Are Lurchers And Terrier The New Bull Terrier

[Northern Rock 512]

I have only been back in the game a few months after life kept me away from it for 12-13 years. Currently have my terrier pup and was thinking of running a long dog alongside her and getting them both going for next season.

So, joined a few groups, looked around for pups and seems like there are so many dogs up for sale between 7 months and 15 months. Now, I only ran dogs for 10-12 years or so but the ones I had, by that age were just about stopping being babies, certainly by 15 months they were only just getting a look at anything other than rabbits ( it was all legal then ) .

Seems to be a bunch of messers, buying a terrier or a bull X lurcher and giving up before the dog has even started.

 

Is this a recent thing or been going on a few years ???

[king 11,977]

Do you mean people only having dogs for 15 months and giving up on them ??

[Northern Rock 512]

Yes, or even younger , the amount of 7-10 month old dogs for sale is unreal .

[BGD 6,436]

Been going on as long as folk have kept dogs really it's just more visible now with the internet.

[Northern Rock 512]

Been going on as long as folk have kept dogs really it's just more visible now with the internet.

I never thought of it like that, totally true.

[planete 120]

It is not just terriers and lurchers. Look on some rescue websites. People take on a cute pup then the minute it starts needing real time and effort to turn it into a well-behaved dog they get rid. Nothing new but perhaps more widespread then before.

[Carraghs Gem 1,675]

see it in the working shepherds as well... some donkey buys one as a pet and by time its 10mths old its bitten the owner and they are afraid of the dog

[johnny boy68 11,726]

Do people only keep bull terriers for upto 15 months then?

 

Can't see what your getting at with thread title tbh.

[Daniel cain 45,762]

Having a terrier and lurcher makes you well Ard lol?like all the tracksuit wearer's with blue staffies outside the spar? Atb dc

[Northern Rock 512]

Do people only keep bull terriers for upto 15 months then?

 

Can't see what your getting at with thread title tbh.

 

JB68 , a few years ago it was bulls and pits that were the 'trophy' dog, it now seems lamping with bullx and daytime with saluki's is the current thing, every one who wants to be an idiot with a dog is swapping and selling them, not on about the genuine working lads and lasses who treat them right but that they are the new fad as such . Never seen so many dogs up for sale that really, haven't even shown what they are capable of.

[TOM HEAVY 140]

unfortunately dogs of all breeds get chucked about left right centre there really should be some sort of licencing system for anyone who wants to breed

[straight2hand 303]

 

Do people only keep bull terriers for upto 15 months then?

 

Can't see what your getting at with thread title tbh.

 

JB68 , a few years ago it was bulls and pits that were the 'trophy' dog, it now seems lamping with bullx and daytime with saluki's is the current thing, every one who wants to be an idiot with a dog is swapping and selling them, not on about the genuine working lads and lasses who treat them right but that they are the new fad as such . Never seen so many dogs up for sale that really, haven't even shown what they are capable of.

 

There are always fads in the dog world and especially in the lurcher world. Too many idiots in the game get a dog run it a couple of times then realize all the work you have to put in all year round or they start a pup and the novelty wears off. I find most of this happens with bulls alot of these lads just point and run dog with no or little training or the daytime saluki lurchers with big legendary names, out of blah blah 5 out of 5 etc...bullshit....thats why they buy and swap all year round.

[low plains drifter 10,649]

When you've got bored lads getting dogs for "something to do", is it any wonder the novelty soon wears off, not a big hunter myself, but i'm out in the fields pretty much everyday, and after more than twenty years, i'm yet to feel any hint of boredom or disinterest