Best hunting dog cross? What was the cross?

[Whiteboy 22]

First post.  I'm in the US and just getting my first whippet.  Looking to run a few jackrabbits and cottontails, could possibly get into foxes as well.  Some guys here are running coyotes, which I would need a bigger dog to do.  What crosses have you liked best for an all-around dog?

[Whiteboy 22]

[SONOFSOIL 215]

A cur bred from working curs for me.

[TOMO 24,860]

not a whippet....

[fred90 3,098]

Well I have a beddywhippet and I am still waiting for my first coyote 

[Whiteboy 22]

16 minutes ago, fred90 said:

Well I have a beddywhippet and I am still waiting for my first coyote 

First find or first kill?  You think he is game enough to kill one?

[Black neck 15,162]

25 minutes ago, Whiteboy said:

First find or first kill?  You think he is game enough to kill one?

If it can't do 3 or 4 in a night not worth it's bounce

[Loton Moocher 1,252]

Beddy x grey

[Black neck 15,162]

5 minutes ago, Loton Moocher said:

Beddy x grey

Be 2 much just 4 coyotes 

[poxon 5,555]

24 minutes ago, Loton Moocher said:

Beddy x grey

I’ll back you on that mooch Or there xs folded in to other crosses produce handy dogs for a crack at most things 

[dytkos 17,536]

Anything with some collie in it.

Cheers, D.

 

[SheepChaser 8,082]

Most of the best dogs for a bit if everything I’ve seen have had bull grey and x blood, usually either saluki or collie. But failing that just a bull grey. Lurcher to Lurcher types of the above though.  

[bird 9,593]

11 minutes ago, SheepChaser said:

Most of the best dogs for a bit if everything I’ve seen have had bull grey and x blood, usually either saluki or collie. But failing that just a bull grey. Lurcher to Lurcher types of the above though.  

true mate, drop ot pit , deff good in any lurcher line , not  keen on collies in a lurcher line, but just drop as long as it watered  down, but as you say lurcher x lurcher  from proven parents  your in with a fighting chance of a good lurcher.

[Aussie Whip 3,825]

5 hours ago, Whiteboy said:

First post.  I'm in the US and just getting my first whippet.  Looking to run a few jackrabbits and cottontails, could possibly get into foxes as well.  Some guys here are running coyotes, which I would need a bigger dog to do.  What crosses have you liked best for an all-around dog?

I'd rather have different dogs for different game. They use Oz staghounds on most game here but they aren't as good as whippet types on rabbits and too light for pigs imo.

[Tyla 3,179]

10 hours ago, Whiteboy said:

Smart looking dog, how tall and how old? Just be careful not to give it too much too young, maybe stick with non biting quarry to start with to build confidence. Should be good for rabbits, maybe Jack rabbits and those little grey foxes you have over there. I've never seen them but they look smaller than red foxes. Sometimes whippets are braver than they should be so bear that in mind too. Good luck