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[woz 260]

hello people..what x or straight whippit do you think is best for small fields?? weve got about 120 acres of grass land which is broken up in 6 or 7 acre fields with hedges.old fashioned ground i suppose.got no interest in running foxes as i have a 223 centre fire and they struggle to out run that .iv got a dog to do the bigger ground which i will post some pics of as soon as i get pics sorted..........hope everyone has had a great xmas

[boris b 1]

what for ? hares or rabbits ? by the sound of it a whippet will be right up your street mate . seen some very good whippets in small fields on hares .

[woz 260]

not that fussed about hares really just enjoy rabbiting.i do alot with the rifles but we have loads of ground were it isnt safe to shoot .and i miss seeing a running dog work...

i have a suluki/deerhound/g/hound that jason off hear kindly gave me.

[boris b 1]

will that not d then ? if not a whippet should do you imho

[woz 260]

my dogs been out of work for a few months.so iv been giving him 3 or 4 miles of road work a day,goin to try him on the lamp tmorow night if its not frozen.iv seen him do a couple of runs on a very dim lamp and he looked ok.will try him on a few easy ones so he's got a chance..want a bitch aswell so thats why i was asking.

[lucky 578]

a bedlington/whippet would be right at home in those smaller fields woz...

[minion 29]

I hunt alot of small fields and have gone for a ped whippet. She will be used on rabbits and Hare next season. I believe her sire also worked fox. I have never really been into the bigger stuff but I might see if shes up to it to.

[woz 260]

is there anyone on hear that has bedligton whippits ..theres someone selling whippits in the next town to me but the add dosnt mention working parents and they want £350 for the pups.iv seen little dogs work tight fields and they go dead well

[minion 29]

I think £350 is the average price. Mine was only £250 but it was bred by a guy who wanted to keep one back for himself rather then by a breeder.

[woz 260]

sound that isnt so bad then.wasnt sure if they were asking to much money for em.wont be ready for another dog for a month or two.in middle of moving house..

[bowers1986 3]

a bedlington/whippet would be right at home in those smaller fields woz...

 

 

I 100% AGREE

[snoopdog 1,255]

nothing wrong with the smaller lurcher ..but i like somthing with a bit of size about it .,...i run in all sizes of fields from 2 acre to fen land .....if its from the right sort of breeding you should be able to get a dog that can handle all sizes of land or most.......and be able to take other quarry aswell if the chance arises......jmop

[Guest Frank]

Whippets are very good in my opinion, from good lines, they do well in most situtations.

A pair of hard grafters below, they take all game, the brindle dog, likes a fox or two aswell.

[bobandfin 0]

Hi Woz

Have a look here she has one left we brought 1 from her dam good pups

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...showtopic=36092

Cheeers bob

[woz 260]

hi.the whippit pup looks great!!! just bad timing.iv got to buy a larger house so im not going to get another dog for a month or two.i could keep another dog up at the farm but i like my dogs close so i can spend time with them.as soon as i get moved i'll build some decent dog runs and get one then...cheers for all the sound advice on this thread will be going for small bitch.