oppinions wanted

[deano's TJ 45]

after my 3/4 greyhound x 1/4 deerhound breaking his neck running at only 1 1/2 yrs im not sure whether to ever have another he was the best dog ive ever had took all quarry expertly at such a young age he could only have got better ! ive been told id be better geting another its the best way to get over the loss i just dont think i could take to another id always be thinking its just not as good i think ! oppinions please !

[riohog 5,729]

after my 3/4 greyhound x 1/4 deerhound breaking his neck running at only 1 1/2 yrs im not sure whether to ever have another he was the best dog ive ever had took all quarry expertly at such a young age he could only have got better ! ive been told id be better geting another its the best way to get over the loss i just dont think i could take to another id always be thinking its just not as good i think ! oppinions please !

its not a decission anyone else but you can make .things happen in life , you just have to move on

[deano's TJ 45]

id say the same if i were talking about my terriers ive always had terriers and knew from the very start that at some point you always loose one its part n parcel of earth work ! never expected something like this with the lurcher though just not sure what to do

[riohog 5,729]

id say the same if i were talking about my terriers ive always had terriers and knew from the very start that at some point you always loose one its part n parcel of earth work ! never expected something like this with the lurcher though just not sure what to do

you will have alot bigger dessisions in life ,apart from getting another lurcher or not hoew complicated is it ? simple yes .. or no its as easy as that .

[ferret features 289]

id say the same if i were talking about my terriers ive always had terriers and knew from the very start that at some point you always loose one its part n parcel of earth work ! never expected something like this with the lurcher though just not sure what to do

it happened me twice in 6 months.get another 1 and get on with it.

[3175darren 1,101]

You can loose any working dog, some more prone to it than others, breed means nothing, truth is some we like more than others that wont protect them,get on and move on lifes too short to dwell on the past,but that wont stop you remembering it, good luck with the decission

Darren

[Guest first light]

get a pup in mate you say he was the best one you had you will not no if he was the best one go for it mate

[graham4877 1,181]

mine done her self in back in September last year. was few days shy of 19month. snapped neck on a walk ..

got 2 in now for when one kills its self.. you'l feel guilty for a week or 2.. i felt like shooting the pup because it, but theres nowt you could do to bring it back so get one in and crack on. Don't get attached to this sort of dog

[jigsaw 11,891]

why not replace it with a litter brother or sister if at all possible,ask the breeder of the dog you lost if he intends a repeat breeding and wait till he does,just a thought.i lost a fine young dog a while back,broke his 2 front legs right in front of me.I PTS myself,now THATS a sickner but you need to get over it and pick yerself up again.Shite happens deano

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

How many running dogs have you had before him?

[skycat 6,173]

The first cut is the deepest, but once you've lost a few to accidents it does get easier, if only a little. We have to balance our love for running dogs, our need to hunt and their desire to do what they were bred for with the knowledge that a dog is only safe when its on the lead. I lost 4 promising young dogs in the space of 4 years, a long time ago. I got paranoid for a while, but it passes, and who knows, your next dog could go all its life without doing any serious damage to itself. It is fate, or whatever you want to call it: only you can decide if you are willing to chance fate being on yours (or rather,the dog's side) with the next pup you get.

 

But don't keep just one dog: if you have two then at least you are still left with one if the worst does happen. That's the way I see it at any rate.

 

Alternatively, get a lurcher with a lower prey drive, and more sense of self preservation, something less leggy and fast: first cross Collie Greys are generally pretty good at keeping themselves out of trouble: generally!

[deano's TJ 45]

had a dalmation took roe n charlie thats what got me interested then suluki x had it put down got it at two yr old couldnt break it to sheep worrying then deerhoundxgreyhound some b***%*d stole it just as she started doing well then monkey who broke his neck ive not had much luck

[hyperion 122]

Why not go for something totally different? get a beddy/whip or some thing like that then when you have got your head back together get a bigger dog?

[s.e.s.k.u 1,893]

life goes on deano, if you love working the dogs then what choice do you have? we arent here forever life is short. two choices really atb with the decision though .

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

Suck it up mate - it's not nice but it can be the cruel reality of running dogs. Your choice...make the right one. ATB