Most Durable X

[sandymere 8,263]

I'd say in my experience collie crosses seem to be pretty robust but speed has its part to play as the impact forces are so much greater with a fast dog, be it be foot to ground or hitting wire etc. A 1/2 grey/collie cross should in general get less injuries than a 3/4 grey. Then some are just fecking stupid/accident prone, bit like people lol.

Edited September 26, 2013 by sandymere

[bird 9,872]

This one was a very robust dog 1/2 beardy grey lived to a good old age 17.

 

made me laugh that pic, looks like ready for a game of football lol, nice dog and nice he made old bones

[Wales1234 5,490]

Seen half cross collies very robust on the welsh hills as said one the old fellas I use to speak to would only use this cross and got a beddybullgrey here now and is solid hes hit fences postes and not a sound just back up and running his old man is the same very tough dog

[buster gonads 862]

IMO the more sight hound in the mix, particuly whippet or greyhound, the less robust the dog, which is a bummer for me as i like 3/4 cross,s and if your looking for out and out speed in a lurcher theres no better place to look, a lucky dog is what your after, atb, buster.

[leegreen 2,153]

 

Deer/grey x collie/grey obviously

 

 

Must be, especially if it has satellite TV.

[leegreen 2,153]

Work it enough on all types of ground and it will eventually break.

[weasle 1,119]

IMO the more sight hound in the mix, particuly whippet or greyhound, the less robust the dog, which is a bummer for me as i like 3/4 cross,s and if your looking for out and out speed in a lurcher theres no better place to look, a lucky dog is what your after, atb, buster.

IMO the more sight hound in the mix, particuly whippet or greyhound, the less robust the dog, which is a bummer for me as i like 3/4 cross,s and if your looking for out and out speed in a lurcher theres no better place to look, a lucky dog is what your after, atb, buster.

Like a fast dog with tunnel vision my self,but it normally comes at a price,solution get 2

[troter58 1,711]

fast dog that can run slow dog i run now can and does bounce well ran him on ground thats very bad but still comes out on top good feet and clever runner works the ground out fast around him and gives %100 every time out

[Ideation 8,216]

Work it enough on all types of ground and it will eventually break.

Nothing truer said on here.....

[birddog 1,354]

one thing i think the collie x does offer it doesn't make the same mistake twice, when jazz was younger she's knocked herself out and torn open her chest, her drive was fierce, i was scared to take her lamping but whether its maturing or learning or maybe both............down side to being tough is and i don't know if its just her or whether its a collie x trait but even when she's hurt she doesn't tend to show it ......if she whines or limps i know its for real

[whitefeet4190 1,725]

At last sum 1 with bit of spence long dog, u wouldn't buy a horse if u had no where to ride it

[whitefeet4190 1,725]

I'd only buy a big dog if had a big job for it

[whitefeet4190 1,725]

U can't wrap them in cotton wool mon

[Ideation 8,216]

Skitzophrenic?

[paulsmithy83 567]

I may be wrong but Surely the faster the dog the more injury its prone to ??? The slower of my two has had 2 injurys that have stopped him working in 4 years. The faster one has had a few. I dont think theres a particular x that is more durable than others i sort of think its down to the dog in qestion. Alot of my local ground is extremely stony and ive found the stronger and slower types seem to do alot better than the more speedy type if that makes sence.

Your right would think so but as mention nothing set in stone, my muka has a greyhound that has out worked his sons first x collie/grey bitch only did 2 seasons then injury to wrist the grey dog is on it 5 season and ran everywhere even on mountains in wales