rescued lurcher?

[hounddogg31 5]

Hi all.have any of you ever rescued a lurcher and it turned out to be a good worker? I ask the question as a friend of mine has had a great result the first bitch he rescued was a one year old looks like a deerhoundxgrey,whippet x first time on the lamp she had four out of four rabbits and since then there ain't much that she missus.now he has what looks like a collie x grey he had his first night on the lamp last night and he is catching! hows that for good luck!!!...atb brian

[csteed 40]

Nice one

[jimmy100 48]

some good dogs can be found this way BUT some have been handed in because they yap or have jibbed etc so it is a bit of a lucky dip really. if you cant offer a permenent home wether it works or not i wouldnt bother as some of them have been through enough already without adding to it!! well done on your dogs catches tho good luck in the future

[hounddogg31 5]

some good dogs can be found this way BUT some have been handed in because they yap or have jibbed etc so it is a bit of a lucky dip really. if you cant offer a permenent home wether it works or not i wouldnt bother as some of them have been through enough already without adding to it!! well done on your dogs catches tho good luck in the future

i totally agree with you jimmy100 .the lad in question fosters lots of dogs of all breads which led him in to lurchers!! hes now mad on them!!

[foxyjo 2]

good to here that lad.it just gos to show that some twats cant or wont give a dog time to mature.good luck to him

[jimmy100 48]

some good dogs can be found this way BUT some have been handed in because they yap or have jibbed etc so it is a bit of a lucky dip really. if you cant offer a permenent home wether it works or not i wouldnt bother as some of them have been through enough already without adding to it!! well done on your dogs catches tho good luck in the future

i totally agree with you jimmy100 .the lad in question fosters lots of dogs of all breads which led him in to lurchers!! hes now mad on them!!

good on him best dogs around lol!!!

[ferreter.al 22]

i didnt get mine from a rescue but it had been passed from pillow to post from been a pup for one reason or another.i got him at 10 months and he hadnt seen anything and i dont know his true breeding but i looked at him and he had some bull in him.he was racey and had good feet and a good coat and a good temperment so i took the risk as i was skint at the time and couldnt afford £150 plus on a new dog and it payed off,he is good on the lamp for a 1st season dog,quiet in kennel,grate with other dogs and kids and suits me down to the ground but if he was older i wouldnt of risked it because i would be wary that he had been dumped because he yapped or had no drive or something.glad your mates dogs have worked out.happy ending for them atvb

[BBHLFC 0]

i once got one from a rescue centre named him cast what a dog he was..would take all pre ban never had a problem with it rex digger would agree we had a few bambi with him.

but sadly had to let him go due to.. hmp i would love another as good as the speed was unreal

[Guest jt750]

some good dogs can be found this way BUT some have been handed in because they yap or have jibbed etc so it is a bit of a lucky dip really. if you cant offer a permenent home wether it works or not i wouldnt bother as some of them have been through enough already without adding to it!! well done on your dogs catches tho good luck in the future

 

And you know this because ...you're an expert on rescue dogs or have put plenty in the pounds ? please tell us more of your experiences of pound hounds i would be interested to know more

 

Edied to add :- well done to the guy who took a pound hound and turned its life around

[jimmy100 48]

some good dogs can be found this way BUT some have been handed in because they yap or have jibbed etc so it is a bit of a lucky dip really. if you cant offer a permenent home wether it works or not i wouldnt bother as some of them have been through enough already without adding to it!! well done on your dogs catches tho good luck in the future

 

And you know this because ...you're an expert on rescue dogs or have put plenty in the pounds ? please tell us more of your experiences of pound hounds i would be interested to know more

 

Edied to add :- well done to the guy who took a pound hound and turned its life around

just common sense have you not been to dogs home??? why would anyone hand in a good working lurcher when they could sell/give it to a good working home??

[Guest jt750]

some good dogs can be found this way BUT some have been handed in because they yap or have jibbed etc so it is a bit of a lucky dip really. if you cant offer a permenent home wether it works or not i wouldnt bother as some of them have been through enough already without adding to it!! well done on your dogs catches tho good luck in the future

 

And you know this because ...you're an expert on rescue dogs or have put plenty in the pounds ? please tell us more of your experiences of pound hounds i would be interested to know more

 

Edied to add :- well done to the guy who took a pound hound and turned its life around

just common sense have you not been to dogs home??? why would anyone hand in a good working lurcher when they could sell/give it to a good working home??

