3\4 Whippet 1\4 Bull.

[jetro 5,349]

Anyone running this cross at the moment. Would like to hear about how they are doing, pros and con's. Pics would be nice to see also.

Atb j

[toby63 1,236]

the skin rips easy thats what i found with mine and when hes through cover his ears bleed like feck lol

[jetro 5,349]

Apart from ears like tissues how's was he in field.

Atb j

[toby63 1,236]

he does me ok for what i want .

[HedgeCrawler 224]

My 9 month old pup goes through cover if there is something in there and so far has tough skin never had a scratch yet. Of course that can all change when he starts properly next season.

[jetro 5,349]

I have a 5.5 month first cross here, he's a complete nutter lol. He's into everything with no hesitation. My poor whippet bitch bid tormented by him wanting to play all the time. He's just as tall as her and twice as heavy.

Atb j

[HedgeCrawler 224]

I've got the same sort of thing. Constantly winding up the older dogs wanting to move all the time I've found he's really come on by taking him out alone. Good as gold with dogs he doesn't know though.

[jetro 5,349]

Out of all the pups I kept and raised over the years, this lads the best one year. Very affectionate, loyal and obedient. He loves been out and about in muck and water. He swims most days as well.

Looking forward to next season with him.

Atb j

[green dragon 694]

How do they do when a rabbit hits open field short grass those rabbits are like bullets. do they have the legs to colse the gap

[jetro 5,349]

That's why I was asking about the 3\4 bred ones. Don't think my one here would close the gap that easily since he's a first cross, but maybe the 3\4 would have less trouble.

Atb j

[bird 9,594]

That's why I was asking about the 3\4 bred ones. Don't think my one here would close the gap that easily since he's a first cross, but maybe the 3\4 would have less trouble.

Atb j

when you look at alot of racing whippets, you can see that little bit of staff in them anyway from there early lines . when i had a racing none ped bitch, you could deff see the staff in some of the males down the track , some went up to 30-34 lb and deff showed that bit of staff in them, and strong little tough buggers they were as well. my bitch was 20in 20lb fast , and good on rabbits day/night. i reckon 1/4 bull 3/4 grey be spot on, just enough of the bull, and pits are agile for what they are, and prob get bit more leg , than from a staff that what was used back then in the 50-70s

[jetro 5,349]

Alright ray.

Did you do much mooching with the whippets at the time.

The one I have here throw more to the bull side than the whippet. Hes fairly heavy set and strongly built.

Also what night did they make.

Atb j

[Daniel cain 42,908]

My mates 1/4 bull whip used to catch plenty-on a golf course be it across the fairways/greens or in the little spinney and woods when bolting with no nets-shame he got nicked was a handy little dog was dai.atb dc

[jetro 5,349]

Sounds like he was a real handy little dog Daniel. Pity he was nicked by scum.

Atb j.

[bird 9,594]

Alright ray.

Did you do much mooching with the whippets at the time.

The one I have here throw more to the bull side than the whippet. Hes fairly heavy set and strongly built.

Also what night did they make.

Atb j

yeh i did prob more in the day than the night, she marked berry's,edges great, had good nose on her , and she pile into cover if there was a rabbit in there. and she put few bends into a daytime hare ok she wasn't a hare dog true, but bloody hell she get right on them quick, they drag her lol if i didn't get to her quick haha , she was 20in 20lb only little thing . But as i said the males were alot different 22 in 33 lb some where , a lad who had 2 brothers used them on foxes , they were tough little buggers . this was in 82-83 , raced then at cannock south staffs , and by Brum . dont think they do it no more down there, pity was great morning out, then go for couple of pints after , some good old fashioned blokes there you pick few tips= training feeding etc up of them