barnslyben 74 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 i know they are not fox dogs but years ago a fella told me he had whippet dog off racinglines 32lbs that could kill fox,he would nt lie,so has anyone had a whippet past or present which was capable of dispatching the odd one on its own?there is was alot of talk of ss bred dogs being able to do it ,but has anyone owned one.? Quote Link to post
xx-georgia-xx 15 Posted September 29, 2008 Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 i know they are not fox dogs but years ago a fella told me he had whippet dog off racinglines 32lbs that could kill fox,he would nt lie,so has anyone had a whippet past or present which was capable of dispatching the odd one on its own?there is was alot of talk of ss bred dogs being able to do it ,but has anyone owned one.? i "used" to own one pre-ban Quote Link to post
barnslyben 74 Posted September 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 29, 2008 hpool_hunter had a 19" whippet which did fox for funany pics of these dogs ,what breeding were they? Quote Link to post
artful212 394 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 i know they are not fox dogs but years ago a fella told me he had whippet dog off racinglines 32lbs that could kill fox,he would nt lie,so has anyone had a whippet past or present which was capable of dispatching the odd one on its own?there is was alot of talk of ss bred dogs being able to do it ,but has anyone owned one.? i bred litter of whippets and 3 out of 5 of dog pups done da job at present they only 18 mths old Quote Link to post
Guest ooty Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 pm little lurcher she has some bloody good whippets , ive personally witnessed what they can/could do Quote Link to post
lucky 578 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 any dog is capable of killing a fox, within reason....but they all have there limits. Quote Link to post
milliken 830 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 can no one put pic up of these whippet ill put mind up took many fox over his life time if i get hold of a canner ill put few up of him doing the deed 22" 34lb Quote Link to post
barnslyben 74 Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 can no one put pic up of these whippet ill put mind up took many fox over his life time if i get hold of a canner ill put few up of him doing the deed 22" 34lb nice one mate how was he bred?no more pics folks? and no mention of the breeding of these dogs, i know they are capable,just wanted to find out some truth s about these brill little dogs. Quote Link to post
Guest hpool_hunter Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 (edited) 3/4 whippet 1/4 bedlington - 18'' to shoulder , BITCH . took fox PRE BAN - she had a nack of just smashing into them , a very gutsy bitch . was very quick and agile , and grabbed the right place all the time , if they ever managed to get away from her , she would have them again on the 1st turn . not an all and all fox dog of course , but she could if needed , if its fox your after , theres plenty of breed lurchers to do it the white bitch is middle : Edited September 30, 2008 by hpool_hunter Quote Link to post
milliken 830 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 can no one put pic up of these whippet ill put mind up took many fox over his life time if i get hold of a canner ill put few up of him doing the deed 22" 34lb nice one mate how was he bred?no more pics folks? and no mention of the breeding of these dogs, i know they are capable,just wanted to find out some truth s about these brill little dogs. he is out of a bitch from jolly nippy lines to a barnsmore dog of painted pony stuff robert Quote Link to post
barnslyben 74 Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 3/4 whippet 1/4 bedlington - 18'' to shoulder , BITCH . took fox PRE BAN - she had a nack of just smashing into them , a very gutsy bitch . was very quick and agile , and grabbed the right place all the time , if they ever managed to get away from her , she would have them again on the 1st turn . not an all and all fox dog of course , but she could if needed , if its fox your after , theres plenty of breed lurchers to do it the white bitch is middle : she s a cracker mate, not after a whippet for fox, grew up with these brave little dogs, mainly non ped racing dogs,my dad had about 7 of the buggers when i was a kid ime 40 now ,just love the breed,i think a thinker would do ok not get smashed up my old saluki/ghd took them pre ban,never got bit untill she started to get old,and lose her knack,used to do some foxing years ago with a mate who had bullxs the just held anywhere,and got bit, but they did nt care just got in there.heard a story about a whippet dog who took them by the throat,some dogs just develope a knack for it,ss whippet s were sold to people saying they will do it but up to now no ones coming forward. Quote Link to post
barnslyben 74 Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 can no one put pic up of these whippet ill put mind up took many fox over his life time if i get hold of a canner ill put few up of him doing the deed 22" 34lb nice one mate how was he bred?no more pics folks? and no mention of the breeding of these dogs, i know they are capable,just wanted to find out some truth s about these brill little dogs. he is out of a bitch from jolly nippy lines to a barnsmore dog of painted pony stuff robert is that show, racing,or coursing lines ? are you at malton on saturday i thought i saw your name in the lineup? Quote Link to post
milliken 830 Posted September 30, 2008 Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 can no one put pic up of these whippet ill put mind up took many fox over his life time if i get hold of a canner ill put few up of him doing the deed 22" 34lb nice one mate how was he bred?no more pics folks? and no mention of the breeding of these dogs, i know they are capable,just wanted to find out some truth s about these brill little dogs. he is out of a bitch from jolly nippy lines to a barnsmore dog of painted pony stuff robert is that show, racing,or coursing lines ? are you at malton on saturday i thought i saw your name in the lineup? hi mate a few of us where ment to be going over but the other pulled out so im not gonna head over the jolly nippy lines is mostly racing dog but a few coursing dogs also the barnsmore is a kennel her in ireland that are mainly show stuff but have produced so great working dog a many that took fox robert Quote Link to post
barnslyben 74 Posted September 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted September 30, 2008 can no one put pic up of these whippet ill put mind up took many fox over his life time if i get hold of a canner ill put few up of him doing the deed 22" 34lb nice one mate how was he bred?no more pics folks? and no mention of the breeding of these dogs, i know they are capable,just wanted to find out some truth s about these brill little dogs. he is out of a bitch from jolly nippy lines to a barnsmore dog of painted pony stuff robert is that show, racing,or coursing lines ? are you at malton on saturday i thought i saw your name in the lineup? hi mate a few of us where ment to be going over but the other pulled out so im not gonna head over the jolly nippy lines is mostly racing dog but a few coursing dogs also the barnsmore is a kennel her in ireland that are mainly show stuff but have produced so great working dog a many that took fox robert that s a shame,we could have had a natter,should be a good day tho Quote Link to post
victor 10 Posted October 1, 2008 Report Share Posted October 1, 2008 not saying your mate or anny else is a lyer but it is hard to beleve, but then again terriers kill foxes under grounf tho but still is a dead fox..... Quote Link to post
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