but certainly not a hare dog by any means. Caught a few foxes above ground, in cover and  pushing them out of cover. Also caught a few mink in his last few years, when they started getting pretty common on a few of our local rivers.

Also had the best coat, by far, that I've seen on a strict beddy x

 

Sorry for the yarn gnipper lol. Not exactly what you asked for, but you get what I'm saying lol

Oh yeah, before I forget, he was a very headstrong dog  but whether that was down to my ex brother in laws's lack of discipline in his early training, I can't say?

Edited May 25, 2020 by shaaark

[Allan P 1,150]

29 minutes ago, gnipper said:

Has anyone ever bred beddy x whippet greyhound? I would say a first cross beddy whippet would be too small for our flat fields but from a whippet grey would be a bit taller.

I had one, good on anything edible. Was around 25” smooth coat and a pleasure to have around. Great temperament and just a decent dog. He was around 11 when the picture was taken had him pts a year later with cancer. 

[shaaark 10,919]

3 minutes ago, Allan P said:

I had one, good on anything edible. Was around 25” smooth coat and a pleasure to have around. Great temperament and just a decent dog. He was around 11 when the picture was taken had him pts a year later with cancer. 

That's a damned good size for that way breeding mate