Black neck 16,383 Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 On 09/03/2018 at 21:42, sandymere said: Aren't they? And more coming.? Expand Looks lovely that does as me old whippet racing mate used to say if look the part they usually are Quote Link to post
Black neck 16,383 Posted March 9, 2018 Report Share Posted March 9, 2018 Without offending anyone its back legs are skinny compared to a grey just an observation Quote Link to post
mushroom 13,394 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 On 09/03/2018 at 19:27, sandymere said: How many are really doing that these days? And how many are bred on a ancestral name rather than their own achievement? Those that have been there and done that are superb but? As to what could bring something to the table? These will bring speed endurance, robustness and heat resistance and only the best proven dogs get to breed. Expand That's a well known dog and has done very well. Produced some good blood. Yet still, the amount of waste in the galgo population is incredible. More bad than good from what I have seen and been told, however..... a good galgo is a force to reckon with ? still snipey nosed, whining cnuts though ?? 1 Quote Link to post
Busher100 750 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Dogs bred to run long distances like the galgo and saluki seem to not have bulging muscles like sprinting dogs e.g. greyhound or whippets but more of a long leaner muscle like a marothon runner vs a sprinter 2 Quote Link to post
mushroom 13,394 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) On 09/03/2018 at 23:54, Black neck said: Without offending anyone its back legs are skinny compared to a grey just an observation Expand They're built different mate. No doubting their power and speed but they ain't greyhounds as we know them. Some of the larger specimens are a beauty to behold Edited March 10, 2018 by mushroom 1 Quote Link to post
Dinosaurs 2,127 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Seem to have bloody good feet some of that ground looked harsh. Atb 2 Quote Link to post
ginger beard 4,653 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Like a saluki.not alot of difference except maybe the deep chest in looks. Quote Link to post
low plains drifter 10,836 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 On 10/03/2018 at 00:17, Busher100 said: Dogs bred to run long distances like the galgo and saluki seem to not have bulging muscles like sprinting dogs e.g. greyhound or whippets but more of a long leaner muscle like a marothon runner vs a sprinter Expand Some of the saluki lurchers have got back legs like tops of beef and can run til the cows come home and then some Quote Link to post
Gilbey 1,479 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 On 10/03/2018 at 01:33, ginger beard said: Like a saluki.not alot of difference except maybe the deep chest in looks. Expand just a saluki type x grey, Sandymere says their between the two temp wise Quote Link to post
trenchfoot 4,243 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 Adding saluki into a lurcher for running hare is no more cheating than adding bull for running foxes. 1 Quote Link to post
fireman 11,038 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 On 10/03/2018 at 06:26, trenchfoot said: Adding saluki into a lurcher for running hare is no more cheating than adding bull for running foxes. Expand I was saying it's just what i think,if i was a pure chaser of the hare i'd have a native bred dog for doing so with,not knocking those that do with what ever dog they want to it just ain't for me.... Just to add for my own lurcher has saluki,bull and belgium mally blood in her so it isn't i have issues with foreign blooded dogs,i'd just use a native bred dog if i was a coursing man... Quote Link to post
two crows 3,342 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 On 10/03/2018 at 07:58, fireman said: I was saying it's just what i think,if i was a pure chaser of the hare i'd have a native bred dog for doing so with,not knocking those that do with what ever dog they want to it just ain't for me.... Just to add for my own lurcher has saluki,bull and belgium mally blood in her so it isn't i have issues with foreign blooded dogs,i'd just use a native bred dog if i was a coursing man... Expand I appreciate what your saying mate and variety is the spice of the lurcher world , during the 90's when coursing clubs were common there was still lads running collie crosses, greyhounds allsorts of things, but but by the end they all saw the light, you need to have some chance of success to enjoy any sport, and not all saluki lurchers are champions, far from it and brown hares don't role over easy. with regard to galgos what is there ancestry, and is the Spanish hare same as ours. 1 Quote Link to post
sandymere 8,263 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 On 10/03/2018 at 00:17, mushroom said: That's a well known dog and has done very well. Produced some good blood. Yet still, the amount of waste in the galgo population is incredible. More bad than good from what I have seen and been told, however..... a good galgo is a force to reckon with ? still snipey nosed, whining cnuts though ?? Expand High wastage with high standards and a bit of British blood should take the whine out Quote Link to post
sandymere 8,263 Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 On 10/03/2018 at 08:42, two crows said: I appreciate what your saying mate and variety is the spice of the lurcher world , during the 90's when coursing clubs were common there was still lads running collie crosses, greyhounds allsorts of things, but but by the end they all saw the light, you need to have some chance of success to enjoy any sport, and not all saluki lurchers are champions, far from it and brown hares don't role over easy. with regard to galgos what is there ancestry, and is the Spanish hare same as ours. Expand Yes it's the same hare and their ancestry is chasing hares since pre biblical times. ? Quote Link to post
Guest edrd Posted March 10, 2018 Report Share Posted March 10, 2018 (edited) . Edited March 15, 2018 by edrd Quote Link to post
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