Other Types Of Lurcher

[TOMO 26,638]

Suprised it ain't got a salmon in it's mouth.......

[trigger2 3,146]

i owned this little bitch for a while, got give her at 5 1/2 months old. i was told she was a alsation whippet stood a 22tts i think. had a sudden change in cicumstances and had to give her to a chap know.

 

[bird 9,970]

Suprised it ain't got a salmon in it's mouth.......

carnt get the big lump in the water don't think he can swim lol

[trenchfoot 4,243]

 

Suprised it ain't got a salmon in it's mouth.......

carnt get the big lump in the water don't think he can swim lol

 

But I bet he shits in the woods!

[krawnden 1,036]

 

 

 

I used to have a first cross standard poodle x greyhound and would have another one in a heartbeat

Heard a few people say they had poodle/grey and pretty game dogs krawnden? Rare x though

Mine was shaping up to be a great allrounder, but unfortunately got killed on the road aged 21 months, so in all fairness I couldn't say he'd been thoroughly tested. But he was fast, agile, had good coat and feet and used his nose well. Was great with ferrets and sensible around the nets, had taken daytime hare, muntjac and roe and had retrieved his first goose from the water (I do a bit of wildfowling). It's also a distinct possibility that he caught the very last legal hare in this country - or at the very least he flecked it. On the afternoon before the hunting ban came into place I took him to a friend's farm that had plenty of hares (I'd spent the morning whippet coursing - wanted to make the very most of that last day!). We walked pretty much the whole farm and had a few runs, but they'd all been at very distant hares and all he'd done was run himself ragged with nothing to show for it. I was desperate for him to get a really good run but the light was beginning to fade and we were running out of time. Then suddenly up jumps puss and the game was on. He rattled it round and round the field we were in, getting plenty of turns in and putting it under a lot of pressure then it made it through the hedge and into a wood. Couldn't see what happened after that, but he was definitely still pressing it hard as we could hear crashing about through the undergrowth and the occasional yip from the dog. Then all went quiet. After about 5 more minutes the dog reappeared still blowing slightly and with a big blob of hare's fur on his jaw. By this time there wasn't much light left. Had a look for the hare but couldn't find it. So he might have lifted it, he might not. But he definitely connected with it in the dying moments of the last day it was legal in England...

Shame to hear that. Where did you come across that cross? Would have thought purpose bred/trail or accidental mating but turned out good?There's only one guy think his name was 'Typ Ratcher' that I have known/read about about working this cross.

 

 

Purely by chance. Mate of mine knew I was looking for a lurcher pup I could use for wildfowling as well. I was actually hoping to find a lab x grey or possibly springer x grey. He rang me up out of the blue one day to say he'd seen a litter of poodle crosses advertised that might do the job just as well as a lab cross. Bred by a woman in Luton. Phoned her up for a chat and it turned out that was the 3rd time she'd done the exact same mating - people had been so pleased with the pups from previous litters. The poodle sire had been used as a gundog and had been worked on water. So I decided to take a punt on it. Most of the litter were really solidly built and had a tight curly coat, but the one I picked was the only lightly built pup in the litter and had a broken coat. When he was killed I rang the breeder to ask if she was going to breed a 4th litter but she wasn't - by then the poodle was 12 and was starting to have epileptic fits and she wouldn't use him again.

[malc1 544]

That bitch you gave away turned out to be a dam good dog trigger knock spots off a lot of dogs

[malc1 544]

The 2 on the left are gsd xs

[bird 9,970]

 

 

Suprised it ain't got a salmon in it's mouth.......

carnt get the big lump in the water don't think he can swim lol

 

But I bet he shits in the woods!

 

yeh

[beast 1,884]

mate of mine has just bought a cockerpoo x whippet pup. its a pet for his kids, but it will be interseting to see how it turns out. i will give it a bit of a try out this time next year, will let you know how it turns out

[white van man 3,341]

 

 

 

 

 

I used to have a first cross standard poodle x greyhound and would have another one in a heartbeat

Heard a few people say they had poodle/grey and pretty game dogs krawnden? Rare x though

Mine was shaping up to be a great allrounder, but unfortunately got killed on the road aged 21 months, so in all fairness I couldn't say he'd been thoroughly tested. But he was fast, agile, had good coat and feet and used his nose well. Was great with ferrets and sensible around the nets, had taken daytime hare, muntjac and roe and had retrieved his first goose from the water (I do a bit of wildfowling). It's also a distinct possibility that he caught the very last legal hare in this country - or at the very least he flecked it. On the afternoon before the hunting ban came into place I took him to a friend's farm that had plenty of hares (I'd spent the morning whippet coursing - wanted to make the very most of that last day!). We walked pretty much the whole farm and had a few runs, but they'd all been at very distant hares and all he'd done was run himself ragged with nothing to show for it. I was desperate for him to get a really good run but the light was beginning to fade and we were running out of time. Then suddenly up jumps puss and the game was on. He rattled it round and round the field we were in, getting plenty of turns in and putting it under a lot of pressure then it made it through the hedge and into a wood. Couldn't see what happened after that, but he was definitely still pressing it hard as we could hear crashing about through the undergrowth and the occasional yip from the dog. Then all went quiet. After about 5 more minutes the dog reappeared still blowing slightly and with a big blob of hare's fur on his jaw. By this time there wasn't much light left. Had a look for the hare but couldn't find it. So he might have lifted it, he might not. But he definitely connected with it in the dying moments of the last day it was legal in England...

Shame to hear that. Where did you come across that cross? Would have thought purpose bred/trail or accidental mating but turned out good?There's only one guy think his name was 'Typ Ratcher' that I have known/read about about working this cross.

