SOOTY SAM

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i think any dog has to have a good back strong legged and well have abit of movement ,roachy back doesnt lend to , anything ,a nice saddle strong shoulders plenty breadth and depth with good feet no matter what type you have ,and have a brain or game sense weather whipp lurcher whatever alot of people think speed catches alot which it does but alitttle dog runnng like a puppet doesnt do it for me ,black dog and hippys terreir cross well good stamps to breed especaily black dog if he works as good as he looks

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Judges comments, 'He's a bit muscular in frame and scarred across his head. He moves differently from the other dogs and is obviously from working rather than show lines'.

 

Well yes, he moves properly! And actually he's from top show, coursing and working lines. He looked a lot better and fluid in movement compared to the high other stepping prancy whippets in the ring.

 

 

 

Dave

 

Hackney movements are wrong, and you will find most show dogs do not do this, its a serious fault, so I expect you had some crap in the ring if they were moving like this.

 

Theres not that much difference if any between show and working type whippets as SOME may make you think The WORKING WHIPPET thing is just a name to sell whippets IMO

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i think any dog has to have a good back strong legged and well have abit of movement ,roachy back doesnt lend to , anything ,a nice saddle strong shoulders plenty breadth and depth with good feet no matter what type you have ,and have a brain or game sense weather whipp lurcher whatever alot of people think speed catches alot which it does but alitttle dog runnng like a puppet doesnt do it for me ,black dog and hippys terreir cross well good stamps to breed especaily black dog if he works as good as he looks

 

 

Agree entirely. My other roachy backed whippet has blinding speed, tight feet and a great frame. Coupled to high prey drive, fantastic eyesight and intuition, he should have it all.

 

His problem......his method of trying to beat the rabbit on pace alone takes him past it. He overshoots regularly and aways gives his prey a fighting chance.

 

My black whippet is less pacey, which makes for good turns. He gets up behind the rabbits arse and stays there no matter what. He keeps the pressure right up until the rabbit makes a mistake or tires.

 

Dave

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I see Reload, thank you

Why are greyhound looking, worse than roached back ones then?

And does the roache back make them faster somehow?

 

 

A whippet should not be a mini greyhound or roached back IMO..........they should look like whippets a balance between both, remember a raised loin is not always a roached back

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Judges comments, 'He's a bit muscular in frame and scarred across his head. He moves differently from the other dogs and is obviously from working rather than show lines'.

 

Well yes, he moves properly! And actually he's from top show, coursing and working lines. He looked a lot better and fluid in movement compared to the high other stepping prancy whippets in the ring.

 

 

 

Dave

 

Hackney movements are wrong, and you will find most show dogs do not do this, its a serious fault, so I expect you had some crap in the ring if they were moving like this.

 

Theres not that much difference if any between show and working type whippets as SOME may make you think The WORKING WHIPPET thing is just a name to sell whippets IMO

 

A person after my own heart. For me, probably the most sensible post I have ever read on here.

 

Dave

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The problem with whippets is that the name covers many different types of dogs.

 

Pedigree type show or working, essentially both the same dog, around 20" TTS

 

Non pedigree racing, This is where the huge variance is, some are smaller (around 16lbs) than pedigree and some are loads bigger than pedigree almost a greyhound (many have mixed blood with greyhounds, but referred to as whippets).

 

I also think people need to know what a Roach back looks like, as its not a raise over the loin, its a exaggerated back that looks like the Sydney harbour bridge.

 

Enjoy your Whippets people.

Edited January 14, 2009 by reload

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The problem with whippets is that the name covers many different types of dogs.

 

Pedigree type show or working, essentially both the same dog, around 20" TTS

 

Non pedigree racing, This is where the huge variance is, some are smaller (around 16lbs) than pedigree and some are loads bigger than pedigree almost a greyhound (many have mixed blood with greyhounds, but referred to as whippets).

 

I also think people need to know what a Roach back looks like, as its not a raise over the loin, its a exaggerated back that looks like the Sydney harbour bridge.

 

Enjoy your Whippets people.

your spot on reload the show dog and working dog are both the same animal .the

non peds differ in the stamina stakes as there out and out sprinters so of limited

use in the field

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well people what do you think about the greif iv been getting trying to find my dog a good home just coz he has sooty sam 8 times

 

he also has glen (father) so any one with him in there dog will be able to see his ped, lord of the night laguna lizas link rabbit runner and alot more other quality of whippets in him.

 

 

i can't see no problem if it's good anoth for MB good anoth for me it's been done for hundreds of years

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