He'll lift me rabbits, and sometimes even a few rosettes at the shows so im more than happy with him, just the curiousity has got me ? if he keeps working the way he is il stay happy, cheers for all the help
I see where youre coming from saltmoon, even had someone ask me if there was alsatian down the line but i can't see it ? His coat is very short bird, when he was a pup he was a blue brindle rather than the sandy colour he is now
Have a whippet pup at around 14 weeks old, loosed him off the lead from the first time I had him out walking fields and he will stay by my side and follow me, he will retrieve a tennis ball a brave bit out and come straight back. I know he is at the stage where I'm his only protection and that's why he is staying close. What I have been doing is if he is sniffing about and can't see me il sneak off and hide in cover or just a long way down an open field and call him then praise him up. Am I going about this the right way for recall training? If not can anybody give me some tips
New to the forum lads, just got my own full whippet pup and was just looking a bit of advice. I've done plenty of lamping rabbits and foxes with my friends bull x lurchers and done plenty of ferreting with my own ferrets but now I've got my own whippet I'm trying to think of what route to take with him. The dam was a working bitch and the sire is well known at the whippet racing here in ni. The thing is can he be worked at rabbits and also raced at the shows? Also he isn't kc registered so would that stop him being raced/showed? Forgive me if I'm asking silly questions but I'm a bit green lol
New to the forum lads, just got my own full whippet pup and was just looking a bit of advice. I've done plenty of lamping rabbits and foxes with my friends bull x lurchers and done plenty of ferreting with my own ferrets but now I've got my own whippet I'm trying to think of what route to take with him. The dam was a working bitch and the sire is well known at the whippet racing here in ni. The thing is can he be worked at rabbits and also raced at the shows? Also he isn't kc registered so would that stop him being raced/showed? Forgive me if I'm asking silly questions but I'm a bit green lol
Getting into different fieldsports after doing alot of fishing from no age, have a few working ferrets and do a bit of lamping rabbits and foxes with lurchers (in Northern Ireland of course). Just got my own whippet pup and unsure whether to work, race or show him but il get there!