OldPhil

We have used this guy several times... Foolishly,...he got himself involved in a bad old thing,... and was duly punished for it.... Personally,...I would trust him with a running dog,....he definitely knows the score....

"Right there Fred"..... Personally,...I like my rabbit dogs on a warren as soon as they have had their Jabs,....lots to learn and so many events to experience... Its a big old world out there for a young pup and the sooner he gets to learn and understand what the score is, the better. I like to keep a working dog for several years,..it is an investment and a valuable item, so its well worth putting some effort into early education. Unless a fellow is an exceptionally interesting raconteur ,.it is unlikely that a puppy is hanging on your heels due to your sparking personal

Some useful looking rabbit dogs on this thread....what great times we all had,... in the pursuit of Coney

Me too

Hmm,...unless the older dog is set upon killing the youngster, as opposed to simply putting it in it's place, albeit drawing blood (most unusual) I would let nature take its course....Facts are, your dogs will have to get on and work together, so until the younger dog becomes a 'made dog' and can stand his ground,...there will inevitably be a hierarchy twixt the two of them... This is perfectly natural,...after all, we are talking canines here, not human siblings. I would not place too much faith in getting a dog's balls cut off , to make him think differently of the pup,...he nee

Don't be too eager to consider amputation of a toe...in some cases, there is no other option, and then you have to do what is best.. However,..by the looks of your dog's toes in your post, I feel that you are hopefully a long way off yet, from making that decision. Personally,.. for the future,....I would try to keep your Whippet's nails much, much shorter... Talk to a Running Dog Vet ,....there isn't much to be done with sprung toes other than loads of steady walking, and definitely no running for 6 weeks. I used to have loads of foot and wrist problems with my fast, whi

Personally,...I would always seek out a genuine Running Dog Vet.... They are out there,...but you might have to travel in order to find the right man... .. Such experienced and knowledgeable folk really do know the score with Foot and Toe injuries,.... The main thing with Collateral Ligament Damage is to give it TIME.....

Erudite and accurate observations from a hunter who has actually done the job Back in the late 1970's/1980's we bred a few larger type lurchers,...mostly from Deerhound x Greyhound hybrids, and further enhanced the mix with the genes of our local Sheepdogs . We fancied hitting the massive herds of Fallow and Sika that inhabited much of Hampshire and Dorset.... In hindsight, the inclusion of Bull blood or Desert dog would have been an improvement, alas,. .none of these superlative canines were readily available at that time. Correspondingly, we just used what we had.

That is wee Chipper Smith...I walked out with him a few times,...we had some good craic..... I last heard that he was unwell....

The Bedlington Terrier influence can be amazingly strong,..even in this Beddy/Whippet x Working Cocker hybrid.. Cracking wee jukel, an individual that seems to hunt and hunt,...non-bloody stop....

Some terrible people about

Facts are, .ALL hybrids are different,....there is no guarantee that one type, put across another type, will be the same as all its similarly bred cousins . It is foolish to think that we will always get , what we wanna... All dogs are different, and it is for this reason that one cannot simply 'order a specific type, off the shelf'.....it just ain't as easy as that. I believe that this reasoning applies to ALL crossbreds.....there is never any guarantees.....

Different dog,...that was Connie

Yeah,.. you have got to insure that your hunting dogs are educated towards livestock,.. especially after dark

"Times , they are a' changing ".....