What cross for woodland?

[BLUCHER 1]

Had a beddy whippet that was great in woodland, she still got killed one day when she slipped on moss and broke her neck on a branch while coming to terms with a charlie, ive had dogs of all sizes that have worked woodland and in my view a whippet or whippetx be it beddy or collie take some beating, others may disagree but thats my experience. At the end of the day woodland coursing can be a heart stopping dangerous buisness.

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i havent clue about a good woodland dog but mate had a colliexwippitxgrey when we go lamping i have seen hear go in after rabbits and she had a few like that so i would say something like on those sort of lines a bit of savy and abite of speed but not to much

[Catcher 1 639]

Hi mate collie/greyhound /whippet.Been working this kind of ground for years.atb. Catcher 1

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so what sort of dog would u recomend

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so what sort of dog would u recomend

[stormrider8 59]

Dont need to be small for cover, just a little agile. Seen some outstanding 3/8 5/8 bull x catch a wide range of things in cover. Clever, nimble and an excellent nose to hunt on. Only trouble is battling through miles of trees to find them when they catch

have to get there fast , or theres not much worth saving , ........ eating stewed meat all the time wears a little thin after a while

 

 

Yes mate, luckily mine mostly bites one certain area and loses all interest when its dead. so not to much damage.

[poacher3161 1,766]

I have had two dogs in all the years i have kept them and the two that come to greif were saluki hybreds a collie hybred i had never so mutch as got a scratch.But the bedlington hybred pup[6 months old] i have at the minute will run and crash about in woodland with the springers without as much as a knock.But i still put it down to familirarity from a young age with that type of ground.atb

[Neal 1,791]

To a certain extent it depends on the type of woodland. The woodland where I live, South Hampshire, is very dense with very little view of the woodland floor thanks to brambles, bracken, hazel stools etc. I catch more rabbits in these conditions with my kelpies than I ever did with previous lurchers. If I had to go for a lurcher in these conditions (ie if I wanted something for outside the wood too as my dogs are too slow for this) I'd prefer something small, nippy, agile and clever with a good coat.

[Meerihunter 7]

Pure saluki's, intelligent and durable.

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

if i paid £700 for a dog i wouldnt dare run it

i would love a saluki

[Meerihunter 7]

if i paid £700 for a dog i wouldnt dare run it

i would love a saluki

 

If ever there was a dog to fill you with confidence to run it on any ground the Saluki is it IMHO.

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

i saw one run over ground i wouldnt take a motorbike over, and the bitch caught her hare.

i would love to own and hunt one but the money always puts me off.

i cant save up £700 and spend it on a dog

[poacher3161 1,766]

i saw one run over ground i wouldnt take a motorbike over, and the bitch caught her hare.

i would love to own and hunt one but the money always puts me off.

i cant save up £700 and spend it on a dog

You are not by your self their theirs a member on this site who walks two nr me and probably thinks i am a nut case [bANNED TEXT] i admired them.atvb

[Meerihunter 7]

Should your interest hold for a few more years I'll keep you in mind when I have a litter on the go.