Lurcher Breeding Help?

[Hunter887 0]

Hi, I'm looking to buy a Lurcher pup (bitch) to take out with my other dog, but don't know how to go about getting the right one for me.

I want it mostly whippet, but with some greyhound, saluki and deerhound in it as well. Not sure what the sire and dam should look like to breed off?

 

I'm willing to pay any amount for the right bred pup, just need to know about the breeding.

 

Cheers

[mud 2,044]

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Edited November 3, 2014 by mud

[BIGLURKS 874]

Your not actually looking for a lurcher then more a coursing dog or what's known as a long dog but as mud said look for a pup that the parents are doing what you want from the dog

[Billy Warren 43]

my mate has just pout his name down for a pup that is close to that breeding

dam d/h gray x beddy gray whippet sire slokey gray wippit I don't no what the breakdown is but I do know my mate was waiting for the matting for 18 month knell

[darren_nash 85]

more importantly ,is to work out what is your main quarry you will be working it to, and what type of hunting you,ll be doing, eg. lamping a collie/grey, coursing saluki/grey..? some crosses/hybrids are better suited to different types of hunting ,then theres the land you,ll be working ,smaller fields are more suited to smaller pocket rockets with lower gears, its not a science but , you have to work out quarry, land andstyle of hunting food for thought ..? if there was a ultimate general all rounder we,d all have one

[Hunter887 0]

more importantly ,is to work out what is your main quarry you will be working it to, and what type of hunting you,ll be doing, eg. lamping a collie/grey, coursing saluki/grey..? some crosses/hybrids are better suited to different types of hunting ,then theres the land you,ll be working ,smaller fields are more suited to smaller pocket rockets with lower gears, its not a science but , you have to work out quarry, land andstyle of hunting food for thought ..? if there was a ultimate general all rounder we,d all have one

 

Thanks for the reply. I'm completely new to hunting with hounds, as I used to shoot on my permission with an air rifle (which I no longer have). I have a pure whippet pup that I'm bringing on at the minute, so something that would pair well with him when out hunting. The main quarry will be rabbits (are hares even legal to course?) and I'm not in to the idea of fox hunting lol.

I'd be going both lamping on a night or just out during the morning/evening, and the fields aren't very big, just normal grassy farmers fields. Another factor is the look and size of the dog as I don't want it to be TOO big for my little whippet to play around with , preferably somewhere in between a Greyhound and a whippet? With the dominant visual characteristics being Whippet/Saluki mix (fluffly ears), fast but with good stamina.

I don't quite know what I'm talking about here but maybe something like:

Sire - Whippet x Greyhound X Saluki

Dam - Whippet X Saluki

 

I'm completely open to criticism/suggestons etc, just to note though, my dogs will always be family pets first and workers second, I'm not 100% bothered about how well they do out in the field, its only a part time hobby for me, but obviously I'd be over the moon if they bagged me rabbits all the time

 

Thnaks for the replys!

[nomoon 542]

 

more importantly ,is to work out what is your main quarry you will be working it to, and what type of hunting you,ll be doing, eg. lamping a collie/grey, coursing saluki/grey..? some crosses/hybrids are better suited to different types of hunting ,then theres the land you,ll be working ,smaller fields are more suited to smaller pocket rockets with lower gears, its not a science but , you have to work out quarry, land andstyle of hunting food for thought ..? if there was a ultimate general all rounder we,d all have one

 

Thanks for the reply. I'm completely new to hunting with hounds, as I used to shoot on my permission with an air rifle (which I no longer have). I have a pure whippet pup that I'm bringing on at the minute, so something that would pair well with him when out hunting. The main quarry will be rabbits (are hares even legal to course?) and I'm not in to the idea of fox hunting lol.

