Ferreting with saluki types

[Ferretryan 74]

Anyone using heavily based saluki dogs for ferreting? 
how are people finding them and experience?

 

 

[moonlighter 1,163]

I had one. He wasn’t bad for his size. But there not bred for it. He didn’t have the blistering take off speed, and was a bit big for hedges. But his hunting brain made up for it though. Caught a lot of ferreted rabbits with him, more than my beddy/whippet so far. 
if you’ve got a coursing dog then definitely take it ferreting... but don’t buy one for a ferreting dog, if you catch my drift. 

[BobDown 749]

I take my bitch doing a bit 

[Ferretryan 74]

52 minutes ago, BobDown said:

I take my bitch doing a bit 

What’s she like for marking mate

[TOMO 26,120]

there was a member of this site years ago from up caithness way ...who had pure salukis that he took ferreting...he did quite a few short vids....think his name was merrihunter 

[Simoman 110]

21 minutes ago, TOMO said:

there was a member of this site years ago from up caithness way ...who had pure salukis that he took ferreting...he did quite a few short vids....think his name was merrihunter 

Tomo you sexy beast

[Simoman 110]

4 hours ago, moonlighter said:

If you’ve got a coursing dog then definitely take it ferreting... but don’t buy one for a ferreting dog, if you catch my drift. 

Cracking advice

[TOMO 26,120]

15 minutes ago, Simoman said:

Tomo you sexy beast

you know it...lol

[BobDown 749]

8 hours ago, Ferretryan said:

What’s she like for marking mate

She’ll mark owt from rat holes to fox, keen bitch high prey drive