shaaark
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I think that's the case with most yappers, to be honest. With most crosses/types. I have no problem whatsoever, in waiting for a youngster to mature a bit, physically 'and' mentally, before I start them. I'm in no rush ?
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Think I've told you before nl, I've not seen loads of beddy x's at work, but NONE of them yapped on anything lol
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You know what though mate, you're dead right. The amount of times WE ALL MISINTERPRET things is unreal lol. And, just as an aside, we're all still in the SILLY SEASON! Lol ?
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Thinking about the years gone by, I think there's a few reasons as to why I didn't really appreciate salukis or heavily saluki blooded coursing types. In no particular order lol, I never had permission anywhere, until the last maybe 8 or 9 years, so I wanted my dogs to catch asap. I've always needed and liked a fast type of dog, even for rabbits. I know plenty of people will say 'you don't necessarily need so much speed just for rabbits'. Almost every area I used to frequent years ago, you certainly did, and even more so now on some of our perms. And I think, given those facts,
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Ah, I get you now, my apologies fella. Still tired from a very broken night's sleep when I made my earlier reply lol ?
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Agree with that t c, my old dog was a one off for me. Definitely my fastest dog, but you wouldn't believe it just going by his shape and size. And probably caught me more hares than my next 3 dogs after him combined
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Wasn't answering for him, just giving my opinion that I thought it was a strange choice of dog if someone isn't into whippets or whippet sized lurchers. ...........but .......... see below Now you've made it clearer as to why you chose your new pup, and very nice too by the way, it makes alot more sense. Like I said in my earlier post, I hope you have some decent luck with this one ?
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I dunno? I genuinely wish him some good luck with it. But it seems a strange choice of dog for someone that is so anti whippet. Me, I love the little feckers
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Interesting turn around of opinion socks. A whippet is too small, but a whippet sized lurcher isn't! Hmmmm? Nice pup, good luck with it
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My dog was a lurcher, not a grew. And horror of horrors, he was sired by hancocks taffy! Lol. But not from hancocks kennels. His dam was a very greyhoundy bitsa. But I jest not, that old dog had some serious speed. Definetely the fastest dog I've ever owned, and I've owned a couple of whippet/greys. To be honest, he looked too bulky to be really fast, but he shocked more than a few people, one guy in particular that used to be on this site that bred whippets. His take off speed was blistering, and up to about 400 yards, then he'd visibly wilt quite dramatically. No good if you wanted to b
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Was just about to ask the same question lol
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And then you've got dogs, without saluki blood, with so much natural speed, that they're on a hare in seconds, and not from kickups, and the hare, even after it goes up another gear, just can't shake the dog off, and gets caught. When I used to go regularly with my best dog, slips of between 30 - 50 yards would've been the norm, and he caught loads. Seen plenty of coursing dogs, and dozens and dozens of coursing vids where the dog is slipped as soon as the hare gets up, and the dog still gets dragged around for 3, 4 or whatever minutes
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Ran my big bulky dog with a few lads that thought they had fast dogs, he left them in his wake from start ?
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Well if you only bother with rabbits, I'd definetly go for a straight whippet. That'd be my choice. And if she's already in season, you'll probably have a greater chance of putting a whippet, over her. Some cracking whippets around at moment. Have a look on the 'whippets, coursing, racing, working' thread. Cracking dogs, and some good knowlegeable owners. Good luck fella ?
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Can't really tell from pics, but is she 1st x beddy/grey? Tidy size if she is
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Nice bitch ?
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Why not go for a straight whippet mate? Plenty around that size. Think you'd be hard pushed to find a whippet x greyound dog that size. Most first cross dogs I've seen, have been 23 - 25 tts
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Glad you said catching, not coursing. Was the same myself with my old dog. Very powerfully built, and just looked too plain, big and bulky. People that scoffed at me and thought I was exaggerating about him, went very quiet after they saw him catch. Massive difference between hare catching and hare coursing. Oh yeah, dog was 26" tts and almost 80lb in weight, fit. Caught me loads of hares, and every one of them would've been before about 25 seconds
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Adam C, chances are some ot that white, or even all of it, will disappear as the pups grow. They'll probably make better workers then lol. Good luck with them fella. And I know it's hard not to react to some people on here, but you certainly DON'T need to explain yourself to anyone ?
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Talking about pro status. He too small really to be a heavyweight. Not a fan of his, but he can fight ?
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Give it another 3 weeks, and that cat will NOT be so smug and self confident! Lol
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Not trolling R T, don't even really know what that means lol. Yes, a good night of boxing all round really. Just saying as I see things ?
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Lol don't matter what he weighed in 'trying' to be a heavyweight. Facts are he's a light heavy/cruiser, same as bellew
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Patterson was around 14 stone, and so was haye
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No they weren't