I'd be going both lamping on a night or just out during the morning/evening, and the fields aren't very big, just normal grassy farmers fields. Another factor is the look and size of the dog as I don't want it to be TOO big for my little whippet to play around with , preferably somewhere in between a Greyhound and a whippet? With the dominant visual characteristics being Whippet/Saluki mix (fluffly ears), fast but with good stamina.

I don't quite know what I'm talking about here but maybe something like:

Sire - Whippet x Greyhound X Saluki

Dam - Whippet X Saluki

 

I'm completely open to criticism/suggestons etc, just to note though, my dogs will always be family pets first and workers second, I'm not 100% bothered about how well they do out in the field, its only a part time hobby for me, but obviously I'd be over the moon if they bagged me rabbits all the time

 

Thnaks for the replys!

 

fluffy ears the most important part eh so you want a long dog them ///?????/

[desertbred 5,490]

You would be better to concentrate on your whippet pup for the time being , in the mean while try to get out with a few decent lads see the various types of dogs and learn a bit about them or some one will soon part you with your money more than likely for something unsuitable.

[jcm 2,327]

Honestly I'd go collie whippet grey

[pernod 466]

One pup at a time is more than enough....

 

pernod.

[gnipper 6,521]

Get the whippet trained up and working first before you make any decisions about pups. He could be everything you need yet.

[Hunter887 0]

You would be better to concentrate on your whippet pup for the time being , in the mean while try to get out with a few decent lads see the various types of dogs and learn a bit about them or some one will soon part you with your money more than likely for something unsuitable.

 

I wanted a companion dog for him to go out on walks with as well, plus the new pup can learn from my Whippet while it's growing up. But I'm not that bothered about going out with other people to be honest, I'd rather just do it myself (not very social lol).

 

Cheers though

[Hunter887 0]

 

fluffy ears the most important part eh so you want a long dog them ///?????/

 

 

 

Yeah that's it haha, don't fancy anything with terrier in to be honest

I know a lot of people are saying to focus on the Whippet for now, but its more for a companion for him as well, as he's not been around that many dogs (just on walks and the beach etc) He's 7 months now so wont be long until I can actually tale him out

*Also, our lass is wanting one too lol...* so while i'm out with the Whipp, she can be taking the pup out and getting it socialised etc.

[nomoon 542]

 

You would be better to concentrate on your whippet pup for the time being , in the mean while try to get out with a few decent lads see the various types of dogs and learn a bit about them or some one will soon part you with your money more than likely for something unsuitable.

 

I wanted a companion dog for him to go out on walks with as well, plus the new pup can learn from my Whippet while it's growing up. But I'm not that bothered about going out with other people to be honest, I'd rather just do it myself (not very social lol).

 

Cheers though

 

good sense from desertbred mate,unless you have time to train to pups seperately,all the pup will learn is bad manners and running round like a looney whitch is what pups do,and what can a pup learn from a 7 month old whippet whitch has done nothing ???

[Hunter887 0]

 

 

You would be better to concentrate on your whippet pup for the time being , in the mean while try to get out with a few decent lads see the various types of dogs and learn a bit about them or some one will soon part you with your money more than likely for something unsuitable.

 

I wanted a companion dog for him to go out on walks with as well, plus the new pup can learn from my Whippet while it's growing up. But I'm not that bothered about going out with other people to be honest, I'd rather just do it myself (not very social lol).

 

Cheers though

 

good sense from desertbred mate,unless you have time to train to pups seperately,all the pup will learn is bad manners and running round like a looney whitch is what pups do,and what can a pup learn from a 7 month old whippet whitch has done nothing ???

 

I wouldn't be taking the new pup out hunting with my other dog until it was around 6 months anyway, even then it wouldn't be getting to run at anything until it was a year old at least. by the time it was 6 months, my Whippet would be nearly a year and a half?

I have all the time in the world to train them really, I don't do much to be honest lol

 

How long would you wait until getting another? Just my Whippet is a bit lonely on his own, and like I said, he doesn't have a companion so he's just by his self all the time