 

So you have no experience of pound hounds and yet your qualified to comment ..dogs are not just put into homes because of their working ability ...how about a lurchers that have been given up because their owners don't look after them properly ..starve them make them live in sh1te conditions or worse.. or the owner who buys a puppy and realises 6 months later that they can't handle it any more and gives it up for rehoming ...Lurchers are NOT exclusive to people who work dogs

[jimmy100 48]

some good dogs can be found this way BUT some have been handed in because they yap or have jibbed etc so it is a bit of a lucky dip really. if you cant offer a permenent home wether it works or not i wouldnt bother as some of them have been through enough already without adding to it!! well done on your dogs catches tho good luck in the future

 

And you know this because ...you're an expert on rescue dogs or have put plenty in the pounds ? please tell us more of your experiences of pound hounds i would be interested to know more

 

Edied to add :- well done to the guy who took a pound hound and turned its life around

just common sense have you not been to dogs home??? why would anyone hand in a good working lurcher when they could sell/give it to a good working home??

 

So you have no experience of pound hounds and yet your qualified to comment ..dogs are not just put into homes because of their working ability ...how about a lurchers that have been given up because their owners don't look after them properly ..starve them make them live in sh1te conditions or worse.. or the owner who buys a puppy and realises 6 months later that they can't handle it any more and gives it up for rehoming ...Lurchers are NOT exclusive to people who work dogs

i said in the 1st post that some have been through enough and need a good permanent homes and if someone cant offer that if they work or not they shouldnt have them. i have plenty of experience with these dogs and i never said they cant make good dogs just the odds are stacked against anyone wanting a top dog compared to rearing a pup from scratch

[Fabapocalypse 35]

some good dogs can be found this way BUT some have been handed in because they yap or have jibbed etc so it is a bit of a lucky dip really. if you cant offer a permenent home wether it works or not i wouldnt bother as some of them have been through enough already without adding to it!! well done on your dogs catches tho good luck in the future

 

And you know this because ...you're an expert on rescue dogs or have put plenty in the pounds ? please tell us more of your experiences of pound hounds i would be interested to know more

 

Edied to add :- well done to the guy who took a pound hound and turned its life around

just common sense have you not been to dogs home??? why would anyone hand in a good working lurcher when they could sell/give it to a good working home??

 

So you have no experience of pound hounds and yet your qualified to comment ..dogs are not just put into homes because of their working ability ...how about a lurchers that have been given up because their owners don't look after them properly ..starve them make them live in sh1te conditions or worse.. or the owner who buys a puppy and realises 6 months later that they can't handle it any more and gives it up for rehoming ...Lurchers are NOT exclusive to people who work dogs

 

I do have experience of rescue dogs and pound hounds - lurchers in particular, and they get handed in for all the above reasons, plus the ones that get injured and/or sick that people can't be bothered to have treated, the ones which have been stolen but have no ID so never make it back to their rightful owners, and those handed in through no fault of the dog or their previous owners.

 

Some of them go on to work and some of them don't.

 

I think the above phrase "if you can't offer a permanent home whether it works or not I wouldn't bother as some of them have been through enough already without adding to it!" is the salient one and applies wherever the dog is from and wherever the dog is heading.

[jimmy100 48]

some good dogs can be found this way BUT some have been handed in because they yap or have jibbed etc so it is a bit of a lucky dip really. if you cant offer a permenent home wether it works or not i wouldnt bother as some of them have been through enough already without adding to it!! well done on your dogs catches tho good luck in the future

 

And you know this because ...you're an expert on rescue dogs or have put plenty in the pounds ? please tell us more of your experiences of pound hounds i would be interested to know more

 

Edied to add :- well done to the guy who took a pound hound and turned its life around

just common sense have you not been to dogs home??? why would anyone hand in a good working lurcher when they could sell/give it to a good working home??

 

So you have no experience of pound hounds and yet your qualified to comment ..dogs are not just put into homes because of their working ability ...how about a lurchers that have been given up because their owners don't look after them properly ..starve them make them live in sh1te conditions or worse.. or the owner who buys a puppy and realises 6 months later that they can't handle it any more and gives it up for rehoming ...Lurchers are NOT exclusive to people who work dogs

 

I do have experience of rescue dogs and pound hounds - lurchers in particular, and they get handed in for all the above reasons, plus the ones that get injured and/or sick that people can't be bothered to have treated, the ones which have been stolen but have no ID so never make it back to their rightful owners, and those handed in through no fault of the dog or their previous owners.

 

Some of them go on to work and some of them don't.

 

I think the above phrase "if you can't offer a permanent home whether it works or not I wouldn't bother as some of them have been through enough already without adding to it!" is the salient one and applies wherever the dog is from and wherever the dog is heading.

cheers mate good to see some could see what i meant!!

[Michelle1985 0]

Hi my very first lurcher was a rescue we got him from an Irish chap who said he couldn't catch to save his life, to me he was my lad a pet but my partner was sure if he wanted to catch he would. once mac got a bit of weight on him and was well enough to run we took him out and on day one he got his bunny he is happy so he enjoys catching, he was 4 years old when we got him he is now 8 years old and is still getting those bunnys