MagyarAgar 88 Posted December 20, 2014 Report Share Posted December 20, 2014 (edited) Hi, Greyhound/Pointer crosses are tried and tested in the sleddogsport scene. There they are called greyster or eurohound. But in this sport stamina is more needed than pure speed, therefore the 3/4 pointer 1/4 greyhound or even 7/8 pointer 1/8 greyhound are more popular. half breeds are mostly limited to the sprint races 5 km to max 10 km. but nonetheless here are some pictures of 50% greyhound 50% pointer dogs from the site of lena boysen hillestad. She is a very competitive and succesful athlete. http://www.boysen-hillestad.com/21519928 Edited December 20, 2014 by MagyarAgar 5 Quote Link to post
BlackBuck 655 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Them pointer crosses wer real good stuff rags , Pete , was there the day the litter mate to them was shot . Was down lifting pups from a mating outta a terrier dog we had at the time think the stout dog was one of them if I'm right Quote Link to post
Tozer 385 Posted December 21, 2014 Report Share Posted December 21, 2014 Hi, Greyhound/Pointer crosses are tried and tested in the sleddogsport scene. There they are called greyster or eurohound. But in this sport stamina is more needed than pure speed, therefore the 3/4 pointer 1/4 greyhound or even 7/8 pointer 1/8 greyhound are more popular. half breeds are mostly limited to the sprint races 5 km to max 10 km. but nonetheless here are some pictures of 50% greyhound 50% pointer dogs from the site of lena boysen hillestad. She is a very competitive and succesful athlete. http://www.boysen-hillestad.com/21519928 Do these offer more than the normal husky type then? Quote Link to post
coverdogs 888 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Them pointer crosses wer real good stuff rags , Pete , was there the day the litter mate to them was shot . Was down lifting pups from a mating outta a terrier dog we had at the time think the stout dog was one of them if I'm right I wasn't there that day g (Thank god ) the wee man would have been hard to listen to, stout was a good terrier a little bit on the big side i had him for a while myself when i lost a terrier, you are going back a while now BlackBuck i am starting to feel old. LOL Quote Link to post
General lee 979 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Not as heavy as you'd expect are they Quote Link to post
belucky 743 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 there was a bloke from penrith area and a few of these crosses what he hunted fox on the fells with like hounds hed caught a few aswell forgot is name thou think you may be on about coco samba, he passed away a bit back Quote Link to post
MagyarAgar 88 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) Hi, Greyhound/Pointer crosses are tried and tested in the sleddogsport scene. There they are called greyster or eurohound. But in this sport stamina is more needed than pure speed, therefore the 3/4 pointer 1/4 greyhound or even 7/8 pointer 1/8 greyhound are more popular. half breeds are mostly limited to the sprint races 5 km to max 10 km. but nonetheless here are some pictures of 50% greyhound 50% pointer dogs from the site of lena boysen hillestad. She is a very competitive and succesful athlete. http://www.boysen-hillestad.com/21519928 Do these offer more than the normal husky type then? It depends on the race actually. The pedigree siberian husky or malamute is not used in competitive sleddog racing anymore. For the long distance races, like Iditarod or Yukon Quest, alaskan hounds/huskys rule the pack. Which are a crossbred themselves and most "mushers" have their own recipes (mixes of hounds, huskys and so on). But for the short races(this ranges from 5 km to approximatly 200 km) and 1 to 6 dog classes and bike/scooter/ski jöring the hound types (crosses between greyhound and pointer and the offspring) are much faster. Also for dirt races they offer more heat resistance than the husky type dogs. So in short: They offer more speed on short distances and more heat resistance in hotter weather (which means mostly below 15 °C) I hope that clarified it a bit, I think it got a little bit confusing. But with the most questions there is no definitive yes or no... here is a video of another good musher Igor Tracz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VfFvqhOS-HY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iNs-O-t20-g Edited December 22, 2014 by MagyarAgar 2 Quote Link to post
forest of dean redneck 11,544 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 They look nice,but we've talked about euro hounds on here before,we haven't got the wide open spaces like over there, As for stamina look at the types used by the people on here doing it for a job,or the big bag getters like tomo, One things in common their dogs are fit looking and that's probably the answer. Quote Link to post
Tiercel 6,986 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Not only do they kill foxes for fun they will retrieve them too. TC 9 Quote Link to post
forest of dean redneck 11,544 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Bit awkward when on a family walk ,lol 1 Quote Link to post
forest of dean redneck 11,544 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 I don't suppose it does same with muntjac does it Quote Link to post
Tiercel 6,986 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 (edited) Just one word of advice, if you do have to break up a fight with a GWP and a terrier keep your legs out of the way. TC Edited December 22, 2014 by tiercel Quote Link to post
sandymere 8,263 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 Looks sore . Ps mind you could have shaved them before posting on a public forum LOL. 4 Quote Link to post
Dunkanon 380 Posted December 22, 2014 Report Share Posted December 22, 2014 horses for courses, the ground we cover here is very hilly,rugged with lots of forestry plantation and woodland, the lurchers have to be able to hunt up and find on there own. I think that you couldn't go far wrong with the type of cross you are considering, although I wouldn't want a half cross myself, mabey 1/4 GWP but that just my opinion. Quote Link to post
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