Lurchers in Scotland

[minion 29]

What do you feel the best cross is for a working lurcher in Scotland? Most of the dogs around where I come from are lurcher to lurcher crosses. My own current dog is a pure whippet as I only work rabbits and hare and t be honest my wife likes whippets. I have always been a collie lurcher fan and my last lurcher was a 3/4 grey 1/4 border and she was great for me. Fast enough for hare and easy to train.

 

Having young kids and a small house ment we opted for a smaller dog and I am hopeful the whippet will do the business for me.

 

Just wonderd (no reason other than for something to talk about) what the other guys up here have - or would prefer. Do you need a fast dog or lots of stamina - or both.

 

Thought it would be an intresting debate -

 

whats your thoughts

[scottish lurcher 185]

What do you feel the best cross is for a working lurcher in Scotland? Most of the dogs around where I come from are lurcher to lurcher crosses. My own current dog is a pure whippet as I only work rabbits and hare and t be honest my wife likes whippets. I have always been a collie lurcher fan and my last lurcher was a 3/4 grey 1/4 border and she was great for me. Fast enough for hare and easy to train.

 

Having young kids and a small house ment we opted for a smaller dog and I am hopeful the whippet will do the business for me.

 

Just wonderd (no reason other than for something to talk about) what the other guys up here have - or would prefer. Do you need a fast dog or lots of stamina - or both.

 

Thought it would be an intresting debate -

 

whats your thoughts

a lot would depend the type of ground and what game your using it for i prefer saluki cross greyhounds the ground is very heavy going and quite hilly so seem to be best for where i hunt most dogs in my area are saluki cross though one or two of lads round here seem quite keen on the deer hound lurcher because of the terrain guess lot also depends on the heart of the dog and how game he or she is

[Guest SJM]

Scotlands a big place with lots of varied terrain, moors, flat fields etc so thats a hard question to answer. We dont have anything as big as the fens, but we do have some decent fields dotted about across the country. I would say it depends on what your running, I like collie crosses for rabbiting and on the moors, allthough Ive seen some cracking lurcher x lurcher bitzas too. For the flat fields, a fast dog with a good mouth is whats needed, something that can kill them quick before they get off into the woods or through hedges. A really good dog should be able to kill them anywhere though

[luke 2]

i run both whippets and lurchers mate some times the ground suits

the whippets some times the lurcher i get a buzz out of watching both

the rapid assault of the whippets were if she can stay a live for the first two minutes

shes a way or the grinding course of the lurcher cant choose love both

[nrat 8]

Scotlands a big place with lots of varied terrain, moors, flat fields etc so thats a hard question to answer. We dont have anything as big as the fens, but we do have some decent fields dotted about across the country. I would say it depends on what your running, I like collie crosses for rabbiting and on the moors, allthough Ive seen some cracking lurcher x lurcher bitzas too. For the flat fields, a fast dog with a good mouth is whats needed, something that can kill them quick before they get off into the woods or through hedges. A really good dog should be able to kill them anywhere though

QUITE AGREE FIRST LOOK AT THE GROUND YOU WILL BE RUNNING YOUR DOG ON,IF ITS FLATLAND,ARABLE,OR SHEEP PASTURE,OR GOLF COURSES,THE RABBITS WILL BE RUNNING JUST AS FAST AS SOUTHERN RABBITS THERS NO DIFFERANCE,SO YOU WANT A DOG WITH PACE IF YOU ARE OUT MOST OF THE NIGHT ON ANY GROUND YOU NEED STAMINA,IF YOUR UP ON THE MOORS A TALLER DOG IS A DEFINATE ADVANTAGE,ONLY YOU KNOW THE GROUND YOU WILL BE RUNNING MOSTLEY SO MAKE YOUR OWN CHOICE,WE RUN ON ALL SORTS OF TERRAIN AND USE WHIPPET TYPES,YOU CAN SEE A REALLY GOOD WHIPPET-LURCHER RUNNING ALL SORTS OF GROUND IN THE FILM ROUGES SHE IS A CRACKING DOG,HE HAS BOUGHT A HANCOCK 1ST CROSS,AND WE WILL SEE HOW SHE COMES ON,SHE WILL BE A LOT SLOWER BUT BE HARDIER ON THE MOORS ,TIME WILL TELL, BUY A DOG YOU LIKE AND PUT THE TIME IN TRAINING, GOOD HUNTING IS A PARTENRSHIP WITH THE DOGS AND FERRETS ,GOOD LUCK

