Guest reload Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 (edited) heres babbleon and on and on's website http://www.lurchers.org.uk/history.htm Edited November 27, 2007 by reload Quote Link to post
bucko1 0 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 cheers mate it was good to see that the dog on there called ziggy identical to mine Quote Link to post
dannyg 3 Posted November 27, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 can you get a smooth coated norfolk lurcher because the man who i am thinking abot buying the dog is saying it is a smooth coat advice please am i being had. Quote Link to post
Guest bullterrier Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 can you get a smooth coated norfolk lurcher because the man who i am thinking abot buying the dog is saying it is a smooth coat advice please am i being had. if your not sure mate dont part with your money mate ...john Quote Link to post
bucko1 0 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 his right mate if ur not sure keep ya money and what for the right dog Quote Link to post
skycat 6,173 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 A Norfolk lurcher is simply a term for a type of rough coated lurcher, usually lurcher to lurcher for generations, regardless of its breeding: read what Reload said again: you know it makes sense!! I have never heard of a smooth coated Norfolk type, and that is all they are: a TYPE. Don't be fooled by fancy titles and seller's tales of hundreds of years of line breeding. What sort of lurcher are you after anyway, or simply a dog to do the business? Contact me: I can always lay my hands on whatever you want. !!! Seriously though, beware of the people that want to blind you with lurcher babble of how it is this and that etc. Decide what sort of dog you like, then sit down, do some research on the traits, faults, good points etc of that particular type. Then go and see as many as posssible of that sort before making up your mind. Quote Link to post
Scallywag! 0 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Maybe you should be asking the breeder, regarding dogs in its make up and what the line can do work wise???? Dont jump in and buy a dog unless you are sure its what you want. Is it of jeff Burrell??? Mmmm Jeff Burrell isn't he that scruffy catweasel fellow that smells funny and talk bo****s. I've seen some of his Lurch, no no mongrels, as thats all they are. As for being in his family for 300 years He looks like he's been alive for 300 years though. Smooth coated norfolk Don't waist your money my love. Quote Link to post
inan 841 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 oh ok cheers mate I dont mean to sound arsey its just my opinion(which aint worth much), but when buying a pup, maybe take your time and make sure you ask the seller all the right questions before parting with your cash, of course Mr Burrell, will prob give you all the right answers and about 2 hours of waffle too. He will tell you about the dogs in walshs lurchers and longdogs book, then he will tell you the dogs have been in his family for the last 300 hundred years then he will show you the picture of Colonel Custer with his dogs and he will claim there Smithfields..........good patter to sell pups, i know he tried to sell me one once. Take you time getting a pup if you want good stock, it will pay dividends in the long run I hope you know that smithfield collies have been extinct for the last couple hundred years. Saying all this, I am sure the dog will catch some game for you, most will. Very sound advice!.Norfolk and Smithfield are words that mean F A,,Id include Tumbler with them, a dog described as one of these may turn out a decent animal ,but it wont be any of those ,,its often just an excuse to jack up the price of a litter,caveat emptor! Quote Link to post
chartpolski 23,323 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 My brother travelled from Northumberland to Norwich to buy a pup, so I suppose it was a Norfolk Lurcher !! I bought mine in Cramlington, so I suppose it's a Northumberland Lurcher !!! No such thing as a "Norfolk" or a "Smithfield"' just puppy pedlars conning people who know no better !! Cheers. Quote Link to post
chartpolski 23,323 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 I am goint to get my puppie tomoro a norfolk lurcher (smithfield breeding) can any one tell me what these dogs are like as i have never seen one run but i have hard that they are a good dog. are they really coliexgreyhounds. would ther dog before ban of corse have enough steam for a hare. put pic up of him soon. The best (free) advice that I can give you is,..."Unless you have a predisposition towards owning a particular kind of running dog 'type' or a yen to be around a critter that pleases you visually,...perhaps THINK carefully about the actual quarry you want to capture and the geographical area that you intend to use the dog in'.. I say this because,..for me,.personaly,..the 'goal post has suddenly been moved',.and what I once required from a working partner is no longer needed... Its a bit like last seasons 'must have' fashion accessory,.. Best to give such matters some serious thought,.just an opinion,.I could well be wrong... All the best,.CHALKWARREN,..feeling,.much,..much better.... NORFOLK,SMITHFIELD,...etc,.etc,.. ...... Chalkey, forgive me if I'm wrong, but those two dogs aren't youres, are they ??? Nice looking dogs, but doubt if they could catch a cold !! Cheers. Quote Link to post
Phil Lloyd 10,738 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Chalkey, forgive me if I'm wrong, but those two dogs aren't youres, are they ??? Nice looking dogs, but doubt if they could catch a cold !! Cheers. Of course I forgive you my Son,.for you know not what you say.... Quote Link to post
chartpolski 23,323 Posted November 27, 2007 Report Share Posted November 27, 2007 Chalkey, forgive me if I'm wrong, but those two dogs aren't youres, are they ??? Nice looking dogs, but doubt if they could catch a cold !!Cheers. Of course I forgive you my Son,.for you know not what you say.... Cheers Chalkey, you're probably the only person on these sites older than me !!!! Quote Link to post
mad-mouse 11 Posted November 28, 2007 Report Share Posted November 28, 2007 no i didnt so what do you think im buying here is it probally a colliexgreyhound cheers It will be everything but the kitchen sink mate defo not a collie greyhound, But i am not saying a bitza is a bad thing, I have two Bitzas myself. Tumblers are bollocks( jeff will tell you otherwise) Smithfield aint been seen for hundreds of years. Basically what you get is what you see I suspect a rough coated lurcher, dont believe the hype and the adverts. Now if you want it for work ask about working traits and if there are pics, videos of the dog working or maybe if you can go and see the dogs in action out in the fiel.....? Good luck mate....Like i said do you homework on some of the more commercial dogs about, and you will see After all you want a dog to work for many years to come, so up you chances and do some research in to whats about A TUMBLER IS A RACING PIGEON ,NOT A DOG. MAD-MOUSE Good hunting with what ever you decide, lurcher works great fun Quote Link to post
doga 50 Posted December 1, 2007 Report Share Posted December 1, 2007 maybe im dwelling on this subject a little to hard but could not help my self,looking on jeffs web site i noticed the bit no the lot about introducing huski blood,there is more there justifing that cross than all the rest of his site.when you log on it says jeffs training,stories,lineage ect there is nothing there but when trying a sales pitch that people have questioned he rips it off,not a con man my arse. Quote Link to post
baz 463 Posted December 2, 2007 Report Share Posted December 2, 2007 just had a look on that website what a load of shite, Quote Link to post
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