wheaten x pups

[Chid 6,493]

6 hours ago, dogmandont said:

The wheaton cross isn't a new thing they've been about a long time. 

Litter I had 25 years ago and they were about long before that. 

FFS I thought you was only about 25 and your talking bout litters from that long ago

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6 minutes ago, Chid said:

FFS I thought you was only about 25 and your talking bout litters from that long ago

Im just immature Chid. Lol. 

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Dogman do you still keep a similar type? 

[sionnach99 1,258]

4 hours ago, dogmandont said:

The ones that were kept between me and mates all became decent fox dogs. 

The first fox the pup I kept seen was at 13 months and a bolt, he ran past his mother lifted it by the scruff and continued on up the field with it hanging outta his gob. Lol. If the bitch hadn't of been there it would of been a perfect live to hand retrieve. Lol. 

Must be a touch of Labrador thrown in there somewhere

[Loton Moocher 1,254]

10 hours ago, dogmandont said:

The wheaton cross isn't a new thing they've been about a long time. 

Litter I had 25 years ago and they were about long before that. 

Thanks  4 the info but they not common in our parts cant ever recall any wheaten in mixs in the old exchange n mart days and u wud see some sort of crosses in there ?  

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12 hours ago, Shadow100 said:

Million miles from a know it all mate things like rabbit dogs & fox dogs I know next to f**k all about, I just got my own views on how things should be done when it comes to breeding litters & distributing pups, too many people see breeding lurchers as a thing you need to do, or just do cause you’re bored and fancy a litter, a lot of exaggerations about quality of parents as well which is shit for the lads that get stung with the offspring & for the dogs that inevitably get passed about, it’s a forum the whole point is to share opinions if we all agreed on everything nobody would come on here 

did you get screwed over by a bullshiting coursing peddler  by any chance?

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13 hours ago, Loton Moocher said:

I only asked about a wheaton as iv genuinely never seen one ? They seemed to have creeped on the lurcher scene from nowhere ? My question was as a terrier are they used as earth dogs ? If i knew i wunna av asked ? 

What the f**k

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Be handy dogs to have in a lot of scenarios.
Not everyone’s cuppa tea.

If it doesn’t suit you why, put it down?

Best of luck with them

Edited July 5, 2020 by Steak knife

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20 hours ago, Shadow100 said:

Only ever saw 1 half cross wheaten greyhound was a handy dog round a hole but as far as being a runner goes I think I could’ve ran faster, caught a few rabbits & the odd fox on the lamp but hares & deer that didn’t hit fences didn’t have a chance. Similar thing to the half cross bull greyhounds they’re very good at their job but they’re a million miles from an all round lurcher, just my opinion mind few people will disagree with me.

Fair enough statement.

Never seen an all round saluki x lurcher in my life

Horses for courses

[jigsaw 11,863]

On 04/07/2020 at 05:48, Shadow100 said:

Only ever saw 1 half cross wheaten greyhound was a handy dog round a hole but as far as being a runner goes I think I could’ve ran faster, caught a few rabbits & the odd fox on the lamp but hares & deer that didn’t hit fences didn’t have a chance. Similar thing to the half cross bull greyhounds they’re very good at their job but they’re a million miles from an all round lurcher, just my opinion mind few people will disagree with me.

Jaysus your some man, you could run faster than a 1st x wheaten greyhound... Lol... These parents of the pups do very well for the owner, all rounder? Who mentioned their going to be all rounders? They have a few strings to their bows, and the only reason any dog won't run and catch game is because of its owners short-sightedness to try them on it.... 

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17 minutes ago, jigsaw said:

Jaysus your some man, you could run faster than a 1st x wheaten greyhound... Lol... These parents of the pups do very well for the owner, all rounder? Who mentioned their going to be all rounders? They have a few strings to their bows, and the only reason any dog won't run and catch game is because of its owners short-sightedness to try them on it.... 

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A man asked about wheaten crosses I answered with what I’ve seen of them, which isn’t a lot but it’s just what I’ve seen with my own eyes, that’s how a forum works people discuss things. I wasn’t on about those ones in your post, and don’t worry I won’t give any more honest views when you’ve got a litter of pups to shift.

Edited July 5, 2020 by Shadow100

[jigsaw 11,863]

I got nothing to shift, it's my mates litter, bred to keep 2 back, what should he do drown them, pass em on to strangers for nought, he's had this family of dogs over 20 years, express you opinions freely, that's what the site is about, but get out and see more of the x wheatens at work, their a very handy type for many things not just one job

 

 

 

 

 

 

[sionnach99 1,258]

I’ve seen Wheaton crosses that were very good running dogs . I had a Wheaton cross before who had no problem catching and a litter brother wouldnt catch a fox in a phone box...no matter what the cross is you get good and shite in everything.... not everyone is looking for an ‘all rounder’ .whats even is an all rounder lurcher there’s no dog thats 100% on everything. Your not gonna bring an out and out fox dog out on big land running daytime stuff just like you wouldnt bring a saluki bred dog night after night for fox???personally I want a foxing lurcher any other game doesn’t bother me. But not all Wheaton crosses are bad. In fact there far from it.

[Chid 6,493]

On 04/07/2020 at 10:47, Loton Moocher said:

I only asked about a wheaton as iv genuinely never seen one ? They seemed to have creeped on the lurcher scene from nowhere ? My question was as a terrier are they used as earth dogs ? If i knew i wunna av asked ? 

They've been in the lurcher scene for years , probably before a lot of types , but before the days of the internet how were people going to hear about them ? 

Wheatens were used as a strong dog and they were even used as fighting dogs throughout Ireland .

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20 minutes ago, Chid said:

They've been in the lurcher scene for years , probably before a lot of types , but before the days of the internet how were people going to hear about them ? 

Wheatens were used as a strong dog and they were even used as fighting dogs throughout Ireland .

what is the history of them development etc.