oohmydog 82 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 I judge mine from a lot younger than that ,its the breeding comes in to it to working lurchers or terriers ,gun dogs sheep dogs the more honest work in the line shows from a young age that's why there is so much shite about people talking about it and being easily pleased.totaly agree that a 18 month animal is not fully mature only age brings that but the willingness to hunt and deliver is not hard to spot 2 Quote Link to post
Taggy123 59 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 This dog might have been run into the ground from a pup and sickened. They will tell you anything to sell it. Taggy. 1 Quote Link to post
morton 5,368 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 He should off asked for trial am shore at 18 months old any think small and fury moveing at speed a cross the floor at speed would trigger a lurchers natural instinctA trial at 18 months of age,priceless.Why would a 18 month old dog not be working ,ferreting and mooching ,?At 18 months of age id expect a sapling to mark,hunt,jump and retrieve with aplomb,plus muller a few rodents,at 18 months of age id also know the sapling is far from the finished article and a long way short of a trial,if anybody asked me to sell a sapling with a trial at such a young age id know they were not suitable for the dog.listen Morton you Cretan am sick off you're arogance am talkin a bout a trial tailored to a 18 month old pup so you don't end up with a dog that gives up on rabbit that's entering cover because it thinks it can't catch it and that all comes from slipping pups on rabs there never going to catch What im the fecking cretan thet cannot spell cretin and am the cretan that would,nt expect a trial from a sapling,don,t get so defensive about your lack of nous,the more educated of nuggets soon fall on their cretan sword. 1 Quote Link to post
snappeer 464 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 This dog might have been run into the ground from a pup and sickened. They will tell you anything to sell it. Taggy.thats what am trying too say Quote Link to post
snappeer 464 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 He should off asked for trial am shore at 18 months old any think small and fury moveing at speed a cross the floor at speed would trigger a lurchers natural instinct A trial at 18 months of age,priceless.Why would a 18 month old dog not be working ,ferreting and mooching ,?At 18 months of age id expect a sapling to mark,hunt,jump and retrieve with aplomb,plus muller a few rodents,at 18 months of age id also know the sapling is far from the finished article and a long way short of a trial,if anybody asked me to sell a sapling with a trial at such a young age id know they were not suitable for the dog.listen Morton you Cretan am sick off you're arogance am talkin a bout a trial tailored to a 18 month old pup so you don't end up with a dog that gives up on rabbit that's entering cover because it thinks it can't catch it and that all comes from slipping pups on rabs there never going to catch What im the fecking cretan thet cannot spell cretin and am the cretan that would,nt expect a trial from a sapling,don,t get so defensive about your lack of nous,the more educated of nuggets soon fall on their cretan sword.what would you do go there pay whatever money they want for the 18 month old dog then go home to find out it had been burnt out from a early age and just say oh well no tar I want to know what am buying so go and put the kettle on you borin old fart Quote Link to post
leethedog 3,071 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Time and patience is all that is needed get it settled and put effort in don't just give it a gut shot one ya need to.tease the dog with something anything old sock will do treat it like a young pup and it will right itself Quote Link to post
morton 5,368 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 He should off asked for trial am shore at 18 months old any think small and fury moveing at speed a cross the floor at speed would trigger a lurchers natural instinctA trial at 18 months of age,priceless.Why would a 18 month old dog not be working ,ferreting and mooching ,?At 18 months of age id expect a sapling to mark,hunt,jump and retrieve with aplomb,plus muller a few rodents,at 18 months of age id also know the sapling is far from the finished article and a long way short of a trial,if anybody asked me to sell a sapling with a trial at such a young age id know they were not suitable for the dog.listen Morton you Cretan am sick off you're arogance am talkin a bout a trial tailored to a 18 month old pup so you don't end up with a dog that gives up on rabbit that's entering cover because it thinks it can't catch it and that all comes from slipping pups on rabs there never going to catchWhat im the fecking cretan thet cannot spell cretin and am the cretan that would,nt expect a trial from a sapling,don,t get so defensive about your lack of nous,the more educated of nuggets soon fall on their cretan sword.what would you do go there pay whatever money they want for the 18 month old dog then go home to find out it had been burnt out from a early age and just say oh well no tar I want to know what am buying so go and put the kettle on you borin old fart At 18 months of age id walk out with the mutt and see its potential,which is far short of a trial which id expect later in the saplings development,then id decide if the sapling had the potential to grow into its real purpose,then id put the kettle on and attempt to get a discounted price. 