why!!

[riohog 5,701]

is it just me ,, am i totally out of touch in my way of thinking about dogs ?in 40 odd years i have never sold or passed a dog on for any reason..

 

but it seems all to common today to , with the usuall reasons ,excuses , new job, new baby , to many dogs , not enough time to run it cos i have a pup to bring on . now that has to be the most piss poor excuse ive ever herd !! oppinions please ?

[sowhat 1,572]

is it just me ,, am i totally out of touch in my way of thinking about dogs ?in 40 odd years i have never sold or passed a dog on for any reason..

 

but it seems all to common today to , with the usuall reasons ,excuses , new job, new baby , to many dogs , not enough time to run it cos i have a pup to bring on . now that has to be the most piss poor excuse ive ever herd !! oppinions please ?

 

There should be more people like you

[morton 5,368]

Ill be the first to admit,when i was a little younger,if i can remember that far back,i always wanted something better,never being happy with what id trained and entered.It took me a while to realise that the grass was,nt always greener over the other side.I cringe with some of the mistakes i made,the dogs i let go that i would give my right arm for now.I cannot abide youngsters now making the same mistakes i did,double standards definitely,with age comes reason,sometimes its to late for the dog,but the best lessons learnt are usually the harshest and most severe.

[coneykenny 98]

im always browsing done deal lookin at lurchers for sale.they are nearly always 12mths old or just older.

im very suspicious of their reasons for selling,getting out of dogs ,movin house ect ect.

nobody genuienly sells on an excellant dog ,brilliant on the lamp,backs down from nothing.

to me its obvious that the dog hasnt met the mark and its time to get rid.now if these owners

could be honest and come out and say the dog s too hard or too soft and just not doing what they want

but will do most other things,then they might get buyers easier.

[riohog 5,701]

im always browsing done deal lookin at lurchers for sale.they are nearly always 12mths old or just older.

im very suspicious of their reasons for selling,getting out of dogs ,movin house ect ect.

nobody genuienly sells on an excellant dog ,brilliant on the lamp,backs down from nothing.

to me its obvious that the dog hasnt met the mark and its time to get rid.now if these owners

could be honest and come out and say the dog s too hard or too soft and just not doing what they want

but will do most other things,then they might get buyers easier.

i think its more likely that the owners havnt met the mark !!seems to me its just a new toy to them and once the novelty wares off it goes . .untill the next time !!

[beast 1,884]

I have never passed on a dog either, and I've been running em for over 25 years. i have had dogs which werent great at what they were bred for, but i have tried different stuff for all of them. some even ended up being really good dogs, like the little collie cross i had which was crap on the lamp but turned out to be a great shooting companion, used her just like a spaniel and she was better than some of the spaniels i've seen! i think lots of people just dont want to persevere with their dog. you can find a use for most dogs if you can be bothered to try

[riohog 5,701]

I have never passed on a dog either, and I've been running em for over 25 years. i have had dogs which werent great at what they were bred for, but i have tried different stuff for all of them. some even ended up being really good dogs, like the little collie cross i had which was crap on the lamp but turned out to be a great shooting companion, used her just like a spaniel and she was better than some of the spaniels i've seen! i think lots of people just dont want to persevere with their dog. you can find a use for most dogs if you can be bothered to try

yes think the crux of it is ,,,,, bothered to try alot just cant be bothered or just dont know how

[lurcherman01 16]

i agree,ive had dogs all my life,lurchers for 40yrs,never once have i got rid of one,once i have one they are with me for there entire life,regardless wether they were crap at lamping as they allways exceeded doing something different,like riohog,shooting,ferreting etc,if i lost all my permission today,my dogs would not be sold on,they would retire at home with me,besides i couldnt bear to think of my dogs with someone else,theres so many dogs sold an passed around,young dogs according to them,done everything,yet in my eyes to young to have been started,these dogs ruined because of idiots that dont know one end of the dog to the other,ive known dogs to have changed hands because there the wrong color,unbeleivable,swopped for a air rifle,etc...it does sadden me seeing this,but it will never stop......thats my rant ,off out with my dogs{my best mates}

[BrianSteven72 369]

im also 40 years old and only just now on my 5th dog everyone of them ive had from pups and they have stayed with me until they have died too many people give up at the first hurdle and sell the dog on i just make the best out the dog i can and ive never been disappointed with them !

[redpat1 225]

I passed on my 1st lurcher a couple of weeks ago. The main reasons were the loss of my permission and that my wife had been ill during pregnancy, we were both having a really rough time and after a lot of thought I let her go coming up for her 1st birthday to a great guy off of this site.

I will tell you now I will never do it again, after all the work I put in settling her down with the family and hours spent trying to get a bond with her I let the dog down. Its been a few weeks but not an hour goes by when I wish I could turn back the clock. yes, I am still stressed and having a hard time but who isnt at the moment? I made a decision that I have to live with for the time being, I know she is with a top fella having a good life and being bought on to do what she was born for and I am sure she will be an excellent pot filler.

So you are right riohog, to many excuses and not enough grit and determination to see things through. I have learnt my lesson the hard way and will try and remeber how I feel at the moment so as not to forget what commitment and hard work means in the future as I am sure life will settle down again soon when the baby is born (any time now) and my wife gets her health back. I will have to start again from scratch with a lurcher and terriers if that is the route I follow and want to continue being involved with hunting, but no more excuses, I will build some proper kennels and make my decisions knowing that it is a lifetime of work and commitment through the rough and smooth times.

 

ATB

 

Pat

[spazzy paddy 127]

some people see dogs as a commodity to be brought and sold ive gave a lurcher to a girl member on here with a agreement that if she got rid to ask me first, yeah you guest it she got rid and didnt even bother to tell me once bittern . atb sp

Edited March 11, 2012 by spazzy paddy

[bo88y 46]

im also 40 years old and only just now on my 5th dog everyone of them ive had from pups and they have stayed with me until they have died too many people give up at the first hurdle and sell the dog on i just make the best out the dog i can and ive never been disappointed with them !

 

well said (are you realy only 40 lol)

[coneykenny 98]

best of luck with the baby redpath1,hope you can find some time when the wee one comes along.chin up

[jarv5116 57]

Some people want dogs for a certain type of quarry and thats the only quarry they will hunt.

If the dog dont hunt the quarry the guy hunts, do you want the lad to keep 5 dogs in his runs that wont do a job?

just a thought not everyone is the same and has working dogs for the same work

[riohog 5,701]

Some people want dogs for a certain type of quarry and thats the only quarry they will hunt.

If the dog dont hunt the quarry the guy hunts, do you want the lad to keep 5 dogs in his runs that wont do a job?

just a thought not everyone is the same and has working dogs for the same work

well anyone who had half a brain cell would get the right dog for the job ; or get a good allrounder that will do abit of everthing ,afer all who wants a one trick pony?