Temperament's !

[watchman 256]

certain temperaments that are common with some types i think should be taken into account when you choose yourself a dog,look at yourself and your own temperament and try and get a dog that suits,although obviously this can be difficult,iv learnt the hard way over the years with some types but bull x suit me where as saluki type i had years ago did not and would sulk regularly because of my own inadequacies,lack of knowledge call it what you will.

the older iv got the more chilled iv become,hopefully lol,so we build up are knowledge and i think it all helps toward taking on the shall we say more difficult or demanding types to own and run .

iv stuck with bull x because they are everything iv needed,well "that really is a lie"because although they certainly suit a specific type of quarry they dont suit the land i run them on and its about time i admitted the fact,but always been easy to train to a good standard,good enough for me anyhow,so the one i have now will be my last.

iv kind of strayed off track i know but it seems to me certain temprements in dogs really only suit certain people,what i might put up with in my own dog certainly doesnt mean you would,does any of that make sense think iv lost my way somewhere,actualy think im banging on more about certain types and their traits but hey

 

 

spot on mate , it does come down to the owner as much as the dog, to get the best out of the animal. I think if i ever got another lurcher, i would only go for a (small) amount of collie in the mix. And of all the lurchers ive had in 25 years+ , i think prob got on better with bullxs , than i did with the collies.!

 

well im going back to a saluki type,with my well chilled manner heres hopeing

[Simoman 110]

Interesting topic Ray, temperament is often overlooked. I have owned dogs of varying temperaments, from laid back dogs to hyper nut jobs and i prefer the easy life and hyper dogs wind me up. Had lurchers that are so chilled and easy to live with, they are quiet in the kennel, car and worked well, also owned dogs which whinge whenever they are left alone, or cant be with you and it boils my p*ss tbh, one thing i also hate are fighters, luckily enough i have never allowed any of mine to be as its one of my pet hates. The only reason i have kept the whingers is they have been good dogs in the field.........

[bird 10,013]

Interesting topic Ray, temperament is often overlooked. I have owned dogs of varying temperaments, from laid back dogs to hyper nut jobs and i prefer the easy life and hyper dogs wind me up. Had lurchers that are so chilled and easy to live with, they are quiet in the kennel, car and worked well, also owned dogs which whinge whenever they are left alone, or cant be with you and it boils my p*ss tbh, one thing i also hate are fighters, luckily enough i have never allowed any of mine to be as its one of my pet hates. The only reason i have kept the whingers is they have been good dogs in the field.........

 

[jusar whippets 10]

I have to agree, with most here, I've got a collie/whip/grey here who is a nightmare in the house! She shits herself at the slighted noise, even the surround sound on the telly and she's skulking in a corner, the fridge door banging and she's off, her food bowl scares her rigid when its dropped,

 

Even if I go to the shotgun cabinet she is sat there with her knees knocking looking like she's gonna be beaten senseless (never ever laid a hand on the bitch)

 

But as soon as she gets to the car she's a completely different animal, no noise or anything phases her, totally switched on and game as hell

 

I've shot over her in the field & not a blink or twitch :0 bonkers!!

 

It really does my head in when she's in the house, you would think she's a complete schizo!!

 

Then I have the other dog here (beddy/whip) that is fazed by nothing and still the same in the field aswell. Also the 2 bull x are laid back as horizontal, never bark or hear em

In the kennels, but the one dog is shit scared of crows??? But will do & face everything on the lamp & on digs??

 

But you gotta love em eh!!

[scothunter 12,609]

I have to agree, with most here, I've got a collie/whip/grey here who is a nightmare in the house! She shits herself at the slighted noise, even the surround sound on the telly and she's skulking in a corner, the fridge door banging and she's off, her food bowl scares her rigid when its dropped,

 

Even if I go to the shotgun cabinet she is sat there with her knees knocking looking like she's gonna be beaten senseless (never ever laid a hand on the bitch)

 

But as soon as she gets to the car she's a completely different animal, no noise or anything phases her, totally switched on and game as hell

 

I've shot over her in the field & not a blink or twitch :0 bonkers!!

 

It really does my head in when she's in the house, you would think she's a complete schizo!!

 

Then I have the other dog here (beddy/whip) that is fazed by nothing and still the same in the field aswell. Also the 2 bull x are laid back as horizontal, never bark or hear em

In the kennels, but the one dog is shit scared of crows??? But will do & face everything on the lamp & on digs??

 

But you gotta love em eh!!

 

yea and anyone looking in from the outside thinks you beat the shit out of the dog.aye there strange at times.god knows what goes on in thier heads.

[ianh 83]

was speaking to a mate last night about Temperament's of lurchers, you got or had before. As with humans and dogs all are differnt, i prefer a bold temp not one in your face, but not to sensitive . I have been lucky with some of the dogs i had before,as most were what i liked in a dog. With alot of lurchers what ever the x ( collie, bull, saluki,ect...) you get i think more of sensitive nature, than other breeds of dogs.? My dogs now Bryn + Tod, Tod only young very puppy still, nice temp loves people+dogs. Bryn is sensitive a bit to much for me really,he is great hunting dog prob the best rabbit dog ive had, but the collie temp does piss me off alot at times So temp ever bother you, or as long as it does a good job is that all that matter.??

 

for me its very important now, i used to live rural and basically had miles of open land behind the house so wasnt so important, now i live in the big city (hopefully not for much longer) and i have lots of parks and woodland to walk in but there full of dog walkers, jogger cyclists kids etc etc. and me and my missus both work 9-5 so he's alone most of day and i wouldnt keep him outside round here so he's gotta be laid back. luckily my bullx is the biggest softie ive known (in house and on walks) and he really needs to be part of the family unit, all be it at the bottom, or he whines and sulks. he's very sensitive and wont take well to unjust punishment. in the field however he's very different and you couldnt tell its the same dog, which is lucky or he wouldn't catch anything! so in answer yes for me its massively important now! but that doesnt mean i wouldnt put up with a bad temperament if the dog was good enough to be worth it!