Small Lurcher

[markeegan 2]

This thread is great!!! I've not be ferreting for long and have been thinking of getting a dog, but my harris hawk is not great around them. We have bred bulldogs (yes, couch potatoes with no purpose!) for a number of years now and I thought we did a lot of research before deciding on correct breeding. But you guys seem to really know your stuff and have been trying out various crosses to get the best type for the job. Well done!!

 

Hopefully I could teach my harris to get on with a dog.

[darbo 4,774]

This thread is great!!! I've not be ferreting for long and have been thinking of getting a dog, but my harris hawk is not great around them. We have bred bulldogs (yes, couch potatoes with no purpose!) for a number of years now and I thought we did a lot of research before deciding on correct breeding. But you guys seem to really know your stuff and have been trying out various crosses to get the best type for the job. Well done!!

 

Hopefully I could teach my harris to get on with a dog.

i read a good article the other day written by martin holllinstead using ferrets hawks and a dog. the dog of his choice is a border collie. well worth a read. type in google martin hollinstead hawks ferrets and dogs see what you think

[markeegan 2]

 

This thread is great!!! I've not be ferreting for long and have been thinking of getting a dog, but my harris hawk is not great around them. We have bred bulldogs (yes, couch potatoes with no purpose!) for a number of years now and I thought we did a lot of research before deciding on correct breeding. But you guys seem to really know your stuff and have been trying out various crosses to get the best type for the job. Well done!!

 

Hopefully I could teach my harris to get on with a dog.

i read a good article the other day written by martin holllinstead using ferrets hawks and a dog. the dog of his choice is a border collie. well worth a read. type in google martin hollinstead hawks ferrets and dogs see what you think

 

 

Thanks darbo

 

I read this a while back but have never liked border collies that much. I love the athletic look of the whippet x's and lurchers, very sleek dogs!

[darbo 4,774]

 

 

This thread is great!!! I've not be ferreting for long and have been thinking of getting a dog, but my harris hawk is not great around them. We have bred bulldogs (yes, couch potatoes with no purpose!) for a number of years now and I thought we did a lot of research before deciding on correct breeding. But you guys seem to really know your stuff and have been trying out various crosses to get the best type for the job. Well done!!

 

Hopefully I could teach my harris to get on with a dog.

i read a good article the other day written by martin holllinstead using ferrets hawks and a dog. the dog of his choice is a border collie. well worth a read. type in google martin hollinstead hawks ferrets and dogs see what you think

 

 

Thanks darbo

 

I read this a while back but have never liked border collies that much. I love the athletic look of the whippet x's and lurchers, very sleek dogs!

 

No problem. ive ferreted since the 80s saw some very good ferreting dogs at work over the years.some very good collie crosses and beddy crosses.

[allenyeates 3]

I,ve had lurchers all my life but the best ferreting dog I have had was called Jay, 3/4 whippet 1/8 greyhound 1/8 collie . Very clever very quick. Miss him ferreting all though my whippet x now is v. good he,s not a patch on that old blue dog.

[Country Joe 1,411]

 

11 wks 3/4 Whippet x 1/4 Granitor Bedlington.

[lawrence 657]

beddy/ whippets are decent wee dogs but for me personally the straight half beddy/greyhound is a better option and with bitches coming in at anything from 20 to 23, theres not that much in it size wise

[Country Joe 1,411]

have worked both crosses, the whippet and the Greyhound. both were decent rabbiting dogs.

preferred the Beddy x Greyhound on the lamp,

but for ferreting work i preferred the Beddy X Whippet and the 3/4 Whippet X Bedlington.

but both crosses will do the job.

[Whiskey 28]

went to yorkshire g/f he likes beddy x and stright whippet so we narrowed it down a bit got a nuther 2/3 seasons out my dogs then think al join him

[Neal 1,788]

The problem with collie x whippets is that when a lot of us were forming our opinions on which type of dog would suit us best the only reading material on the subject said they were no good so we tended to dismiss them without any first hand knowledge.

 

However, you'll usually find that those who've had them really rate them.

[ferreter griff 0]

i got a 1st cross border collie x greyhound nd he does pretty fine on the ferretin good dog not to big either mate

[nothernlite 18,028]

not had alurcher over 21tts for the last 20 years and think they can be very handy we dogs for ferreting mostly beddy crosses ive had had a couple collie crosses but prefer the beddys

[Sirius 1,358]

It's the same old predictable answer( beddy whippet) really? I am sure there are some good ones and I have only seen one personally out ferreting that was pretty good. For the rabbiting game where I live I would opt for a stronger dog that can carry a heavy rabbit, take the knocks, has strong feet and wrists, not be hard mouthed and have decent skin and coat. So I would opt for a collie x grey with maybe a dash of whippet just to bring the size down or better a dog bred from parents who do this for several seasons to a good standard regardless of cross.

 

Just my tuppence worth.

Edited May 29, 2013 by Sirius

[whippet 99 2,613]

i have a beddy/grey whip/collie and she stands at 22 " and will do anything asked ......surprising whats about when you look hard enough

[The one 8,397]

Same here lurchers about 21 and a half tts and shes a great marking dog and picks them up coming out the holes but she can move about in the large bramble patches at speed as well picking them up