lurcher/picking up dog

[luckyplum 50]

anybody ever had a lurcher that was used for feretting/marking etc. but could also be used as a pegdog, picking up wounded birds etc. ? if so what cross was the dog ? cheers plum!

[cocker 2,655]

a friend of mine has a lurcher x lurcher, (originally collie and deerhound based)which retrieves any shot game birds, as good as most decent picking up labs and spaniels

[KittleRox 2,147]

a mate had a big hairy lurcher,birds live to hand,a farmers chickens went free range on the local high st one night

[willrockyted 4]

anybody ever had a lurcher that was used for feretting/marking etc. but could also be used as a pegdog, picking up wounded birds etc. ? if so what cross was the dog ? cheers plum!

i use my for abit of rough shooting now and again pigeons and pheasants as well as feretting lamping etc he is a 3/4grey x collie to a lurcherx whippet grey

[Rory4 267]

Would like to give my Col whip ago at it next shooting season,spend summer teaching hand signals for directions. Not bad beat dog but think she would enjoy pickin up more and so would I.

[comanche 3,076]

Even when I Keepered I never worked a proper Gun dog breed always a lurcher or mongrel collie.An obedient dog is just that whatever breed it is .

[luckyplum 50]

cheers for your replys people,very interesting ! i have always done more feretting than anything else, hense me having two beddy/whippets,but more recently i,v started feeding the birds on a small local diy shoot and beating on another local shoot so i, also getting the chance to do a bit of shooting myself. i,m only thinking ahead {as you do !} but just wondered if any one dog would be suitable, cheers plum!

[Lab 10,979]

a friend of mine has a lurcher x lurcher, (originally collie and deerhound based)which retrieves any shot game birds, as good as most decent picking up labs and spaniels

I would say it was as good as a bog standard lab not a decent 1.

[KittleRox 2,147]

a friend of mine has a lurcher x lurcher, (originally collie and deerhound based)which retrieves any shot game birds, as good as most decent picking up labs and spaniels

I would say it was as good as a bog standard lab not a decent 1.

Better than yours though,

[Lab 10,979]

Dreamer. Hahaha

[stroller 341]

I used a 3/4 collie grey as a gundog never failed me and i will use this little kelpie x next year on the moors

[KittleRox 2,147]

Dreamer. Hahaha

where have ye been?

[Lab 10,979]

Phone line down with snow mate . Can only get on when my phone gets a connection. Al be back soon, I'm limited on phone.

[KittleRox 2,147]

Phone line down with snow mate . Can only get on when my phone gets a connection. Al be back soon, I'm limited on phone.

I thought you had been deported along with the dawg,

[nasher1 258]

I know someone who uses a beddywhippet as a gundog/picking up and by all accounts its very good at it