can whippets only be worked on easy ground

[mackem 26,737]

Wasnt in the 's artic,and these arent in a boot,but they do prove whippets have their uses

[Meerihunter 7]

I'd love to run a Whippet as they would without doubt nail a fair few rabbits that my Saluki's would miss on short runs, however I could not be confident in running them even at the level I run my Salukis at now. I've yet have even well bred, intelligent running lurchers last more than 4/5 season's. Yet my first Saluki was still running 100% sound and strong at 10yrs old, 2 week before he died I'm expecting the same from my current 3.

 

I'd like to see them run dry clay sowings all day or night before making any judgment, I'm not knocking them. I've never seen one run to enough to know one way or another I just think their speed and style of running would finish them in a couple of season at best with my type of hunting (ie hunting woods day and night, ferreting and lamping rock strewn fields and hedgrows old fence wire eveywhere. Fields of dry clay like rubble.

 

Cracking dogs but they just don't shout durabiltiy to me.

[artic 595]

They certainly do have their uses, but not for me.....

Edited November 25, 2008 by artic

[Brimmer 220]

Get a dog crossed up with something, collie maybee. A good cross will have more stamina than a straight dog, and like has been said, take the knocks a bit more.

If your going to do a lot of work with the dog on a good number of rabbits, on 'hard hilly ground', maybee consider a collie grey or something similar.

A slightly bigger stronger dog will towards the end of the day, fair a litte better after many hours covering the ground hunting. (maybee covering approx 20 miles + in a day, and running the bunny's as well.)

[dangergirl 13]

Hey JPT, having a whippet pup bought up with a terrier certainly teaches them not to be arse biters. I think my JRT has been invaluble in teaching my whip how to get to grips with game. By play fighting constantly the whip has become very tacktile and now knows the tricks of the trade. Had he been bought up with older dogs that dont want to play or on his own im sure he would be a very different dog, and that he would have to find out how to fight the hard way!!

 

DG

[Guest blue_boy]

im sitting here reading all this sh£t about people who think they know about whippets dont get me wrong im no expert on them but i do have 2 pups from strong sooty sam lines so keep your eyes and ears open because there will be an update on them next season. At the minute i dont feel i have the right to pass coment on whippets or how they work even though i own 2 pups. so its nice to see all these muppets chatting sh£t they dont no about and have seen the odd whippet work and insently no everything about them so sad :wankerzo4: sounds like jelousey to me

[chartpolski 23,911]

You don't feel you have the right to pass comment............ yet you think the rest of us are talking shite ???? Contradiction in terms, methinks !!!!

Cheers.

[Guest blue_boy]

You don't feel you have the right to pass comment............ yet you think the rest of us are talking shite ???? Contradiction in terms, methinks !!!!

Cheers.

 

alright soft lad ive seen the perents of my bitch work had 17 buns and retrieved a charlie that dont qualify me to judge every whippet in general theres good and bad in every breed thought you would like to no that as for people saying they have no stamina why do you think somebody down the line has put bull in them dont like to bitch on the net so dont expect me to bite on your next comment coz i cant be arsed waisting energy typing on you or any other muppet on here tara softlad

[Brimmer 220]

Have your's got bull in them Blue boy?

[artic 595]

So its AMEN to that then.............

[chartpolski 23,911]

You don't feel you have the right to pass comment............ yet you think the rest of us are talking shite ???? Contradiction in terms, methinks !!!!

Cheers.

 

alright soft lad ive seen the perents of my bitch work had 17 buns and retrieved a charlie that dont qualify me to judge every whippet in general theres good and bad in every breed thought you would like to no that as for people saying they have no stamina why do you think somebody down the line has put bull in them dont like to bitch on the net so dont expect me to bite on your next comment coz i cant be arsed waisting energy typing on you or any other muppet on here tara softlad

 

Another "expert" who's only seen other peoples dogs run, never ran one of his own !! I've probably had dogs that were older than you !!

Cheers.

[Guest blue_boy]

You don't feel you have the right to pass comment............ yet you think the rest of us are talking shite ???? Contradiction in terms, methinks !!!!

Cheers.

 

alright soft lad ive seen the perents of my bitch work had 17 buns and retrieved a charlie that dont qualify me to judge every whippet in general theres good and bad in every breed thought you would like to no that as for people saying they have no stamina why do you think somebody down the line has put bull in them dont like to bitch on the net so dont expect me to bite on your next comment coz i cant be arsed waisting energy typing on you or any other muppet on here tara softlad

 

Another "expert" who's only seen other peoples dogs run, never ran one of his own !! I've probably had dogs that were older than you !!

Cheers.

 

 

alright mate we've most probaly got off on the wrong foot i have got a pic for you i think you'll like. not quiet an expert but dont thruogh judgement about like half of these i have been lucky anoth to inherit my grandads dog mad jean and have been around them most of my life i have had my old dog for 8 1/2 yrs and worked him hard even today he's still going strong and your right i have seen alot of peoples dogs go good and the bad

and do i have bull in mine well mike brown sez something along the line in the whippet book 2007 in his interview in the back of the book so we must have if there his lines

[whippeter69 88]

Hers my next season whippet, (Bitch)8Months @20"TTS very quick

Edited November 25, 2008 by whippeter69

[JPTfellterrier 65]

Hey JPT, having a whippet pup bought up with a terrier certainly teaches them not to be arse biters. I think my JRT has been invaluble in teaching my whip how to get to grips with game. By play fighting constantly the whip has become very tacktile and now knows the tricks of the trade. Had he been bought up with older dogs that dont want to play or on his own im sure he would be a very different dog, and that he would have to find out how to fight the hard way!!

 

DG

 

aye my terrier pup has learnt that it doesnt work that well when you hang on to my other dogs leg so know hangs off her neck

 

well i got bored of reading you boys bickering between each other like women (and this coment is coming from one) think some moderators need to keep a few shi* stirers in to hand

[lawrence 657]

why would a whippet be any more prone to injury that any other type of dog running on rough ground ? don't think i've ever seen a whippet with bad feet. you'll not be disappointed with a decently bred whippet.