anyone ever had a dog with no stamina??

[scent 509]

Isnt it funny, anyone says anything wrong about a whippet, and they all jump into protect them...

 

 

Didnt see anyone jumping in to back the greyhound..

 

 

wheaton/bull x grey. the dog in question has very little stamina, and has to a big rest after every run..

whos ....they all ,i ony read one person PROTECTING THEM

[Guest fence_hopper]

seen a suluki x that was only good for a few runs.

 

Never believing that..... admit it, you made that up right???

 

 

no mate it was from some top fen line not sure what one as they bore me to death, couldnt turn on the lamp at all it was a disaster of a dog but i suppose most are like that on the lamp

[feed the bear 13]

seen a suluki x that was only good for a few runs.

 

Never believing that..... admit it, you made that up right???

 

 

no mate it was from some top fen line not sure what one as they bore me to death, couldnt turn on the lamp at all it was a disaster of a dog but i suppose most are like that on the lamp

 

Well I never..................

[scent 509]

seen a suluki x that was only good for a few runs.

 

Never believing that..... admit it, you made that up right???

 

 

no mate it was from some top fen line not sure what one as they bore me to death, couldnt turn on the lamp at all it was a disaster of a dog but i suppose most are like that on the lamp

 

Well I never..................

your kidding me

[feed the bear 13]

seen a suluki x that was only good for a few runs.

 

Never believing that..... admit it, you made that up right???

 

 

no mate it was from some top fen line not sure what one as they bore me to death, couldnt turn on the lamp at all it was a disaster of a dog but i suppose most are like that on the lamp

 

Well I never..................

your kidding me

 

Hard to believe eh?

[scent 509]

seen a suluki x that was only good for a few runs.

 

Never believing that..... admit it, you made that up right???

 

 

no mate it was from some top fen line not sure what one as they bore me to death, couldnt turn on the lamp at all it was a disaster of a dog but i suppose most are like that on the lamp

 

Well I never..................

your kidding me

 

Hard to believe eh?

not really pal cause not all dog have the minerals ,iv seen bull crosses that dont like the sharp end or anything that bites back and iv seen saluki crosses that were pure dirt.They cant all be world beaters

[feed the bear 13]

seen a suluki x that was only good for a few runs.

 

Never believing that..... admit it, you made that up right???

 

 

no mate it was from some top fen line not sure what one as they bore me to death, couldnt turn on the lamp at all it was a disaster of a dog but i suppose most are like that on the lamp

 

Well I never..................

your kidding me

 

Hard to believe eh?

not really pal cause not all dog have the minerals ,iv seen bull crosses that dont like the sharp end or anything that bites back and iv seen saluki crosses that were pure dirt.They cant all be world beaters

 

But this was a fen dog mate..... surely we make exceptions for them?

[scent 509]

seen a suluki x that was only good for a few runs.

 

Never believing that..... admit it, you made that up right???

 

 

no mate it was from some top fen line not sure what one as they bore me to death, couldnt turn on the lamp at all it was a disaster of a dog but i suppose most are like that on the lamp

 

Well I never..................

your kidding me

 

Hard to believe eh?

not really pal cause not all dog have the minerals ,iv seen bull crosses that dont like the sharp end or anything that bites back and iv seen saluki crosses that were pure dirt.They cant all be world beaters

 

But this was a fen dog mate..... surely we make exceptions for them?

oh ye i forgot it was a fen dog ...................BOLLOX a dog is a dog simple as

[Ideation 8,216]

I backed the hound up as i said every pure hounds a different beast to the next i have seen hundreds as a parader and some could run 800yrd races twice a week even though no one obviously ever races a hound over 800yrds twice a week but some would have happily most lurchers are only running 100-200 max each slip with a break inbetween so a hound of that capability could do easy ten 100yrd slips getting its break inbetween.

 

As for the whippet coment i have owned them all my life and ill never have a kennel without a couple i can walk all day ferreting hills and they will still be happy to take the evening walk with my mothers pets well the ones who made retirement . i rate the whippet highly as a more than capable and versatile little dog with as much if not more in some case's capability than a lurcher of the same size i also think if there were as many pure bred hounds worked it would be inevetable some would be more capable than any lurcher although you could go through 20 and not have one worth talking about nowadays.

 

I agree with you up to a point seen some really good whippet and Greys work well. But the the whole reason the lurcher evolved into these x's was largely due to the shortcomings of the aforementioned breeds ie stamina lack of coat etc.

 

 

Not entirely true. Originally the greyhound was THE coursing and hunting dog of choice, and would be used to tackle all quarry, there were several 'types' of greyhound, some regional, i.e 'Scotch greyhound'. They were all superb hunting dogs. When Greyhound racing became big, many of the attributes that had made them good hunting dogs were bred out in favour of traits handy for racing, so stamina went, and good coat, good feet, gameness etc and the focus was for sprint ability, pure speed etc. Same goes for the show world. Hence why folk a long time ago started to look further afield for blood to put into their greyhounds to get back some of what was lost. . . . . i.e Saluki for stamina etc. The Lurcher probably evolved as a reaction to certain game/dog laws that banned any common man from owning a running dog and hence they were bred with herding dogs etc to change their appearence and make them less obvious.

[Guest fence_hopper]

only saying what i seen lads

[ferreter.al 22]

my mate once had a collie x that could shift but just ran out of steam on long runs,once saw it colapse after a fairly short run on a hare but it was fine for a few bunnies,it didnt stay long and ended up in a pet home.

[feed the bear 13]

only saying what i seen lads

 

Better watch what your doing mate.... bold statements like that will see you getting asked your hunting credentials, followed by a challenge of dogs and then an instant ban

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

I totaly agree but in all fairness the greyhound was used as any lurcher is today before the track days they are a diff type nowadays and i do agree thats why the introduction of other dogs and the lurcher was done but there would have been a time any greyhound could have caught a rabbit a hare and tackle a fox now and then with ease but them days are gone .

 

Great post! That is the truth.

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

seen a suluki x that was only good for a few runs.

 

Never believing that..... admit it, you made that up right???

 

 

no mate it was from some top fen line not sure what one as they bore me to death, couldnt turn on the lamp at all it was a disaster of a dog but i suppose most are like that on the lamp

 

Well I never..................

your kidding me

 

Hard to believe eh?

not really pal cause not all dog have the minerals ,iv seen bull crosses that dont like the sharp end or anything that bites back and iv seen saluki crosses that were pure dirt.They cant all be world beaters

 

 

Another great post.

[Ideation 8,216]

I totaly agree but in all fairness the greyhound was used as any lurcher is today before the track days they are a diff type nowadays and i do agree thats why the introduction of other dogs and the lurcher was done but there would have been a time any greyhound could have caught a rabbit a hare and tackle a fox now and then with ease but them days are gone .

 

Great post! That is the truth.

 

You should know mate, your stags are a lot closer to what our greys used to be like, and are of course descended from the running dogs / greyhounds taken from the u.k etc to the states a long time ago.