bull crosses

[Guest fence_hopper]

horses for courses as they say.

[Trigger 26]

not moaning just wondering what the big obsession with bull crosses is ? everybody raves on about how good they are but iv never had chance to go out with one so i cant really say what i think of them ,, in looks i think i prefer the old types with out bull in but thats just my opinion . what advantes would a lets say 23" bull cross have over a 23" beddy cross ? thanks alot ,, replys would be appreciated

i am not to keen on the bull crosses if i had a choice out of the two i would choose the beddy cross every time, i think you get a better package with the beddy cross.

[lloyd-holmes 15]

cheers for the replys lads not trying to start an argument and im sorry if it seem like i am,, i understand that they have more strength and properbly more drive but but i keep thinking to myself that unless youve got good fox ground then why have one ? they will over-kill rabbits especially if they are ran on fox aswell because this will make them hard mouthed will it not ?

And obviously taking fox is banned so why have a dog that is specifically bred to take them? its not like you can eat them but then again they do have to be controlled . surely a good dog with out bull in it could take fox if you came across them every now and then ?

i have nothing against taking fox and cant knock [NO TEXT TALK] does , i know the lads i go out with would do it ,, but theres non round here.

[theferreter 311]

cause there hard as f**k nothing vases them

[watchman 256]

cheers for the replys lads not trying to start an argument and im sorry if it seem like i am,, i understand that they have more strength and properbly more drive but but i keep thinking to myself that unless youve got good fox ground then why have one ? they will over-kill rabbits especially if they are ran on fox aswell because this will make them hard mouthed will it not ?

And obviously taking fox is banned so why have a dog that is specifically bred to take them? its not like you can eat them but then again they do have to be controlled . surely a good dog with out bull in it could take fox if you came across them every now and then ?

i have nothing against taking fox and cant knock [NO TEXT TALK] does , i know the lads i go out with would do it ,, but theres non round here.

mate,iv had bull x in the past that can pick up the bunnies all night and still retrieve them live to hand even after they been started on the reds,but have also had them quite the opposite, which is ok if you like rabbit soup

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

not mad about them, was out while ago with a lad i now, and his bull was careful not to be bitten by charlie, went for the back end all the time.

[lloyd-holmes 15]

mate,iv had bull x in the past that can pick up the bunnies all night and still retrieve them live to hand even after they been started on the reds,but have also had them quite the opposite, which is ok if you like rabbit soup

 

haha rabbit soup

[watchman 256]

not mad about them, was out while ago with a lad i now, and his bull was careful not to be bitten by charlie, went for the back end all the time.

careful, doesn't = no good,although i understand what you mean,comes as quite a shock to the dog when they back end them and old red turns and latches on,pre-ban days obviously

Edited April 30, 2010 by watchman

[Guest stewie]

not moaning just wondering what the big obsession with bull crosses is ? everybody raves on about how good they are but iv never had chance to go out with one so i cant really say what i think of them ,, in looks i think i prefer the old types with out bull in but thats just my opinion . what advantes would a lets say 23" bull cross have over a 23" beddy cross ? thanks alot ,, replys would be appreciated

go out with one and make your own opinion!! its obvious they will be stronger than a bedo cross but both crosses have advantages over the other so stupid really to compare them. i have both types and both hunt as good as each other but personally i prefer the bulls attitude to life and thats what sways me nothing to do with work tho!!

[lucky 578]

i like them because they look so hard, there ideal if you need to knock a bit of soap bar out down the local shops.....

[zap 4]

not believe everything ya read on here,there are bull xs out there capable of catching most things.here's two of mine retrieving RABBITS, yes rabbits bull xs can catch them ,the black one is a half x to

they cant be bullx hbg they are retrieving live rabbits acorrding to bullx law they are all hard mouthed brainless brutes

[BAMBA 0]

had half cross s for last 25 years all run hard on rabbits all natural retrevers and never had a knocked up toe on any of them

[spanielsandhawks 466]

If you want just bunnies why not get a whippet! hourses for courses my arse! everyone get's the cross that better suits them for what type of quary they persue dont they? personly i wouldnt go out to buy a beddy whippet to catch foxes and harder stuff all night would i, poor fekr would be dead by the morning. each and everyone to theyre own i think.

[jake824 517]

not moaning just wondering what the big obsession with bull crosses is ? everybody raves on about how good they are but iv never had chance to go out with one so i cant really say what i think of them ,, in looks i think i prefer the old types with out bull in but thats just my opinion . what advantes would a lets say 23" bull cross have over a 23" beddy cross ? thanks alot ,, replys would be appreciated

theres no big obsession with bull croosses. if you owned one you would realise why people are happy with them.the answer to your question is it depends on what your running and the individual dog.a night on the rabbits a good beddy cross would perform well and probably out turn the bull cross,this is presuming the bull is a half cross being 23".anything with teeth i would say the tables would be turned by the end of the night

[Guest fence_hopper]

If you want just bunnies why not get a whippet! HORSES FOR COURSES MY ARSE! everyone get's the cross that better suits them for what type of quary they persue dont they? personly i wouldnt go out to buy a beddy whippet to catch foxes and harder stuff all night would i, poor fekr would be dead by the morning. each and everyone to theyre own i think.

Edited April 30, 2010 by fence_hopper