Labrador Lurchers.

[Allan P 1,150]

Is anyone bringing on a lab based lurcher at the moment? I'm interested in this type of lurcher for lamping/ ferreting think it would be a useful cross for the rabbiting game. Any info on the cross would be helpful.

[Gaz6br 193]

My lab has shocked me this season been fantastic when ferreting

[blackmaggie 3,376]

from what i have seen a good cross and natural retriever has you would expect

[Hareydave 1,214]

im not a lab fan but just got a lab x beagle an it first class at it job...I heard them coursing lads had lab x was something special..mr powers should know the details

[Allan P 1,150]

Just seems to make sense on paper, but in real life could be a lot different.

[blackmaggie 3,376]

the one i seen regular took all edible and did it well took foxes but liked things his own way in that dept there was one liverpool way that took alot of foxes bosun could tell you more i saw abit of another one but was sold but that also was showing promise its a cross that seems hardy and a cross im surprised is not done more often has long has the right mix is used

[bendrover 556]

Theres a lab at the beating on my permission . Really lean and fit . This dog catches all sorts . Put to a big whippet x grey . This x would put game away

[blackmaggie 3,376]

must be a t i heard it was good at its job never seen it run but heard good things the one i did see regular did like i say like things his own way but a useful dog all the same

Edited February 20, 2015 by blackmaggie

[Allan P 1,150]

I think I will be getting one of this type in the future, hopefully nice and steady fairly easy to train and none of the bloody retrieving issues I sometimes get with mine at the moment.

[foresterj 1,096]

I'm sure Dusty on here has Lab in his

[Allan P 1,150]

I have only heard good things about this cross, but there must be a reason why they are not popular. It could be that they just don't look the part.

[op herrick 31]

had one back in the 80s pure black too heavy for hare. never put him to anything else. was a handful if he took a dislike to somebody. and my part of the town was a no go area for cats. funny enough i also own a lean trial bred lab 14 months. loves out will the lurcher

[bird 9,943]

I have only heard good things about this cross, but there must be a reason why they are not popular. It could be that they just don't look the part.

prob more to with people worrying ,that it might throw to the lab and get on the heavy side , but put back to whippet x grey I reckon you get a good lurcher, with good nose for mooching good feet+coat, as labs have great coats , and ok for nice steady lamping . get the right type lab from good working lines and good whippet x grey should be bang on.

[blackmaggie 3,376]

i can only go on what i seen matey but he did tick the boxes on all edible good natural retriever both land and water run clever was good to say good feet and coat and pleasant round dogs and folk why its a cross not used more often i dont know but its certainly a cross from what ive seen worth trying

[Allan P 1,150]

i think something along those lines would be ideal for a knockabout lurcher bird. Plenty of good healthy working labs around not sure if some folk would want their highly trained working lab crossed with some old greyhound though. Its not the done thing you know old boy.