Lurchers and Livestock

[cooper101 86]

I think its absolutely vital really! You can never relax when there off the lead if you dont trust em! Mine knacked one(sheep) when i bought her at 11 months old but shes sound now,well on rabbits anyway the soft bitchi have 10 year old dog, got two lambs when he were 6 mth old, he bit the ears off my two lambs, tried everything, beat him with dead lamb, he will still bring them down, so just dont go nr them, i think the taste and desire is too strongfor him, xcellent dpg otherwise, and only does it when theres nothing else to chase. whats the best way, so i know for future pups? walje him on lead amongst them, hitting him with lead evrytime he pricks his ears up or looks.

when you get another pup,keep it on a lead or rope 15-20ft long. then let go right by them and if it shows to much attention them ,give it a yank with firm NO. Keep doing this till it stops . With lambs still the same, but it might be a bit harder, as lambs are smaller and (move) differnt to sheep eg bounce around, which alot of dogs pick up on. You can still do it , just keep a eye on it. I have + do lamp with sheep there, but they are a feckin pain, as most times they get in the dogs way on a rabbit . I prefer to go where they aint any if possable, as i can catch more rabbits

thats what i tried for 10 yrs mate, a 'no' isnt enough, i beat him its no good, if thrs a hare he wont bother them, he also chases horses but doesnt bite them, thnk hes a lost cause to be stock broken, but hes best runner i ever had on all quarry, think it was that experiience when young triggered his killer instinct, he wont do it all nthe time, just when you dont want it to. also will kill another dog over his kill. personally i dont think you get a top dog that wont kill chickens, cats, sheep, deer etc.its in them to kill.

 

ive got one here!! takes everything i tell him too and leaves everything i ask him too!! he came to work on the farm with me from a pup only had the first initial problems which were nipped in the bud straight away!! never had a problem since!!! ohh and he lives with a cat!!

[leegreen 2,210]

but I can say one thing you can never trust a bull cross

 

My Bull cross is 100%, she see's livestock every day and I have never doughted her. But it would take hardly any training to catch ANYTHING. It' how you train them i'm affraid.

[cooper101 86]

thats what i tried for 10 yrs mate, a 'no' isnt enough, i beat him its no good, if thrs a hare he wont bother them, he also chases horses but doesnt bite them, thnk hes a lost cause to be stock broken, but hes best runner i ever had on all quarry, think it was that experiience when young triggered his killer instinct, he wont do it all nthe time, just when you dont want it to. also will kill another dog over his kill. personally i dont think you get a top dog that wont kill chickens, cats, sheep, deer etc.its in them to kill.

 

i went out with a lad whos dog was like that!! wasnt even his kill!! i wont stand for spiteful dogs when theres no need!! to cut a long story short the dog learned a big lesson that night at my hand and the fellas never been out with me since!!

[big chief1 40]

thats what i tried for 10 yrs mate, a 'no' isnt enough, i beat him its no good, if thrs a hare he wont bother them, he also chases horses but doesnt bite them, thnk hes a lost cause to be stock broken, but hes best runner i ever had on all quarry, think it was that experiience when young triggered his killer instinct, he wont do it all nthe time, just when you dont want it to. also will kill another dog over his kill. personally i dont think you get a top dog that wont kill chickens, cats, sheep, deer etc.its in them to kill.

 

i went out with a lad whos dog was like that!! wasnt even his kill!! i wont stand for spiteful dogs when theres no need!! to cut a long story short the dog learned a big lesson that night at my hand and the fellas never been out with me since!!

agreed, its nit nice, ive got other dogs with no probs, but its the way it is with him, had him from birth, kept 6 pups till 9 mth old to see best, that may also have contributed to his attitude,in same run, at meal times he would move from one bowl to the other, other pups also had to move, like a merry go round lol.but hes my favourite even as old boy. have to walk him seperate to stop my youngstes picking up his bad habits.

[reynardhunter 3]

my dogs love sheep but they could never eat a whole one

my thoughts exactly

Edited April 21, 2010 by reynardhunter

[Tyla 3,179]

We've had both the lurchers from pups and i trust them 100% but the terrier we got at 7 months and hes been hard work. I cant break him to ferrets no matter what i do but hes fine with all other stock and most cats. He did kill ones of my wifes hens though after ignoring them for a year just decided to do it one day - little shit. He didnt enjoy the repercussions and hasnt looked at them since but i still wouldnt trust him out of my sight.

 

None of them are broken to pheasants as i dont mind them grabbing them when they get the chance but sometimes they can take it too far. I just keep them close to me when all the young birds are about, once the birds wise up a bit then they can take their chances.

[gnipper 6,543]

Both my dogs (terrier and lurcher) don't even look at four legged stock, never have really. Where I am its mainly horses with the odd sheep and cow. I ran the lurcher through sheep for the first time this season and he won't go anywhere near them.

The only small thing mine are broke to are ferrets, i'm surprised I managed that with the terrier too.

[lurcher lass 9]

all three lurchers from pups have been used to livestock but i'm still careful whilst out with the dogs, my pups first ferreting trip last season had him chasing bunny's over a ditch under a fence into a feild full of sheep, pup didn't batter an eyelid. i trust my dogs as much as you can trust a dog with horses, sheep, cows i've always thought its important any working dog to be sound with livestock otherwise what hope have you got in keeping your permission to enable you to work your dogs

 

atb lurcher lass xxx