rescuing a lurcher ???

[trenchfoot 4,243]

I have had 2 from lurcher link. Not sure, but think they also have a no kenneling policy. Give Kaye at LL a ring and I am sure she will point you in the right direction.

 

She is no bunny hugger, that I can assure you.

[hunt and fish 35]

No a man with a 5 year old grey x collie x salukie got it out of a pound when it was 2 years old great dog never been lamped he just uses it day time mooching gets it fair share of long ears very good dog..the man put the time into it and has got the rewards. Would like to see more of this get more enjoyment of watching the dog work that you've rescued or raised your self than just buying a working dog sure anybody can do that.

[Guest chook]

I have had 2 from lurcher link. Not sure, but think they also have a no kenneling policy. Give Kaye at LL a ring and I am sure she will point you in the right direction.

 

She is no bunny hugger, that I can assure you.

 

 

Better off emailing, as shes got a lot on with the dogs.

 

However Kaye takes every home offer individual cercumstances(sp) in to consideration

[Guest chook]

Im thinking about rescuing a whippet x greyhound 10 months old to work with my young colli x grey. stunning dog good basic training, would love to rescue a lurcher in need and hopefully turn it into a good worker/pet. not bothered if it dont turn out to be a world beater as long as it turns out to be a good dog it will be a lifer with me either way. just woundering has anyone else rescued a lurcher from a rescue centre and not know much about the dog and managed to train it into a good worker. thanks for reading.

some lurchers are lost on lamp?then end up in dogs home,but they charge too much for them £100 nd more to rescue a dog they used to be free,am i wrong but you can get a puppy for that with no hang ups,saying that ive seen salukixgreyhounds match dogs in dogs homes that where just lost or stolen,then dumped nd ended up there?

 

 

But say you buy a pup for £100 quid, youve still got worming, jabs and chip to sort out,

unless you get them knocked off, then vax costs around 40-50 quid, worming couple of quid

and the chip a tenner, rescues have had that all done and more, most rescues run at a verry large loss,

thats why fundrasing is always done.

[Scallywag 78]

I've got two rescue lurchers, one's a fantastic worker, the others not bad but hard to control having lived feral in the woods for a while before being caught and put in rescue.

It can seem like a lot to charge £100 plus for a rescue dog but by the time the rescue has vaccinated and neutered the dog and treated it for fleas and worms (which they often have in abundance) there's no change at all out of £150. That doesn't take into account feeding them or any additional costs if they need extra at the vets for some reason. Lurcher Link makes a loss on most dogs rehomed.

As for kennelling out, the reason rescues object to it is because of the number of dogs that get stolen from kennels. It's heartbreaking to get a dog from the pound, bring it on and help it to recover physically and mentally, home it with someone who's going to treat it right to the end of it's days and then hear it's been stolen.

Some of the dogs that turn up are in good nick and well trained, ready to work for you in fact. Sometimes they're given by their owner due to change in circumstances but some of them have been in the pound and no one seems to be looking for them which mystifies me. If I put that kind of work into a dog I'd scour the earth for it if it went missing. Micro chipping and tattooing make all the difference to getting your dog back or never seeing it again.

[whin 463]

rescue dogs etc is a pig and a poke better buying a pup and training him up to your ways would never dream of going to a rescue place to get a good lurcher ,and plus the rspcs sspca have ahand in rescueing dogs well taking them of genuine lads ,me personaly once there done there job for me outside close freinds they should be put to sleep end off ,not passed about like pillar to post, good dogs are not usaly put in pounds ,unless extreme circumstances ,saw afew rescue dogs work and saw purpose bred lurchers work my money would be in buying agood purpose bred dog any time

[Scallywag 78]

whin - I wish good dogs weren't passed around pillar to post but they are, and some very good ones find their way to rescue. Lurcher Link has seen some excellent dogs over the years. I agree with you about the RSPCA but there are plenty of other independant rescues around.

[mushroom 12,925]

whin - I wish good dogs weren't passed around pillar to post but they are, and some very good ones find their way to rescue. Lurcher Link has seen some excellent dogs over the years. I agree with you about the RSPCA but there are plenty of other independant rescues around.

 

True Scallywag it's a crying shame when they get passed about between several owners.

 

 

 

Hope that wee russel is doing ok

[Bryony 4]

I have a collie/greyhound bitch that had been dumped to a back-yard type of rescue centre .They let me have her on a trial period before she was handed to the bigger organisation and I ended up keeping her . I think she would have been harder to train if she had gone to a big kennel as she would have been traumatised of being kenneled in a noisy environment . She was already very nervous of noises and loud people and other dogs . She was about a year when I got her . As I've worked with gundogs in the past(ex hubby was a Keeper)I took her down that route with training and she is a confident dog now except when uncontrolled dogs approach her to boisterously.

She is about three now and while she is mostly a pet she is a steady beating dog . She also knows that when we are on ordinary walks or when my son takes her ferreting she is allowed to catch rabbits .

I think it lucky to get her before she went to the rehoming centre . I have seen several rescue dogs of different breeds that have been barge-pole jobs .Starting with a puppy as a blank canvas has to be the more certain way of getting the adult you want but it is possible to get a result from someone's cast off.

[Ossie n Arch 1,682]

I have a collie/greyhound bitch that had been dumped to a back-yard type of rescue centre .They let me have her on a trial period before she was handed to the bigger organisation and I ended up keeping her . I think she would have been harder to train if she had gone to a big kennel as she would have been traumatised of being kenneled in a noisy environment . She was already very nervous of noises and loud people and other dogs . She was about a year when I got her . As I've worked with gundogs in the past(ex hubby was a Keeper)I took her down that route with training and she is a confident dog now except when uncontrolled dogs approach her to boisterously.

She is about three now and while she is mostly a pet she is a steady beating dog . She also knows that when we are on ordinary walks or when my son takes her ferreting she is allowed to catch rabbits .

I think it lucky to get her before she went to the rehoming centre . I have seen several rescue dogs of different breeds that have been barge-pole jobs .Starting with a puppy as a blank canvas has to be the more certain way of getting the adult you want but it is possible to get a result from someone's cast off.

 

 

Agreed.

[Jamie m 668]

I recued this pain in the ring piece last spring he was 8 months old had never seen an open space another dog or any other animals for that matter he was just left to run about the house with no walks , first time I took him out to a large open space with other dogs he freaked out has been hard work geting him sorted then one day he was atacked by an alsation and it went straight back to basics he is very fast though as far I can make out saluki whippet grey with bull I think any sugestions? Sorry not the best pics

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Edited January 22, 2011 by Jamie m