Bedlington x Whippet

[chartpolski 23,201]

10 hours ago, Chevy Chase said:

Exactly that mate, a lad I used to knock around with in my early teens had a first cross beddy grey he was only 22.5 at the shoulder, and to this day probably one the best little allrounders I’ve seen, looked a bit like some of the heartbreak fell dogs I’ve seen posted on here

Delta my old bitch, and her sire Flynn who was a first cross beddy/grey from Heartbreak Fell Kennels;

Cheers.

[Peter4190 85]

20 hours ago, chartpolski said:

I don’t know mate. The lad that owns them says they are Bedlington and that’s good enough for me.

Cheers.

My mum told me Father Christmas was real but turned out to be a lie 

[Bakerboy 4,663]

2 hours ago, chartpolski said:

Delta my old bitch, and her sire Flynn who was a first cross beddy/grey from Heartbreak Fell Kennels;

Cheers.

You need to put the Irish beddy x over your Deerhound x

[fred90 3,204]

1 hour ago, Peter4190 said:

My mum told me Father Christmas was real but turned out to be a lie 

you have ruined my life 

[chartpolski 23,201]

55 minutes ago, Bakerboy said:

You need to put the Irish beddy x over your Deerhound x

It’s a bitch , mate, or I would have seriously considered it !

Cheers.

[tatsblisters 9,466]

Recently browsed through some old editions of earth dog running dog and an article by a well known South Yorkshire terrier man Mick Bladen who started off with a couple of Bedlingtons and from what I have been told by an old terrier man who is also a good mate these Bedlingtons were decent earth dogs. 

[shaaark 10,704]

9 hours ago, Aussie Whip said:

Weren't they always used as a general purpose vermin dog rather than a dedicated earth dog? Mainly rabbiting from a couple of old 1800's dog books I have.

From what I've seen, spoken to owners, and read about bedlingtons, yep, rabbiting and alround/general purpose dogs, including taking feathered game, is how they've been described.

My ex brother in law owned one which was mad on mink, as well as catching rabbits and foxes pretty regularly in cover. Superb nose on it, but was pretty dog aggressive.

He also owned two bedlington lurchers, at separate times, which also had great noses.

He has a whippet now, that is, in his words, far easier to live with and easier to control.

[OldPhil 5,656]

Facts are, .ALL hybrids are different,....there is no guarantee that one type, put across another type, will be the same as all its similarly bred cousins .

It is foolish to think that we will always get , what we wanna...

All dogs are different, and it is for this reason that one cannot simply 'order a specific type, off the shelf'.....it just ain't as easy as that.

I believe that this reasoning applies to ALL crossbreds.....there is never any guarantees.....

 

Edited June 24 by OldPhil

[fred90 3,204]

I certainly think that beddywhippets have changed through the years, in the 70s and early 80s I grew up with a few first cross dogs around me. they were around 19tts and very whippety and fast, my own first crosses since have all lacked a yard, and not been as racy built, I can only put it down to the beddys of today. 

[Black neck 15,872]

16 hours ago, Bakerboy said:

But theres nothing stopping any breed of terrier working above and below ground, we just choose not to use them as much

Them other types are always dropping in ,a good bedlington only drops in when the moon is on the cusp  that's if the can get anywhere 

[Chevy Chase 79]

1 hour ago, fred90 said:

I certainly think that beddywhippets have changed through the years, in the 70s and early 80s I grew up with a few first cross dogs around me. they were around 19tts and very whippety and fast, my own first crosses since have all lacked a yard, and not been as racy built, I can only put it down to the beddys of today. 

That’s why I’d never have one, I’d always go for a greyhound x for the sake of a couple of inches in difference in height you’re going to get a much more versatile little lurcher 

[fred90 3,204]

6 minutes ago, Chevy Chase said:

That’s why I’d never have one, I’d always go for a greyhound x for the sake of a couple of inches in difference in height you’re going to get a much more versatile little lurcher 

Yes I can see your point, I have always used them for hunting up cover, marking holes etc, this they exel at, they do catch on short runs but I don't class them as running dog's, not mine anyway. 

[adam_darlo 1]

I’ve got a puppy coming in 4 weeks .. Bedlington/whippet X Bedlington 

[welshphil 169]

I've got a three quarter bred from a long line of workers and he has a coat like a half cross. I'd have another in a heartbeat or would love to put him over a decent deerhound/greyhound.

[wildman 486]

My two  Bedlington  greyhound x greyhound collie and Bedlington whippet second  Cross both  top dogs