Trainability

[MagyarAgar 88]

I have a question for the experienced people on here.

How would you rate the trainability of the various lurcher crosses? Things like (rock solid) recall, sit, stay, lie down...
My theory would be that lurchers with some type of pastoral breed in them would be rate pretty high in this regard.

Besides your opinions lets also make a poll out of it.

[mushroom 12,827]

Well it's not a coursing bred cnut like mine

Every dog is different and reacts differently to different owners

[poxon 5,718]

Collie beddy x for me but there shouldn’t really be a poll on this collie xs win hands down 

[TOMO 26,005]

if you generalising then you are right ....herding dog crosses are generally easy to train....

but a good standard can be achieved with all the others....dependant on the individual dog ...and the owner 

[TOMO 26,005]

i had a coursing bred bitch ...sal/grey ....retrieve as good as a field trial lab.....jump gates ect walk at heel ...lamp without a slip lead....whilst another dog was running and stay at heel 

[Aussie Whip 4,086]

I've found pure whippets do what you want them to do and are looking to please but I don't really train dogs, I let them do their thing.

[mushroom 12,827]

I remember them days, when I had a dog/s that was/were biddable. I'd take the staffy and Trev out and the same, no lead.

I've seen my staff sit there grunting waiting for me to give the go, whilst trev was having a look. 

At least this nobhead will sit

[dogmad riley 1,343]

Bull x nice and easy to train to a good level, never had a problem with recall, sit stay walk to heal etc. 

Always good with other dogs etc, 

[bird 9,861]

32 minutes ago, TOMO said:

if you generalising then you are right ....herding dog crosses are generally easy to train....

but a good standard can be achieved with all the others....dependant on the individual dog ...and the owner 

true tomo , suppose as well it what comes to the brain box 1st , if you got few breeds in it. i told few times before when  we were out mooching with max, ive had pit x greys  quite biddable dogs  not bad to train. your right herding cxs very easy to train  but fookin  pain at times  with that collie brain, but i have found the gsd x simlar temp but stronger prey drive. a lurcher x lurcher from good proven parents will have plenty of brain to train and work

[fred90 3,199]

some can call a dog off when it's on its quarry. I can't and I would be disappointed if I could. there are far better people than me with mutts but it would always be in my mind if it was fully committed? 

[stormyboy 1,352]

Pastoral Cross for out and out obedience, hands down. 

[MagyarAgar 88]

2 hours ago, bird said:

true tomo , suppose as well it what comes to the brain box 1st , if you got few breeds in it. i told few times before when  we were out mooching with max, ive had pit x greys  quite biddable dogs  not bad to train. your right herding cxs very easy to train  but fookin  pain at times  with that collie brain, but i have found the gsd x simlar temp but stronger prey drive. a lurcher x lurcher from good proven parents will have plenty of brain to train and work

That’s the discussion I was looking for!

[MagyarAgar 88]

9 minutes ago, fred90 said:

some can call a dog off when it's on its quarry. I can't and I would be disappointed if I could. there are far better people than me with mutts but it would always be in my mind if it was fully committed? 

That’s an interesting opinion. I strive for my dog to be able to called off of anything (not that I 100% succeed ). Just for safety reasons. There is just not enough free space around here. Traffic everywhere and so on.

[white van man 3,289]

Totally depends on the owner.

[MH1 1,866]

4 hours ago, Aussie Whip said:

I've found pure whippets do what you want them to do and are looking to please but I don't really train dogs, I let them do their thing.

Yeah, that's my excuse too