Lurcher Or Terrier

[ferret20 1]

well lads i just want to know out of curiosity which is the easiest type of hunting to start off with is digging with terriers or lurcher lamping easier any opinions would be great.

[Themoocher 231]

It's not whats easier it's what you enjoy.

If you enjoy a lot walkin in dark and walking a lot and enjoy dogs running then lurchers.

 

If you want walk and find earths and enjoy shoveling then terriers.

[R.A.W 1,987]

Depends where your passion is .......................... if you love what you do then it's easy.( or should I say enjoyable)?

 

Both have a place in my heart, to me the athletic dance of a good lurcher is a wonder to watch but so is the pure grit and determination of a good terrier.

[R.A.W 1,987]

well lads i just want to know out of curiosity which is the easiest type of hunting to start off with is digging with terriers or lurcher lamping easier any opinions would be great.

 

I didn't read your post but mirrored your first point

[ferret20 1]

thanks for the replys but would there be more training and feeding in a lurcher than a patterdale or would it be the same training also which would be more cheaper in the long run or which would be the handiest for a new starter

Edited March 23, 2014 by ferret20

[johnny 2 367]

If the cost of feeding is a issue mybe dogs aint for you.

[Brigzy 1,298]

Strange question. Would you prefer a 4x4 or a sports car ? Would you prefer greyhound racing or fell hound racing ? Running dogs and terriers are two completely different things.

[lurcherman887 178]

Depends what you want and lurcher will oviously need more grub than terrier size mutt

[R.A.W 1,987]

thanks for the replys but would there be more training and feeding in a lurcher than a patterdale or would it be the same training also which would be more cheaper in the long run or which would be the handiest for a new starter

 

What I would say is tag along with someone untill you know what you enjoy doing the most.........................The cost of keeping a dog is minimal compared to what some spend on swig or Fags and thats with the odd vets bill.

 

You will only get out of your dog what you put in be it a pug or Pit bull

[ferret20 1]

money is a issue or anything what i mean is which would be handier to start off with as i new

to it would a terrier or lurcher suit a new starter because id be getting both eventually just want to know which would be handier to learn the ropes with

thanks

[R.A.W 1,987]

money is a issue or anything what i mean is which would be handier to start off with as i new

to it would a terrier or lurcher suit a new starter because id be getting both eventually just want to know which would be handier to learn the ropes with

thanks

 

I'd say a lurcher but like already said they are two different disaplines.

 

The reason I think a lurcher is a better option is because you have the ability to do more ................ from a nights lamping to a valuable dog that marks rabbits for you while out ferreting and guards the nets on the opposite side of the fence.

 

but.................... I'd most definitely say that it'll take more to train that lurcher compared to out and out digging dog. And a little busher is a different story again

[ferret20 1]

thanks R.A.W ill get the lurcher first then

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

What a strange topic and set of questions.

 

As said if money or feeding is worrying you then maybe you should rethink either.

 

How do you know you want to eventually have both?

 

It's like saying should I take up tennis or deep sea diving. Only you know what you want to do.

 

I am addicted to lurchers, seeing a dog behind it's quarry means more to me than anything that money could ever buy. And for that reason I will ALWAYS own a running dog and a lamp.

 

But seeing the dog run behind it's quarry is only one aspect. There is daytime mooching in thick woodland which I do a lot of and really enjoy. You don't get to see much of the running. But you do see the dogs using their noses, marking, working as a pack etc.

 

Before I had lurchers I had pet bull breeds. Staffys and English bulls. I always fancied the idea of working dogs but never knew what would suit me. Digging, ratting, running dogs etc. So I went out with a few different lads (off here as it happens, I was on here because I have always had an air rifle).

 

I enjoy all aspects of working dogs, none of them disinterest me. But I will NEVER forget the lad who took me out with lurchers for the first time, early morning walk (before the ban) and old Charlie got up in the field. I didn't know what was going to happen but my heart was pounding, the dogs were coursing this fit winter dog fox in a huge field and I felt like I was high on drugs, it was the adrenalin. I knew from that moment that this was going to consume the rest of my life.

 

So I would say get out and see what takes your fancy. You will know if it's what you want to do. It isn't a hobby for the weekends, it is a way of life.

 

All the best.

[sawyer 94]

Nice write up gaz! U sound like my type of lad!

[lurcherman887 178]

Enjoyed reading that gaz fair play