Whippet quarry

[Guest little lurcher]

18" ? my kc registered working strain whippets are just under 17" at 15 1/2 weeks.

 

oh yes , she is a standard sized whippet , her sister is a little too big imo at 19 1/4 inch , i pride myself breeding whippets able to perform as they should and more , and still staying correct sized, very muscly little cows though but with what they do id expect it tbh? the bigger sister had a litter and at 10 weeks they were standing 14inches approx, but being dog pups id expect them to be bigger , i dont like my males going over 20inches max, this is just my opinion and what i like , im extremely pleased with what my dogs can do and so they should its what they were bloody bred to do i just have a problem with people breeding bigger for blah blah , there is no need!! jmo though

[dogman89 0]

18" ? my kc registered working strain whippets are just under 17" at 15 1/2 weeks.

 

oh yes , she is a standard sized whippet , her sister is a little too big imo at 19 1/4 inch , i pride myself breeding whippets able to perform as they should and more , and still staying correct sized, very muscly little cows though but with what they do id expect it tbh? the bigger sister had a litter and at 10 weeks they were standing 14inches approx, but being dog pups id expect them to be bigger , i dont like my males going over 20inches max, this is just my opinion and what i like , im extremely pleased with what my dogs can do and so they should its what they were bloody bred to do i just have a problem with people breeding bigger for blah blah , there is no need!! jmo though

 

 

sorry that wasnt aimed at you lol, it was for DANCES who said "i hate pure whippets, to small, fragile, mental, tiny little jaws. 18 inches! wat fecking good is that"

 

have you any pics of your whippet?

[flyfree86 38]

get a beddy x whippet mate.............. you wont look back

[Guest dances]

i dont, i dont like putting pics up. my pics are for me and to show friends.

[lanesra 3,994]

i have allways liked whippets. but for f**k sake reading this thread you would think they are wonder dogs ( rose coloured glasses) they are pot fillers. rabbit catchers. speed merchants. and at that job they are great to watch.

 

on the other hand they cut up badly cold wet weather is hard on them and they are to light to cleanly kill bigger stuff. these are things i have observed first hand. yes they are tough little buggers. but they arnt biult for it so that can go against them also. espesially with over zealous owners. this is based on watching quite a few whippet and whippet crosses.

 

in my opinion its horses for courses and whippets are for rabbits.

Well mate your statement sums up the workin whippet perfectly, how good a dog they are (there aint a wonder dog in any breed all have there good and bad points) , your words "potfillers, rabbit catchers, speed merchants, and great to watch " there are a lot of people who this type of dog would suit down to the ground, as for bein too light to cleanly kill bigger stuff that is obvious and not a fault of the dog but an owner who over matches his dog, also agree the fire in them can sometime be there undoin but to some that is a down side to others it a plus knowin the dog gives 100%. On the right ground a whippet on hares (pre ban) is lethal .

[dogman89 0]

i dont, i dont like putting pics up. my pics are for me and to show friends.

 

dont matter, i meant that for little lurcher anyway, but ive sorted it with her now

[firstrike 21]

i hate pure whippets, to small, fragile, mental, tiny little jaws. 18 inches! wat fecking good is that. Smaller than a fox. useless to me.

 

Now a cross, i have a half bitch. lurcher/whippet. She is smarter than most, as clever as any collie. Tremendous pace,agility and stamina. Will run all night.

 

Now onto the matter of Game, she is 2 at the moment. As i am at school she has between 1 and 3 nights a lamping each week as that is all i have time for. More often than not it is 1. since ive had her she has had, lamping, mind we got small fields. 8 hares by herself, 24 doubled up (her doing alot of the work). 20 fox doubled up, we are yet to try her by herself and is unlikely we will. 2 roe by herself and 9 doubled up. Now i dont keep track of rabbits as it would be to high and a leggy collie can catch a rabbit but she has easily had a few hundred.

 

She will split any hedge, she has split blackthorn,bramble,hawthorn,copses etc. she has more scars on her face from cover than alot get from fox. She is no bull cross and i doubt she would do a fox by herself as she is a small framed thing really but she gets stuck in and catches most of the ones we have had. Deer wise she has a knack of catching the back leg and then getting underneath and flipping it with her back. I am going to be honest and say she does make a bit of mess to them but hey she aint perfect but as damn as ill get.

 

If you hate whippets because thay are so weak and small why the fekk do you have a half cross whippet lurcher and then bull it up to f**k...

Why not have a non whippet based lurcher.............. get some pics up to prove yourself bullshiter....... my pure shitsu can do all you say i just dont like to brag......................................

[shinyspade 2]

my whippet lurcher

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i like a robust lurcher and am happy to sacrifice a little speed to gain other qualities

[jimmy0211 2]

i hate pure whippets, to small, fragile, mental, tiny little jaws. 18 inches! wat fecking good is that. Smaller than a fox. useless to me.

 

Now a cross, i have a half bitch. lurcher/whippet. She is smarter than most, as clever as any collie. Tremendous pace,agility and stamina. Will run all night.

