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

[Moocher71 4,044]

12 hours ago, terryd said:

Yea only because I had one and when it came to day time and ferreting he would have trounced any lurcher lol. Once he hit a line it was pretty much game over if i did my bit. But yes I know this thread is about lurchers lol

This 3q terrier q whippet good ferreting bitch and shows the bigger dogs a thing or 2 ,she's bedy whippet x russel x patt . Amount of times she put bigger dogs to shame .

[sandymere 8,261]

just for lamping I'd go for a pure whippet, for daytime bushing/ferreting i'd add a bit of beddy/grey but keep it 3/4 sighthound. 

Beddy/whippet X grey, 23 inches, basically a bred down grew with a rough coat and an attitude.

Edited June 24, 2021 by sandymere

[LamperNM 117]

24 minutes ago, sandymere said:

just for lamping I'd go for a pure whippet, for daytime bushing/ferreting i'd add a bit of beddy/grey but keep it 3/4 sighthound. 

Beddy/whippet X grey, 23 inches, basically a bred down grew with a rough coat and an attitude.

That is a nice animal do you work the lamp with it

[toolebox 1,388]

I've used this Tan & white dog for a good number of years ,he's a  dog I use with the ferrets over a gun or nets ,he can do it all ,flushing ,bringing back to hand , apart from running down a rabbit out in the open .Around the nets he's cat like & doesn't miss many, "Happy" is a cross between a Jack Russell and a English springer Spaniel .    

Edited June 24, 2021 by toolebox

[LamperNM 117]

24 minutes ago, toolebox said:

I've used this Tan & white dog for a good number of years ,he's a  dog I use with the ferrets over a gun or nets ,he can do it all ,flushing ,bringing back to hand , apart from running down a rabbit out in the open .Around the nets he's cat like & doesn't miss many, "Happy" is a cross between a Jack Russell and a English springer Spaniel .    

I’ve seen a springer x Russell work and to be fair it was a handy dog lad on a local shoot had it always finding and catching rabbits in the cover hell of a nose on it never give a false mark 

[Moocher71 4,044]

1 hour ago, sandymere said:

just for lamping I'd go for a pure whippet, for daytime bushing/ferreting i'd add a bit of beddy/grey but keep it 3/4 sighthound. 

Beddy/whippet X grey, 23 inches, basically a bred down grew with a rough coat and an attitude.

Looks like a first x 

[Moocher71 4,044]

Bedy grey ,good on the lamp and works well with ferrets ,and will give anything a go .

[jeemes 3,536]

I think definitely Whippet strong in the blood, preferably with some terrier blood. The few rabbit specialists Ive seen, like elastic and nailing rabbits quick one after the other have been this blood or bred down Grew and Collie, but whippet in every one.

[LuckyLamper 55]

44 minutes ago, Moocher71 said:

Bedy grey ,good on the lamp and works well with ferrets ,and will give anything a go .

Always loved Beddy Grey seem to be a better alrounder than the smaller Beddy whippet

[sandymere 8,261]

2 hours ago, LamperNM said:

That is a nice animal do you work the lamp with it

I did, been passed a few years now, she wasn't to bad, had plenty of pace, a bit head strong.

[sandymere 8,261]

1 hour ago, Moocher71 said:

Looks like a first x 

She was a proper wolf in sheep's clothing, under her rough coat she had the physique of a whippet/greyhound, super quick, one of the fastest lurchers I've ever owned.

That one of yours is  lightly built, if your still thinking of a Spanish cross to yours, they have rough coat genes so you'd likely get something very similar but with a bit more stamina and better feet, she suffered with the odd knocked up toe.

Edited June 24, 2021 by sandymere

[OldPhil 5,360]

On 24/06/2021 at 06:21, Liam Harries said:

How was that one bred Phil ?

Hi Liam, good to see that you are still into your hunting

 Please give my kindest regards to your Father

 The little bitch in the photo was a real nice animal,...mostly Whippet/Collie and a bit of Greyhound...

If you get a chance, borrow my 2006 book, A Moucher's Tale, (its no great shakes ) I am not a writer,..but, there is a description of Gypsy, the Blue bitch and unfortunately, the story of her sad demise...

 Go careful now Brother, and stay safe,..all the best, OldPhil.

 

 

 

 

Edited June 28, 2021 by OldPhil

[mush 204]

Saluki x collie greyhound for the lamp and collie x greyhound for day time ferreting. 

you can still get blue eyes lamps.

[LamperNM 117]

See a pure whippet wouldn’t be any good for me a whippet based lurcher could be useful.. I need something that is quick off the mark and something that works well around cover.. in all size fields/terrain a dog that can take a knock or two.. I would put a good whippet dog to my bitch in a few seasons if she keeps it up ? Who knows.. it’s finding a good whippet these days would be a problem?? I like the beddy cross.. but think a first cross lacks that extra gear! 

[LamperNM 117]

18 minutes ago, mush said:

Saluki x collie greyhound for the lamp and collie x greyhound for day time ferreting. 

you can still get blue eyes lamps.

A friend ran a saluki/grey x collie/grey years ago it did seam a useful lamping dog