collie lurchers

[Guest lifeisloud]

[bANNED TEXT] are peoples opinions on collie lurchers ive been offered a 3/8 5/8 collie grey in the spring early summer time. i no alot of people on hear dont like collie lurchers but i like a bit of personality in them and a bit of craftyness i think it gives them charecter my mate on this site that i go to college with has just got him self a 1/4 bull x 3/4 grey but i dont realy like them that much what are your opinions on my favoured cross. i read a book about lurchers called stormy nights frosty mornings and the writer prefered the collie lurcher to anyother type, [bANNED TEXT] are your opinions.

[lucky 578]

i suppose it's all down to what quarry you intend to use the collie/greyhound for i like collie crosses myself as there steady and intelligent, but i love bull crosses aswell.

if i were you i'd go for whatever you prefer, because your going to be the one looking after and working the dog.

[Guest LEARNER]

THERE,are good collie lurchers, and there are bad uns, it always surprises me ,how a lot off lurcher folk , think they are all like pea,s in a pod, they can have thier limitations especially half crosses, i would plump for a three quarter cross greyhound collie myself, but the one your thinking about could be right,for what your planning, i will say this, i,ve seen collie crosses, that are on the border of being crazy, and will youse thier brains to fight you ,not always work for you, as for bull crosses , i,ve seen one or two ,that would rate ,with the best of collie lurchers, no worries.

[sash 2]

yes your right there lucky, if you work areas with lots of fences you need a dog which can jump wel and at the same time use its brain to turn the rabits away from them. but if you want a pure muscle dog get the bullx. you cant realy use a colliex on the same quary as a bull

[Borderer 0]

Being a collie cross fan myself I am a bit biased but what learner said is true. My opinion is you need the right collie blood,one that is not hyper and over exceitable and these are not that common these days believe me Also helps if BOTH the parents have both done a bit....

My advice would be if you want a ferreting, mooching and rabbit dog then go for the collie X...if other game is your choice then maybe think again

IMO the "right sort"...

[MIKE 18]

I have seen some very good collie crosses and also some that are not so ......... the main thing I would look at as Borderer says is the temperament of the colie that is in the cross........... some can be oevr exciteable but some can be very nervy and skitish which will then pass on to the lurcher offspring.......... there ain't many people breeding true collie crosses now so most you will find unless you know the people breeding will be lurcher to lurcher mating which will have collie in there somewhere, but again look at the temperament of the dog's being bred from........ I have always liked collie crosses but have gone for something a bit different with my latest lurcher ..............the Kelpie / greyhound ............. and so far he's doing very well

 

 

rock solid temperament and plenty of intelligence with it too

[welshdragon 6]

hi Borderer

you not far to go if you have rabbits in your garden :11:

[Guest mush]

yes your right there lucky, if you work areas with lots of fences you need a dog which can jump wel and at the same time use its brain to turn the rabits away from them. but if you want a pure muscle dog get the bullx. you cant realy use a colliex on the same quary as a bull 

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whys that then sash ? as for what you say about using its brains to keep the rabbits away from the hedge, fence , I have seen most x's do that including pure salukis est. jumping est. is mostly down to the trainer get the right bull or collie blood-lines and they will do as good as each other as far as working goes.

both 1/4 bred collies which would take anything.

[clayflint 31]

yes your right there lucky, if you work areas with lots of fences you need a dog which can jump wel and at the same time use its brain to turn the rabits away from them. but if you want a pure muscle dog get the bullx. you cant realy use a colliex on the same quary as a bull 

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whys that then sash ? as for what you say about using its brains to keep the rabbits away from the hedge, fence , I have seen most x's do that including pure salukis est. jumping est. is mostly down to the trainer get the right bull or collie blood-lines and they will do as good as each other as far as working goes.

both 1/4 bred collies which would take anything.

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i was out for a mooch the other night whilest looking after my uncles lurcher (collie grey) and a pure collie, lurcher spotted a fox a took after it and caught it collie was straight in there as game if not more game than the lurcher lol. [bANNED TEXT] the ban of course

[brock 11]

i grew up with a half x,good dog on all quarry,if it is your first lurcher i would get a collie x,in my opinion i find them easier to train,but as others has said they can allso be hard work,i know a boy who had a brilliant 3/4 greyhound 1/4 collie,he would catch hares for fun on the lamp,pick up rabbit after rabbit,take fox and deer,then all of a sudden at 3 years of age he turned crazy,attacking sheep,dogs,and he tried to attack its owner who is a big lump of a boy,he wouldnt let him in the run or anything,the dog was put down because the lad had young kids,and the dog couldnt be trusted,but im sure theres not many like that.

does anyone think they have reason for this behavour

[Guest bd roughcoat]

Big fan of the collie lurcher but I do favour the Beardie over the Border , I agree with Borderer the right blood is essential .

At the end of the day it's up to individual choice what ever floats yer boat .

 

 

 

Good blood is everything .

 

Good hunting

B.D.

[Borderer 0]

hi Borderer

you not far to go if you have rabbits in your garden 

 

You'd be surprised what i have at the bottom of my garden welshdragon :search:

:11: :11: :friends:

[Borderer 0]

BD I have to agree, proper working beardies are useful animals. I know a shepherd in the scottish borders who works and breeds them. He was a border collie man for years but was disillusioned by a lot of crap blood thats around now so moved on to the beardies.

Me, I've had collies for nearly 30 years so can't give up on them now

I've found that you are either a collie man or you're not as they are sometimes difficult to understand & appreciate. If you aren't on the same wavelength then it's a rocky road.

[Guest Doug]

Roughcoat, what would you say the beardie gives the lurcher that the collie doesn't? I've only seen a handful of beardie Xs work and most of those had border in, so I don't know how different they are.

[Guest bd roughcoat]

Doug my preference for the working beardie is the genuine article is just pure working blood , not polluted by show or hyper trial blood .

When crossed to produce a running dog they seem to throw a lot more racey less cloddy sort of a lurcher , maybe a bit more harder work than the border cross but hell I love a challenge .

They do seem at times to have a stubborn streak in them but I class this as a quality , and they do take a little more time to mature my bitch is just starting to settle at eight

Coat wise half crosses tend to chuck rough good double jackets , three quater breds is a lottery my three quater is rough .

I think they have a first class nose and will hunt on like a bloody fell hound which is what I require in a lurcher , but this is just my preference no doubt there are some top class border crosses out there it's just a matter of choice .

Good hunting all collie lurchers

B.D.