Starting A Line Of Lurchers

[bob84 189]

 

 

Who actually line breeds lurchers?

I know of 2 people that have kept a line for over 35 years

thats good going. Just never hear of people breeding proper line bred stuff of lurchers, hear about it all the time with terriers though

Ah see this is what I'm try to get at in around about way when did they no they had to out cross what did they look for in that out cross when to inbreed when did they say ah got it this is the line,type we're after that kind of stuff.

[lurchers 2,786]

They recon them kelpies are a hard working dog compared to a collie,in that i mean a lot tougher snd harder going type of dog but i dont know if its true ss ive never had one.but i like the look of a 3/4 grey 1/4 kelpie would be nice to see some.

[jigsaw 11,864]

i was thinking on that too,a full greyhound on her,as I have access to a few track or coursing dogs i reckon(you think you have till you go about getting one)..add height and speed,but loose the nose and the charachter possibly I dont know.

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

Can anyone honestly prove that line bred lurchers do any better than lurchers bred from worker to worker

A better dog man than me told me not so long ago that a line bred animal is only as good as the line it has come from.. So there will be some shite line bred animals and some exceptional line bred animals same as worker to worker...

 

Only difference is that with line breeding you will know what your getting..

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

 

Can anyone honestly prove that line bred lurchers do any better than lurchers bred from worker to worker

A better dog man than me told me not so long ago that a line bred animal is only as good as the line it has come from.. So there will be some shite line bred animals and some exceptional line bred animals same as worker to worker...

 

Only difference is that with line breeding you will know what your getting..

isnt line breeding the best to the best ? If so, what's the difference between a week worked bull , collie, deerhound etc crossed with a well bred successful sighthound? Just curious as never really looked into it. Is line bred/inbreeding holding the characteristics and genes from two successful dogs easier?

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

i was thinking on that too,a full greyhound on her,as I have access to a few track or coursing dogs i reckon(you think you have till you go about getting one)..add height and speed,but loose the nose and the charachter possibly I dont know.

on who, your bitch ? What bitch is it jig.

[jigsaw 11,864]

yeah on the kelpie SWYN,im just contemplating a pup from her,have 5 months more to make a decision,depends how things go for the next few months,

[jeemes 4,484]

Who actually line breeds lurchers?

we do.

[Hands of Stone 154]

I remember speaking to a knowledgeable guy who told me that 99% of the time you can buy better lurcher pups than you can breed yourself.

[bob84 189]

yeah on the kelpie SWYN,im just contemplating a pup from her,have 5 months more to make a decision,depends how things go for the next few months,

go on go on you know u want to save me looking any further then ha .

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

 

yeah on the kelpie SWYN,im just contemplating a pup from her,have 5 months more to make a decision,depends how things go for the next few months,

go on go on you know u want to save me looking any further then ha .

any pics of the kelpie

[cocker 2,654]

If you where starting for scratch with a line what would u look for in a stud and dam if the be bull wheaten collie saluki and so on would u go to a straight greyhound or 7/8 hound with w bit of something else in it how would u determined what to keep and what to cull or do u keep that whole litter and work of that and cull at a later time when is a line a line what would be your next step when it comes time for another litter .

id be looking for "good temperament" in what i bred aswel as well as working ability, i cant stand nuisance dogs and nutters, no matter how well there bred, you could give me the best working dog in the country but if it was a nutter or a nuisance it be no good to me

[Ross M 149]

I think people get to sentament with dogs, I think it's a lot easier to find a decent in time than it is to "start" a new line, why start a new line when there's dogs out there doing what you want now and have been for years. The amount of hard culling you'd have to do to even get on the right lines all because they what there own line of world beaters

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

 

 

Who actually line breeds lurchers?

we do.

i see lots of lurcher x lurcher but not exactl what I thought was line bred, thought line bred had to be related all along the line? Have no clue how it works.

I agree with cocker as well, rather have a well behaved dog and and not so good of a worker, than a top worker but a f****r to live with, no ta.

[BIGLURKS 874]

I think the hardest part of keeping any line would be keeping the shape size and stamina it really can be a lottery with lurchers unless your breeding first x