What do you use your lurcher for?

[Sorley x 32]

Please me honest about your expectations from your dogs.

 

There have been some interesting and heated threads as to the nature of our dogs etc. I am interested and hopefully others are aswell to see if many of us have specialist dogs or if we expect them to be jack of all trades.

 

This may flat on its face with everyone expecting everything from their dog.

 

There is no choice for daytime mouching as well in my opinion that is pretty much a given, I'm not sure any of us would be upset if excersing our dogs in daylight they brought back game (Mind you people being people someone is bound to).

 

Anyways lets see how this goes. :clapping:

 

 

Me, I want mine to work over ferrets and then take some lamped rabbits (but I'm not expecting huge hauls from him).

 

Edited August 22, 2007 by Sorley x

[Guest SHOT]

main job for a lurcher of mine is lamping ,not interested in the day time stuff will have them out around an earth on occasion for a bolt, but thats it.

i expect it to retreive the odd shot fox on the lamp but its main purpose is freezer filling ..anything edible

[shaun v 3]

mine will be mainly used for coursing but will also used on the lamp and for daytime mooching

[PAUL73 0]

bringing on a bed x whippit and a whippit pups for rabbits or what ever they come across also going to try and race the whippit

[tote 856]

I'm bringing on a pup at the moment.Amy is 7 1/2 months and will mainly be used

for rabbits both day and night

[Kye 77]

Mine get used on everything, from squirrels and rabbits, and hares, to possom, raccon, and coyote...or as we say "Owt [bANNED TEXT] fur on it!"..lol...we have three Staghounds, and one saluki x...thinking of getting another Stag pup soon..maybe.

Kye,..

[marko 30]

my dog is used for ratting rabbiting bushing also she goes out with me with the gun aswell as ferreting and lamping.

Edited August 22, 2007 by marko

[cúagusgiorraí 57]

Dont forget about other quarry like feathers!

[Sorley x 32]

Dont forget about other quarry like feathers!

 

 

yeah for sure, thought about adding it but don't think anyone woul;d get a lurcher just for feathered game alone. It is just a very welcome addition to the bag.

[baz 464]

coursing, lamping and basically nailing anything that gets up in front of it

[J Darcy 5,871]

Mine have to be all-rounders, be fast, tough and very responsive to me. BUT, they must also be easy to kennel and be more than just "a dog". they must be a pal too. JD

[allgame 0]

i mainly use my dogs for foxing at night but i use the terriers for denning alot and let my staghound take care of them, i do alsorts of other stuff but i specilise in foxing

[highlander 0]

I want a dog that can do everything I keep my dogs fit on the bunnys and used them for retreiving the odd fox . The 2 I have are both bullx's hard as nail good pain threshold and stamina. The pup I have at the moment is coming on well had her out on the lamp the other night for a look with the big dog. Had a few.

 

Regards highlander.

[UphillDoc 278]

I use my bullstag for everything from hares to bears. I got her to use on the lamp originally. She has done all I have asked of her, and even done a few things I never expected her to do.

Take care.

[Morris 0]

Bringing on one off oldskool's pups at the minute, he's on the lamp and with my older bitch's they have had a fox(ireland). The bitch works with ferrets and will mark rabbits, but will scratch at a hole if a fox is at home, so hopefully the dog will come on the same. As long as they earn there keep and fill the pot i'm happy.Ill try and get a pic or two up off them.