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Wether Greyhounds, either as studs or dams have any part or not in whippet breeding is a matter of opinion but I think the vast majority of non-pedigree whippet racers acknowledge the important part that the greyhound has played in the breed. Pedigree whippets are "pure" and free of greyhound blood and those who wish to have greyhound free breeding are entitled to own and race KC pedigree whippets. If you want to race non-pedigree dogs then you will have to accept the greyhound influence - and thats how its always been with the non-pedigrees as any study of the parentage of current dogs will show. Greyhound studs played a part in the early years of track whippets and much of the current breeding goes back to such offspring.
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As to what constitutes a lurcher it would seem everyone has a slightly different take on the topic, but most "experts" ( Walsh, Plummer et al ) and most "lurcher "owners would not define a lurcher as any dog crossed with a greyhound; a pekenese or rottweiler cross greyhound would not be considered a lurcher.
There has always been a cap on the size of No Limit dogs in straight racing because whippet traps will not allow the very large dogs to run as they will not fit the trap. The problem on the bends is that greyhound traps are used, hence greyhounds or similar size greyhound types will be able to run. Racers are entitled to have an opinion as to wether these larger dogs should compete with the smaller 40lb+ dogs or not. Personaly I think it should be left upto the scratch racers to decide wether to leave things as they are or not.
As far as breeding is concerned it doesn`t matter if the dog or bitch is the greyhound as they both contribut equal number of chromasones/genes to the offspring. Breeders consider that dam lines are more important and this may be because the female gamete "egg" is responsible for the offsprings cytoplasm and organelles wether the offspring are male or female.
Gary, wether you like it or not most whippet people would not consider Come on Ernie as a whippet. A scratch racer, yes but a whippet, no. Look at the breeding of Miss Ellie and her size and type; she was predominantly greyhound by breeding and was not a handicap racer. You cannot expect to breed whippet type dogs by crossing such a bitch with a greyhound stud but No Limit scratch dogs. If you go on to breed smaller dogs by using small whippet studs then others will consider these to be whippets.
It is not permissable to make anonymous comments directed at individuals on this forum. It is better if people are known to all. Previous history of this forum shows that anonymous posters become known to all eventually anyway.
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As to what constitutes a lurcher it would seem everyone has a slightly different take on the topic, but most "experts" ( Walsh, Plummer et al ) and most "lurcher "owners would not define a lurcher as any dog crossed with a greyhound; a pekenese or rottweiler cross greyhound would not be considered a lurcher.
There has always been a cap on the size of No Limit dogs in straight racing because whippet traps will not allow the very large dogs to run as they will not fit the trap. The problem on the bends is that greyhound traps are used, hence greyhounds or similar size greyhound types will be able to run. Racers are entitled to have an opinion as to wether these larger dogs should compete with the smaller 40lb+ dogs or not. Personaly I think it should be left upto the scratch racers to decide wether to leave things as they are or not.
As far as breeding is concerned it doesn`t matter if the dog or bitch is the greyhound as they both contribut equal number of chromasones/genes to the offspring. Breeders consider that dam lines are more important and this may be because the female gamete "egg" is responsible for the offsprings cytoplasm and organelles wether the offspring are male or female.
Gary, wether you like it or not most whippet people would not consider Come on Ernie as a whippet. A scratch racer, yes but a whippet, no. Look at the breeding of Miss Ellie and her size and type; she was predominantly greyhound by breeding and was not a handicap racer. You cannot expect to breed whippet type dogs by crossing such a bitch with a greyhound stud but No Limit scratch dogs. If you go on to breed smaller dogs by using small whippet studs then others will consider these to be whippets.
It is not permissable to make anonymous comments directed at individuals on this forum. It is better if people are known to all. Previous history of this forum shows that anonymous posters become known to all eventually anyway.
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