The "Lurcher"

[whin 463]

poacher 3161 , you wouldnt keep adog for an ornament nor wopuld i or me old mate slieghty when he was busy, had him up here a few times ,with the dogs ive got he went home happy ,couldnt imagine having adog unless it could do the biz ,maybe a gaurd type butt htas got to do a job, if alurcher cant fill apot not worthy of the name lurcher in my eyes has to be functional , or you could just have a cast of greyhouinds or any pet rescue dog colie terrier or whatever ,

[chartpolski 23,146]

vanqou were did that come from , got me lost , if your dog cant work or provide a meal or a service pestcontrol , etc what the piont in calling it alurcher , any mongrel will do , chalkie no matter what you did you wouldnt kep adog for an ornament not a runing cur unles your to old to hunt and well youve done your bit ,,a good dog should do what hees bred to do bud

 

So what has that illiterate nonsence got to do with the origional question ??

[whin 463]

your write there never heard of long dog ,used much in scotland, more in south eastern counties, heard old boys saying hees a nice lercher dog or a long dog beacause of the long running back he had ,suffolk slang boy ,as they say a lercher dawg can ee catch hare thtas nintie one but they probaly called along dog a lercher to

[cúagusgiorraí 57]

whin, I think you are talking about "working" lurchers. I think Chartpolski is wanting to know the definition of lurcher. Many people keep pet lurchers, same as pet greyhounds.

 

A lurcher is a lurcher, a greyhound is a greyhound

[whin 463]

you asked the question ,what you call a lurcher,not a breed of dog a dog that hunts and catches the dinner etc any thing else well aint a true lurcher , as any dog can be apet but not any dog can knock ahare over roe preban , snatch a score of rabbits , walk through a wood get a few roosters if there, catch the odd marauding fox if you are in lamb country pre ban there ,

[chartpolski 23,146]

your write there never heard of long dog ,used much in scotland, more in south eastern counties, heard old boys saying hees a nice lercher dog or a long dog beacause of the long running back he had ,suffolk slang boy ,as they say a lercher dawg can ee catch hare thtas nintie one but they probaly called along dog a lercher to

 

Get your carer to apply for some help mate, not joking, but you are in need of help !

 

Cheers.

[whin 463]

cant comment on the pet side of things mate , he asked the question what is alurcher and i says politly a dog that catches his owners dinner provide sport early on a sun morning lamp , basicaly a dog that feeds you or pestcontrols for you , ,now a pet ,lurcher a rescue one ,well its pot luck what thye are as they could be a lurcher, but the word lurcher always thought to steal grab somnething rabbit hare etc , if thtas the case a lurcher could be any greyhoundy dog but a proper lurcher well is agood allround pot filler , in my eyes but im maybe wrong

[whin 463]

carers fine and dandy ,good to have adiscusion in what people think is alurcher long dog or in diffrent ,good crack

[whin 463]

flint if thats the case a lurcher is a specailist hunting dog to provide the owner with game and vermin control, a purpose bred hunting dog mate

[mac1965 4]

i think people slate whin to much but he does get out and do it

[riohog 5,701]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurcher

[poacher3161 1,766]

poacher 3161 , you wouldnt keep adog for an ornament nor wopuld i or me old mate slieghty when he was busy, had him up here a few times ,with the dogs ive got he went home happy ,couldnt imagine having adog unless it could do the biz ,maybe a gaurd type butt htas got to do a job, if alurcher cant fill apot not worthy of the name lurcher in my eyes has to be functional , or you could just have a cast of greyhouinds or any pet rescue dog colie terrier or whatever ,

No whin their working dogs to me but also good type of dogs to have as companions and would never condem any one for keeping one as a pet and a companion as a lot that are kept as pets get a better deal than some that are owned by so called hunters.I think chartys question is wat type would you class as the lurcher in the sense of the word.

[whin 463]

mac im being honest wouldnt have adog for an ornament ,nowadays not aworking dog if i didnt have the graft for him or notion to go out a lot ,i would be traveling instead of looking after hounds etc even tho i love the hunt and the dogs provide a good meal etc , alurcher is a purpose bred hunting dog

[adamb20 22]

to me a lurcher is a companion first, doesnt need to be a super dog as long as it makes the owner happy. my dog is no super dog, standing at 22 tts, beddy whippet x collie grey, but i can go out on a good night and bring home twenty odd rabbits and a few big ones and i know that she will try her best at what ever is in front of her. i can go out during the day and she will hunt non stop, in and out the bushes all day long picking up pheasents etc and it gives me great pleasure to watch her. she will lie on the couch all day as if she was 12 year old, totally placid around people and other dogs and wouldnt look twice at a cat around the doors, but once out in the field turns into a different dog. thats what i like about lurchers and as some one mentioned before they are the 'ultimate canine'.

[whin 463]

poacher none as there all diffrent ,but whayt i would say if you want history in the high country of scotland itowuld be a scotch deerhoundy type, low land sheep area ,collie type, and in mineing communities and the black country terrier type , the rest wel are modern lurchrs in some ways