Best breed for first timer

[lurcher330 2,297]

Does'nt really matter mate what sort if you rear it right and know what to exspect from it but if you are thinking of somethink small that will pic rabbits and still handle the odd fox think about a bull/whippet/g.hound

[ferretman123 4]

Thanks lurcher 330

[bird 9,594]

I think it depends on what sort of person YOU are. If you have no patience then a saluki x isnt for you. If you are a very loud, dominant type of charecter then a collie cross isnt for you because they are very sensative. A bull x on the other hand needs a strong charecter. Beddy crosses are prone to doing there own thing, if you dont know how to deal with that it can be a problem. So..........there aint a short answer to your question. Also of course it does depend strongly on what your planning to hunt with the dog. I would recommend going out with a mate and there dog untill you have plenty of experience and preferably go out with a few different crosses so you can make a better desicion.

 

 

spot on mate, go for a lurcher to lurcher bred dog, that been tested on all quarry, maybe 1/4 bull in it if you want to tackle things that bite back. As some xs are only bred for edible stuff, and where you are you can still do foxes, so its what you going to hunt , to what x you have .?

[ossetthunters 16]

What about pure whippet? Handy little first dogs from what ive heard?

 

Are they easy to bring on?

 

In my experiance the whippets or whippet x's do tend to whine more than some other types..... atb

[jessythewhippet 25]

What about pure whippet? Handy little first dogs from what ive heard?

 

Are they easy to bring on?

 

In my experiance the whippets or whippet x's do tend to whine more than some other types..... atb

I have a pure whippet and it does hedges better than any of my mates dogs

[bedwhip 11]

To be honest mate the breeds not important its the time you put into the dog...

Heres my first cross bedlington x whippet stands 19" tts And she fears nothing.Nice little dog to have around the house as well.

[ferretman123 4]

Thanks lads what are yer opinions on whippets ??

[BrianSteven72 369]

To be honest mate the breeds not important its the time you put into the dog...

Heres my first cross bedlington x whippet stands 19" tts And she fears nothing.Nice little dog to have around the house as well.

Thats a wee cracker

[*ferrifleboy 19]

My first is whipxgrey I went for speed on the rabbits which she's really good at.. Would never try her to anything bigger.. This is a great cross if you've smooth ground to run on as there very prone to injury so may not be for you..

[DogMagic 461]

My first is whipxgrey I went for speed on the rabbits which she's really good at.. Would never try her to anything bigger.. This is a great cross if you've smooth ground to run on as there very prone to injury so may not be for you..

 

I met a lady once who had a first x whippet grey that was always pulling deer down. She kept it as a pet and kept it on the lead anywhere with the slightest chance of bumping into a deer. Funniest thing was she was even a vegitarian! Lol! She wouldnt sell it to me! What im saying is definately dont write them off as "just a rabbit dog".

[*ferrifleboy 19]

I was out with her once and spotted a dear cross our path further down the field so put her on the lead and carried on.. When we got to where the deer had been the dog could smell it and was on her back legs pulling to go in the direction it had gone.. She'd never seen one to be fair as she's used only for rabbits. Always wondered what her reaction would be if she ever saw anything bigger and if she'd consider it as game..

[lamper1997 0]

i have a collie bull hound i got him at 15 months so dont know what way they are to train i mostly only do rabbits but he do a fox too hope this helps atb lamper1997