whippet and foxes

[digger. 615]

a friend of mine has one that will run with another dog and will even catch once it has back up.on its own will chase catch and back off hasnt the bottle on its own.

[iworkwhippets 12,247]

a friend of mine has one that will run with another dog and will even catch once it has back up.on its own will chase catch and back off hasnt the bottle on its own.

 

Lets not confuse bottle with brains. why get a mauling

[Coneytrappr 29]

Can a whippet take a fox? Yes, some whippets can. I've seen it with my own eyes. However, they are not an out and out fox dog and I don't think anyone would claim that they are.

[whippet08 8]

There is a lot of chat on here. . . some of it makes sense, and some is just retarded.

 

At the end of the day, if you plan to tackle foxes regular, then a whippet is not the dog for the job.

There is a reason that the 'majority' of fox dogs have terrier blood in them, especially bull, and wheaten. They take punishment better, and have a natural instinct for tackling things that fight back.

 

Now at the same time, it's daft as feck to say that no whippet can take a fox, or even do it multiple times. In comparisson to an average fox, there are some big whippets out there, and as said, they have some impressive grit and drive. Obviously however, they do suffer somewhat from the size of their jaw.

 

The thing is, no one has told them this!

 

I thing Redawn put it best. They are great catch dogs, but to expect one to have to finish the dog every time is maybe a bit far. However, i would be disappointed in a whippet who, when a fox got up in front daytime, didn't get stuck in to the best of it's ability.

 

Mine goes wild for the scent of them

well said

[Cleanspade 3,322]

ive heard mention of big whippets a few times. now not being smart but if its a propper whippet then its small. big whippets is what you call a contradiction in terms. the majority of whippets arnt up to the job. they arnt meant to be. they are however very hard to beat at the role they where bred for. pot filling and racing

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

seen em take foxs but...

why?

use a heavyer dog that gets the job done quicker, its not a slogging match, if that floats your boat then you need another pasttime

[Ideation 8,216]

seen em take foxs but...

why?

use a heavyer dog that gets the job done quicker, its not a slogging match, if that floats your boat then you need another pasttime

 

You try telling the dog not to hunt them when your out?

[robwelsh 354]

if it does it...it does it, if it doesn't, it doesn't...if you didn't mean for it to do so, you didn't intend too..simple!