DEERMAN 1,020 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) Fuji - The greyhounds which are brainless, can't turn, are injury prone etc are ex racers aren't they. Don't you think that one raised from a pup and brought up as a lurcher could be half handy? It would learn to use it's head and learn to turn and thus avoid frequent collisions that ex racers are prone to. Maybe not on the terrain you run. But to lads who favour the faster racier typ they would still lack wind mate....whats the point when a lurcher will do everything and more Edited May 5, 2015 by DEERMAN 3 Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 If you were breeding pups would you breed from a lurcher that lacked,wind,had no jacket,was injury prone,had the turn of a double decker bus,was totally brainless,had never caught anything in the field? I wouldn't and by using a greyhound you are doing all the above..what's the point?ask gaz his 5 year old daughter will tell you lmaoSandymere has explained the benefits above NL. Have a read so that makes it right lol do you beleive everything you readNo not at all. But when it's backed up with scientific data, and confirmed by several sources then yes I tend to believe it. Why did you line your lurcher with a whippet/greyhound if lurcher to lurcher is the way to go and pure sighthound blood is not. Genuine question. I'm baffled. Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Fuji - The greyhounds which are brainless, can't turn, are injury prone etc are ex racers aren't they. Don't you think that one raised from a pup and brought up as a lurcher could be half handy? It would learn to use it's head and learn to turn and thus avoid frequent collisions that ex racers are prone to. Maybe not on the terrain you run. But to lads who favour the faster racier typ they would still lack wind mate....whats the point when a lurcher will do everything and more Is that from experience though? I've seen a greyhound in the field. It had more than enough wind and would do everything a half decent lurcher would. I aren't saying it was a world beater. But greyhounds aren't the bags of shit they are sometimes made out to be. 1 Quote Link to post
DEERMAN 1,020 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Fuji - The greyhounds which are brainless, can't turn, are injury prone etc are ex racers aren't they. Don't you think that one raised from a pup and brought up as a lurcher could be half handy? It would learn to use it's head and learn to turn and thus avoid frequent collisions that ex racers are prone to. Maybe not on the terrain you run. But to lads who favour the faster racier typ they would still lack wind mate....whats the point when a lurcher will do everything and more Is that from experience though? I've seen a greyhound in the field. It had more than enough wind and would do everything a half decent lurcher would. I aren't saying it was a world beater. But greyhounds aren't the bags of shit they are sometimes made out to be. Fuji - The greyhounds which are brainless, can't turn, are injury prone etc are ex racers aren't they. Don't you think that one raised from a pup and brought up as a lurcher could be half handy? It would learn to use it's head and learn to turn and thus avoid frequent collisions that ex racers are prone to. Maybe not on the terrain you run. But to lads who favour the faster racier typ they would still lack wind mate....whats the point when a lurcher will do everything and more Is that from experience though? I've seen a greyhound in the field. It had more than enough wind and would do everything a half decent lurcher would. I aren't saying it was a world beater. But greyhounds aren't the bags of shit they are sometimes made out to be. Yes from experience Quote Link to post
NEWSBOY 306 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Do genuine lurchermen need scientific data? Ive heard afew over the years who could dazzle with science and genetics, they all had onething incommon, piss poor hunters. 7 Quote Link to post
nothernlite 18,089 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 (edited) If you were breeding pups would you breed from a lurcher that lacked,wind,had no jacket,was injury prone,had the turn of a double decker bus,was totally brainless,had never caught anything in the field? I wouldn't and by using a greyhound you are doing all the above..what's the point?ask gaz his 5 year old daughter will tell you lmaoSandymere has explained the benefits above NL. Have a read so that makes it right lol do you beleive everything you readNo not at all. But when it's backed up with scientific data, and confirmed by several sources then yes I tend to believe it. Why did you line your lurcher with a whippet/greyhound if lurcher to lurcher is the way to go and pure sighthound blood is not. Genuine question. I'm baffled. for extra height and a bit more speed plus its a working dog cant see why that would baffle you no science involved Edited May 5, 2015 by nothernlite Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 If you were breeding pups would you breed from a lurcher that lacked,wind,had no jacket,was injury prone,had the turn of a double decker bus,was totally brainless,had never caught anything in the field? I wouldn't and by using a greyhound you are doing all the above..what's the point?ask gaz his 5 year old daughter will tell you lmaoSandymere has explained the benefits above NL. Have a read so that makes it right lol do you beleive everything you readNo not at all. But when it's backed up with scientific data, and confirmed by several sources then yes I tend to believe it. Why did you line your lurcher with a whippet/greyhound if lurcher to lurcher is the way to go and pure sighthound blood is not. Genuine question. I'm baffled. for extra height and a bit more speed plus its a working dog cant see why that would baffle you no science involved So lurchers do need to go to the pure sight hound now and again then? That's what I thought ? Quote Link to post
nothernlite 18,089 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 so a grew is a pure sight hound is it not 2 crossed you might need to ask your daughter about that lol Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 so a grew is a pure sight hound is it not 2 crossed you might need to ask your daughter about that lol A grew is pure sighthound. I don't need to ask anyone. Sighthound x sighthound = sighthound. Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Yep just asked her. She agrees. She says when was the greyhound introduced into your 5/8 3/8 pup? Or has that been line bred too? Lol Quote Link to post
NEWSBOY 306 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 alot more chance of finding a working grew than a pure grey though. Quote Link to post
nothernlite 18,089 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 alot more chance of finding a working grew than a pure grey though. my point Quote Link to post
nothernlite 18,089 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Yep just asked her. She agrees. She says when was the greyhound introduced into your 5/8 3/8 pup? Or has that been line bred too? Lol tell her dont know for sure will find out for her Quote Link to post
Gaz_1989 9,539 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 Yeh that's fair enough. I was advocating the use of a working greyhound. Not track bred. Some folk are saying you never need to add sighthound blood and can just keep breeding lurcher to lurcher. That's worlds apart from breeding to a grew. Quote Link to post
two crows 3,342 Posted May 5, 2015 Report Share Posted May 5, 2015 how fast dose a lurcher need to be to catch a rabbit? I never bred anything other than coursing dogs and I know (from experience) another dose of greyhound after the first cross is a mistake. atb two crows. 1 Quote Link to post
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