lurcher stamina

[limerick999 0]

anyone know of how i can get my lurcher to have more staying power stamina for h--- hunting

[gtomo 4]

What cross do you run mate

[Guest dotty]

with horses, the longer that you walk for before cantering, when getting them fit, the more stamina there will have.

this seems to be the case with my lurcher as well.

[limerick999 0]

What cross do you run mate

3/4 hound quater collie

[TOMO 26,212]

we all have our favoured methods for getting the dogs fit, and to be honest im not a big beliver in road walking.

 

for me its the mountin bike or behind the motor for a few miles verying the speed.

 

but to be honest i dont think you can beat working them graduly building up on the amnount of runns they have in a day/night. but ALWAYS watching the performance, and gauging when the sesion is over.

 

 

but another area that can get over looked is feeding and kenneling. about 10 days ago two of mine had some real long long runs they both had 3 each in about 1. 1/2 hours the last one being a geniun 5 mins. at home they were washed down with warm water , towel dryed and massarged. then fed , and a big drink of water with a little milk in to get them to drink it all. then bedded down under a heat lamp. over the next two days they were fed 3 times each day to keep there weight right.

 

i think all of the above is more important than people somtimes realise, especialy keeping them warm and well fed.

 

its all about good stockman ship . knowing when the dog is fit, or had enough, and even when to push it that bit harder. TOMO

[treefella 24]

i give my terrier and lurcher a run every morning for between 30 mins-45mins then in the evening they get between 1 1/2 - 2 hours. i live in sussex just of the south downs so it very hilly and they are running up and down the hills. running up hill works the back legs and running down works the fron legs on the weekens i am either beating on a pheasant shoot with them picking up rabbits allday while the terriers is flushing the pheasants. or mooching about my permission. the pheasant shoot lasts all day so both dogs are nakered by the end of it, think of it as a 5 hour walk. thats how my two stay fit.

when lamping my lurcher can go all night so i asume she is fit enough, what are your thoughts on this type of exercise.

[sandymere 8,263]

I agree with road work, although i run with mine rather than bike, it's a really good way of getting a good base of stamina. But you need some speedwork as well to fire up and work the fast twith muscle fibres and hone the fast work biomechanics. I'll also 2nd the good feeding at the end of the day you can only get out what you put in.

[willboy 0]

anyone know of how i can get my lurcher to have more staying power stamina for h--- hunting

if its a bitch put a bite of suluki grey init i use suluki whippet grey or first cross suluki grey

[longhound 0]

i would belive the way to get better stamina is the same as us humans?

[skycat 6,173]

5-7 miles every other day next to the bike. The other days free running mooching and rabbitting. Make sure the dog's weight is right too: over weight will sap its strength: as bad as underweight. Stick a pic up of the dog: side and rear views if possible. Feed correctly as well: cheap sh*t dog food won't help at all: what are you feeding the dog? Does it fade quickly even on the first run? How long does it take for its heart rate to return to normal after a hard run?

The other thing to remember is that a 3/4 Grey 1/4 Collie wasn't really designed to be a regular catcher of anything that can run and run and then run some more if your'e talking about long (3 minutes plus) runs. Obviously it depends where your'e running em too.

This breeding often lacks the cruising speed necessary to do that job: they have to run flat out (top gear all the time) just to stay in the game. I know I'm generalising but you get my drift. Stands to reason they won't have the same stamina as a dog with Saluki in its makeup: the ones that have been bred for that job for thousands of years.

[leanne 0]

Running with other dogs keeps them moving - mine always comes back tired if I walk him through fields with another dog. He gets bored with just me - quick burst of run then only walking. Swimming is good too. River swimming is best - walk upstream and throw stones to keep the dog swimming against the current (stones in front of the dog not at it ).

[lurcherchavvy 3]

plenty of walking, lamping and if you course mate coursing if you put the effort in mate you will get a good outcome

[bullx 12]

Ten mile a day,seven days a week,three gallops aswell,leave the dog at home and course the hare yourself

[samba 534]

my own oppinionis that a dog is rather born with it or not

used to have a saluki lurcher if he never went a walk would

still run 6 hares most he ran on fens was ten

wouldnt have thought a 3/4 cross would have much anyway

but i carnt speak as i have a bullx now and 20 rabbits and 6 runs at hares

was enough for him and me

end of the day a sprint greyhound will never win a marathon

no matter what training you give it the dog wont do it

[jedandlevo 8]

we all have our favoured methods for getting the dogs fit, and to be honest im not a big beliver in road walking.

 

for me its the mountin bike or behind the motor for a few miles verying the speed.

 

but to be honest i dont think you can beat working them graduly building up on the amnount of runns they have in a day/night. but ALWAYS watching the performance, and gauging when the sesion is over.

 

 

but another area that can get over looked is feeding and kenneling. about 10 days ago two of mine had some real long long runs they both had 3 each in about 1. 1/2 hours the last one being a geniun 5 mins. at home they were washed down with warm water , towel dryed and massarged. then fed , and a big drink of water with a little milk in to get them to drink it all. then bedded down under a heat lamp. over the next two days they were fed 3 times each day to keep there weight right.

 

i think all of the above is more important than people somtimes realise, especialy keeping them warm and well fed.

 

its all about good stockman ship . knowing when the dog is fit, or had enough, and even when to push it that bit harder. TOMO

 

how do you fit all that in in one day if sum one works 8 untill 6 five times a week and has ferrets and a son of 2 years to look after would love to have the luxury of having time on my side and would spoile them rotton fitness wise it must be great