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Hi Sparky, I think you'll find it is illegal to release the rat back into the wild once you have caught it! So if you do trap it, you are obliged by law to destroy it. If you release it into the wild, apart from it being illegal it only serves to allow the rat to breed and multiply.Rats are a...

Thanks for this Mark! I live in Enfield in Middlesex, not far from junction 24 on the M25 but as I said I am prepared to travel almost anywhere for a good night out (lamping that is!). I used to travel up and down the country to watch the big hare coursing stakes before it was banned so its no...

Thanks! I fear this site is going to become seriously addictive!! :D

Hi Urchin! The dark is not a problem for me either! I'm black so as long as I don't smile nobody would ever see me! :D Cheers

Thanks Midlander! I'll always seek permission anyway before trespassing on anyone's land. I didn't realise it was something you could do without experience. Urchin Thanks for the response. It's nice to see I'm not alone!

Get yourself a lamp & dog get some permission in writing from a farmer or land owner then go out on a dark windy night scan the field & you will see the red eyes of the rabbits walk up to them & slip your dog on the rabbit continue to do this & the dog will soon start to look down the beam of...

Not quite sure what this one means Sparky but thanks for your earlier reply. I don'y mind trying to teach myself but I thought it might be easier and I might feel more confident if I could see it being done first. Thanks to Devo 12 too! I see that lamping man has been reading this topic so if...

Hello there! I am still fairly new to this site so please bear with me if any of my questions seem a bit silly. I am seriously thinking of getting a whippet (or maybe a lurcher) with a view to racing in the summer and to do some working in the winter. I have been to watch harecourisng in the...

Jayp, Thanks for this. I would certainly be walking the dog before I left for work. The puppy wouldn't actually be alone for 9 hours a day because the children and a responsible adult (either nanny or wife) would be home by 4pm. That is still 7 hours or so, but not quite as bad as 9 hours. I...

Thanks to Steve, Sherry and John Noble for the replies! I suppose I could set aside an area in the patio or garden for them. They would be protected from wind and rain but I suppose they would need to wear coats if the weather was cold. I'm not sure I could do that for a pup or pups that were...

Hi all! I'm hoping for advice before going out and getting a whippet. I would really love to have one but there are a few practical problems which I'd need to iron out first. 1) I work Monday to Friday, leaving at about 8.30- 8.45am and return at about 6pm. 2) Although my wife also works...

Thanks Marielou and Denise! You have helped me to understand more. It sounds like the distinction between racing and show greyhounds. with the latter definitely having a larger build than out and out racing greyhounds. I used to own greyhounds but they were always kennelled with their trainer...

WOW! Thanks for that Denise. I thought there might be a reason. Are non-peds generally bigger then? Do they still make equally good house pets as well. How much faster are they than the pedigree whippets?

Hi there! I'm new to this site and I was wondering what the difference is (if any) between the performances between non-pedigree and pedigree racing whippets. Are non-peds faster? If so why? I was under the impression that a whippet is a whippet and that they should perform similarly. Can...