Perfect Lurcher

[stuey2007 0]

i just thought i would throw this question up and see what different opinions we all have, and i know what it depens on what quarry you are hunting or what type of land you hunt but different breeds bring out differnt characteristics that some hunters like in a dog and some dont.

 

in my eyes collie x grey x whippet because they have the brains to go [bANNED TEXT] the speed without bieng to tall

 

 

please leave ideas

[montague 0]

Mmmmmm good question. At the moment my best bitch is lurcher/ lurcher bred & she's the dogs bollox. But then again everybody to their own, all depends on what they expect from their dog. But then again i suppose it's what you put into them. One day i'd love a damn good coursing dog but when that day will come........who knows?????????????????

[lucky 578]

i think a bull/greyhound x wheaton/greyhound would be a good mixture

[millie 1]

is there sutch thing

[snoopdog 1,256]

i agree, 1/4greyhound 1/4 collie 1/2 whippet. cant beat em.

yes you can

[Simoman 110]

i agree, 1/4greyhound 1/4 collie 1/2 whippet. cant beat em.

 

 

So why get a whippet/saluki mix as listed in your posts?

[dai dog 11]

ill tell you in 10 years!

[Sorley x 32]

Horses for courses

 

And whilst you CAN"T make a silk purse out of a sow's ear. The biggest factor in whether a dog is Great or not is the person behind the dog. They enter and train the dog, they expose it to hunting.

 

Sadly MOST folks are damned well LACKING and is more wasted potential in dogs out there then there is great dogs.

[Mitch 0]

I dont think there is such thing, One dog is going to be better at different types of game unless we are just talking rabbits ?

[MikeTheDog 153]

Lucky, what does the wheaton offer apart from the coat?.. Sorry to ask what may be a dumb arse question but I don't know the history of wheaton's.

 

Sorley x, I would disagree that "The biggest factor in whether a dog is Great or not is the person behind the dog. They enter and train the dog, they expose it to hunting."....Just my opinion, subject for another thread perhaps. As for "Sadly MOST folks are damned well LACKING and is more wasted potential in dogs out there then there is great dogs."...Some yea but, what about the tyro to the country sports game with their first juckle who has no mentor, such as yourself perhaps, to show them the error of their ways.

[Sorley x 32]

Lucky, what does the wheaton offer apart from the coat?.. Sorry to ask what may be a dumb arse question but I don't know the history of wheaton's.

 

Sorley x, I would disagree that "The biggest factor in whether a dog is Great or not is the person behind the dog. They enter and train the dog, they expose it to hunting."....Just my opinion, subject for another thread perhaps. As for "Sadly MOST folks are damned well LACKING and is more wasted potential in dogs out there then there is great dogs."...Some yea but, what about the tyro to the country sports game with their first juckle who has no mentor, such as yourself perhaps, to show them the error of their ways.

 

 

Mike, fair point and probably one for another thread. I think maybe bit too much of a sweeping statement there from me. But the gist of what i am saying is still true. The owner plays a very large part in how a dog is going to turn out.

 

Actually thinking about it is also fair to say that people with experience and or a good head on their shoulders get themselves a dog that has the potential to be a performer. But then you could say that that is the owner having an input at the very begining.

 

I 100% agree with you that for people just coming into the running dogs it is an uphill struggle. There are precious few, worthy mentors out there, certainly not enough for all the newbies. Also I feel there is no real outstanding training guide for people starting out. sure there are one or two books out there that have good bits in them, i would also include purdeys progress in there. Looking back to when i first started there wasn't a great deal and mostly i learnt from experience.

[mad-mouse 11]

I dont think there is such thing, One dog is going to be better at different types of game unless we are just talking rabbits ?

 

 

Maybe a colliexgreyx bullxgrey, a dog say 25ins 55lb should catch most stuff.

 

mad-mouse

[Brummy 9]

For me it would be Saluki/Grey with a dash of Bull or Wheaten.

 

Speed, Stamina, drive and above all catching ability.

[jpt 284]

I would like:

 

25% terrier blood,

 

25% whippet blood,

 

10% greyhound blood,

 

10% saluki blood,

 

10% collie blood,

 

20% unknown Lurcher blood

 

JPT

[Guest barn]

bullgreyhound x wheatongreyhound