Fao Bird

[bird 9,872]

Nice looking animals,but every one that has one says there a handful....

The thing i like most about lurchers is there ability to turn of curl up by the fire in a sunny spot,wouldnt fancy a hyper active lurcher.

 

 

yeh that could be a prob if it was 1/2 bel mal to 1/2 grey, that's a lot of full on dog in there, maybe 1/4 bel mal to 3/4 grey might eaiser to live with as you say when not hunting. My young dog Buck 1x gsd x grey, is very laid back temp in the kennel, and easy going when out.But when in the hunting mode very full on and bit reckless at times .He big dog but fast+agile picks rabbits up as good as my other dog Bryn, so don't really know if a bel mal would be better regards catching stuff, it might just make better guard dog, as Buck likes people+dogs , as said before bel mal can be very serious type dog, you would have to know how to deal with them

[Bosun11 537]

 

Nice looking animals,but every one that has one says there a handful....

The thing i like most about lurchers is there ability to turn of curl up by the fire in a sunny spot,wouldnt fancy a hyper active lurcher.

 

 

yeh that could be a prob if it was 1/2 bel mal to 1/2 grey, that's a lot of full on dog in there, maybe 1/4 bel mal to 3/4 grey might eaiser to live with as you say when not hunting. My young dog Buck 1x gsd x grey, is very laid back temp in the kennel, and easy going when out.But when in the hunting mode very full on and bit reckless at times .He big dog but fast+agile picks rabbits up as good as my other dog Bryn, so don't really know if a bel mal would be better regards catching stuff, it might just make better guard dog, as Buck likes people+dogs , as said before bel mal can be very serious type dog, you would have to know how to deal with them

 

Sommat tells me thats gonna change....

[bird 9,872]

 

 

Nice looking animals,but every one that has one says there a handful....

The thing i like most about lurchers is there ability to turn of curl up by the fire in a sunny spot,wouldnt fancy a hyper active lurcher.

 

 

yeh that could be a prob if it was 1/2 bel mal to 1/2 grey, that's a lot of full on dog in there, maybe 1/4 bel mal to 3/4 grey might eaiser to live with as you say when not hunting. My young dog Buck 1x gsd x grey, is very laid back temp in the kennel, and easy going when out.But when in the hunting mode very full on and bit reckless at times .He big dog but fast+agile picks rabbits up as good as my other dog Bryn, so don't really know if a bel mal would be better regards catching stuff, it might just make better guard dog, as Buck likes people+dogs , as said before bel mal can be very serious type dog, you would have to know how to deal with them

 

Sommat tells me thats gonna change....

 

hope not paul lol, the fecker to big+powerful to be nasty mate, hope he stays soft

[weasle 1,119]

Interesting x but you would have to do your home work first,a dog that is dog aggressive or worse still people is a liabilty as far as im concerened..

The ones on done deal are bull x i think that could end in

[malc1 544]

from my experience of gsd xs they can be very hyper this half x ive got here is 100 mph all the while and shes takeing the guarding part of things she doing realy well on the rabbits bu I think the mal x would be a right hand full I think it would be good watered down like my black gsd x and at the end of the day if a dogs got a good bond and a good hart it will do or try to do what a big dog can do as some of us know that atb malc

[weasle 1,119]

 

Nice looking animals,but every one that has one says there a handful....

The thing i like most about lurchers is there ability to turn of curl up by the fire in a sunny spot,wouldnt fancy a hyper active lurcher.

 

..have seen them in action myself, they need a LOT, of work to keep them quiet, work like this below, watch the whole clip and you will see what i mean..

 

 

LOL agile aint they,one thing having a dog that would bite someone that crossed your fence,another having a dog that would jump the house to bite them.

dont look like the type of dogs to run half hearted.

[weasle 1,119]

 

 

 

Nice looking animals,but every one that has one says there a handful....

The thing i like most about lurchers is there ability to turn of curl up by the fire in a sunny spot,wouldnt fancy a hyper active lurcher.

 

..have seen them in action myself, they need a LOT, of work to keep them quiet, work like this below, watch the whole clip and you will see what i mean..

 

 

LOL agile aint they,one thing having a dog that would bite someone that crossed your fence,another having a dog that would jump the house to bite them.

dont look like the type of dogs to run half hearted.

 

 

Imagine crossing one with a greyhound, you would have twice the speed coming at you..................

 

If ever a dog could deserve the tag "not for the faint hearted" it could be that

[jf1970 328]

great clip

[jf1970 328]

they are seriously fast and agile, not sure if my heart could take it, I will ask the wife maybe she would fancy one

[Bosun11 537]

The bottom line IMO is that for 95% of lurcher owners (me included) they would be too much dog. Those things need constant mental stimulation, sommat to get their teeth into, so to speak, because if they don't all hell would break loose. Those things are bred for constant daily graft.

You ain't keeping one of them in a kennel 6 days a week for the one nights bunny bash thats for sure!!

 

 

Edited to add... Now after writing that, I have re-evaluated it to be 99% not 95%...!!

[jf1970 328]

I don't know feck all about this breed but going by that clip, would they be suitable for the kind of work that lurcher lads would be doing?

[johnny 2 367]

Very impresive vid.But for me a good bullx does all you need imo

[jf1970 328]

I was thinking more of a liability. I would hate to be near one if it did kick off.

[roybo 2,873]

 

Nice looking animals,but every one that has one says there a handful....

The thing i like most about lurchers is there ability to turn of curl up by the fire in a sunny spot,wouldnt fancy a hyper active lurcher.

 

..have seen them in action myself, they need a LOT, of work to keep them quiet, work like this below, watch the whole clip and you will see what i mean..

 

 

Nah mate looking for something a bit more agile and more drive shame nice dog though

[Bosun11 537]

 

I don't know feck all about this breed but going by that clip, would they be suitable for the kind of work that lurcher lads would be doing?

 

Personally, i think they are way too highly strung and would present a problem, unless someone knows what they are doing and can give them the work that they need, i think it would be very hit and miss..

I would not bother myself.

 

Though I know where your coming from 246, most pastoral breeds come with those strings high, you only have to look at some of those un-worked neurotic Borders for that, its the drive and the 'capability' on top of that high strung nature that I feel would be a time bomb in the wrong hands and on Forums such as this, with the right (wrong) 'sell', those hands could be many...!