greyhounds

[Moll. 1,770]

Do you think a greyhound raised from a pup like a lurcher (Instead of like a greyhound) meaning.... it is able to run in the open on different types of land as it grows. Would be less accident prone than one brought in as a failed racer. I have never owned a racing grey before but i doubt they are out and about daily off the lead mooching from being a pup?

[J.DOG 1,355]

Do you think a greyhound raised from a pup like a lurcher (Instead of like a greyhound) meaning.... it is able to run in the open on different types of land as it grows. Would be less accident prone than one brought in as a failed racer. I have never owned a racing grey before but i doubt they are out and about daily off the lead mooching from being a pup?

 

well hopefully I'll have a pup soon,if all goes well and I'm going to bring it up like a lurcher it's going to be trained to the best I can.

 

By that time I should also have my lure machine so If I put the dog on the lure and give it plenty of turns at different speeds and faster and slower chases do you think this could also improve the movement of the dog or not.

 

Atb thanks JD

Edited February 18, 2012 by J.DOG

[matt1979 766]

Racing greyhounds nowadays tend to be trained by full time trainers for many reasons, probably mainly as most of the tracks have disappeared and the lincensing of trainers is now very strict. Where as a few years back, greyhound tracks where all over the place (flapping) and the many of the dogs raced on these tracks where worked as well, or at least the ones i knew where when i was a kid. As already said my dad and grandad have had racing greyhounds for years and they raised them no differently than there lurchers, other than perhaps doing more road work and giving the track dogs specific rest days, some got injured some didnt, but then so did the lurchers (which to be fair had alot of greyhound blood in them). To be fair most of the greyhound injuries occured on the track, as the speed of the dogs cornering a track is tough on the dogs feet. Cheers.

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

my grandad ran greyhounds on the easy land around darlo newton aycliffe, roe mainly, he did very well with them. I dont think one would last long with me on the hill, and I have no need for that ammount of reckless speed in a dog as my lurchers catch well enough for me on very unforgiving land

[stewie 3,387]

we should all remember our debt to the greyhound imo as with out them there would be no lurchers!! great dogs that will run whatever is put up in front of them just a shame the racing fraternity got hold of them and ruined a true hunting breed

[aarontarget 8]

we should all remember our debt to the greyhound imo as with out them there would be no lurchers!! great dogs that will run whatever is put up in front of them just a shame the racing fraternity got hold of them and ruined a true hunting breed

 

[Casso 1,261]

hounds today are all drive and muscle, not bred to turn or catch and kill anything, and not bred to take instruction

 

why would you want an animal not bred to catch unlike the saluki who was bred solely to catch under the most extremes of conditions

 

a hounds feet are still playing catch up with its drive and failing miserably, a Ferrari engine with Renault brakes and tyres ,