true 1/2 x bull x gh

[jarv5116 57]

i'm on my 4th 1st cross now and sadly he is the worst 1 i have had he just not going to make the grade , the other 3 have been good dogs that could run well and turn no problem , laddie was my 1st exelent dog for big stuff but ate rabbits i gave him down to a boy in sunderland who had him until last year when the dog died he would have been 12 or 13 year old , skip was my 2nd 1 again a f1 1st cross got him from wales as a pup he was 24 tts racey with a strong head best dog i have ever owned could catch hares on the lamp exelent rabbit dog and handled the biger stuff no probs would still have him but he was killed in the feild at 8 year old , maggie came next she was 2nd gen out of laddie the 1 i gave down to sunderland and a bitch called coco lost her last year in accident in the feild at just over 2 years old she was shaping up to be another good dog , and now we have diesel been the easiest of them all to train and a pleasure to own but he just don't have it in him he not as fast as the other 3 and can't turn aswell as them also after the cows attacked him while out lamping he can't be trusted with live stock .

sorry for the long storry but lets you know how i got on with 1st crosses and to show that there not all 1 trick ponies

he just but cob 2 another bitch they be ready in 5 weeks think the bitch is laddie daughter ,he offered me another 1 but not sure what 2 do as they some decent half x 2nd generation pups going 2 on the cards at a later date decsisions lol

 

wouldn't mind a pup of cob at some point he throws nice pups put to a 3/4 bitch

my pup of cob is bit small for them other things so thats why i,m looking for somthink bigger

 

he produced few good pups.

[old timer123 367]

one good point is killing ability lol two drive to catch loadsa tackle lol three harder to jack ,,,, but an this is a big but they gotter be out of the right stuff an beleive me the greyhound is just as important as the bull.... me personally i dont think theres a proper pure bull in this country to breed from mate so ye would have to settle for the right mongrelly bull cross am afraid to say.......

 

i no ov 1 just in from over the water real dog so id have to disagree mate

your real dog an my real dog might be 2 diffrent things

[kanigra 110]

I've seen plenty half crosses run & owned a couple of decent ones.My opinion is there a dog for a job.The half cross doesn't turn all that well,does suffer with injurys,stamina's ok as long as you give them a breather,good jaw power & gameness,not that fast if its a long run,eat anything,clean& quiet,eager to please,hard as nails,great with people but can be a bit touchy with other dogs(sometimes).All in all there good at what they were originally bred for.Think you have to do what you do with any cross,ie quarry,type of land you run,etc etc & see if they suit.Some people talk very highly of them like there invincible,some think there rubbish. I personally think there limited but arn't all crosses ie you wouldn't buy a beddy whippet for big deer(pre ban of course). I have seen some great dogs with bull in there make up but with other breeds in there aswell better than the half cross.A touch of the right bull in a dogs make up will aid the dog to much will hinder it. At the end of the day bulls arn't running dogs so very much up to the individual. Only one man's opinion before an arguement starts. Good luck & happy hunting.

great post agree 100%.

Thanks mighty celt.Was just my experiences of the half cross,seen & from owning them.