Guest Moscow Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Lab tastic do you own and run lurchers? Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Lab tastic do you own and run lurchers? No Quote Link to post
Guest Moscow Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Lab tastic do you own and run lurchers? No How many lurchers have you actually owned and ran? Quote Link to post
border lad 1,047 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Nowdays as iv said before Coursing Greyhounds imo are Too Big 90-100 lbs to be putting over any bitch to Produce lurcher types. A better way to go is to use 6-8 bend Greyhounds that were at the top of there Game unless you can find a real well bred Coursing bred Greyhound bitch around the 60-64 lbs mark then put a lab , springer or whatever over her. the dogs we used were about 26" + around 65lb/70lb, for me a dog around 26" was what we were looking for, go back to Cotton King, my first bred by accident, my uncle had a first class working hill collie bitch, we lived a couple of hundred yards from the trainer and part owner the Late Mr, Hardie wright, the King got out of his kennel and run, and mated the collie bitch, who was bang in season thats why she was tyed up in the wee byre, and I begged my granny to keep the black dog pup for me, that was my first Lurcher, and he matured and progressed into a fine working dog,(((( but not as good as the 3/4 grey 1/4 lab, he had more drive up to his quarry,both dogs had great strikes, on them, Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Lab tastic do you own and run lurchers? No How many lurchers have you actually owned and ran? None................i take it you think i'm way of the mark with what i am saying then. Please tell me where i'm going wrong i wont cry.. . I honestly would want to do it that way. Just for your info my Dad is a Greyhound man and i have been brought up with racers all my life.......... Quote Link to post
Guest Moscow Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Lab tastic do you own and run lurchers? No How many lurchers have you actually owned and ran? None................i take it you think i'm way of the mark with what i am saying then. Please tell me where i'm going wrong i wont cry.. . I honestly would want to do it that way. Just for your info my Dad is a Greyhound man and i have been brought up with racers all my life.......... No offence intended I was just wondering, I agree with some of what your saying Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Lab tastic do you own and run lurchers? No How many lurchers have you actually owned and ran? None................i take it you think i'm way of the mark with what i am saying then. Please tell me where i'm going wrong i wont cry.. . I honestly would want to do it that way. Just for your info my Dad is a Greyhound man and i have been brought up with racers all my life.......... No offence intended I was just wondering, I agree with some of what your saying No probs....just taken an interest in this thread as Labs are mentioned. Usually getting a slagging but its nice to hear that they have/could potentially have a use in the running dog world.. 1 Quote Link to post
stewie 3,387 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 why put a primarily scent hunting dog into a sighthound breeding :hmm: Quote Link to post
stewie 3,387 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Lab tastic do you own and run lurchers? No How many lurchers have you actually owned and ran? None................i take it you think i'm way of the mark with what i am saying then. Please tell me where i'm going wrong i wont cry.. . I honestly would want to do it that way. Just for your info my Dad is a Greyhound man and i have been brought up with racers all my life.......... No offence intended I was just wondering, I agree with some of what your saying No probs....just taken an interest in this thread as Labs are mentioned. Usually getting a slagging but its nice to hear that they have/could potentially have a use in the running dog world.. labs are good dogs mate just a shame about their owners 2 Quote Link to post
Lab 10,979 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 why put a primarily scent hunting dog into a sighthound breeding :hmm: Surely you could ask a similar question about the collie but advantages could be good feet and a thicker set leg, temperment, brains and obviously retrieving abilities would be good... A good nose in anyone hunting up could be a serious advantage... 2 Quote Link to post
Caib 49 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 Have lurchrs gone so far downhill that scenting ability is no longer sought after, I think a Lab has a lot more to offer than just its scenting ability, I remember 1 a very very long time ago used as a terriermans dog for bolters and awkward customers at the end of the dig, he was a lot better at his job than a lot of the bull xs that are about today Quote Link to post
fredthefrog 169 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 sure that wa a lab x and not a bull very similar dogs bulls and labs common origin aswell... Quote Link to post
fredthefrog 169 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 and also known rspca mistake them aswell........good thing really the wankers... Quote Link to post
stewie 3,387 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 (edited) why put a primarily scent hunting dog into a sighthound breeding :hmm: Surely you could ask a similar question about the collie but advantages could be good feet and a thicker set leg, temperment, brains and obviously retrieving abilities would be good... A good nose in anyone hunting up could be a serious advantage... i here you mate BUT maybe be to much nose for lamping etc for a general mooching/bushing dog then yes id say they be top of their game, but as alrounders Edited May 5, 2012 by lurcher1 1 Quote Link to post
Caib 49 Posted May 5, 2012 Report Share Posted May 5, 2012 sure that wa a lab x and not a bull very similar dogs bulls and labs common origin aswell... Wasnt any bullxs around back then mate Quote Link to post
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