Litter wastage in collie x litters

[liberty 0]

Has anyone experienced litter wastage in a 1st x collie/greyhound litter? I have a new pup now 13 weeks old, out of an Irish track bith to working border collie. In 30 years of keeping collie crosses I've never had one look like this. The little bitch is somewhere between a racing corgi and a draught excluder! However she alredy has great character and is very bidable.I know she's still very young and she may yet come good, only time will tell.

[Bosun11 537]

Has anyone experienced litter wastage in a 1st x collie/greyhound litter? I have a new pup now 13 weeks old, out of an Irish track bith to working border collie. In 30 years of keeping collie crosses I've never had one look like this. The little bitch is somewhere between a racing corgi and a draught excluder! However she alredy has great character and is very bidable.I know she's still very young and she may yet come good, only time will tell.

 

Sorry to laugh but thats funny!

Then again, i'll bet your worried about your pup. For me it's far to early to tell, even the most un-promising pups can turn into swans.

You've kept collie crosses for long enough to see the ammount of difference in a litter of first crosses. Don't worry, i'll bet she'll turn out well. Bloody useful too

Edited May 14, 2010 by Bosun11

[Daveo 61]

Litter wastage? it sounds like a accidental mating!!

Do you know/trust the breeder. accidents do happen.

[martinabley 4]

i wouldnt worry, i have a first cross dog ,he looked like his sire was a jack russel as a pup, i thought he was never going to get any shape.

[whin 463]

youll always get wasatge in first cross colies saw thre home bred litters and there were afew in each litter who got given to ,guys who dont need a pacy dog ,but the ones we kept big long backed males lacked nothing ,and bred god pups to but yes you get wastage a bit

[Bosun11 537]

youll always get wasatge in first cross colies saw thre home bred litters and there were afew in each litter who got given to ,guys who dont need a pacy dog ,but the ones we kept big long backed males lacked nothing ,and bred god pups to but yes you get wastage a bit

 

But is it 'wastage' if someone , as you said Whin, doesn't need a pacy dog?

 

To use word 'wastage' when describing pups is wrong IMO, if bred from a sighthound (in this case greyhound), the litter is just divided in their form and speed... One mans meat is another mans.....!

Edited May 14, 2010 by Bosun11

[Born Hunter 17,763]

youll always get wasatge in first cross colies saw thre home bred litters and there were afew in each litter who got given to ,guys who dont need a pacy dog ,but the ones we kept big long backed males lacked nothing ,and bred god pups to but yes you get wastage a bit

 

But is it 'wastage' if someone , as you said Whin, doesn't need a pacy dog?

 

To use word 'wastage' when describing pups is wrong IMO, if bred from a sighthound (in this case greyhound), the litter is just divided in their form and speed... One mans meat is another mans.....!

 

Also, do you think a havier type of first cross that proved its worth would be ideal for a second cross back to greyhound or 3/4 bred dog? Advantage being the dog would have been properly tested in the field but still produce heavily collie blooded lurchers.

[Neal 1,866]

There's no such thing as litter wastage; just a dog which will excell in other areas compared to the rest of the litter.

Edited May 14, 2010 by Neal

[liberty 0]

Guys, thanks for the feedback some food for thought there. It's a good point when you say it's all relative. This bitch will be required to lamp and ferret only, if she's capable of doing that with the usual collie nouse I'll be a happy bunny. I'll also be very happy when the lenght of those stumpy legs are in proportiom with her long bak. If she comes good I will post some before and after photo's incase anyone else is going through the same anguish.

[whin 463]

wastage is if they cat be classd as god allrounders , mate no more no less or you lose sight of what you start to do,i like collie lurchers but wouldnt have anything that cant get up there and do his job ,a lurcher to me is a good allround game catcher any less it goes down the pegg a bit ,i dont want three dogs i want one dog thats half decent at all his her job ,maybe youse are happy with dogs that do one thing i lke asporting dog for whatever comes along for the pot end off any less as i says goes down the pegging