lurchers not bred from working lines

[nitestalker 28 209]

i know best lurchers are bred from worker 2 worker but just worndering if for example a pet whippet dog bred with a ex track hound bitch wud the resultin pups work at all any comments tanx

[stewie 3,387]

well you couldnt say they wouldnt catch a rabbit i suppose

[smithwicks 182]

id say it might have 50% of a chance at a working career being bred from a track dog.

just my oppinion

[sighthound123 31]

the only thing guaranteed would be that it would have the speed to catch a rabbit. You wouldnt know what its feet, stamina, nose, drive etc would be like

[iceman001979 1,316]

Hancock and other people have made a good living from breeding from none workers

[Rabbiting man 1,192]

Hancock and other people have made a good living from breeding from none workers

 

 

I was going to say the same but you got there before me

[scalesntails 118]

With any dog it is luck of the draw whether the dog has it in them or not. Most people believe the chances of success are higher from a dog bred from workers. However it might just be that people who know what they are doing generally buy dogs from working lines.

[poacher3161 1,766]

Hancock and other people have made a good living from breeding from none workers

 

 

I was going to say the same but you got there before me

Yes and take into account how meny he has bred and they wernt coursing lurchers like he used to peddal them as in the early days [bANNED TEXT] he first started breeding.

[Guest dances]

A pet whippet to a greyhound isn't a lurcher ffs

[Coneytrappr 30]

The answer depends on a lot of things.

 

If the whippet has a lot of hunt in it but has never been worked and the greyhound is a hard chasing type that has held up well under the pressures of a succesful racing career then yeah, you might end up with something that will work.

 

If the whippet is a pet because it showed it's tail to game/ has no drive/ is timid and you put it to some soft non-chasing track reject then logistically the chances are slim...

 

Either way you would be way better off buying in a well bred pup from parents doing the job you want done.

[nitestalker 28 209]

tanx 4 all the comments i have not or will not get a pup bred from a pet its jus a taught that been floatin round in me brain tanx all my dogs are bred worker 2 worker n they work 100% the way i want enjoy ur wekend all keep the dogs happy

[Fenrys 0]

A pet whippet to a greyhound isn't a lurcher ffs

Isn't a whippet x greyhound classed as a long dog? Was wondering when someone would state the obvious about this X not being a F'n LURCHER amidst the Hancock mythering/grizzling - Have had Bearded collie x greyhound (Hancock) for 5 years - yes she was a bit slow to start but she catches more than enough rabbits (caught a Winter hare too) for us - maybe the training of the dog isn't allways what it could be? Also have a (working strain) beddlington X and he's doing just as well and may be better next (2nd) year......Bad workmen blaming tools sprins to mind here guys! ;-)

[wharrier 39]

most whippets will work if given the chance n greys should have it in them both being sighthounds its bred into them for generations a couple of pedigrees does'nt render them useless bring them up as a working dog and they should do the job some people r just afraid of there prized crosses out of this n that get dumped off something out of non workers

[Simoman 110]

The chances of getting a good dog are slim and the chances of getting a rubbin rag when mating two pieces of crap are enhanced, why on earth folk breed from non workers and expect the next "dancer" amazes me. If you wanted a sheepdog would you breed from next doors show collie? Course not unless your a f*****g retard, breed from workers to give yourselves a chance, just a thought but then perhaps there might not be so much shit in the classifieds.......

[Guest dances]

Well the person who started the topic clearly thinks its a lurcher and very well said simoman.