mooney1 120 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 Whippet x greyhound x collie greyhound 1 Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 for edibles my choice would be a 1st x deerhound/greyhound.on my 3rd one now and never embarrased me where and when it counts. So they didn't like things that bite back? A few lads have said the same. Quote Link to post
nothernlite 18,076 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 for edibles my choice would be a 1st x deerhound/greyhound.on my 3rd one now and never embarrased me where and when it counts. So they didn't like things that bite back? A few lads have said the same. every dogs different the one i had years ago took every thing good luck Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 for edibles my choice would be a 1st x deerhound/greyhound.on my 3rd one now and never embarrased me where and when it counts.So they didn't like things that bite back? A few lads have said the same. every dogs different the one i had years ago took every thing good luck Lots of people have said that years ago the deer/grey took everything. But it seems less common today. Plenty of lads rate them except on teeth. Quote Link to post
the big chief 3,099 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 for edibles my choice would be a 1st x deerhound/greyhound.on my 3rd one now and never embarrased me where and when it counts.So they didn't like things that bite back? A few lads have said the same. every dogs different the one i had years ago took every thing good luck Lots of people have said that years ago the deer/grey took everything. But it seems less common today. Plenty of lads rate them except on teeth. they are less common gaz but they are out there Quote Link to post
teddog 59 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 for edibles my choice would be a 1st x deerhound/greyhound.on my 3rd one now and never embarrased me where and when it counts. So they didn't like things that bite back? A few lads have said the same. i had 3 now,1st one i entered all wrong on reds,2nd one died at 17 months(kebabed herself running through woods)had 1 single and 2 doubled up,3rd one i think has the making but time will tell. Quote Link to post
teddog 59 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 should also add my mate's got a platts bred dog which he held back for 2 years and now it slays them single handed.2 and a couple of 3's in a night happily. 2 Quote Link to post
steve66 3,367 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 For pot filling ive seen some handy collie xs taking fur and feather, as for teeth well never really been my thing Quote Link to post
fluff 409 Posted June 15, 2014 Report Share Posted June 15, 2014 saw allsorts saw afew good colie crosses saluk crosses and both filled the bag on hard lamped land ground that would blow alot of heavy running dogs away , or small terrier type , there has been best but leave it for them that was there , Quote Link to post
treankare666 10 Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 so for hare and rabbit and the occianal teeth tryout, what woul be the optimum, medium n bigger fields. if to get 2-3 ,a good combo. Quote Link to post
wirral countryman 2,110 Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 I've seen good and bad of every cross down the years, sometimes its luck bumping into the right quarry at the right time and sometimes lads have deliberately held their dogs back until 14-18 months, you will always get an outstanding dog in any litter of all types, I think there are too many second rate lurchers being bred by young lads that have never seen a decent dog give a good account of themselves, the biggest change for me is the amount of bull/crosses out there with poor feet and too heavy to run all night lamping, any 3/4 cross should make a decent runner with enough speed to catch anything, entering makes a difference, once a mistake is made you're pretty much stuck with it, too many rush this process,find 2 good dogs that are doing it and wait for the right pup, WM 3 Quote Link to post
shaaark 10,699 Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 (edited) I've seen good and bad of every cross down the years, sometimes its luck bumping into the right quarry at the right time and sometimes lads have deliberately held their dogs back until 14-18 months, you will always get an outstanding dog in any litter of all types, I think there are too many second rate lurchers being bred by young lads that have never seen a decent dog give a good account of themselves, the biggest change for me is the amount of bull/crosses out there with poor feet and too heavy to run all night lamping, any 3/4 cross should make a decent runner with enough speed to catch anything, entering makes a difference, once a mistake is made you're pretty much stuck with it, too many rush this process,find 2 good dogs that are doing it and wait for the right pup, WM Dead right with that W M, though I would disagree with any 3/4 cross having enough speed to catch anything. Seen plenty of 3/4 breds of various x's not have enough speed for hares, even on the lamp, but yeah, the slowest and least agile have been bull x's, even some of the 3/4 x's. Not meaning to ruffle bull x owners feathers, just saying what I've seen over the years. The best I've seen have been lurcher x lurcher, deer/grey x collie/grey, deer/grey, collie/grey x whip/grey and a whip/grey. All the above x's were mainly lamped, taking everything. Edited June 18, 2014 by shaaark 1 Quote Link to post
coursing-lad 71 Posted June 18, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 Best cross I've seen run is deerhound x greyhound for roe and teeth back in the day when I stayed down South. But for general pot filling saluki collie greyhound, not hard mouthed and a lot of brains, with a big heart Quote Link to post
irishnut 297 Posted June 18, 2014 Report Share Posted June 18, 2014 I think 1/4 Collie 3/4 grey will be my next lurcher. 25-27" rough coated bitch. Can't see it having a problem with anything from ferreting and lamping rabbits and fox. Quote Link to post
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