greyhound?

[sambo123 676]

what are the working abilities like of pure greyhounds? any one solely use this breed? what are your views on them. any pics would be great. sam

[bullx 12]

well i have a greyhound at the moment just for breeding,but i have tried her on the lamp and she caught 9 out of 10 rabbits and brought them back half alive to hand,and while i was out galloping her last week she put up a young fox,coursed and killed it,she also works well with terriers .when out bushing

[sambo123 676]

thanks for the replys. went with my friend today so he could pick up a 20month old greyhound to be used for a bit of work. goin out this mornin to have a quick mooch with it. sam

[Guest Ditch_Shitter]

Sam; In my own experiance, I've found Greyhounds to lack stamina, brains and the ability to 'see' quarry that's gone through a hedge.

 

But; I also heard ~ Most reliably! ~ of an individual (Decades ago, this was) who simply couldn't be held back from liturally leaping onto the back of a Fallow Buck and eating it's damn neck till it crashed to the ground!

 

In between? All sorts. 'Ye Pays Ye Money .....', as the old saying goes.

[Guest Frank]

Out of the 6 greyhounds i have owned, only 1, was a good hunter.

Unfortunately, she broke her neck and died, whilst coursing a hare.

Back in 91.

 

Frank.

[tyson 1]

it depends on the breeding of a grehound i think, some are track bred some are coursing bred....my uncle once had a pure greyhound in the early 90's and he said it was one of the best dogs he ever had and hes strictly daytime coursing...it was only 24tts so smallish for a greyhound , but she was coursing bred and came from irish stock as all the best coursing greyhounds do....im sure frank will agree with that one

[Greengrass 205]

you've every chance of getting a good one...but....i'd think personally that most would not take a lot of work without picking up niggling injuries, doing toes etc would be a regular occurence with them.

[ferret15 0]

you've every chance of getting a good one...but....i'd think personally that most would not take a lot of work without picking up niggling injuries, doing toes etc would be a regular occurence with them.

 

 

i have two who work well on open ground one touch wood has only ever had one injury with a barb wire fence (ex racer) the other always has a cut some were and his worse injury to date was going head over heals at full speed he did about four cartwheels and cut both his wrists to the bone took all the skin of his chin which swelled up so much it looked like he had broken it. a broken rib and gravel rash over at least 50% of his body i was lucky that day as the land we were working belongs to a friend of mine who's a vet so he treated him for free.

 

he is a good worker otherwise i wouldn't bother running him but he can be a bit blind (sees the quarry but nothing else) and all his accidents are because he isn't looking where hes going.

 

what I'm trying to say is that there are most Grey's are accident prone and like ditch said i think this is through lack of a brain !! but that there are some out there that do the job well.

 

i wouldn't work either of mine in small fields. i have the lurcher's for that, but on the big fields (where there is less for them to run in to ) they are amazing to watch (as is any running dog)

 

i took a chance with both my Grey's as they were gonna die if i didn't take them they were rescues first and foremost but have turned out to be good dogs Even if they didn't work at all they will be here for life,

 

i think it depends on the land your gonna work most as to weather a Grey would be suitable.

 

if its to be your only dog you might be better of getting a lurcher that would be more suitable for all types of land

[sambo123 676]

thanks for replys lads. just been out with the dog but no luck. its irish bred and keeps its eyes on the beam so fingers crossed for my mate. bit exciting this . having a friend with a running dog opens up many more oportunitys in the field sports world. ill have to tell him to watch out though if there a bit on the dopey side! ill get some pics up soon as its a cracking looking dog. cheers sam

Edited September 4, 2007 by sambo123

[Guest Frank]

ferret 15, well said

That about sums up greyhounds.

The one i had back in 91, was 24'' TTS, but, the type of land i mostly work, is rough enogh.

 

Agree with Tyson aswell, some greys over here, are very good hunters, the ones that have been brought up in the country, hunting the land from a pup.

 

Frank.

[Guest bullterrier]

thanks for replys lads. just been out with the dog but no luck. its irish bred and keeps its eyes on the beam so fingers crossed for my mate. bit exciting this . having a friend with a running dog opens up many more oportunitys in the field sports world. ill have to tell him to watch out though if there a bit on the dopey side! ill get some pics up soon as its a cracking looking dog. cheers sam

 

 

i know what you mean mate i havent got a running dog myself mate but go out with friends that have them i alway look forward to going with them mate ....john

[bullx 12]

well lads,at the end of the day the greyhound is the start of lurcher breeding,no matter what line you go for or what type of lurcher you,ve got the greyhound is there.

[countrylass 0]

My OH uses a greyhound bitch for working, she was fantastic on deer from muntjac to Fallow and fox (pre ban ), but not so good on Hares, because of her old injury from racing years ago. She is known to all those who come down for a bit of sport as number 1 as she out classes the lurchers on deer everytime.

 

 

Edited by JD

[Guest oldskool]

well lads,at the end of the day the greyhound is the start of lurcher breeding,no matter what line you go for or what type of lurcher you,ve got the greyhound is there.

 

 

 

 

there should be a good few handy wheatons round your way... hint hint nudge nudge