whippet v small lurchers

[runforyourlife 361]

So you havent worked at whippet yet, you are just starting... ok, well i think that has ended the thread.... nice pics tho, looks a normal day, its not exactly howling wind and driving rain, lol... plus lovely looking dog...

[runforyourlife 361]

lol, jeezzz, it was you who said he was still a baby. I didnt mean you wwerent working it, i meant you havent worked a whippet throug its full working life..... then you say what does it matter it is windy and raining. Thats what the debate was all about, wether they could handle adverse weather, doesnt matter.... bye

[Malt 379]

lol, jeezzz, it was you who said he was still a baby. I didnt mean you wwerent working it, i meant you havent worked a whippet throug its full working life..... then you say what does it matter it is windy and raining. Thats what the debate was all about, wether they could handle adverse weather, doesnt matter.... bye

The debate wasn't about adverse weather, it was about the differences between a whippet & a small lurcher.

 

Not all of us work the dales/fens/Cairngorm plateau/Nevis range/whatever, in the middle of the worst winter in 50 years!

 

Horses for courses surely?

 

The whippet wouldn't have survived for so long as a working breed if it wasn't any good. Likewise, people wouldn't breed lurchers unless they added something to the mix.

[runforyourlife 361]

lol, jeezzz, it was you who said he was still a baby. I didnt mean you wwerent working it, i meant you havent worked a whippet throug its full working life..... then you say what does it matter it is windy and raining. Thats what the debate was all about, wether they could handle adverse weather, doesnt matter.... bye

The debate wasn't about adverse weather, it was about the differences between a whippet & a small lurcher.

 

Not all of us work the dales/fens/Cairngorm plateau/Nevis range/whatever, in the middle of the worst winter in 50 years!

 

Horses for courses surely?

 

The whippet wouldn't have survived for so long as a working breed if it wasn't any good. Likewise, people wouldn't breed lurchers unless they added something to the mix.

 

 

Yes maltenby i know that, that was what myself and dangergurl were debateing.

 

Iagree with you wholey what you have just said. I pointed out earlier on, one of the down falls of the whippet, and why long haired lurchers were prefared. We have already covered all what you have said..... I'm not going through it all again.... Obviously all different conditions have to be taken into account. I just gave my down falls on the whippet, but also think they are one of the best rabbiting dogs available...

[Malt 379]

Yes maltenby i know that, that was what myself and dangergurl were debateing.

 

Iagree with you wholey what you have just said. I pointed out earlier on, one of the down falls of the whippet, and why long haired lurchers were prefared. We have already covered all what you have said..... I'm not going through it all again.... Obviously all different conditions have to be taken into account. I just gave my down falls on the whippet, but also think they are one of the best rabbiting dogs available...

 

[baldockbanks courser 598]

ITS LOVELY AND WARM DOWN THE SOUTH. THE SUN COMES OUT NOW AND AGAIN BUITIFUL. you northerners dont know what your missing cushty! mind you theres no houses down here for 15 grand.

[martin 332]

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

 

 

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[paddybarr 77]

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

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no advantage at all, whippets are quicker, smarter, better looking,biddable, resilient,adatable oh and they dont smell

 

sorry they do have 1 advantage lurchers are cheap

[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

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no advantage at all, whippets are quicker, smarter, better looking,biddable, resilient,adatable oh and they dont smell

 

sorry they do have 1 advantage lurchers are cheap

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[chartpolski 23,604]

Bit of a pointless argument really; would a 17" Beddy/ whippet Lurcher make a 22" Whippet look stupid ? I don't think so. Would a 23" Lurcher make an 18" whippet look stupid ? Possibly. As for the Whippet being no good in the cold; I've been out recently with a KC whippet in extreme weather, both lamping and ferreting and the cold didn't bother it a bit, and it worked as well as most Lurchers and better than some I've seen !! The only drawback I can see to a Whippet is the thin skin and ease in which it tears. Some lack stamina, but if you do your homework and get a coursing or working bred Whippet, as opposed to a show or race bred type, stamina should be ok for most situations. I've owned and worked both Whippets and Lurchers, and I prefer Lurchers, but would have a decent Whippet in my kennel any time.

Cheers.

[whin 463]

had whippet grew good dogs but not for heavy work on all sorts of rough land ,but you never no , i like a little grew in a dog but not enough to make them lite waits , and as for all round rabbiting dogs well ,saw crosses last more years on shitty land than whippets, would ever and i like adog with a good mouth big enough to retreive all nite on big hill rabbits etc

[Guest MY LAW]

Exceptions to every rule ,but the answer must be ,why arnt we all running pure whippets.

[tdavepat 8]

Exceptions to every rule ,but the answer must be ,why arnt we all running pure whippets.

 

I think it might be because most of us like to tinker. We see a mates dog doing a certain thing and would like to put that in our next dog with some of the better attributes from our old dog.

 

The whippet is a fantastic rabbiter amongst other things with a huge heart and desperate to please. Of course it has its limitations (everything does) and providing you learn and know what they are, you will never be let down or disappointed.

 

A small lurcher might be bred specifically to do something better than a purebred whippet. It might do that oneor two things better, but as a general all rounder the whippet excels. It also makes a marvellous, clean, loyal and easy to keep pet.

 

Dave

[chartpolski 23,604]

Exceptions to every rule ,but the answer must be ,why arnt we all running pure whippets.

 

Why aren't we all running 30" Deerhound X's or 18" Beddy X's ? The answer must be we all have different needs in a dog; run different types of quarry, etc.

Cheers.

[Guest MY LAW]

Exceptions to every rule ,but the answer must be ,why arnt we all running pure whippets.

 

Why aren't we all running 30" Deerhound X's or 18" Beddy X's ? The answer must be we all have different needs in a dog; run different types of quarry, etc.

Cheers.

i agree ,but most use a x rather than a pure breed ,so it must be that the x makes a better dog what ever your chosen quarry ,i run a 20 inch coursing whip x beddy ,and it does every thing i ask of it ,but i know that a pure whip would not be able to do the same , it might attempt to but it would not last long , Edited December 22, 2008 by MY LAW