 

Now onto the matter of Game, she is 2 at the moment. As i am at school she has between 1 and 3 nights a lamping each week as that is all i have time for. More often than not it is 1. since ive had her she has had, lamping, mind we got small fields. 8 hares by herself, 24 doubled up (her doing alot of the work). 20 fox doubled up, we are yet to try her by herself and is unlikely we will. 2 roe by herself and 9 doubled up. Now i dont keep track of rabbits as it would be to high and a leggy collie can catch a rabbit but she has easily had a few hundred.

 

She will split any hedge, she has split blackthorn,bramble,hawthorn,copses etc. she has more scars on her face from cover than alot get from fox. She is no bull cross and i doubt she would do a fox by herself as she is a small framed thing really but she gets stuck in and catches most of the ones we have had. Deer wise she has a knack of catching the back leg and then getting underneath and flipping it with her back. I am going to be honest and say she does make a bit of mess to them but hey she aint perfect but as damn as ill get.

 

If you hate whippets because thay are so weak and small why the fekk do you have a half cross whippet lurcher and then bull it up to f**k...

Why not have a non whippet based lurcher.............. get some pics up to prove yourself bullshiter....... my pure shitsu can do all you say i just dont like to brag......................................

 

hes a bullshitter? ive seen this little bitch run, 23" tts and like he said, she isnt afraid of cover, tackled fox, hare and roe pre ban, very good on rabbits, always right behind and gets them out of the hedge like its nothing, shes caught alot of the 32 hares, mostly pulled out of the hedge, 1 she scented to where it was in the hedge and pulled it out, retrieves anything she catches, 1st fox i saw her have with my dog she retrieved and jumped in the truck with it in her gob

 

but like he said whippet X, not pure whippet.

 

1 hare single handed preban, 2 doubled up (1 caught in the lane after going under the gate)

and a fox doubled up with my dog

 

[jimmy0211 2]

will get a picture of the fox she had doubled up tomorrow

[robbie 0]

GET A MIKE BROWN WHIPPET GAME AS F##K ASK ANY ONE WHO AS HAD ONE PUT YOUR MIND AT REST MATE BRED FOR THE JOB

[smiles40 24]

have not had a pure whippet,but years ago i have seen them take allsorts,i have a first x beddy/whippet 5 yr old now have more fun mooching around with this dog than anything else cos people dont look at you twice when youve got this little dog out for a walk,not afraid to tackle anything and i like a bit coat on them when ferreting.

[fielder 18]

A few interesting points raised.

I had a pure bred Irish Terrier, she was surprisingly fast, never ill and didnt notice the cold. Crossed with a whippet the Irish could be ideal.

 

 

 

To start with, I wouldn't entertain anything that has a KC registration, these are not proper working dogs, but animals bred to physical type, they add nothing to a working dog apart from good looks. I would say that applies across the board. I have had someone bring out a show type whippet and it looked odd and was useless. Would rather go hunting with a stuffed toy, at least you could throw it at the rabbits.

 

Next point, rabbits. Thats it, rabbits. Cant run them on anything else, they just aint big enough. All theoretical of course and based on pre ban experience and the vain hope that the next government will change the law back again. Whippet crosses struggle on hares, even on the lamp. You may pick up the odd lucky run but it wont be on a regular basis. Foxes, same again, too small. And I 've seen whippet crosses on foxes, game little dogs that they are will have a go but I dont think its fair. Its more akin to dog fighting, a drawn out affair that isnt good for the image of hunting, the welfare of the dog or your pocket when you have to pay to have the dog put back together at the local vets. Yes, I know someone is going to say they have one, or have seen one that will do all of the above and more, and I'm sure they are around but are the exception rather than the rule.

 

 

 

 

Next point, why do you want a whippet cross anyway. That dont hold any advantage over a greyhound cross. I know they are smaller but why do you need a dog so small. They may be slightly quicker from the off, but not much. They may be more agile, but again, not by much, and an experienced lurcher doesn't follow the every turn or jink of a rabbit anyway. They seem to anticipate when and where to strike without the need to run around in ever decreasing circles. A bigger dog can stand a higher work rate for longer too because they're not going everywhere flat out.

 

Now for the cross itself......If you're considering the whippet cross I'd assume rabbits are the quarry. Collie cross will be fine, as will a bedlington cross. I really rate irish terrier crosses over beddies. What matters is how much experience you can give the dog and how you bring it on. Maybe an emotive thing to say but there are more bad owners than bad dogs.

 

 

The Irish Terrier sounds a good x to a grey, the Irish have a good coat, they are leggy+fast,

and hard little feckers. I wonder why they are not used more, for lurcher work.??

[johnrussell84 2,830]

always wanted the kerry blue x grey hound but theyre like gold dust so im goin for a beddy whippet cross in thee future but if you want a whippet mat why dont you go for a laguna one a proper working one rather than show

[mally 832]

Here's a few pics of my weak, weedy shivery whippet thats been out at least 2 full days a week ferreting throughout the season in tempretures down to -6.

 

She's also a handy lamping dog

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I wouldn't be without a whippet