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Hi everyone,

 

I thought i would introduce myself.

 

I'm a fairly recent lurcher man, although i have been shooting since i was 11.

 

I have had my first lurcher for a year, she is a bull/greyhound X collie/greyhound/whippet, I have been lamping with her for a couple of months now, only going out for an hour at a time and just picking off 1 or 2 rabbits a night, taking it nice and slowly to start with, she took her 1st sitter last night which i was very pleased with.

 

I am passionate about lurchers and the countryside and spend most of my time with my dogs or trying to learn as much as i can. I dont know any other lurcher guys, I was brought up in the city but have always been a countryman at heart. So i have been teaching myself and learning from my mistakes. I was very pleased to find this website, I hope I can become a part of the community, share my experiances, learn from others and maybe make some friends. :bye:

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Hi everyone,

 

I thought i would introduce myself.

 

I'm a fairly recent lurcher man, although i have been shooting since i was 11.

 

I have had my first lurcher for a year, she is a bull/greyhound X collie/greyhound/whippet, I have been lamping with her for a couple of months now, only going out for an hour at a time and just picking off 1 or 2 rabbits a night, taking it nice and slowly to start with, she took her 1st sitter last night which i was very pleased with.

 

I am passionate about lurchers and the countryside and spend most of my time with my dogs or trying to learn as much as i can. I dont know any other lurcher guys, I was brought up in the city but have always been a countryman at heart. So i have been teaching myself and learning from my mistakes. I was very pleased to find this website, I hope I can become a part of the community, share my experiances, learn from others and maybe make some friends. :bye:

welcome you'll love it ! :thumbs:

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hi just seen your dogs on this site i guess you do abit of coursing so im hoping you might be able to help me out, im looking for some advice and tips on how i should be feeding and exercising my lurcher for h--- hunting that way i know ill have done everything right for my dog and i cant blame myself if he dosent turn out to be good enought im just after starting him off his got about 3-4 hunts already i know its early days also the land here isant very big so we have to give short slips cause if not the h--- will be gone through the ditch before he can get into him and his not a slow dog any tips would be greatful here in ireland

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Hi limerick999, i am pretty new myself but i think when it comes to feeding a good balance of raw meat, bones, pure vegatbale and ocasionally the better quality dry and wet dog foods should do the trick diet wise.

 

What breeding is your dog? How old is the dog? how long have you had the dog?

 

Maybe start the dog with obedience training and lamping rabbits before moving onto hare, they are a very different stamp of quarry, i think a young dog learning the ropes with rabbiting for a year or so would be in a better position as a hare dog once it has reached maturity and has gained some experiance of the fast sprinting rabbit and how it jinks and turns.

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Hi limerick999, i am pretty new myself but i think when it comes to feeding a good balance of raw meat, bones, pure vegatbale and ocasionally the better quality dry and wet dog foods should do the trick diet wise.

 

What breeding is your dog? How old is the dog? how long have you had the dog?

 

Maybe start the dog with obedience training and lamping rabbits before moving onto hare, they are a very different stamp of quarry, i think a young dog learning the ropes with rabbiting for a year or so would be in a better position as a hare dog once it has reached maturity and has gained some experiance of the fast sprinting rabbit and how it jinks and turns.

thanks for your advice mate my dog is 12mths old

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