whippet v small lurchers

[milliken 793]

what real advantage do small lurchers have over whippets i belive these dogs are really under rated as working dog and can do every thing a small lurcher can do and most the time do it better whats your views on this

 

robert

[ratmogit 16]

what real advantage do small lurchers have over whippets i belive these dogs are really under rated as working dog and can do every thing a small lurcher can do and most the time do it better whats your views on this

 

robert

i suppose feet , less prone to injury , the cold ,depending on coat. stamina ,brains . it depends what cross your up against . theres a lack of rabbits down with us and my mate runs a couple of whippets so they dont get overrun down this end and do well on what we got . i wonder how theyed fair where people are luck enough to get say 20-30 runs on the lamp though 4 or 5 nights a week

[milliken 793]

i must be one of the lucky ones then mate i run one whippet at present and run him 3 nights a week on up words of 20 runs some nights double that whippets have far more stamina than people give them credit for as for feeling the cold i have never had one that felt the cold more than any other short coated dog now the feet that another ive never had any bother with my old dog had one knocked up toe but after 9 seasons hard work am i just a luck one or are there other whippets out there that do this

 

robert

[milliken 793]

any pics of your one mate

[ratmogit 16]

i must be one of the lucky ones then mate i run one whippet at present and run him 3 nights a week on up words of 20 runs some nights double that whippets have far more stamina than people give them credit for as for feeling the cold i have never had one that felt the cold more than any other short coated dog now the feet that another ive never had any bother with my old dog had one knocked up toe but after 9 seasons hard work am i just a luck one or are there other whippets out there that do this

 

robert

sounds like a good lil dog to me. you sound lucky with the amount of rabbits you got to run. me personally i' d run any dog on the lamp. when i didnt have a lurcher id run my 14tts jack . ive seen some lurchers do worse .

[dh90 6]

i no this isnt the ferreting section but what is the nose like on a whippet? would it mark as well as a lurcher?

[whippeter69 88]

Well, the real difference is feet coat and thats about it. They have the biggest hearts in the world and will take their pry 90% of the time.

 

Heres a few pics of mine shes a laguna whippet standing @ 20inches TTS @ 8 months

[nikon 44]

fact is a small lurcher will make a whipp look stupid on a day or nites graft ,,, better feet better coat more stamina , more drive ,,, dont think a sainsbury bag is game ,,, a whippet couldnt last a day in the moors or lakes in the hardest of winter ,, most whippets ferret in august and finish in sept

[whippeter69 88]

fact is a small lurcher will make a whipp look stupid on a day or nites graft ,,, better feet better coat more stamina , more drive ,,, dont think a sainsbury bag is game ,,, a whippet couldnt last a day in the moors or lakes in the hardest of winter ,, most whippets ferret in august and finish in sept

 

 

Are you saying that because you have never owned a whippet? and think that they are too soft to do a days ferreting.

 

I think youl find that there are many whippets that are up to the job

[milliken 793]

fact is a small lurcher will make a whipp look stupid on a day or nites graft ,,, better feet better coat more stamina , more drive ,,, dont think a sainsbury bag is game ,,, a whippet couldnt last a day in the moors or lakes in the hardest of winter ,, most whippets ferret in august and finish in sept

another tit thats has never worked a whippet if you think that we could meet up for a hunt some day or night and see what looks stupid

[runforyourlife 361]

fact is a small lurcher will make a whipp look stupid on a day or nites graft ,,, better feet better coat more stamina , more drive ,,, dont think a sainsbury bag is game ,,, a whippet couldnt last a day in the moors or lakes in the hardest of winter ,, most whippets ferret in august and finish in sept

another tit thats has never worked a whippet if you think that we could meet up for a hunt some day or night and see what looks stupid

 

 

You bring a whippet on to the yorkshire dales, cumbrian fells, in winter and it will curl up and shiver its face off, fact! Seen it happen to many times. Even one of my long haired small lurcher curls up..... For that kind of terrain in winter they are not hard enough...

[roybo 2,873]

i have a mate that brings one out from time to time,the main problem i've seen with his whippet is it cuts quite easy and shivers a bit but other than that it's not that bad

[dangergirl 13]

I think its only because they have short hair that you can see them shivering, if you look closely or feel them most dogs do this naturally, even my spaniel and collie does this. My whip is nearly seven months old and does'nt mind the cold or wind at all; but i have to say hes not fond of the rain if hes standing still, but if he out bushing/walking it does not seem to bother him.

Edited December 21, 2008 by dangergirl

[runforyourlife 361]

I think its only because they have short hair that you can see them shivering, if you look closely or feel them most dogs do this naturally, even my spaniel and collie does this. My whip is nearly seven months old and does'nt mind the cold or wind at all; but i have to say hes not fond of the rain if hes standing still, but if he out bushing/walking it does not seem to bother him.

 

 

exactly lurchergirl, what does it do most of the time in the dales and lakes, it rains or snows, and what kind of work does one do most of the time, ferreting, so what are the dogs doing, net work. which is, mostly, standing still...... I know most dogs shiver naterally, what i mean by shivering is curled up behind a clump of grass "shivering" wet and cold..... Yes and i agree, it is because of the fur factor, but also they are to skinny and not enough body meat to keep them warm, any harden winter hill ferreter will agree with me... like i said, my beddywhippetxsaluki also shits out of extreme cold weather and doesnt want to know. Whippets are known for doing it....

[dangergirl 13]

You have a point, but i dont live or work dogs in the dales and i bet the are a good few others that dont either. I also dont ferret with the dog, i bush and will lamp. So for my needs and the conditions im in the pros of having a whippet rather than a small lurcher.....to me far out way the cons. Its horses for courses. I want the turn of pace and the heart of a whippet, it is more than capable of handling rough ground, and its has never had an injury to date.

 

DG