Collie Lurcher As An Allround Working Dog.

[paulus 26]

 

 

 

i would go for a first cross collie grey, it will do all you want no problem if you are even a moderately skilled trainer. water, carrying feather, cover etc. as for hancock, i have seen some first class workers bred by him. if you dont want to go down that route you might have to really search and wait for a genuine first cross. if you get something bred from two collie based lurchers you have no guarantee how it will turn out; i have seen dogs bred from two first crosses whwich turned out just about pure greyhound, and i seen them just about pure collie. a line bred collie grey from a true breeding strain would work but i doubt you will be able to get one, there are precious few true strains and they are usually booked long before they are born, given to trusted friends

First x can all go tits up for a moderately skilled trainer pretty quickly - if I was advising a first timer/youngster to for for a collie x I might suggest a 3/4 bred - they can be less of a challenge...just my opinon...and experience...

i agree, 3/4 bred better choice for a novice. i dont think a first timer/youngster is moderately skilled at all, i would class them as unskilled.

Yeah - fair comment mate - however, I have seen moderately skilled trainers unable to cope with the collie psyche...and then turn to drink/drugs... and bull xs...

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[beast 1,884]

if they cant cope with the collie psyche.......................THEY AINT MODERATELY SKILLED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 

personally, i am highly skilled.................i just cant cope with the saluki psyche!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Edited March 22, 2013 by beast

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

This is an interesting subject..

 

I'm just a moucher/ferreter,..so I don't need super lurcher,...but, I have found, that 'train-ability' is not exclusive to seemingly brainy dogs,..and 'tractability' (and a willingness, to accept training and instruction),..is often found in several types of dog, that one might not think were obviously canny,.. or sagacious ....

Edited March 23, 2013 by CHALKWARREN

[Neal 1,869]

Only a tad off topic, but did anybody see last night's Countryfile? I missed the beginning section but caught a bit on hefting on the Welsh borders and the shepherd had a number of interesting looking dogs.

[gravedigger 87]

Mine has collie on dams side of the breeding....workin welsh hill collie....but you can see it in him when he starts stalking something like a collie lol...also found him to be quite amenable to training when he was a pup.....unlike a saluki blooded dog I had years ago who would all of a sudden have a deafness attack !!!!!! Lol...my friend had a 3/4 bred years ago an it took anything he aimed it at.......but it could be quite possessive whith a catch concerning other dogs....good luck with whatever you choose.....