to tall for rabbiting

[Romany 1,065]

Never seen a dog yet that couldnt kill rabbits because it was too big

[captain jack sparrow 8]

build of the dog is the main question wouldnt want a 22tts with a lot of bull in the mix

but something leggy should be able to run

[boyo 1,398]

when i was much younger and a lot more foolish a old guy when i told him his dog was to tall for rabbits said put his dinner down in front of him and watch how quick he gets down to it . hes the same on a rabbit . made me laugh then and always sticks in my mind.

[blackknight 14]

you st to have a 27 1/2 tts deerhound bedlington greyhound witch would catch all most every rabbit you put him on

[natter79 17]

my dog's 25tts and he's an out and out rabbit dog, the only thing stopped me from getting a bigger dog was not enough roomn at home (oh and the wife cos i'm whipped)

atb natter

[Lost Generation 93]

I've got a 30" bitch at the moment who absolutely murders rabbits day or night and I have had a 31" dog who also killed rabbits well, I have also has a 22" dog who couldn't catch rabbits for toffee, It's down to the individual dog. Size and weight matter much much more with large quarry than with small.

[skycat 6,174]

If the dog has a brain it will figure out the best way to catch a rabbit for its size. Seen a brick shithouse 28" dog that learned to run past the rabbit on the lamp, spin round and snap them up as the rabbit came straight at him: he couldn't turn that well but he figured out how to catch them. Similarly, my 28" Saluki lurcher can catch rabbits for fun day or night, through putting himself in the right place, great agility and suppleness and lots of practice as he was growing up: the only dog I let run over the landfill site when the ground is hard: he's got springs for legs and a fantastic strike. It all depends on the dog.

[boyo 1,398]

i used to run a deerhound x greyhound 28tts that had a terrific strike on her. rabbits or hares very lightly built bitch with great agilaty and its this not size imo which gives them the abilaty to catch their prey.

[bunnyboiler 1,054]

when measuring a dog in tt's where would you measure to ?

[Scallywag 78]

Does terrain make a difference with height? I've been told tall dogs in areas with smaller fields and lots of walls won't do as well as a smaller dog?

[malc1 544]

my dogs 27 and a half tts and is 67 lb and he catches like a good one

[chartpolski 27,901]

My 29" Deer x pup grabbed a 1/2 grown rabbit out of the crops yesterday... then promptly swallowed it whole when the other bitch tried to take it off her !!

 

Cheers.

[whin 463]

the best dogs ive saw were 23 to 25 a mixture of collie grew never saw them betterd , if you want tp get abig lump to catch rabbs its not a problem but 30 inch dog is no great rabbit dog in my eyes especaily the cut and thrust of bolting rabbs with no nets on fast jinky land ,all the great dogs ive saw rabbiting were 25 and under all the good to mediocre were bigger and done a job but not in the same class

[chartpolski 27,901]

I agree with Whin; if you want a dog PURELY for rabbiting, then 23" - 25" is about right,(of course there exception, both smaller and bigger). But if you want an all rounder to take everything from rabbit to deer, speaking theoreticaly, then a bit more size doesn't go amiss !

 

Cheers.