Purely by chance. Mate of mine knew I was looking for a lurcher pup I could use for wildfowling as well. I was actually hoping to find a lab x grey or possibly springer x grey. He rang me up out of the blue one day to say he'd seen a litter of poodle crosses advertised that might do the job just as well as a lab cross. Bred by a woman in Luton. Phoned her up for a chat and it turned out that was the 3rd time she'd done the exact same mating - people had been so pleased with the pups from previous litters. The poodle sire had been used as a gundog and had been worked on water. So I decided to take a punt on it. Most of the litter were really solidly built and had a tight curly coat, but the one I picked was the only lightly built pup in the litter and had a broken coat. When he was killed I rang the breeder to ask if she was going to breed a 4th litter but she wasn't - by then the poodle was 12 and was starting to have epileptic fits and she wouldn't use him again.

Working poodles must be rare as hens teeth now bud. It's good to see these different crosses doing well. A mate of mine has been training his Hancock dog as a gun dog. He wasn't keen on them when doing his research but his son went and bought a dog from Hancock anyway. He's been training gun dogs and lurchers for 40 odd years and says this dog is something special and can't fault him!

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

Be nice to see how the lads dog from Hancock turns out...

I like a dog that will pick up game birds, ducks, etc.....

 

Keep us posted...ATB, Phil.

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

i owned this little bitch for a while, got give her at 5 1/2 months old. i was told she was a alsation whippet stood a 22tts i think. had a sudden change in cicumstances and had to give her to a chap know.

 

 

 

That is my ideal type ...

[2.8 guy 403]

Them basengi dogs of africa look pritty handy in there own right for mooching, but im sure I once watched a program on dogs that showed africans with tame wild dogs called sentinal but did a quick search and didnt find what I was looking for hence the mention of the besengi but it was a real handy looking hunting companion and it wasnt a wild dog that looked like a hyena like the ones at yorkshire animal park.

[Dead Eyes 681]

Them basengi dogs of africa look pritty handy in there own right for mooching, but im sure I once watched a program on dogs that showed africans with tame wild dogs called sentinal but did a quick search and didnt find what I was looking for hence the mention of the besengi but it was a real handy looking hunting companion and it wasnt a wild dog that looked like a hyena like the ones at yorkshire animal park.

Basenji wouldn't be great for mooching I don't imagine - they can't bark !

 

And if you mean those African Painted Dogs then that's quite interesting actually - they reckon they separated from Canis Lupus after the fox so POTENTIALLY could be bred to a domestic dog but they're not 100% as no one has ever tried if I remember rightly

[krawnden 1,036]

 

 

 

 

 

I used to have a first cross standard poodle x greyhound and would have another one in a heartbeat

Heard a few people say they had poodle/grey and pretty game dogs krawnden? Rare x though

Mine was shaping up to be a great allrounder, but unfortunately got killed on the road aged 21 months, so in all fairness I couldn't say he'd been thoroughly tested. But he was fast, agile, had good coat and feet and used his nose well. Was great with ferrets and sensible around the nets, had taken daytime hare, muntjac and roe and had retrieved his first goose from the water (I do a bit of wildfowling). It's also a distinct possibility that he caught the very last legal hare in this country - or at the very least he flecked it. On the afternoon before the hunting ban came into place I took him to a friend's farm that had plenty of hares (I'd spent the morning whippet coursing - wanted to make the very most of that last day!). We walked pretty much the whole farm and had a few runs, but they'd all been at very distant hares and all he'd done was run himself ragged with nothing to show for it. I was desperate for him to get a really good run but the light was beginning to fade and we were running out of time. Then suddenly up jumps puss and the game was on. He rattled it round and round the field we were in, getting plenty of turns in and putting it under a lot of pressure then it made it through the hedge and into a wood. Couldn't see what happened after that, but he was definitely still pressing it hard as we could hear crashing about through the undergrowth and the occasional yip from the dog. Then all went quiet. After about 5 more minutes the dog reappeared still blowing slightly and with a big blob of hare's fur on his jaw. By this time there wasn't much light left. Had a look for the hare but couldn't find it. So he might have lifted it, he might not. But he definitely connected with it in the dying moments of the last day it was legal in England...

Shame to hear that. Where did you come across that cross? Would have thought purpose bred/trail or accidental mating but turned out good?There's only one guy think his name was 'Typ Ratcher' that I have known/read about about working this cross.

Purely by chance. Mate of mine knew I was looking for a lurcher pup I could use for wildfowling as well. I was actually hoping to find a lab x grey or possibly springer x grey. He rang me up out of the blue one day to say he'd seen a litter of poodle crosses advertised that might do the job just as well as a lab cross. Bred by a woman in Luton. Phoned her up for a chat and it turned out that was the 3rd time she'd done the exact same mating - people had been so pleased with the pups from previous litters. The poodle sire had been used as a gundog and had been worked on water. So I decided to take a punt on it. Most of the litter were really solidly built and had a tight curly coat, but the one I picked was the only lightly built pup in the litter and had a broken coat. When he was killed I rang the breeder to ask if she was going to breed a 4th litter but she wasn't - by then the poodle was 12 and was starting to have epileptic fits and she wouldn't use him again.

Working poodles must be rare as hens teeth now bud. It's good to see these different crosses doing well. A mate of mine has been training his Hancock dog as a gun dog. He wasn't keen on them when doing his research but his son went and bought a dog from Hancock anyway. He's been training gun dogs and lurchers for 40 odd years and says this dog is something special and can't fault him!

 

 

You're right about working poodles being rare (in this country, at least). I know of someone who has one and he told me he knows of one other person with one. Be interesting to see how the Hancock 'gundog' works out. In the right hands there's no reason why it shouldn't work well as they're bright enough...