difference between a coursing whippet and a normal whippet

[bryson 562]

a fella i bought a terrier off in preston had 20+coursing whippets in pens holding 5 or 6 each!no fights no problems.dont know if these were typical of "coursing whippets"but they were definetly heavier boned than most ive seen,apparently he sent quite a few to ireland wich won well.he had an 8 week old dog pup there as payment for stud fees ,and offered it me for £100 would have happily given my left nut for it,unfortunatly the missus would of taken off the remaining one if i took it home!!a few of his dogs were a dark chocolate colour , never before or since seen one like em.yis dave

alrite mate i have a 6 month old 3qtr whip 1qtr grey bred by dave sleight the sire was an old coursing whippet and the dam done a few races which she done really well in my pup is more chocolate than black and that is something that i have never seen before in whippets it would be interesting to hear where the brown comes from

[paddybarr 77]

a fella i bought a terrier off in preston had 20+coursing whippets in pens holding 5 or 6 each!no fights no problems.dont know if these were typical of "coursing whippets"but they were definetly heavier boned than most ive seen,apparently he sent quite a few to ireland wich won well.he had an 8 week old dog pup there as payment for stud fees ,and offered it me for £100 would have happily given my left nut for it,unfortunatly the missus would of taken off the remaining one if i took it home!!a few of his dogs were a dark chocolate colour , never before or since seen one like em.yis dave

alrite mate i have a 6 month old 3qtr whip 1qtr grey bred by dave sleight the sire was an old coursing whippet and the dam done a few races which she done really well in my pup is more chocolate than black and that is something that i have never seen before in whippets it would be interesting to hear where the brown comes from

 

"it would be interesting to hear where the brown comes from" - probably the greyhound blood

[paddybarr 77]

As some of you may know I have recently bought a whippet of Dave Sleight and I think there is a noticeable difference between him and any kc whippet, no nervousness, he is confident and above all keen to hunt through most types of ground eg open fields or wooded areas and at only a young age he has, I think, got that extra zip if you like. His build is of a much stronger workman like type than I have seen in the kc ones I watched work a few years ago.

 

your comparing chalk and cheese the dog you have is not a whippet its a lurcher btw don't what KC whippets you been around but i have 6 here and they all work as well if not better as any other sighthound i have owned

[reynard 3]

bought a whippet mate not a lurcher and I just compare him to ones I have seen, if you say yours work as well as any sighthound you have seen that's ok with me, we all have a different opinion that's all.

[jimmy 76]

this bitch has laguna, sooty sam and strike when iron is hot in her lines sge is just over a year and very keen

[bunnys 1,228]

As some of you may know I have recently bought a whippet of Dave Sleight and I think there is a noticeable difference between him and any kc whippet, no nervousness, he is confident and above all keen to hunt through most types of ground eg open fields or wooded areas and at only a young age he has, I think, got that extra zip if you like. His build is of a much stronger workman like type than I have seen in the kc ones I watched work a few years ago.

 

your comparing chalk and cheese the dog you have is not a whippet its a lurcher btw don't what KC whippets you been around but i have 6 here and they all work as well if not better as any other sighthound i have owned

most non ped hold a far more illustrious ped than any kc dogs what ,one needs to remember the coursing whipps were begot from sub standard non peds.what i would say has for the need for six to catch the bunny , better to feed one good one ,good day .atb bunnys.