swanny105 26 Posted October 23, 2015 Report Share Posted October 23, 2015 Got a 7 month old bitch 15 tts Quote Link to post
suffolkpoacher 219 Posted October 24, 2015 Report Share Posted October 24, 2015 Got a Italian greyhound it would take fellow bucks pre ban done it we'll nearly as good as them Beddy whippets 1 Quote Link to post
Merlin21 143 Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 Got a Italian greyhound it would take fellow bucks pre ban done it we'll nearly as good as them Beddy whippets been thinking of getting a whippet x italian grey ,i think thy would be a great rabbit dog .. Quote Link to post
blackmaggie 3,375 Posted October 27, 2015 Report Share Posted October 27, 2015 (edited) i think the itie greys are very weak boned merlin better getting a purpose bred lurcher around the 2 4 inch mark if i was looking thats what i would get Edited October 27, 2015 by blackmaggie 1 Quote Link to post
matt1979 766 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) A lot of small dogs look fast because of the fast action. I have a 12tts terrier here that looks electric and goes full pelt. Run alongside the lurcher pup you soon realise the little un is going nowhere fast. I think sometimes I hunt a different species of rabbit than others because a fit healthy rabbit on decent ground is no push over and can shift. I don't doubt there are some flyers around that are small but catch, but percentage wise a larger dog not big but 22tts - 24tts IMO at least where I hunt will catch more. Not knocking those smaller dogs I have a small lurcher pup myself just stating what i have seen in the field atb Edited October 28, 2015 by matt1979 3 Quote Link to post
matt1979 766 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 (edited) I should add I haven't lamped a great deal so can't really comment there will be trying the pup back end if thus season in the lamp so we shall see atb Edited October 28, 2015 by matt1979 Quote Link to post
wi11ow 2,657 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 20 1/2 honest bitch i had a few seasons back 1 Quote Link to post
lifelong cumbrian 1,795 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 I have a beddy whippet bitch, just over 18". Decent ferreting, ratching, bitch. Catches a few daylight but to be honest just a yard short of pace, does ok on the lamp though in small fields. Sharp little turner, she is a powerful built little thing for the x, Good drive in it which puts a few extra away i think. 4 Quote Link to post
shaaark 10,179 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 A lot of small dogs look fast because of the fast action. I have a 12tts terrier here that looks electric and goes full pelt. Run alongside the lurcher pup you soon realise the little un is going nowhere fast. I think sometimes I hunt a different species of rabbit than others because a fit healthy rabbit on decent ground is no push over and can shift. I don't doubt there are some flyers around that are small but catch, but percentage wise a larger dog not big but 22tts - 24tts IMO at least where I hunt will catch more. Not knocking those smaller dogs I have a small lurcher pup myself just stating what i have seen in the field atb Same thing I'm thinking. Alot of the places we lamp are arable, and no slow dog is getting near them. Same thing as some of these reverse 3/4 breds and heavier types, if you took one of these to some of these places, you'd go home empty handed, no matter how experienced the dog is. Again, just what I've seen 1 Quote Link to post
nothernlite 18,028 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 19tts beddy whippet 4 Quote Link to post
lifelong cumbrian 1,795 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 19tts beddy whippet Picture200.jpg Nice strong little bitch, similar to my bitch just a little bigger. Quote Link to post
darbo 4,774 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 I have a beddy whippet bitch, just over 18". Decent ferreting, ratching, bitch. Catches a few daylight but to be honest just a yard short of pace, does ok on the lamp though in small fields. Sharp little turner, she is a powerful built little thing for the x, Good drive in it which puts a few extra away i think. ive watched this little bitch work a cracking little worker plenty of drive. Quote Link to post
South hams hunter 8,862 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Seen a little 18/19 tts bitch work a few times, she was owned by Bull on here. Handy little bitch but could struggle to retrieve the big buck rabbits as she was just to lightly built. For general allround work id say around 23 tts is ideal IMO Quote Link to post
Merlin21 143 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 i think the itie greys are very weak boned merlin better getting a purpose bred lurcher around the 2 4 inch mark if i was looking thats what i would get well i bought a whippet x italian grey today along with 2 ferrets so i am hoping he'll be ok for ferreting , i have a whippet with a small bit of coliie in him as well , so we'll see how he does ... if he's no good he'll be a lovely little pet .. Quote Link to post
BIGLURKS 874 Posted October 28, 2015 Report Share Posted October 28, 2015 Used too go out with a little jack Russell when we were like 11 never had a lurcher up here back then but we used too get a few rabbits with her and the slug guns back when nobody paid any attention too two kids walking up the town with an air rifle on there back 1 Quote Link to post
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