Beddy Whippet

[benchick 42]

Hello everyone does anyone use a first x beddy whippet for bushing rabbits? are they any good for it, will they face any cover to me it seems the perfect dog for it. At least on paper anyway, small enough to get in amongst it with a decent coat to handle the really dense stuff and then if successfully flushed into the open quick enough to catch it. Look foward to reading your comments. Cheers. Photos of anyones bedy whippets would be great too

[Rake aboot 4,929]

The perfect bushing dog is a spaniel bud.

 

The Beddy Whippet will bush, and lots use them for that, but they will catch even better

[nasher1 258]

If you get one that's up for it they can be very good, mine has a hell of a nose on him and will get in anywhere

[Country Joe 1,411]

Much more versatile than a Spaniel, My ist cross Whippet X Bedlington would flush from heavy cover and catch, great nose, was a excellent marker when ferreting,

and used to lamp her as well.

[terryd 8,029]

Only had the one as a lad and as above really great little dog. Best bit was she was so easy to have around and extremely light and portable so no problem to just pop under your arm if you had to negotiate a horrible fence. Lot of dog in a very small package

One in my avatar by the way

Edited July 1, 2013 by terryd

[fatasafool 216]

Only had the one as a lad and as above really great little dog. Best bit was she was so easy to have around and extremely light and portable so no problem to just pop under your arm if you had to negotiate a horrible fence. Lot of dog in a very small packageOne in my avatar by the way

always had that down as a wheaten lol

[benchick 42]

The perfect bushing dog is a spaniel bud.

 

The Beddy Whippet will bush, and lots use them for that, but they will catch even better

Yh the best busher ive ever seen work was a brittany she would smash through any cover without hesitation and go on all day long but obviously always needed the extra couple of lurchers when quarry was flushed. Obviously using a dedicated busher eg: spaniel or terrier type with a couple of lurchers outside is alot more affective But thats what I was thinking if I used a bedy whippet id only need 1 other lurcher to be on the outside as the beddy whip could get out of the cover and give chase across open ground aswell (if it sees it leave the cover of course).

[terryd 8,029]

 

The perfect bushing dog is a spaniel bud.

 

The Beddy Whippet will bush, and lots use them for that, but they will catch even better

Yh the best busher ive ever seen work was a brittany she would smash through any cover without hesitation and go on all day long but obviously always needed the extra couple of lurchers when quarry was flushed. Obviously using a dedicated busher eg: spaniel or terrier type with a couple of lurchers outside is alot more affective But thats what I was thinking if I used a bedy whippet id only need 1 other lurcher to be on the outside as the beddy whip could get out of the cover and give chase across open ground aswell (if it sees it leave the cover of course).

 

 

Hypothetically it would never get out the cover quick enough to be much help