Australian Cattle dog lurchers

[Simoman 110]

Do many of you keep ACD lurchers? They are something that interest me and apart from one lad i knew who said it was the best dog he ever owned, my experience lies from reading coney catcher, for those who have kept them what were there faults and what were there positives?

[Bosun11 537]

Drop ASMEIX a pm Si, he has one.

[Simoman 110]

Cheers Bonsun

[forest of dean redneck 11,740]

didnt fireman have one for a short while?

i remember a litter being bred and looked strong,

i looked into these little dogs as the aussies swear by them as guard dogs and wary of strangers so wondered if that came across into the lurcher side.

[Good Man 196]

Far as i know, its hard to get a true working ACD in uk. The good working ones are in oz.

Its these, mated to a good greyhound bitch, that would hopefully produce the type that Phil Lloyd worked, sometime back.

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/4737-cattle-dog-x-greyhound/

Edited April 20, 2012 by Good Man

[Stabs 3]

You interested Si?

 

bring a greyhound bitch over and we can come to some sort of arrangement

 

 

[forest of dean redneck 11,740]

like the blue speckle

[Sirius 1,391]

Look at the Hackles up on that Blue old Ute dawg...lol

 

There is no doubt they are hardy strong footed dogs, seen a few working out there in OZ on sheep stations and plenty of pedigree (shortlegged slightly roly poly types here in the UK) but the temperment I have noticed can be maybe a tad...Sharp at times?

[Hoker 79]

cant see what they would add in the make up of a good lurcher short legs short tail barrel chest prob have a good brain in that strong head......far better colie breeds in this country

[Stabs 3]

That blue dog didn't care for my young lurcher much

 

He's a good dog though and is a genuine cattle working dog. The dog in the photo above him is the "boss" though....phenomenal dog

[Stabs 3]

I should add that the young lurcher there was 6 months old and stood around 23"

[forest of dean redneck 11,740]

cant see what they would add in the make up of a good lurcher short legs short tail barrel chest prob have a good brain in that strong head......far better colie breeds in this country

 

toughness,loyalty,a one person dog with out the fawning ,and whimpering if you look at it the wrong way you can get with certain collie blooded dogs.

[Sirius 1,391]

Stabs I can see that mate Good stuff they are working cattle, fecking ankle biting buggers

Edited April 20, 2012 by Sirius

[Hoker 79]

cant see what they would add in the make up of a good lurcher short legs short tail barrel chest prob have a good brain in that strong head......far better colie breeds in this country

 

toughness,loyalty,a one person dog with out the fawning ,and whimpering if you look at it the wrong way you can get with certain collie blooded dogs.

prob true....i did like the look of the red merle bitch cleo on the lurcher mania dvd

[fireman 11,003]

And the best feet you will ever see on any dog anywhere,i did have one for a bit(she was pts after a horendus leg break)and she was turning into the best dog i've ever had.She was only 10-11 months old when i lost her but she was well getting the ferreting game sussed,she'd retrieved big rabbits and hoofed game(shot first of course) and i she'd have died for me protection wise,if i was ever out with her and she saw someone before me she'd sit on my feet and give a little growll and this trait her litter brother also has.These dogs are not overly agressive but they take no stick from nothing(very strong jaw power for a dog there size),one thing i will say that is probebly the most important and that is they get bored and will find ways of occupying themselves and this can cause you a bit of stress at times ,there also not the fastest of lurchers first x wise(i was lucky with mine)but they give there all and likes been said one on one they are so loyal you have to see it at times to believe it.

God i miss my dog .