purebred whippets on the cotswolds

[SheepChaser 8,082]

Will do thank you 

[Black neck 15,169]

26 minutes ago, SheepChaser said:

Ummm where in that did I say he was a one off ? Or anything about my old dog ? I’m just asking if anyone has a dog that fits the above description I can use to line a bitch in the future ?

I don’t move in whippet circles and so I don’t see many working whippets and certainly don’t see any working regular (not that they don’t I just don’t know anyone with one). 
 

I am just saying I’m after a well put together whippet, height isn’t over important but I want it relatively thick set and the type who will pile straight into a fox without a second thought and which you’d happily slip on deer, regardless of whether he would catch it or just get dragged across a field, as long as it will run straight in and grab hold at the first opportunity. 
 

Im after one which is well mannered abs soft with people but a bit of a liability to themselves.

Which, given how you suggest that this is a very common trait, someone should be right along saying they have such a beast very soon?

Ps not being a dick 

After u on the left sir ,if its not 2 much bother

[green lurchers 16,372]

33 minutes ago, SheepChaser said:

Ummm where in that did I say he was a one off ? Or anything about my old dog ? I’m just asking if anyone has a dog that fits the above description I can use to line a bitch in the future ?

I don’t move in whippet circles and so I don’t see many working whippets and certainly don’t see any working regular (not that they don’t I just don’t know anyone with one). 
 

I am just saying I’m after a well put together whippet, height isn’t over important but I want it relatively thick set and the type who will pile straight into a fox without a second thought and which you’d happily slip on deer, regardless of whether he would catch it or just get dragged across a field, as long as it will run straight in and grab hold at the first opportunity. 
 

Im after one which is well mannered abs soft with people but a bit of a liability to themselves.

Which, given how you suggest that this is a very common trait, someone should be right along saying they have such a beast very soon?

Ps not being a dick 

Part of. Team  that gets pulling here’s ya lad but you got dig him up

[shaaark 10,140]

37 minutes ago, SheepChaser said:

Ummm where in that did I say he was a one off ? Or anything about my old dog ? I’m just asking if anyone has a dog that fits the above description I can use to line a bitch in the future ?

I don’t move in whippet circles and so I don’t see many working whippets and certainly don’t see any working regular (not that they don’t I just don’t know anyone with one). 
 

I am just saying I’m after a well put together whippet, height isn’t over important but I want it relatively thick set and the type who will pile straight into a fox without a second thought and which you’d happily slip on deer, regardless of whether he would catch it or just get dragged across a field, as long as it will run straight in and grab hold at the first opportunity. 
 

Im after one which is well mannered abs soft with people but a bit of a liability to themselves.

Which, given how you suggest that this is a very common trait, someone should be right along saying they have such a beast very soon?

Ps not being a dick 

Right, my apologies for my inaccurate supposition.  .

 

 

[mC HULL 10,440]

8 minutes ago, green lurchers said:

Part of. Team  that gets pulling here’s ya lad but you got dig him up

Whippet used to turn bend whatever for the 2 slow dogs lol

Not first time I seen it to be fair

[green lurchers 16,372]

5 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

Whippet used to turn bend whatever for the 2 slow dogs lol

Not first time I seen it to be fair

Only you eh lol  sheep man asked for dog that hung on sorry he only tickled em laughing a team they were  out do a numbers thing hope u understand  didn’t need a 500m lamp 

Edited June 20, 2021 by green lurchers

[OldPhil 5,364]

 SheepChaser..

You are right to be looking for that type...

 

 

 

 

 

Edited June 20, 2021 by OldPhil

[green lurchers 16,372]

10 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

Whippet used to turn bend whatever for the 2 slow dogs lol

Not first time I seen it to be fair

First he run with a pack spose that’s too many

[Black neck 15,169]

5 minutes ago, green lurchers said:

First he run with a pack spose that’s too many

Tek no notice 

[SheepChaser 8,082]

32 minutes ago, shaaark said:

Right, my apologies for my inaccurate supposition.  .

 

 

And my apologies for my narky tone sorry! I am tired and have a splitting head ache  

[Black neck 15,169]

Just now, SheepChaser said:

And my apologies for my narky tone sorry! I am tired and have a splitting head ache  

Spesh 

[shaaark 10,140]

Just now, SheepChaser said:

And my apologies for my narky tone sorry! I am tired and have a splitting head ache  

No, you were quite correct mate.  I was a tad 'obtuse'!  Lol 

[green lurchers 16,372]

21 minutes ago, OldPhil said:

 SheepChaser..

You are right to be looking for that type...

 I've kept both styles of contemporary whippet, and after much deliberation , I would have to favour the KC variety..

 Now, to my old racing pals, this is an incredulous and somewhat baffling choice

The purpose-bred, specialist racing whippet,..a creature that I originally named a 'hard-Blood' whippet (much to my old friend, the late Ted Walsh's chagrin !) This fabulous canine has been created by breeding the best to the best over many decades...It is a judicious, ancient blend, of Greyhound, Staffy and of course, the available whippets..

From the earliest times right up to the present, it has been refined and honed to perfection, to complete that 150 yard dash in the fastest possibly time...  As a purpose-bred animal, it is nie-on canine perfection... 

Due to its Greyhound ancestor, that muscular frame, length of back and determined prey drive, also allows it to enhance (and sometime improve) a hare coursing style of lurcher...in short, this beautiful hybrid would seem to have it all 

However,.having used some of the best racing blood over my own pastoral lurchers, their biggest downfall has always been those incredibly fast feet....the race dog has been created to carry no waste flesh and is perfect for sheer speed....

In comparison, the other type, the pure -bred, KC whippet can sometimes be a tad on the thin side and can often exhibit that roach back and nippy physique that we are all familiar with....I do not like that look...

By the same token, there is a type that is colloquially known as a Working Whippet, still apparently pedigree, KC registered,..but totally different in its demeanour and overall physique.

I've hunted with these types and they are the boyos for the bush-busting and down and dirty , roustabout rabbit work...

Quite where you would find one, I don't know,.but we live in a tiny country, so when I need one myself, I am sure such a powerful, barrel chested critter will be sourced...

Of course, as in ALL things lurcher wise, this is only an opinion, and I could well be wrong....

Must admit I love a speedball but they Can  come at a price the bigger shapes got ther place  litter sis to my old bitch 17 1/4  

Edited June 20, 2021 by green lurchers

[mC HULL 10,440]

56 minutes ago, green lurchers said:

Only you eh lol  sheep man asked for dog that hung on sorry he only tickled em laughing a team they were  out do a numbers thing hope u understand  didn’t need a 500m lamp 

What that nearly a bite lol 

Little dog looks strong in mate

So For numbers a bull x isn't any good single ? Lol 

 

[green lurchers 16,372]

4 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

What that nearly a bite lol 

Little dog looks strong in mate

So For numbers a bull x isn't any good single ? Lol 

 

I not bothered about anyone or anything else you do a job that’s it that’s the man that opens doors who matters