Some real newbie questions

[Ideation 8,216]

There isn't really a 'better' mate, as its down to the individual dog, but i would say both a springer (being a scent dog) and a beddie x (being a terrier based lurcher) would take to marking fairly easily. I'd go for a beddy x over a springer for what you want as it would both be able to mark, and also help while ferreting, do some ratting if needed, run on the lamp, work cover to the gun if trained right, and are fairly easy to get on with. Just make sure its out of working stuff

[sjb york 1]

Cheers

 

are bedlington lurchers easy to get hold off? Do pups come up often?

[trigger2 3,171]

i would go for the beddy X.

[Ideation 8,216]

You seem them about a bit, they are pretty popular these days, but its getting a decent one. See quite a lot of half x beddy whips and 3/4 bred beddy whips, less beddy x grey. Me personaly i'd go for a pup out of beddy x / beddy x, with both parents working, of a 3/4 bred dog, as finding decent beddys to make a 1st x can be tough. imo.

[sjb york 1]

What better a beddy/ greyhound or a beddy/ whippet?

[Catcher 1 639]

  On 12/05/2011 at 17:55, sjb york said:

Hi all

 

i must appologies first for my complete lack of knowlege but i am new to lurchers.

 

my question is. is a lurcher any good for a pest controler? what are they like to live with? should i look at somthing else?

 

the reason i am asking is i am about to start training to become a pest controler and i would like to encorporate a dog into my work as i have always liked having a dog around and i currently own an aging labrador (it sound awfull) but it wont be longe before i will be looking for a new dog. i obviously have looked at ratting terriers as well but i like more medium sized dogs.

 

many thanks

 

SAM

 

Worth looking into mate.But not all pest controlers work with dogs.atb.Catcher.

[sjb york 1]

Sorry for all the questions but I am still very new to this. Thanks for all the replys would be lost otherwise

Edited May 21, 2011 by sjb york

[fitchet 788]

a collie x out of decent working stock ahould suit your needs well how often will you be working the dog ? and what sort of terrain ?

atb

[Ideation 8,216]

  On 21/05/2011 at 19:04, sjb york said:

What better a beddy/ greyhound or a beddy/ whippet?

 

 

No real 'better', just personal preferance. And for what you need a beddy x whip would probably suffice in size.

[sjb york 1]

I'm working all kinds of terrain, it's tha nature of my job. I would be properly working it maybe a few times a week. It would also be able to wander around farms an estates with me. So I want this dog to live the life a lurcher should.

 

Sam

[Ideation 8,216]

Like i said originally a decent collie x, or if you want something small a beddy x. But that's just my opinion