lurcher.man 88 Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Hi all, as the above says im just wondering if these working lines still being produced? Im after a whippet pup in the new year after a little break from losing my 19year old lurcher in 2021 but im struggling to find the working lines and dont know where to look. any help of links would be greatly appreciated! just to help im from london near heathrow but dont mind travelling for the right pup. Quote Link to post
fred90 3,230 Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 I was looking for my first whippet around 2 years ago, liked the lynperry but don't know if he still breeds dogs anymore, couldn't find any. I went for a pennymeadow bitch and I am well pleased with the her. I would look at men who are working whippets, there are a few on here. think last year both Cantona and a chap called bobza both had litters from good lines, I would happily have bought a pup of either of them Quote Link to post
Black neck 15,954 Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Message penda off here hel sort u out 1 1 Quote Link to post
taffey 1,315 Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 Bobza s be the ones he works them regularly day and night he’ll know if any litters about I’d say 1 Quote Link to post
Blackmag 6,092 Posted November 22, 2023 Report Share Posted November 22, 2023 @mC HULL is your man just pm him 2 2 Quote Link to post
Luckee legs 471 Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 If you can't find the named lines you are after a quick scroll through Instagram will find you working whippet lines. Without going too far North, I have a hedgerunner dog who does the job for me and a litter brother also I know is good. Jolly quick have some good looking pups Quote Link to post
bird 9,904 Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 2 hours ago, Luckee legs said: If you can't find the named lines you are after a quick scroll through Instagram will find you working whippet lines. Without going too far North, I have a hedgerunner dog who does the job for me and a litter brother also I know is good. Jolly quick have some good looking pups is that the name of the ped headgerunner whippets ? i might be wrong here , but going back when i had my none ped racing bitch , she was 20 in 20 lb , fast, good on rabbits , some of the males hit 23 in 34 lb , tough little dogs pile into foxes no prob if you let the buggers lol. they had in three genes staff bull, greyhound , that give them that toughness . agilty, pace, and not bsad stamina for sprinters . i did see few ped working whippets back then in the 80s , being honest i felt the none ped offered that bit more , away from the track, ok all whippets feel the cold, and get knocked up feet as working dogs . but if me i deff give a none ped whippet a go, or small grew , before i bought a ped whippet , but that just me .? 1 Quote Link to post
Luckee legs 471 Posted November 23, 2023 Report Share Posted November 23, 2023 3 hours ago, bird said: is that the name of the ped headgerunner whippets ? i might be wrong here , but going back when i had my none ped racing bitch , she was 20 in 20 lb , fast, good on rabbits , some of the males hit 23 in 34 lb , tough little dogs pile into foxes no prob if you let the buggers lol. they had in three genes staff bull, greyhound , that give them that toughness . agilty, pace, and not bsad stamina for sprinters . i did see few ped working whippets back then in the 80s , being honest i felt the none ped offered that bit more , away from the track, ok all whippets feel the cold, and get knocked up feet as working dogs . but if me i deff give a none ped whippet a go, or small grew , before i bought a ped whippet , but that just me .? This is the only whippet I've had, always lurchers before and I still have a collie x. Reason is that in East anglia the hatred to hare coursing is frothing at the mouth so it's a pain in the arse to be seen with a lurcher. (By the way, turns out having a whippet doesn't change much ,) anyway Hedgerunners are ped and at for least the litter I have one, from the males are big. Mine is 22" and 34lb. He's incredibly game, has tremendous stamina and is very quick. Sounds great although the downside is he puts 100% of his tiny brain into pursuit and that makes him a handful when hunting Quote Link to post
Neal 1,867 Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 17 hours ago, Luckee legs said: This is the only whippet I've had, always lurchers before and I still have a collie x. Reason is that in East anglia the hatred to hare coursing is frothing at the mouth so it's a pain in the arse to be seen with a lurcher. (By the way, turns out having a whippet doesn't change much ,) anyway Hedgerunners are ped and at for least the litter I have one, from the males are big. Mine is 22" and 34lb. He's incredibly game, has tremendous stamina and is very quick. Sounds great although the downside is he puts 100% of his tiny brain into pursuit and that makes him a handful when hunting Maybe that's why you're still getting attention if the dog is 22" and 34 lbs. People will probably think it's a lurcher. You want to get yourself one of those little MacArthur whippets that you can fit in your pocket. 1 Quote Link to post
fred90 3,230 Posted November 24, 2023 Report Share Posted November 24, 2023 2 hours ago, Neal said: Maybe that's why you're still getting attention if the dog is 22" and 34 lbs. People will probably think it's a lurcher. You want to get yourself one of those little MacArthur whippets that you can fit in your pocket. whippet size seems to vary even in same litters, I expected my bitch to be a bit bigger, she is 19tts and lighter built at only 23 pounds. she is very sharp catching stuff on hedgerows, embankments woods etc. she has sometimes caught stuff before I have realised she is on anything. size wise she is better suited to what I want her for, now if you want to lamp regularly and run big open ground then I think the bigger ones are better suited. 4 Quote Link to post
green lurchers 16,661 Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) My Little lady 17. 1/2 tts 23 lb loved the big ground back then big or small she’d slay em all Edited November 25, 2023 by green lurchers 10 Quote Link to post
Black neck 15,954 Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 2 minutes ago, green lurchers said: My Little lady 17. 1/2 tts 23 lb loved the big ground back then Nice for a ped 1 Quote Link to post
green lurchers 16,661 Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Black neck said: Nice for a ped Cheers blacki she’d fry them above lines pre ban lol Edited November 25, 2023 by green lurchers Quote Link to post
Chaff 3,621 Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 22 minutes ago, green lurchers said: My Little lady 17. 1/2 tts 23 lb loved the big ground back then big or small she’d slay em all Did she only run soft ground GL or could she run harder stuff only asking as the whippet type hybrids I have seen all had quite bad feet on them, not that it slowed them down at all lol Quote Link to post
green lurchers 16,661 Posted November 25, 2023 Report Share Posted November 25, 2023 (edited) 34 minutes ago, Chaff said: Did she only run soft ground GL or could she run harder stuff only asking as the whippet type hybrids I have seen all had quite bad feet on them, not that it slowed them down at all lol I ran that girl on all ground yes she favoured firmer ground but she’d shine on any type best I seen , and for Mac she caught enough and more for a little bitch , il never get better ever always felt I had the ace up me sleeve with her Edited November 25, 2023 by green lurchers 2 1 Quote Link to post
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