what is the best bred of a lurcher for ferreting

[whin 463]

collie crosses are the best especaily if they have top class racing grew or greyhound and are line bred , ive got whippet greyhound who ferrets two saluki crosses that ferret all dogs ive had get a bit of ferreting and the ones who turn out good well get to go, the most ,ive never bred a dog for ferreting and never will ,i cant see the piont of keeping rabbit dogs were a cleverly bred dog that does a bit of evrything opens your options , stay away from small dogs get something about 23 to 25 if bred right and keen theyll catch whats on offer got dogs that can ferret kil a roe kill hare , and catch a fox when it was all legal , ive saw small dogs tiol on big land on winter wheat were the rabbits realy run and over rough ground all in all for the british country side a balanced dog at 24 to 26 will be a better all round dog for you than one that can only catch a rabbit, its up to you we are all diffrent but a lurcher should be good at most things but master of none

[Malt 379]

I've heard that first cross JRT X Whippet make good ferreting dogs. I'm going to breed a few for myself if my JRT bitch is any good after a few seasons.

[bill88 6]

If the dog is to be used purely for ferreting i'd say the smaller the better i.e. Whippet or Whippet x.I use one of these and she's bang on at the ferreting game.

 

 

 

 

what bred it is this dog mate

 

She's BeddiexWhippet mate.

[para1 11]

as it says above?thank lurcher93

 

i use one of these Beddy/whippet

[lurcher93 2]

as it says above?thank lurcher93

 

i use one of these Beddy/whippet

 

 

nice mate

[Guest dotty]

complements of the big fish

[nick barker 0]

straight whippet cant be beat

[lurcher93 2]

straight whippet cant be beat

 

 

it can

[nick barker 0]

So lets look at this logically, you want a dog to go ferreting. It musn't be too big, must be blistering fast off the mark, will learn quickly and have loads of guts in case charlie puts in an appearance. So what dog is best? WHIPPET

[whin 463]

ive got grews they dont last long on shitty land,try ferreting in wooded areas rough scree on hill sfdes in freezing temp or hard frosts all winter were is the thin skinned dogs then ,the best ferreting dog ive had were grew collie types and a beardie x bitch got to the nlrc rabbiting final with it and caught over 3500 rabbs a few hares roe foxes with her , a real clever ferreting dog , all depends what work and how much work you are gone to do all the best

[earth&hounds 94]

why not a straight whippet?

they rip easy where i live mate to much wire beddy whippet 3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy or collie greyhound

[lurcher BOD 0]

as it says above?thank lurcher93

BEDDY/WHIPPET X IS MY PREFERENCE WHIPPETS ARE GOOD TOO BUT SOME HAVE PAPER THIN SKIN BUT I WOULDN'T GO NO BIGGER THAN 21" WHAT EVER YOU GO FOR GOOD LUCK

[socks 32,253]

i will allways use the collie greyhound for the ferreting game ... their inteligance and and natural stalking ability make them a cut above the rest ............

 

 

 

[mush 204]

if you ever see the real deal ferreting dog you will know theres more to it than just standing next to the holes and running what comes out, the only ones that i've seen that are class have all been collie types.

[socks 32,253]

if you ever see the real deal ferreting dog you will know theres more to it than just standing next to the holes and running what comes out, the only ones that i've seen that are class have all been collie types.

 

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