working salukis

[baw 4,360]

I suppose it's what you like, I prefer to see a speedy dog burn out than a plodder grind out a result. Each to there own

 

 

what about a fast dog that can also run slow, do the plod when the plod needs to be done,, maybe he the better dog :thumbs:the hare also has a say in matters

 

like most say horses for courses,I reckon the real good uns will do it most places, the ones with the heart, drive, breeding,gears etc

 

no one type of lurcher is superior to the others,no type of graft is better than the other,all horses for courses as long as you enjoy it and the dogs kept right whats the bother

 

Well said mate.

[baw 4,360]

if scottish fields didnt have all them fences and little woods round them and things you wouldnt feel the same mate if the land was open and courses didnt come to a stop cos of the terrain, would the fast burnouts be up to the task? genuine question?

 

No they wouldn't our you ladies would still be running deerhound crosses etc. But if a hare out wits a dig for 5,6,7 minutes, I think it deserves to get away.

and sometimes they do.. but if its cought after that time ,, the hunter wins and the hunted wasnt good enough to get away!! thats the way it is!!! wether its field /or fen or werever

 

To an extent riohog but if the hunted didn't get away cos there was no where to go then that's a tad unfair in my book. Hare only runs as fast as it's being persued. If you have a slow dog but can run all day, bit inevitable. Don't you guys crave some action rather than that tow melarky?

[birddog 1,354]

if scottish fields didnt have all them fences and little woods round them and things you wouldnt feel the same mate if the land was open and courses didnt come to a stop cos of the terrain, would the fast burnouts be up to the task? genuine question?

 

No they wouldn't our you ladies would still be running deerhound crosses etc. But if a hare out wits a dig for 5,6,7 minutes, I think it deserves to get away.

and sometimes they do.. but if its cought after that time ,, the hunter wins and the hunted wasnt good enough to get away!! thats the way it is!!! wether its field /or fen or werever

 

To an extent riohog but if the hunted didn't get away cos there was no where to go then that's a tad unfair in my book. Hare only runs as fast as it's being persued. If you have a slow dog but can run all day, bit inevitable. Don't you guys crave some action rather than that tow melarky?

 

totally agree mate best to have an up and at em type bit of sport, bit of action and done. taken to the other extreme we'd all have beagles, no action take ages but we'd get the hare

[baw 4,360]

@ birddog

[birddog 1,354]

and the bit about scotland only having small fields. you obviously struggled with geography at school, apart from literally hundreds of glens, what about the miles of open moorland like falkirk muir (moor) remember 1745, eaglesham moor where we coursed in the 70's miles of open land yet on the map its tiny, the carse o gowrie where theres hardly a fence between perth and dundee, go north west the open hills around torridon, shieldaig and applecross would test the best of any breed, go right to the top of the country anywhere on the map that says forest is miles of broken moorland. i could go on.

[toby1066 413]

im well aware theres moors mate but we were talking about brown hares on good ground not those white things on heather

[northantscourser 118]

im well aware theres moors mate but we were talking about brown hares on good ground not those white things on heather

white hares are not in the same league as the brown hare

[toby1066 413]

exatly mate

[birddog 1,354]

im well aware theres moors mate but we were talking about brown hares on good ground not those white things on heather

 

good ground for? everybody seeing what your doing, protecting fragile feet, if i wanted to hunt brown hares some of these moors offer scree, heather and ling, rock, boggy reedy marsh and rough open pasture ideal ground in my opinion to test feet, physique, fitness, heart and skill in any dog be it deerhound, lurcher or indeed saluki.

[toby1066 413]

fragile feet

[arcticgun 4,548]

and the bit about scotland only having small fields. you obviously struggled with geography at school, apart from literally hundreds of glens, what about the miles of open moorland like falkirk muir (moor) remember 1745, eaglesham moor where we coursed in the 70's miles of open land yet on the map its tiny, the carse o gowrie where theres hardly a fence between perth and dundee, go north west the open hills around torridon, shieldaig and applecross would test the best of any breed, go right to the top of the country anywhere on the map that says forest is miles of broken moorland. i could go on.

 

 

 

cheers

[Pinky 73]

I suppose it's what you like, I prefer to see a speedy dog burn out than a plodder grind out a result. Each to there own

 

 

what about a fast dog that can also run slow, do the plod when the plod needs to be done,, maybe he the better dog :thumbs:the hare also has a say in matters

 

like most say horses for courses,I reckon the real good uns will do it most places, the ones with the heart, drive, breeding,gears etc

 

no one type of lurcher is superior to the others,no type of graft is better than the other,all horses for courses as long as you enjoy it and the dogs kept right whats the bother

well said

[stubblebasher 150]

mine goes ferreting works the lamp does anything a lurcher does will mark rabbit sets

 

treat it like a lurcher and it will act like one

i know what your saying mate but some people make out saluki x are stupid,so why would anyone work full saluki

well the folk in the middle east have been doing it for several thousand years , and it works for them ,,.......so why not!! think its more to do with being aware of its abilities ,,, give them the oppertunaties ,give them there heads if the instinct is there let em use it !

just a question and dont take it the wrong way if these people in the middle east are so smart whats the news about as in if yea turn on the tv yea can see that a lot of what these people done for thousands of years was not very switched on as for salukis i have seen a fair few work none of which i would wish to own but they may have somethink to offer in the make up of a lurcher if you want to run big ears but as for any type of other work i would wonder what they can add to the qulites of a working dog they tend to be slow to react slow to listen and slow as in speed maybe not all but a lot of them and a lot of them seem to me to throw in the towel more than a lot of other breeds

well if like you say they have all those negative point.. there must be a lot of folk that have made misstakes by adding them to there breeding .. and i dont think they have made the misstake ,,but there again maybe its about the challange and understanding and yes not all folk have the pattience or understsnding .. so in my mind they are not for them if you aint got the commitment dont bother or it just becomes another dog passed around or stuck in a kennell somewhere

 

I think its back to the horses for courses thing, no doubt there are salukis and their offspring that have bottomless stamina and wear down their quarry after lengthy and spectacular courses, and hats off to them if thats your thing but how many work cover, retrieve shot game or work with nets long or gate. and not that i would break the law but if i was after a hare my logic would tell me to get your business over and done with as quick as possible, don't see the point in 6 or 7 minute courses where all and sundry can watch

Saluki cross lurchers make by far the best allrounders .No other cross has the same stay ,style or strength .Lots are very quick killers ,its only the inexperienced that think otherwise !

[lat 29]

Hows the dog doing that you imported Riohog . How old is it now

Edited June 28, 2011 by lat

[riohog 5,748]

Hows the dog doing that you imported Riohog . How old is it now

 

 

she is fine ,17 months now