cooper101 86 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 i have a 3/4 grey x 1/4 collie and he right up till recently used to run full tilt towards the rabbits and the runs were really exciting!! but bout december of this season just before he was two i noticed his approach was sluggish even though he could clearly see the rabbit!(wich did start to worry me at first but he still caught them so i couldnt complain i undestand this now as him working it out before he gets there and positioning himself correctly before the strike and often making the rabbits look easy this was all done on my permission grounds and this style of running really works out there!! i recently went out with a mate off here on his land and the first few fields he ran in he made a right pigs ear of them wich was very embarresing( he was thinking to much about them as appose to getting stuck in) luckily he adapted back to his old ways and redeemed himself theses feilds couldnt be thought about you needed to get straight on them or else they were off!! has anyone else had simaler experiances like this??? Quote Link to post
stroller 341 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 thats collie crosses for you. clever b*****ds. you might have thought he had made a pigs ear of it but you didnt see him putting down the long net before you ran him Quote Link to post
poacher3161 1,766 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Yes my old lurcher to lurcher bred bitch would snatch rabbits up like the whippet in her breedin but pre ban would sit behind a good hare till the time was right for the strike like her sire a well known saluki hybred.atb dell Quote Link to post
stormrider8 59 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 Have you only ever owned a collie cross mate? If so that is there style!! Even more so as they age, you either love them or hate them, Marmite dogs! I dont have the patience for them now but one of the best dogs iv seen run was a 3/4 col grey.. Quote Link to post
poacher3161 1,766 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 On 12/03/2010 at 20:57, stormrider8 said: Have you only ever owned a collie cross mate? If so that is there style!! Even more so as they age, you either love them or hate them, Marmite dogs! I dont have the patience for them now but one of the best dogs iv seen run was a 3/4 col grey.. Its another reason imho the collie hybred is better with another type of hybred in its make up almost ALL the best allround lurchers i have seen and owned have had a percentage of collie blood in them as well as other hybreds Quote Link to post
cooper101 86 Posted March 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 On 12/03/2010 at 20:57, stormrider8 said: Have you only ever owned a collie cross mate? If so that is there style!! Even more so as they age, you either love them or hate them, Marmite dogs! I dont have the patience for them now but one of the best dogs iv seen run was a 3/4 col grey.. no ive run a few dogs mainly suluki xz this is my first collie x though!! i like it!!! but its a scary thing to witness for the first time i thought he lost his drive!!! Quote Link to post
cooper101 86 Posted March 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 On 12/03/2010 at 21:04, poacher3161 said: On 12/03/2010 at 20:57, stormrider8 said: Have you only ever owned a collie cross mate? If so that is there style!! Even more so as they age, you either love them or hate them, Marmite dogs! I dont have the patience for them now but one of the best dogs iv seen run was a 3/4 col grey.. Its another reason imho the collie hybred is better with another type of hybred in its make up almost ALL the best allround lurchers i have seen and owned have had a percentage of collie blood in them as well as other hybreds i like the dog but i would definatly like to see abit of beddy and a touch of suluki somwere along the lines Quote Link to post
adamb20 22 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 (edited) yeah my beddy whippet x collie grey runs like this. its been starting to annoy me recently as she has been doing this and not catching, looking like she isnt hardly trying. think it could be her just leaving them as she is about 8/9 weeks since she started bleeding and her breast has thickend so it could be shes just not pushing her self when shes not at her best. i just weighed her before and shes 45 lb and her normal running weight is 37 lb. would this be due to her season? Edited March 12, 2010 by adamb20 Quote Link to post
sighthound1811 6 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 collies are smart.....maybe the dog is so used to running the same ground it has got to know what way the coneys are gonna bolt an knows he dont need to go full blast...on your mates ground which hes not used to runnin on he reverted to type an went balls to the floor ...all the best..chris.. Quote Link to post
stormrider8 59 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 On 12/03/2010 at 21:15, sighthound1811 said: collies are smart.....maybe the dog is so used to running the same ground it has got to know what way the coneys are gonna bolt an knows he dont need to go full blast...on your mates ground which hes not used to runnin on he reverted to type an went balls to the floor ...all the best..chris.. Do your rabbits always run the same way on your ground? Quote Link to post
stormrider8 59 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 On 12/03/2010 at 21:12, adamb20 said: yeah my beddy whippet x collie grey runs like this. its been starting to annoy me recently as she has been doing this and not catching, looking like she isnt hardly trying. think it could be her just leaving them as she is about 8/9 weeks since she started bleeding and her breast has thickend so it could be shes just not pushing her self when shes not at her best. i just weighed her before and shes 45 lb and her normal running weight is 37 lb. would this be due to her season? What do you mean? Shes in pup? Quote Link to post
Flamin'Nora! 50 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 its called not trying its a common fault in collie crosses Quote Link to post
sighthound1811 6 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 On 12/03/2010 at 21:21, stormrider8 said: On 12/03/2010 at 21:15, sighthound1811 said: collies are smart.....maybe the dog is so used to running the same ground it has got to know what way the coneys are gonna bolt an knows he dont need to go full blast...on your mates ground which hes not used to runnin on he reverted to type an went balls to the floor ...all the best..chris.. Do your rabbits always run the same way on your ground? not always....but a run ma dog on a few golf courses(amongst other stuff) an he has got to know in which general direction they are gonna bolt for cover on the same ground......cheers..chris.. Quote Link to post
cooper101 86 Posted March 12, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 On 12/03/2010 at 21:26, Flamin said: its called not trying its a common fault in collie crosses i would have thought that when i went on my mates ground and he realised he had to change his style to suit!! that showed he was infact trying??? Quote Link to post
Guest jt750 Posted March 12, 2010 Report Share Posted March 12, 2010 On 12/03/2010 at 21:26, Flamin said: its called not trying its a common fault in collie crosses I've read some sh1te on here lately but that must be the biggest load of bollocks that i've read anywhere ...why don't you just feck off and die Quote Link to post
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