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I had an ex racer when I was kid, more of a pet than a working dog but incredibly game. Same as a few of these lads said on here she was great for 4-6 slips after that she was done lol would just lay down and refuse to move (had to carry her home a few time). Again like others have also said when locked on they don't seem to notice much else mine ran into a few fences before she smashed her wrist, she was never the same after and spent the rest of her days on my sofa. 

Great dog to have around, great temperament, great for a few bunnies but for long session I'd go for something with more stamina all depends what you're after.  

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The old first x deer/grey bitch I have was out of Westmead Hawks sister. Very fast in her day for a 29", 75lb bitch. Cheers.

get a good whippet over her....

Bones are like glass and no stamina iv a bitch here was a terrible state when I got her she was that skinny you could see the shape of her skull, when I phoned about her fella told me she was a small

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6 minutes ago, Busher100 said:

I’m a coward and I do plenty with mine ?a working lurcher is meant to catch things a greyhound will usually do just that they are not bull xs but to say they don’t offer nothing you’ve not seen any work I assume 

 You’d be assuming wrong ive not seen many work the best I’ve seen was a courseing greyhound bitch named lady that was owned by my cousins foster parents that was half decent then a few ex track dogs we used to get hold of an do a bit with in the mid to late 90s a bloke I used to live next door to used to run greyhounds they never used to last recently say in the last 10yrs a mate of mine as had 3 2are dead ones alive still but completely done for. I think greyhounds offer little bar speed an confirmation the rest is from base blood added in my eyes greyhounds lack stamina,feet construction for work trainability for all round work. just my opinion it don’t count for nothing but if straight greyhounds offered what’s needed everyone would have one I’m not saying there won’t be tough well constructed for work greyhounds out there that could take being run regularly behind gear but they would be more rare than a box of frogs 

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Just now, dogmandont said:

A friend has just put a belgian shepard over a bitch he has, the bitch jumps 5 bar gates, clears double sheep fencing that's 5 foot apart with 2 strands of barbed wire on top, recall is perfect and she ain't shy at getting stuck into stuff. 

Just get  a strong coursing bred dog clear 7 bar gate 40 mile an hour 8 foot dyke with sheep fence 2 strands a wire over side in one  lol you don’t need to go to a shephard for a strong jumper There’s quality hunters already jump better than any shephard Mali ?? 

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4 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

Just get  a strong coursing bred dog clear 7 bar gate 40 mile an hour 8 foot dyke with sheep fence 2 strands a wire over side in one  lol you don’t need to go to a shephard for a strong jumper There’s quality hunters already jump better than any shephard Mali ?? 

Its a full greyhound bitch that's doing the jumping, id say the shepard has never jumped a garden gate never mind a 5 bar gate. Lol. 

As far as adding that fluffy plodder blood goes he'd rather have me give him 10 kicks up the ass from the front. Lol. 

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4 minutes ago, dogmandont said:

Its a full greyhound bitch that's doing the jumping, id say the shepard has never jumped a garden gate never mind a 5 bar gate. Lol. 

As far as adding that fluffy plodder blood goes he'd rather have me give him 10 kicks up the ass from the front. Lol. 

? me mind was in bits read it wrong ? 

Fluffy plodder ? going up challenge time ? 

Pop up with some of your fast types you have We double up I’ll use me little skinny fluffy bitch 24tts I recon shed smoke your fast types off start and threw out lol

Then I’ll bring a strong dog down to you well run single on stuff you like me young bitch not strong enough for the bigger stuff yet 

all your pals be saying your a dogmandont 

when you got garden full a fluffy ears next season lol

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1 hour ago, mC HULL said:

No mate I’ve been out with a good few though like been said on here by lads they great for point and slip on the lamp for a few seen them kill big dog fox hitting them that hard nasty killers

good day time for a few bends always exciting with a oohs and ahhhs

I had a good lamper daytime dog bred from a grey to heavy Sal dog great pot filler but barmy lol  

You have to remember greyhound was always doubled up really even coursing back in day or bet on dog with most bends etc it was never about killing but chasing speed ?? 

I've never had 1 either our Robert had 1 once wernt the best 

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1 minute ago, Black neck said:

I've never had 1 either our Robert had 1 once wernt the best 

You get opinion if you see them work don’t need to own one lol the poacher always had a good killer not a fast racer I wonder why ? ?? 

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3 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

? me mind was in bits read it wrong ? 

Fluffy plodder ? going up challenge time ? 

Pop up with some of your fast types you have We double up I’ll use me little skinny fluffy bitch 24tts I recon shed smoke your fast types off start and threw out lol

Then I’ll bring a strong dog down to you well run single on stuff you like me young bitch not strong enough for the bigger stuff yet 

all your pals be saying your a dogmandont 

when you got garden full a fluffy ears next season lol

The first time I see a fox give any of ours a 4 min course I'll maybe reconsider using the fluffy plodder blood. Lol. 

 

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10 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

f***ing hell I’m sat here thinking some a them bull x can fly off the start lol me mouth lol

Not all bull xs are slow just as not all saluki xs are fast, they didn't get the plodder name for being like whippets outta the blocks. Lol. 

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2 minutes ago, dogmandont said:

The first time I see a fox give any of ours a 4 min course I'll maybe reconsider using the fluffy plodder blood. Lol. 

 

A fox wouldn’t take mine 4 mins if it spotted it half a mile away lol in 4 mins it a done the fox and a bambi that got up before I could catch it lol 

now could yours run a the best quarry there is for 4 mins answer 

not even with a couple of viagra to open up the vessels ? 

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1 minute ago, dogmandont said:

Not all bull xs are slow just as not all saluki xs are fast, they didn't get the plodder name for being like whippets outta the blocks. Lol. 

Because of there brain mate nothing else ?? 

there’s not a whippet born beat a good sal blood dog of start ?? 

 

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Just now, mC HULL said:

A fox wouldn’t take mine 4 mins if it spotted it half a mile away lol in 4 mins it a done the fox and a bambi that got up before I could catch it lol 

now could yours run a the best quarry there is for 4 mins answer 

not even with a couple of viagra to open up the vessels ? 

Honestly would rather watch paint dry. Lol. 

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1 minute ago, dogmandont said:

Honestly would rather watch paint dry. Lol. 

I was opposite mate as kid 11 on the fox bambi rabbit was easy all different lads had all different types that was capable but hare different matter I wanted a hare dog from them days it’s that hard to get a good one ?? 

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