1 Quote Link to post
riohog 5,721 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 you just got to love thl 4 Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 How long had the dog been at its new home before it was tried out ferreting ??? ........ Quote Link to post
snappeer 464 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 (edited) He should off asked for trial am shore at 18 months old any think small and fury moveing at speed a cross the floor at speed would trigger a lurchers natural instinctA trial at 18 months of age,priceless.Why would a 18 month old dog not be working ,ferreting and mooching ,?It well could be, but still in its first season, hardly bed time to.judge a dog on a trialIf you get a trail with a dog no matter what age it is at the end of the day its up to yourself to judge it first season or not if the dogs been brought on right it will be there to be seenNo mate just want to see iff the dog has piked up any bad habits before I came in to its life Holy shit, its a young dog, do you ask for a trial.on 8 week old pups to make sure they eat solids and piss on paper. I bet you don't, as you would come across as silly. This dog has seen nowt, so what were they going to trial it for? Being a blank canvas? The dog seen its first bunny and never chased, may as well shoot it eh? Sell it on? Even if it had had a few bunnies, young dogs have a way of flicking you off, especially in company lol, so to trial.a young dog would be nothing more than seeing it out in field. do you honestly judge your own dogs in field at 18 months? Iv had lurchers catch 30 bunnies one night and then miss first and clear the fell the next night out, or completely ruin the bunny situation and it hunted up a roe in dark. I judge my dogs when I think they know THERE job, and that is usually 2nd even 3rd season. The dog we are all talking about, never went awol, never killed ferret and that's a start, little bit progress each time out and dog be doing job in no time no mate I would want to see if the dog had picked up any bad habits before I came in to its life Edited March 22, 2015 by snappeer Quote Link to post
nighteyes 275 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 get the dog setteled spend a couple of 3 weeks bonding with it , let it get to know new surroundings etc , get to know what makes it tick etc . all dogs are different 3 Quote Link to post
FUJI 17,327 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 get the dog setteled spend a couple of 3 weeks bonding with it , let it get to know new surroundings etc , get to know what makes it tick etc . all dogs are different Thing is mate,there ain't to many people prepared or even able to do that with a dog,they ain't got the patience or know how,lot's of people are prepared to take their chances on a sub standard worker over a blank canvas of a dog,personally I'd opt for the latter as I'm of the patient type when it comes to working dogs or you could say I'm prepared to make a fresh meal from scratch whereas other would prefer to go to McDonald's and get a ready meal for a quick fix haha 5 Quote Link to post
morton 5,368 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 get the dog setteled spend a couple of 3 weeks bonding with it , let it get to know new surroundings etc , get to know what makes it tick etc . all dogs are different The trouble is that there are to many half bred half wits that want a ready made mutt without having to put the time in,they want to trial pups and pass a sapling by that will make a decent mutt a little further down the line.The same half bred half wits are a source of wisdom on sites like this and have a following that fecks the authenticity of lurcher ownership as some of us recognise. 6 Quote Link to post
snappeer 464 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Don't take yourself so seriously mate Quote Link to post
bunnys 1,228 Posted March 22, 2015 Report Share Posted March 22, 2015 Make. A bond with it fella some do and can need that little bit extra, but has no bearing on the outcome of the animals ability .atb bunnys Quote Link to post
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