Does anyody use whippets or small lurchers for rats

[pointer 543]

i always take my lurcher ratting with me when possible.she has caught rats in all sorts of places.i also occasionally use my GWP.

[Lesflo2500 0]

My lurcher is 3 months old I'm not sure when he can start on rats does anyone know? 

[Busher100 703]

Depends on the type of lurcher you got mate? I had a bull grey who got bit by one at 9 months and jacked and I have a greyhound that killed a big doe rat at 4 months so it depends on the individual dog mate (that bull grey didn't go on to do much tho I must admit)

[Phil Lloyd 10,736]

All my dogs are required to catch rats,... it's in their contract of employment...

[bird 9,591]

whippets and there xs are great ratters , just come back from we walk , and met a woman with 2 beddyx whippets bitches , nice little things, she was telling me killed fair few   squirrels   in the wood we use, they fly through all the cover and killed few going up the oak trees , so they do rats easy .

[forest of dean redneck 11,189]

12 hours ago, Lesflo2500 said:

My lurcher is 3 months old I'm not sure when he can start on rats does anyone know? 

Personally I would thought it was to immature, 

socialising stock breaking and training would be better used,you can hunt rats in the summer when it’s older 

one serious rat bite now could put it off rats rest of its life.

[WHWT 1,862]

I used my nephews Bed/whippet its lethal on the long tail.

Mazie Bed whippet 1 x

Mazie  and Pepper 1/4 Bed 3/4 Whippet 

Said it before these in second photo lampped in middle field like rabbit never seen them that far out.

 

PUD

 

[lurcherman 887 12,676]

Ive a pack of chihuahuas and i must say they kill more rats than katchums wheatan xs 

[Moocher71 4,044]

I've kept and seen whippets that put some terriers to shame on rats,

 

My old retired whippet x loved ratting and he would be in the thick of things with the terriers ,he would position himself  and mop up the escapees,he just new were they was going to run to like he did with coneys.

Yes you can have some great fun with a whippet or two.

 

[forest of dean redneck 11,189]

2 hours ago, Moocher71 said:

I've kept and seen whippets that put some terriers to shame on rats,

 

My old retired whippet x loved ratting and he would be in the thick of things with the terriers ,he would position himself  and mop up the escapees,he just new were they was going to run to like he did with coneys.

Yes you can have some great fun with a whippet or two.

 

Did they go well  on the tree rats? 

[green lurchers 16,369]

Me best ratting ferret Jill long gone now shifted plenty for the whipps n terriers 

 

 

 

Edited November 18, 2018 by green lurchers

[Aussie Whip 3,824]

When I first hunted rats with my 3/4 whippet she tried to retrieve them live to hand.I wasn't having any part of it and after a couple of bites on her,soon learned to kill them quick.She always throws up after the ratting's over.Has never made her hard mouthed on rabbits.

[Blackmag 5,868]

The best I seen was a healer x Russell back in the late 80s he put some rats to bed one bite then move on a good decent brash dog to the lurchers  as well but he did take a good number most trips got the owner some decent perm 

[Busher100 703]

 

[Busher100 703]

For those who it may interest, thought it was pretty interesting myself a strange man