What’s people’s preferred cross for a rabbit dog!

[Moocher71 4,044]

On 25/06/2021 at 10:10, baker boy said:

And not a lurcher

Bb maybe not but they not only used for coursing and some use them like a lurcher  

[lifelong cumbrian 1,793]

3 hours ago, Moocher71 said:

I got to say I do like the Merles, me brother got a nice Merle collie bitch he takes out  

My old bitch a few years back, farm bred, was a decent ferreting bitch

[LamperNM 117]

3 hours ago, lifelong cumbrian said:

Just depends how you are wanting to catch rabbits, if a netting/marking dog most breeds will do the job given chance, i have a young collie now which is coming on great, steady and great marker and still just a baby. Runner types i like a whippet or grew type cross, probably 3/4 runner so 3/4 whippet or grew and 1/4 beddy or same but 1/4 collie, i like the idea of a 1/8 beddy 1/8 collie x as well. I prefer a smaller runner but just a personal opinion.

A smaller runner suits me just fine don’t need nothing to big round here 

[Moocher71 4,044]

3 hours ago, lifelong cumbrian said:

My old bitch a few years back, farm bred, was a decent ferreting bitch

Looks a nice type ,me brother uses is for day ,night time rabbiting and on a ruff shoot.

[lifelong cumbrian 1,793]

12 minutes ago, Moocher71 said:

Looks a nice type ,me brother uses is for day ,night time rabbiting and on a ruff shoot.

Going to try my collie on the lamp, she is only 19” but a nippy thing, I reckon she will catch a few on small fields.

[LuckyLamper 55]

I like a small runner myself always have, maybe it’s bias as I never owned a lurcher over 25”

[SheepChaser 8,082]

31 minutes ago, lifelong cumbrian said:

Going to try my collie on the lamp, she is only 19” but a nippy thing, I reckon she will catch a few on small fields.

Mine do mate and they absolutely love it  

[Moocher71 4,044]

13 hours ago, lifelong cumbrian said:

Going to try my collie on the lamp, she is only 19” but a nippy thing, I reckon she will catch a few on small fields.

I'm sure she do ok ,my brother as taken good bags lamping .

[Bosun11 537]

14 hours ago, lifelong cumbrian said:

Going to try my collie on the lamp, she is only 19” but a nippy thing, I reckon she will catch a few on small fields.

I'd deffo give her a go and i'll bet she does real well.

When you do please keep us posted

[lurchers 2,598]

My mates bitch was keen on the lamp and had a good few I watched her pull one of them black and white rabbits out of some cover 1 night ,even though he said she wouldn’t touch them

[lurchers 2,598]

14 hours ago, lifelong cumbrian said:

Going to try my collie on the lamp, she is only 19” but a nippy thing, I reckon she will catch a few on small fields.

This is my other mates collier greyhound off years ago and took every thing 26tts and this is how he likes is colliexs 

[lifelong cumbrian 1,793]

2 hours ago, Bosun11 said:

I'd deffo give her a go and i'll bet she does real well.

When you do please keep us posted

[brian c 56]

I dnt think it matters about the size of the dog if there good there good 

[LamperNM 117]

12 hours ago, lurchers said:

This is my other mates collier greyhound off years ago and took every thing 26tts and this is how he likes is colliexs 

Old school type., I remember a mate had one very similar stamp to this blue and white collie greyhound.. has to be one of the best rabbit catchers I’ve seen in the lamp

[Aussie Whip 3,827]

Good thing about rabbiting is you have a huge choice of dogs that all do the job, as long as it's at least 3/4 whippet, lol.