First lurchers

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I love all these old photos. They take me back to another time.It all seemed a lot easier then. Buy your lurcher pups from ads in exchange and mart. Plenty of rabbits and hares and mostly not as much bother as these days.

Sorry about the whippet being shot though Charts. Must've been gutted.

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27 minutes ago, chartpolski said:

Double bred Bilko dog, equally at home on track or field. Sadly shot by a 'keeper when running a hare;

Bitch sired by Bilko, out of a Greyhound bitch. Fastest I've ever seen on a track and up to a hare,

Both early 70's.

Cheers.

 

Cracker that is

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First "proper lurcher" after moving on from the non-peds, early 70's,

A bitza with saluki, stag, collie, Greyhound in her breeding,

First pure saluki i had in the Middle East, early 80's,

Not a lurcher, but a pure bull bitch my brother and I had and hoped to breed from, but got killed by a car.

Cheers.

Edited January 20, 2023 by chartpolski

[darbo 4,774]

1987 3/4 GREY 1/4 COLLIE PUP.

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On 19/01/2023 at 10:45, thefensarefarbutistillgo said:

This was my first coursing bred dog about 24 years ago, he was out January jack, look how straight his back legs are I don’t like them like that probably why he was so slow, I like a good bit of angulation on the back legs I think I gives speed and power, look at a hares back legs there nearly folded in half most time I’m sure that’s why a hare is so fast for its size it all about leverage 

I agree, this one I owned had straight back legs and no "spring" in the hocks.

This little Beddy type of mine had a nice stance, plenty of "spring" in the back end,

Cheers.

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That hairy one is a dinger.

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1 hour ago, chartpolski said:

I agree, this one I owned had straight back legs and no "spring" in the hocks.

This little Beddy type of mine had a nice stance, plenty of "spring" in the back end,

Cheers.

Yea I do like to see a good shape to the back legs it definitely has an affect on speed, I also think the way a saluki runs keeping a generally flat back when at speed is another point which gives them greater stamina because there not using loads of energy from there back muscles like a whippet or greyhound does as they flex there back a lot when sprinting which gives them extra speed but tires them out quicker

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31 minutes ago, thefensarefarbutistillgo said:

Yea I do like to see a good shape to the back legs it definitely has an affect on speed, I also think the way a saluki runs keeping a generally flat back when at speed is another point which gives them greater stamina because there not using loads of energy from there back muscles like a whippet or greyhound does as they flex there back a lot when sprinting which gives them extra speed but tires them out quicker

They run like a coffee table 

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I have posted pictures before of my first proper lurcher a great dog who never suffered injuries despite my silliness of running him on hard ground and daunting places I lost him at nearly 7 years old after he disappeared on the Wentworth Estate running an hare into woodland never to be seen again. 

[keepdiggin 9,559]

On 20/01/2023 at 18:28, chartpolski said:

First "proper lurcher" after moving on from the non-peds, early 70's,

A bitza with saluki, stag, collie, Greyhound in her breeding,

First pure saluki i had in the Middle East, early 80's,

Not a lurcher, but a pure bull bitch my brother and I had and hoped to breed from, but got killed by a car.

Cheers.

Was the bull going to used in lurcher projects 

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1 minute ago, keepdiggin said:

Was the bull going to used in lurcher projects 

To be honest, my brother wanted to breed bulls, I wanted to breed bull/greyhounds, but the bitch was knocked down chasing a collie down the Newcastle coast road, so that ended that particular discussion !

Cheers.

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11 minutes ago, chartpolski said:

To be honest, my brother wanted to breed bulls, I wanted to breed bull/greyhounds, but the bitch was knocked down chasing a collie down the Newcastle coast road, so that ended that particular discussion !

Cheers.

Was it from any particular line?

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1 minute ago, keepdiggin said:

Was it from any particular line?

It was well bred from American imports.

Id have to ask my pal who gave us the bitch what lines she was from.

Cheers.

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On 20/01/2023 at 17:43, thefensarefarbutistillgo said:

Did you ever see January jack run ? 

No I was a bit younger and only met him occasionally till he was a bit older, good dog man, think we only walked out once or twice.

Cheers, D.

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Here's my first and only so far. 3/4 grey 1/4 collie. Below as a pup in 2011.