Wild Boy 0 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) . Edited July 5, 2009 by Wild Boy Quote Link to post
jackarmstrong 4 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Everyone that I have spoken to will not give me a straight answer to, "Are Handcocks dogs any good". You see other dogs on lamping videos and they look great, but there seems to me that there is to many dogs in their make up, Lurcher x lurcher back to half bread collie and an eight whippet allways seems to be in there someware.Im after a ferreting dog that can work the lamp aswell, Im not after a big dog, say 21 to 22 inches max. I have 2 bitches at present, a whippet and a greyhound x collie. the Lurcher is getting on and needs retiering, hence my quest for a first rate lamping bitch to replace her. Everone has different views and ideas, so lets hear them and have a good old debate on it and maybe point me in the right direction. Many Thanks to everone who replies. whippet/grey x collie/grey cant go wrong pal, excellent nose for marking up and excellent burst off speed in pursuit of rabbits in the day time, on the lamp are just as good not to big ( mine is 24 tts) so have great turning ability and fast off the mark. This is my opinion but i havent owned every breed of dog so no one knows the best working dog. atb J.A Quote Link to post
johnystapes28 0 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 Everyone that I have spoken to will not give me a straight answer to, "Are Handcocks dogs any good". You see other dogs on lamping videos and they look great, but there seems to me that there is to many dogs in their make up, Lurcher x lurcher back to half bread collie and an eight whippet allways seems to be in there someware.Im after a ferreting dog that can work the lamp aswell, Im not after a big dog, say 21 to 22 inches max. I have 2 bitches at present, a whippet and a greyhound x collie. the Lurcher is getting on and needs retiering, hence my quest for a first rate lamping bitch to replace her. Everone has different views and ideas, so lets hear them and have a good old debate on it and maybe point me in the right direction. Many Thanks to everone who replies. I HAVE GOT A COLLIE WHIPPET GREYHOUND FOR LAMPING AND DONT GO FAR WRONG WITH IT BUT EVERYONE HAS THERE OWN OPINION ON THERE OWN DOG. I HAVE COME ACROSS ONE HANDCOCK LURCHER AND THOUGHT IT WAS A CRACKING DOG. GOOD LUCK, I HAVE A SALUKIXGREYHOUND FOR SALE IF YOU KNOW ANYONE INTERESTED Quote Link to post
jackarmstrong 4 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 cant go wrong with a bit of whippet mate atb J.A Quote Link to post
Wild Boy 0 Posted March 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 (edited) . Edited July 3, 2009 by Wild Boy Quote Link to post
dark snipe 0 Posted March 19, 2009 Report Share Posted March 19, 2009 each breed is better than the next at some thing it just depends what you want them to do. Quote Link to post
Wild Boy 0 Posted March 26, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 (edited) . Edited July 3, 2009 by Wild Boy Quote Link to post
fordie 8 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 i have a 50%50%collie/greyhound bitch and a greyhound bitch and i got a bull/greyhound/collie/greyhound put back to 3/8collie5/8greyhound for next season Quote Link to post
bird 10,013 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 colliexgrey, colliexgreyxbullgrey, dogs of about 24-25ins 50-60lb, will take anything in the lamp you put them on [ brain,power,speed] good lamp dogs. Quote Link to post
lurcherboi123 0 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 colliexgrey, colliexgreyxbullgrey, dogs of about 24-25ins 50-60lb, will take anything in the lamp you put them on [ brain,power,speed] good lamp dogs. collie greyhound whippet mate mine is starting now and she is going good Quote Link to post
Guest darlolad Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 i have just got a collie x grey bedlington x grey laguna whippet x grey its 9 month old ill get some time in the week he look's top dog lol Quote Link to post
jordanmb 0 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 dont get a whippet they are worse than little ancel biters Quote Link to post
Guest lurchers n lamps Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 Everyone that I have spoken to will not give me a straight answer to, "Are Handcocks dogs any good". You see other dogs on lamping videos and they look great, but there seems to me that there is to many dogs in their make up, Lurcher x lurcher back to half bread collie and an eight whippet allways seems to be in there someware.Im after a ferreting dog that can work the lamp aswell, Im not after a big dog, say 21 to 22 inches max. I have 2 bitches at present, a whippet and a greyhound x collie. the Lurcher is getting on and needs retiering, hence my quest for a first rate lamping bitch to replace her. Everone has different views and ideas, so lets hear them and have a good old debate on it and maybe point me in the right direction. Many Thanks to everone who replies. whippet/grey x collie/grey cant go wrong pal, excellent nose for marking up and excellent burst off speed in pursuit of rabbits in the day time, on the lamp are just as good not to big ( mine is 24 tts) so have great turning ability and fast off the mark. This is my opinion but i havent owned every breed of dog so no one knows the best working dog. atb J.A il secand that. mine is 25/26 tts very intellagent dog good off the mark speed and bags of stamina dose well both ferriting and lamping Quote Link to post
poacher3161 1,766 Posted March 26, 2009 Report Share Posted March 26, 2009 dont get an hancock dog try and find a lurcher pup from working parent's not from a puppy peddlar this week's countrymans weekly bedlington/grey/whippet/grey Quote Link to post
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