whats best?

[beddylurcher 70]

i have got pick of litter for both crosses 1/4 beddy grey and 1/4 bearded grey, would ether cross be able to catch day time long ears? and stamina witch has the most?

atb andy.

[Chid 6,437]

personally id go for the beardie just cause i prefer to have collie in a lurcher

 

both should do the job your after ..why not look at both litters and see which one you like best

[bird 9,772]

if the dogs are 1/4 of above to a 3/4 grey, might be ok for big rabbits. But if you realy after a dog for that job big rabbits get lurcher with good lump of saluki in it. and saluki x will have better wind than the above xs.

[beddylurcher 70]

chears lads, i will be of to look at both crosses, they wont be just for long ears just if 1 poped up would like to no it stands a chance that all.

 

atb andy.

[Maximus Ferret 2,062]

chears lads, i will be of to look at both crosses, they wont be just for long ears just if 1 poped up would like to no it stands a chance that all.

 

atb andy.

Either of those crosses will catch hares. I'd go for the beardy cross too.

[fatlad 250]

id go for the beardy cross the 3/4 breds are very racey,fast and have a fair bit of stamina aswell.not as much as a saluki but enough

[ridgewaypocher 0]

scrapers get a saluki mate

[beddiwhuppet 10]

why not go for collie and beddie in the mix, iv just got my self one,dam was beddy grey sire was 3/4 grey 1/4 collie, all the best with yer choice:thumbs:

[ridgewaypocher 0]

[they aint got the breath to blow out a candle TRUTH

[Maximus Ferret 2,062]

[they aint got the breath to blow out a candle TRUTH

The lads not looking for an out and out coursing dog or I'd have advised him to go for a saluki cross, preferably line bred from successful coursing lines.

[poacher3161 1,766]

why not go for collie and beddie in the mix, iv just got my self one,dam was beddy grey sire was 3/4 grey 1/4 collie, all the best with yer choice:thumbs:

Best reply so far a 3 quarter grey/collie thats a good working lurcher has got to be a better bet than a pure greyhound over a grey/beddy.

[the colonel 83]

neither of those!!!

[Bosun11 537]

If it was my choice of those two litters... I'd look at the graft the parental half breds have done on each side, and being both types of collie, i'd also look to see which of those parental temperaments would suit YOU best.

[beddylurcher 70]

chears lad as for ridgewaypocher i ant looking for a long ear dog just like to no if 1 poped up as they du some times they would stand a chance with 1, thanks for the advise

atn andy

[Magpie 102]

No guessing which pup I'd be going for.

 

Having owned both bedlington and Beardie bred stuff I feel qualified to offer my opinion.

 

Bedlington cross lurchers can be fantastic little dog. Plenty of drive and determination combined with a great nose and often a robust frame. If you can harness that nose and control the drive you will have yourself a fair dog. If on the other hand you find the mix of Terrier and Sighthound short of brain with no sense of self preservation as I have you will have a bundle of trouble on your hands. One bitch I had only ran three times in one season due to repeated injury.

 

I guess they never really suited me. A personality clash if you like.

 

With the Beardie you get all that is required of a working, pop filling grafter. The stamina is equal to any Saluki cross.

 

A good Collie lurcher will have just as much stamina as a Saluki type on a nights lamping of days bushing. Day time big rabbits are a different matter. Catching long ears on large flat open land requires something all together different. It's a war of attrition that a Saluki is purposely bred for. No hedgerows or stone walls out in the desert are there. Thats not to say that a Beardie cross won't catch them because I know damn well they will, but not in the manner of a match dog.

 

The Beardie cross will train easily and cotton on to what you want from it very quickly. I'd question if the nose on a three quarter bred would be as good as a half cross, but it should still be more than adequate.

 

Beardie bred lurchers are tough durable dogs that able to adapted to most situations. Some of the ground my friends run on is truly harsh and rugged yet their Beardie crosses positively flourish under such conditions. They know just when to put the hammer down and when to apply the breaks. Brains! The bedlington types I had would have smashed themselves to bits on that type of ground.

 

At the end of the day the Beardie temperament suits me down to the ground. We are in some ways one in the same and that is why I will stick with them.