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aye my specs are fooked :laugh: and I,m no looking to fawe oot with the beddy x/ whippet guys and I,ll say it again I think whippets are great wee dugs and I can see the benefits of adding beddy to the whippet but I still reckon you can,t beat the collie x as a more robust bunny basher :thumbs:

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pro hunters use collie xs what gives you that idea what a crock of shit been around rabbit dogs 40 years and that made me giggle lad atb

i answered the question the last time it was asked along the lines of......fun hunters use beddy x's, whippet x's in fact allsorts..........pro hunters and the older guy's that have been there seen it

jeez guy's i have fun with my collie x and i'm not a pro hunter, ive kept and raced whippets for years (they worked a bit too ) ive had beddy x's, i'm definately not putting anyones type or favourite

aye my specs are fooked :laugh: and I,m no looking to fawe oot with the beddy x/ whippet guys and I,ll say it again I think whippets are great wee dugs and I can see the benefits of adding beddy to the whippet but I still reckon you can,t beat the collie x as a more robust bunny basher :thumbs:

only pulling your strings mate i have ran collie xs for a good few years and others to. wish you all the best with your dogs . troter
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aye my specs are fooked :laugh: and I,m no looking to fawe oot with the beddy x/ whippet guys and I,ll say it again I think whippets are great wee dugs and I can see the benefits of adding beddy to the whippet but I still reckon you can,t beat the collie x as a more robust bunny basher :thumbs:

only pulling your strings mate i have ran collie xs for a good few years and others to. wish you all the best with your dogs . troter

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I`m in the same boat as the OP, i want a pet for the kids and something i can take out on a walk and have a bit of fun with but also a dog that will bark if someone bangs on the door.......am i asking for too much.

 

I do like greyhound x collie but dont want a rough coated dog

 

Im in the same boat as you, but wanted a dog with a rough coat, pup's nearly 6 months now, guards the house, excellent with the kids, should be ready next year or some work, shes 1st cross Beardy/Greyhound, 22 and about 14kg, still some growing to do, and were very happy with her :)

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I`m in the same boat as the OP, i want a pet for the kids and something i can take out on a walk and have a bit of fun with but also a dog that will bark if someone bangs on the door.......am i asking for too much.

 

I do like greyhound x collie but dont want a rough coated dog

 

Im in the same boat as you, but wanted a dog with a rough coat, pup's nearly 6 months now, guards the house, excellent with the kids, should be ready next year or some work, shes 1st cross Beardy/Greyhound, 22 and about 14kg, still some growing to do, and were very happy with her :)

How did you make sure you got a rough haired dog, is it just the bearded collie that will make rough haired pups if its crossed with a greyhound.....very confused and new to the dog side of hunting...........
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jeez guy's i have fun with my collie x and i'm not a pro hunter, ive kept and raced whippets for years (they worked a bit too :thumbs: ) ive had beddy x's, i'm definately not putting anyones type or favourite down in any shape or form. what i'm getting at is after 40yrs in the game i favour collie x's for the rabbiting game, look at the amount of rabbits (and other game) the minshaw guy's collie x's put in the bag. the pro's guy's who need dogs that can do it day after day night after night use collie x's look around there are lots of examples. collie x's have tougher constitutions, recover well, etc etc. we're all on the same side but have different opinions, likes, ground to hunt etc we can all enjoy our hunting its just as i see it

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I`m in the same boat as the OP, i want a pet for the kids and something i can take out on a walk and have a bit of fun with but also a dog that will bark if someone bangs on the door.......am i asking for too much.

 

I do like greyhound x collie but dont want a rough coated dog

 

Im in the same boat as you, but wanted a dog with a rough coat, pup's nearly 6 months now, guards the house, excellent with the kids, should be ready next year or some work, shes 1st cross Beardy/Greyhound, 22 and about 14kg, still some growing to do, and were very happy with her :)

How did you make sure you got a rough haired dog, is it just the bearded collie that will make rough haired pups if its crossed with a greyhound.....very confused and new to the dog side of hunting...........

if your after a smooth coated collie x look at the ad in cmw......typp ratchers 'arri' over a greyhound..... my guess is there'll be smooth puppies there

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jeez guy's i have fun with my collie x and i'm not a pro hunter, ive kept and raced whippets for years (they worked a bit too :thumbs: ) ive had beddy x's, i'm definately not putting anyones type or favourite down in any shape or form. what i'm getting at is after 40yrs in the game i favour collie x's for the rabbiting game, look at the amount of rabbits (and other game) the minshaw guy's collie x's put in the bag. the pro's guy's who need dogs that can do it day after day night after night use collie x's look around there are lots of examples. collie x's have tougher constitutions, recover well, etc etc. we're all on the same side but have different opinions, likes, ground to hunt etc we can all enjoy our hunting its just as i see it

 

Fair play mate, the best dog we had as a kid was a collie x on the rabbits was great round here, only talking about her last week to an old mate great memories. As long as you enjoy em mate that's all that matters really, I know where your coming from on the everyday/ night hunter ( which not many are) and I don't think my beddy whippet would be the dog for that.

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jeez guy's i have fun with my collie x and i'm not a pro hunter, ive kept and raced whippets for years (they worked a bit too :thumbs: ) ive had beddy x's, i'm definately not putting anyones type or favourite down in any shape or form. what i'm getting at is after 40yrs in the game i favour collie x's for the rabbiting game, look at the amount of rabbits (and other game) the minshaw guy's collie x's put in the bag. the pro's guy's who need dogs that can do it day after day night after night use collie x's look around there are lots of examples. collie x's have tougher constitutions, recover well, etc etc. we're all on the same side but have different opinions, likes, ground to hunt etc we can all enjoy our hunting its just as i see it

 

Fair play mate, the best dog we had as a kid was a collie x on the rabbits was great round here, only talking about her last week to an old mate great memories. As long as you enjoy em mate that's all that matters really, I know where your coming from on the everyday/ night hunter ( which not many are) and I don't think my beddy whippet would be the dog for that.

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Kev

again just an opinion .....maybe there are more everyday/night hunters than most think as they'll be the type to keep themselves to themselves

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