greyhound ferrets

[bobhow 57]

Just seen on FB some one looking for greyhound ferrets do they exist any more  not seen one since the 70s ?

[Guest vin]

it's just a type that's all... long and lean.

There's plenty of people keep them type already... they don't call them greyhounds, Just ferrets.

They're what I call working types.

[Phil Lloyd 10,736]

Lean and mean,...

 

[tatsblisters 7,915]

Think back in the day the diet of bread and milk with the odd rabbits head always gave a lot of ferrets the lean look.lol

[ferretracer 24]

Also depends who is asking as well, some areas/people refer to the Albino ferret as the Grey hound ferret so it does get confusing.

[hideandshoot 13]

I always understood a greyhound ferret to be a small, sleek, type - usually albinos. I once had a ferret, back in the early 1980's, which I understood to be a greyhound type, it was very small and thin, but a great little worker.  It was so small I called it Mouse.  It rarely killed below ground as it always seemed to push the bunnies out, probably too small to hold them down (although stoats seem to manage). Ideal for the small burrows (1-8 holes) typical of east Lancashire in the days when ferret finders were an unaffordable school boy's dream.  I always though the term 'greyhound' was misleading as greyhounds are large dogs, but I guess it referred to the slenderness and underground speed.  I still prefer the smaller, sleek types to this day.

[jason lennon 2]

They're is loads of greyhound ferrets in Ireland mate I hav 2 myself a big buck and a doe