siberian husky lurcher

[clabby 14]

to be fair half you lot on here dont have a brain cell my other half has 3 huskeys and they do as they are told they are loyal, have very good stamina and brains as for re calling they are fine. and im picking up a whippet, grey, husky cross up on sunday i been toying with husky x lurchers for a while as teh husky ticks all the boxes and after all a dog is only as good it as it was brought up and the x of dog you have is down to prfrence.

[robo-christ 40]

I cant think of a dog with more stamina or durability than a sled dog,could see them being good lamping dogs.

[MR BROOK 165]

hey lads/lassies ..iv been wondering for a while now why huskys arent crossed with sighthounds to breed lurchers?..they have amazing stamina, very gamey dogs, strong, they are also quite a fast breed of dog..it doesnt make sence why they are not crossed with a greyhound or other sighthounds because they are alot more atletic type of dog than most of the breeds that are used to breed lurchers..could anybody tel me why they are not used?..has any one ever seen one work?..if so are they any good?..

 

thanks for taking the time to read my post only serious answers please!

 

ATB CRAIG

i should think it comes down to how much waste you would get in a litter. a first cross grey/husky would give you about 70% waste i.e the dogs would not be of the atletic type that we think of with the lurcher.where as a greyhound cross any of the sighthound you get very little waste.

[gizmo88 1]

The x has been done a few times now I believe, I think flint08 has done a litter and a bloke in wales has bred them by ebbw vale they'll be 13 weeks old tomorrow black and white malamute was the dam and sire a coursing grey. But tbh flint08 is the only one qualified on working ability as he's only bloke I heard who owns an adult working one the rest of us can only talk in theory

[robo-christ 40]

i should think it comes down to how much waste you would get in a litter. a first cross grey/husky would give you about 70% waste i.e the dogs would not be of the atletic type that we think of with the lurcher.where as a greyhound cross any of the sighthound you get very little waste.

 

i understand what your saying but if they take to the malamute they would still be athletic surely?

not as fast but still very durable with stamina to burn.

[fitchet 788]

I cant think of a dog with more stamina or durability than a sled dog,could see them being good lamping dogs.

i can . . . the english foxhound the sloughi and the collie to name a few.

[gizmo88 1]

A Siberian isn't as big as people think bitch 19-21 inch males 20-22 inch they were designed to be fast and like a saluki have plenty of wind designed to run flat out over extended periods plus in my observations siberians are faster then collies, plus thought I'd add a Siberian is of the same body mass as a collie but a Siberian was bred to be stronger with a better weight to strength ratio sorry for the long post lads just thought say my opinions

Edited December 10, 2010 by gizmo88

[MR BROOK 165]

i should think it comes down to how much waste you would get in a litter. a first cross grey/husky would give you about 70% waste i.e the dogs would not be of the atletic type that we think of with the lurcher.where as a greyhound cross any of the sighthound you get very little waste.

 

i understand what your saying but if they take to the malamute they would still be athletic surely?

not as fast but still very durable with stamina to burn.

i guess its like the collie very few first cross's about, but alot more 1/4 or less.the diffrent being the collie give you stamina and brain, and any waste would just look like a collie. Dont get me wrong i think you have a good point but it is abit of a unknown & you would have to water it down to a 1/4 or less to get the benafit out of the cross,the kind of time most people do not have.

[robo-christ 40]

i can . . . the english foxhound the sloughi and the collie to name a few.

 

none of those breeds pull weight along ice,historically in bare feet and sleep outside sometimes below -30.

nope a foxhound, collie or sloughi would all be dead within a couple of days (at most) doing what these dogs do.

[gizmo88 1]

Sorry for going off topic but in America they x huskies with wolves with upto % wolf in them there called wolf dogs and that's genuine ,you can own wolves over here but need a dangerous animals license and arnt aloud to x them now some wolves species can run up to 45 mph imagine x that with a greyhound to make them little more flighty and little more biddable and what a crazy hunting machine you would get just don't understand why Americans havnt done it

[weasle 1,119]

Sorry for going off topic but in America they x huskies with wolves with upto % wolf in them there called wolf dogs and that's genuine ,you can own wolves over here but need a dangerous animals license and arnt aloud to x them now some wolves species can run up to 45 mph imagine x that with a greyhound to make them little more flighty and little more biddable and what a crazy hunting machine you would get just don't understand why Americans havnt done it

Ive seen 2 wolf hybreeds both were nervous,and highly strong,both were snappy.

[gizmo88 1]

Did you get to see them in a hunting environment and did you find the hybrids had different temperaments by using different species of wolf, I could believe they would be hard to domesticate with people but a he'll of a hunting animal.

[weasle 1,119]

Did you get to see them in a hunting environment and did you find the hybrids had different temperaments by using different species of wolf, I could believe they would be hard to domesticate with people but a he'll of a hunting animal.

No saw neither hunting,it was very hard to let either of the lead,Both had been confiscated from pet homes,one was a timber wolf,the other a artic wolf.

[gizmo88 1]

Fair enough fella would be interesting to see one brought up from a pup for intention of hunting

[gizmo88 1]

Fair enough fella would be interesting to see one brought up from a pup for intention of hunting