Most Durable Type Of Lurcher

[J Darcy 5,871]

It's a fine balance though, would you rather have something that never got injured but never caught anything either? Sometimes it's the triers that get injured and there's nothing you can do about it.

 

Some seasons are good and some are bad and alot depends on luck and how often a man is out. if someone's out once a fortnight then he's a lot less likely to get an injury than someone out four days a week.

 

Myself, I want a trier, a determined lurcher that will put his life on the line for a catch. But that's just me.

 

All things being equal, I think that whippet and greyhound blood 'weaken' a lurcher, whilst collie and saluki 'strengthen' a lurcher, with regards injuries....

[green dragon 701]

It the worst feeling in the world watching your dog f**k them self's over my staffy hit a wooden fence chasing a rabbit it went under staffy didn't fit stoped him dead! So ran over to him and he was knocked out cold I thort he was dead so pulled him out from the fence me crying like a baby Lay him on his side and the f****r came round a bit confused and slow but 20mins later acting like nothing happen expect a massive egg on his head .

 

 

What did the whippets collide with socks? Eatch other??

[socks 32,253]

It the worst feeling in the world watching your dog f**k them self's over my staffy hit a wooden fence chasing a rabbit it went under staffy didn't fit stoped him dead! So ran over to him and he was knocked out cold I thort he was dead so pulled him out from the fence me crying like a baby Lay him on his side and the f****r came round a bit confused and slow but 20mins later acting like nothing happen expect a massive egg on his head .

What did the whippets collide with socks? Eatch other??

One hit a pile of branches and one took a bad tumble ......

[two crows 3,342]

a top ngrc trainer once said to me only the good dogs seem to get injured. atb two crows.

[green dragon 701]

I suppose if the wippet dose wipe out there not much meat on them for protection

[bird 9,873]

well in some ways I say a 1x collie x grey , Bryn my dog 8 year old this week , and being honest he never been laid up with injury's , he get few prob with his dew claws , but that about it nothing else , and ive worked him all over he been on lots of different terrains . But being honest , I don't think give the same comment like Buck does my 1x gsd x grey ,Buck very full on suppose he is bit reckless really, where Bryn is not . maybe it a age thing and Buck might change as he gets older, but never been like Bryn even at the same age, so you never know .?

[neems 2,406]

well in some ways I say a 1x collie x grey , Bryn my dog 8 year old this week , and being honest he never been laid up with injury's , he get few prob with his dew claws , but that about it nothing else , and ive worked him all over he been on lots of different terrains . But being honest , I don't think give the same comment like Buck does my 1x gsd x grey ,Buck very full on suppose he is bit reckless really, where Bryn is not . maybe it a age thing and Buck might change as he gets older, but never been like Bryn even at the same age, so you never know .?

 

Has buck suffered with injuries?

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Think the variety of answers say it all really. Every dog is different.

 

To look at my pup is hard as nails. Physically well built, good feet, thick skin. But she's 100mph at everything and when something is in her sights it's getting caught. If that means running through fire or a concrete wall then she would try it.

 

The other is built like a whippet and looks fragile but manages to looks after herself and rarely takes even a slight knock.

 

It's swings and roundabouts.

[bird 9,873]

 

well in some ways I say a 1x collie x grey , Bryn my dog 8 year old this week , and being honest he never been laid up with injury's , he get few prob with his dew claws , but that about it nothing else , and ive worked him all over he been on lots of different terrains . But being honest , I don't think give the same comment like Buck does my 1x gsd x grey ,Buck very full on suppose he is bit reckless really, where Bryn is not . maybe it a age thing and Buck might change as he gets older, but never been like Bryn even at the same age, so you never know .?

 

Has buck suffered with injuries?

 

he been ok really , he cut his back foot toes on some rocks when up the dales that one night, but was the end of the night he had 35 rabbits, he is quite a tough dog his size+power as suppose helped him with few bumps and bangs . but he did hurt his shoulder w hen he was 12 months old, he jumped of a ridge and landed heavy 6ft down , it just a niggle thing that prob get worse as he get say 7-8 year old, but it was him being mad headed like all young dogs are , but he not to bad really as he reckless at times .

[nothernlite 18,080]

One that doesn't work

[Stud dog 632]

My bullwhippet bitch never gets injuries I've probably just put the blink on her but apart from cuts from working cover that bitch is durable as you like I think the more speed you have in a lurcher an drive you will tend to get more injuries

[Hunting loon 100]

I'd think a Wheaton greyhound would be quite a tough dog good skin and strong dog but like said before every dog is going get injurys it's part of it no matter where you run them atb mate safe hunting . Ps iv never really heard of a whippet getting really badly hurt I know it happens but I'd imagine they can turn quick enough to avoid things that's just an opinion tho

whippets have very thin coats and can get cut or marked easy guess that's why I think long coated lurchers are better protected also whippet had very small feet so don't know if it be choice for rough terrain but if it was to be crossed with something like a beddy or beardy collie now think you would have a tough small dog that would be durable that would be my choice of lurcher anyway lol some dogs just more switched on and seem not to hit everything like fences rabbit holes or any other hazards Edited September 4, 2015 by Hunting loon

[Stud dog 632]

A lurcher to lurcher bred would be quite durable a strain that ain't had any pure sight hound added for a few generations would probably be able to handle a few knocks without much fuss

[skycat 6,173]

It's not just the durability though is it? I've had fragile-looking little Whippety things, albeit with Saluki in them, and some have survived many seasons work whilst others have killed themselves early on in their life. IMO it's more about how aware (spatial awareness), sensible (self-preservation) and quick-thinking a dog is. As well as where it works of course.

[nothernlite 18,080]

Had 2 dogs that never had a injury in there life's but died in the feild one was a 3/4collie greyhound broke it's neck it was 8 yesrs old the other was a beddy whippet greyhound broke it's back he was 5 the only injury they had killed them the ground I run is rough so I favour the beddy crosses seem to take the knocks