[kreet 0]

iv got a coursing whippet used to have a little black bitch that was dinamite on rabbits on the quary and golfcourse but the bitch i have the now is a totaly diffrent type of animal she isnt jumping apart from onto the trampoline out the back and untill now hasnt showed a great deal of intrest . she's ten months now and is just starting to look like she mite turn into something worth having in my kennel , my lamp isnt working for some reason so havent had the chance to get her out yet plus there's no one about me with another dog that works . if i wanted something to take all quary on all type of land i would prolly go for a good saluki /grey but at the moment the other half is sick of the ones i have so itl be a while till i get another lol

 

have you got any pic's of your whippet ?

[gaz 284]

Horses for courses as the old saying goes,no different to where you go in mainland britain........except when your after that eluisive beastie the HAGGIS!!! out on the hill up here......but thats another story

[Guest Frank]

except when your after that eluisive beastie the HAGGIS!!! out on the hill up here......but thats another story

 

Ahhh, now your talking, you need a good dog for them so you do.

[Guest SJM]

Ive got that one cracked Ive crossed a basset hound with a great dane so its got short legs on one side and long legs on the other for running round the side of mountains

[Guest Frank]

[minion 29]

Scotlands a big place with lots of varied terrain, moors, flat fields etc so thats a hard question to answer. We dont have anything as big as the fens, but we do have some decent fields dotted about across the country. I would say it depends on what your running, I like collie crosses for rabbiting and on the moors, allthough Ive seen some cracking lurcher x lurcher bitzas too. For the flat fields, a fast dog with a good mouth is whats needed, something that can kill them quick before they get off into the woods or through hedges. A really good dog should be able to kill them anywhere though

 

 

I mosty run my dogs in the Borders, Midlothian, East and West Lothian. Try not to go to the same spots to often incase it gets hot. Dont travel to far just vary the locations. Alot of the fields are a decent size and I dont know how the whippet will be if the hares get a chance to use the field - only time will tell.

 

Am just going to take the pup out just now. Hopefully I will get a wee run for her.

[minion 29]

iv got a coursing whippet used to have a little black bitch that was dinamite on rabbits on the quary and golfcourse but the bitch i have the now is a totaly diffrent type of animal she isnt jumping apart from onto the trampoline out the back and untill now hasnt showed a great deal of intrest . she's ten months now and is just starting to look like she mite turn into something worth having in my kennel , my lamp isnt working for some reason so havent had the chance to get her out yet plus there's no one about me with another dog that works . if i wanted something to take all quary on all type of land i would prolly go for a good saluki /grey but at the moment the other half is sick of the ones i have so itl be a while till i get another lol

 

have you got any pic's of your whippet ?

 

 

Yes I have a few pics but I cant find the lead for the camera. I will take it with me to the office in the morning if I cant find it and put her pics up. There are pics of her on thewhippetforum.com under whippets in the field if you are a member on there? They are a few months old though.

[nrat 8]

Ive got that one cracked Ive crossed a basset hound with a great dane so its got short legs on one side and long legs on the other for running round the side of mountains

I HAD ONE LIKE THAT CRACKING DOG CAUGHT 9 GREY HARES ONE DAY,[all out my old arse]

[fastdog 0]

Ive got that one cracked Ive crossed a basset hound with a great dane so its got short legs on one side and long legs on the other for running round the side of mountains

I HAD ONE LIKE THAT CRACKING DOG CAUGHT 9 GREY HARES ONE DAY,[all out my old arse]

it must of been a hardy brute to near your ass :sick: