Golf courses

[iworkwhippets 12,247]

[iworkwhippets 12,247]

Just now, iworkwhippets said:

that pic was took on a lake on the golf course back in cheshire

[Chaff 3,414]

2 minutes ago, iworkwhippets said:

Heart thumping action that there

Were yours pure whippet or were they hybrid type.

[iworkwhippets 12,247]

pure mate

[Chaff 3,414]

20 minutes ago, Black neck said:

Don't you sass me boy 

Wouldn't dream of it, you too precious 

[Chaff 3,414]

2 minutes ago, iworkwhippets said:

pure mate

Nice and no doubt done everything you could ask from them.

Did they weather the cold alright 

[Chaff 3,414]

Looking at something heavily saturated whippet at the moment 

Myself 

[iworkwhippets 12,247]

out in all weathers , i tel no lie, always on the move, no time to shiver

[Chaff 3,414]

1 minute ago, iworkwhippets said:

out in all weathers , i tel no lie, always on the move, no time to shiver

A case of the more you take them out the easier they adapt to the weather, rather than once a week ferreting would you say was fair to say

[Black neck 15,162]

3 hours ago, Chaff said:

Wouldn't dream of it, you too precious 

Damn straight

[Chaff 3,414]

17 minutes ago, Black neck said:

Damn straight

Glad to hear it mate 

[Runner96 503]

14 hours ago, Chaff said:

Lovely looking dog you have there care to share the breeding and height tts.

How many runs till he tired.

Just asking as looking for something similar 

Cheers

Bit of a Bitza. Dam was, collie, whippet, bull, grey. Sire was 3/4 whippet, 1/4 beddy. 21 TTS. He will run all night and will have a go at everything. Very driven little dog. Just sired his first litter of pups. He went to a collie bull hound. 

[Luckee legs 422]

Plenty of optimism here . In my experience most dogs are humbled by rabbits on golf courses. Of 10 lurchers I've had, only one was a regular taker of rabbits on sports pitches in daylight and she was exceptional at picking up compared to the rest. One of my two current dogs is a whippet who is proven fast on the clock, he's not sussed it yet and usually carries too much speed into a potential catch opportunity. As ever, High winds, poor light and a careful approach help a lot

[Black neck 15,162]

2 hours ago, Luckee legs said:

Plenty of optimism here . In my experience most dogs are humbled by rabbits on golf courses. Of 10 lurchers I've had, only one was a regular taker of rabbits on sports pitches in daylight and she was exceptional at picking up compared to the rest. One of my two current dogs is a whippet who is proven fast on the clock, he's not sussed it yet and usually carries too much speed into a potential catch opportunity. As ever, High winds, poor light and a careful approach help a lot

Pulling them off the edge of the rough on the 18th is a good ploy

[toolebox 1,389]

I had at one time two high country golf courses that I delivered pest control 3 days per month each ,these days I work only the one.Last time I was there during the day one of the dogs flushed out a rabbit that was hiding under some pine branches ,just on the edge of one of the fair ways .Once on the move ,it flew across the fairway.It nearly made its home, in a bank of boulders  but was just picked up by the whippet x greyhound bitch out about 350 yards  in a catch that resulted in her loosing her footing at the strike ,and flipping over 3 or 4 times .The rabbit remained firmly held in her jaws.Given that she wasn't dog that jumped bunny, she had some ground to make up but shes a grafter and has been given a lot of rabbits to chase and catch,the opportunity to gain experience at the game, that is a card that can be played when it's needed .When she returned to me with the rabbit in hand I noticed a slight limp in one front leg that didn't grow into anything major.I was not only delighted about result but being able to view  the whole race was the cherry on top for me .