breeding from a none worker

[Daveo 61]

This is purely hypothetical but If you had two pups out of the same litter,

one was worked and tested to the full and had no faults the other never even saw a rabbit.

Would you breed off the untried dog?

[wirral countryman 2,110]

why not breed off the tried and tested dog?atb,wirralman

[Daveo 61]

for the sake of argument Its dead

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

NO

I rehomed a wonderful looking whippet to a pet home, it wouldnt chase and frankly saw more get up and go in a toy poodle, i wasnt the only one with a non worker from the litter so i couldnt put it down to me not understanding the bitch.

I could have taken a litter and got £350 a pup , but i wouldnt buy one and therefor wouldnt sell one.

 

theres enough being bred with out adding to the rounds

[leec 132]

it would cost just as much to rare a litter as it would to buy a pup off tried an tested parents,id only ever breed myself if the parents were 110% and the line meant something to me

[FightTheBan 1,147]

NO!

There are shit loads of lurchers about - go to any show and see how many arent working - why add to the problem so you can say you have pups?

 

Dont know what the fascination is with breeding litters - they will cost you money, there loads of work etc

FFS get a job if you have too much spare time (joke)

 

FTB

[Daveo 61]

NO

I rehomed a wonderful looking whippet to a pet home, it wouldnt chase and frankly saw more get up and go in a toy poodle, i wasnt the only one with a non worker from the litter so i couldnt put it down to me not understanding the bitch.

I could have taken a litter and got £350 a pup , but i wouldnt buy one and therefor wouldnt sell one.

 

theres enough being bred with out adding to the rounds

 

Fair enough, This thread actually came about after discussing whippet breeders with a mate

[Guest michael.hudson7]

I have a first cross saluki greyhound that was sired from a track dog and the bitch was a simulated coursing bitch. Not much hunting instinct in the dog but blisteringly fast and can run for ever. However as far as breeding dogs i think the only way to go is breeding working parents.

[Daveo 61]

Dont know what the fascination is with breeding litters - they will cost you money, there loads of work etc

FFS get a job if you have too much spare time (joke)

 

FTB

 

Is that bit aimed at me?

*I did say purely hypothetical*

You anti (joke)

Edited May 11, 2010 by Daveo

[Daveo 61]

I have a first cross saluki greyhound that was sired from a track dog and the bitch was a simulated coursing bitch. Not much hunting instinct in the dog but blisteringly fast and can run for ever. However as far as breeding dogs i think the only way to go is breeding working parents.

 

Is it any good? I suppose its a gamble.

[Guest fence_hopper]

why not mate where i'm from holyhead there all breeding from dogs with little work behind them, some even get whippets for nothing and bang a dog over them straight away and sell the pups for top whack, thats how they do it this end. i'm used to it same can be said for most anglesey lads.

Edited May 11, 2010 by fence_hopper

[Daveo 61]

Is that really what you think Mr hopper?

Im detecting a hint of sarcasm

[moonlighter 1,162]

Well look at this way....Say you had a top class dog like barny for example and you and your mates have never had a dog like it. Then he dies suddenly and you never had chance to breed him to your top bitch....but your parents owned his brother, bengi, for example..but he was purly a pet and has never even seen a rabbit. would you use him as the next best thing, as the bloodline is identical. A non worker is different to a failed worker dont you think?

[riohog 5,658]

considering a lot of lurchers are bred from ex track greyhounds .. who have only ever seen a mechanical hare .. it appears to be acceptable to breed from non workers

[moonlighter 1,162]

As i have only breed a couple litters and all the pups i have kept in touch with have turned out ok, i carnt really answer this question, but has any of you bred a litter where one pup has turned out fantastic and another pup out of the same litter turned out complete shite? it would be interesting to know.