Collie cross Whippet

[TelephonePete 111]

Very Nice what is she like? Many many years ago I trained a  whippet in basic obedience and was impressed with how clever it was. I have had nothing to do with Greyhounds. Are they much like Whippets. I have heard they are not the brightest. But as I say no experience with them at all.

[Ferretman65 2,271]

  On 18/06/2022 at 23:17, BobDown said:

You don’t see many of them a bout. Be handy for hares on tricky land  and all 

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Fs don't say that Mchull go mad lol yes mate if u get the right one they can knock over hares np at all thing is they get in that tight to them the hare under pressure right away  

[Moocher71 4,050]

  On 17/06/2022 at 12:58, gnipper said:

Is there much difference in temperament between beddies and whippets? The whippets I've seen have just acted like leggy terriers. 

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Whippets are easy to live with and so are bedy whippets ,they make great field dogs and fsmily companions 

I've had collie whippet x beddy whippet that was good dog but never had a straight collie x whippet, 

Maybe someone like old Phil be best one to answer your question qs he as worked similar x but with bit of grey added to the mix 

[Black neck 16,315]

  On 19/06/2022 at 08:13, Ferretman65 said:

Fs don't say that Mchull go mad lol yes mate if u get the right one they can knock over hares np at all thing is they get in that tight to them the hare under pressure right away  

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Not on the slop January tho ☻️

[BobDown 883]

  On 19/06/2022 at 08:13, Ferretman65 said:

Fs don't say that Mchull go mad lol yes mate if u get the right one they can knock over hares np at all thing is they get in that tight to them the hare under pressure right away  

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On the small fields round hear they would be handy. A lad I know had a whippet that was handy on them but would cramp up after a few spins 

[Aussie Whip 4,180]

  On 19/06/2022 at 07:04, tomfromwest said:

Very Nice what is she like? Many many years ago I trained a  whippet in basic obedience and was impressed with how clever it was. I have had nothing to do with Greyhounds. Are they much like Whippets. I have heard they are not the brightest. But as I say no experience with them at all.

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I love and have always had whippet types but I wouldn't say they are overly intelligent. I've had one grey I raised as a lurcher and I really liked him too but he wasn't the brightest. I think both are very driven and game when hunting and that's what I like about them.

[Neal 1,874]

  On 18/06/2022 at 17:51, OldPhil said:

 

Temperament has nothing to do with the concept of such a hybridisation, but more so with the mind-set, of the individuals used...

You get bold Collies and bold whippets,.. and also, the complete opposite, so as I always say, Temperament is King.

 

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I completely agree. Unfortunately, although most of the litter were, as I say, fairly "average" in temperament, my bitch (Skye) and one of the males definitely took after "the complete opposite." 

When I bought her the breeder had already named her Sky but I added an 'e'...not that she could read...although she was undoubtedly the most biddable dog I've ever owned. I later discovered that Sky was actually short for her original name...Shy Sky! That should've been a warning.

Oddly enough OldPhil, I once took her to a whippet racing meeting in the New Forest (not to run, just to watch). I think that would've been mid 90s? I got chatting to a friend of a friend there called Tony and he told me his friend would like the look of Skye...his friend turned out to be you! I don't think she'd have been your sort at all though.  She looked great but she was undoubtedly my least productive lurcher.  

[Ferretman65 2,271]

  On 19/06/2022 at 09:26, Aussie Whip said:

I love and have always had whippet types but I wouldn't say they are overly intelligent. I've had one grey I raised as a lurcher and I really liked him too but he wasn't the brightest. I think both are very driven and game when hunting and that's what I like about them.

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I hunter whippets and whippets x greyhounds for many years one off the best marking and bushing dogs was a whippet I owned it could find a rabbit in a hay stack as to speak smashing wee rabbiting dogs if you get the right one 

[Aussie Whip 4,180]

  On 19/06/2022 at 10:13, Ferretman65 said:

I hunter whippets and whippets x greyhounds for many years one off the best marking and bushing dogs was a whippet I owned it could find a rabbit in a hay stack as to speak smashing wee rabbiting dogs if you get the right one 

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They use their nose more than what people think. They are the best pure bred for rabbits I reckon, even whippets from pet stock pick up the job pretty quick.

[mC HULL 14,050]

  On 19/06/2022 at 09:25, BobDown said:

On the small fields round hear they would be handy. A lad I know had a whippet that was handy on them but would cramp up after a few spins 

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my bitch from a pure kill the tricky land bobdown 

but had fun over the years with whippet greys like you say will spin a few up exciting to watch on smaller land 

[fred90 3,314]

  On 19/06/2022 at 10:18, Aussie Whip said:

They use their nose more than what people think. They are the best pure bred for rabbits I reckon, even whippets from pet stock pick up the job pretty quick.

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this one has been marking since six and a half months old. really surprised me how good her nose is. 

[sandymere 8,263]

My 1st "lurcher" was a 1st cross collie/whippet 50 odd years ago, i learnt a lot from her, mostly not to get another . She was very biddable and intelligent but alas lacked the pace to catch, unless everything was in her favour, so not what a young lad wanted. For a general companion/busher they would be great but id go for a collie grey 1st cross or better still a 2nd cross if i wanted to actually catch a half decent bag.

 

[OldPhil 5,812]

  On 19/06/2022 at 09:39, Neal said:

I completely agree. Unfortunately, although most of the litter were, as I say, fairly "average" in temperament, my bitch (Skye) and one of the males definitely took after "the complete opposite." 

When I bought her the breeder had already named her Sky but I added an 'e'...not that she could read...although she was undoubtedly the most biddable dog I've ever owned. I later discovered that Sky was actually short for her original name...Shy Sky! That should've been a warning.

Oddly enough OldPhil, I once took her to a whippet racing meeting in the New Forest (not to run, just to watch). I think that would've been mid 90s? I got chatting to a friend of a friend there called Tony and he told me his friend would like the look of Skye...his friend turned out to be you! I don't think she'd have been your sort at all though.  She looked great but she was undoubtedly my least productive lurcher.  

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Hi, yes I know the guy who you were speaking to,...he is (in my opinion)  an authority on the Non-Ped Racing Whippets, and we have known each other, and frequently hunted together,.. for over forty years...

He knows the type of lurcher that I prefer,.. but as you so rightly say,. .its not all about looks...

 

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[Runner96 514]

Could imagine the collie whippet being a handy dog. The guy who bred mine was looking for a decent collie whippet to stud his bitch. But couldn’t find anything suitable so it was a 3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy in the end. Over his collie, whippet, bull, grey bitch. Which produced this nutter. 

[fred90 3,314]

  On 19/06/2022 at 12:26, Runner96 said:

Could imagine the collie whippet being a handy dog. The guy who bred mine was looking for a decent collie whippet to stud his bitch. But couldn’t find anything suitable so it was a 3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy in the end. Over his collie, whippet, bull, grey bitch. Which produced this nutter. 

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always liked the look of that little dog