Deerhound greyhound

[gunter 352]

 not worth running not that one anyway lol see them dogs go to these game fairs there just ornaments makes me laugh the amount of boys take pictures of lurchers at shows and percent havnt seen a rabbit let alone a hare 

Edited March 25 by gunter

[chartpolski 25,269]

1 hour ago, gunter said:

 not worth running not that one anyway lol see them dogs go to these game fairs there just ornaments makes me laugh the amount of boys take pictures of lurchers at shows and percent havnt seen a rabbit let alone a hare 

You have me at a disadvantage, mate, as I’ve never seen that dog work, but you have , so I can only respect your opinion.

Cheers.

[trigger2 3,167]

2 hours ago, mC HULL said:

whats it the champion of mate ? nothing worth running ever come out of ireland lol 

It's still a nice looking animal. I never mentioned anything about it being champion. 

[chartpolski 25,269]

2 minutes ago, trigger2 said:

It's still a nice looking animal. I never mentioned anything about it being champion. 

I was the judge and gave it “Champion Lurcher” , based solely on looks, condition, conformation and temperament.

Its impossible to judge on working ability unless you have personally seen the dog working.

Lurcher Shows are just a bit of fun, support your local hunt, meeting up with mates, seeing dogs and having a craic in the summer.

Anyone who doesn’t like them isn’t forced to attend ! LOL !

Cheers.

[mC HULL 14,105]

10 minutes ago, trigger2 said:

It's still a nice looking animal. I never mentioned anything about it being champion. 

i agree nice stamp mate 

i thought i’d replied to chart hes answered now 

[gunter 352]

33 minutes ago, chartpolski said:

I was the judge and gave it “Champion Lurcher” , based solely on looks, condition, conformation and temperament.

Its impossible to judge on working ability unless you have personally seen the dog working.

Lurcher Shows are just a bit of fun, support your local hunt, meeting up with mates, seeing dogs and having a craic in the summer.

Anyone who doesn’t like them isn’t forced to attend ! LOL !

Cheers.

Chartpolski to me the only place to judge a lurcher is in the field to be honest with you thats for any type of running dog or terrier hound  wasn't having a dig at you or what you picked out as you said you can only pick by what you can see...but sometimes these folks bred and keep dogs to spend the summer hunting a bag of dog food and a trophy at a show and bred out of dirt and people wonder why there's so much dirt around the country   and  yes your right the shows are  for a bit of craic and fun over summer and yes I attend one or two but see really for what it is  I'd rather a kid win or a dog that's done a bit not pot lickers that havnt done a hands turn lol

[chartpolski 25,269]

1 hour ago, gunter said:

Chartpolski to me the only place to judge a lurcher is in the field to be honest with you thats for any type of running dog or terrier hound  wasn't having a dig at you or what you picked out as you said you can only pick by what you can see...but sometimes these folks bred and keep dogs to spend the summer hunting a bag of dog food and a trophy at a show and bred out of dirt and people wonder why there's so much dirt around the country   and  yes your right the shows are  for a bit of craic and fun over summer and yes I attend one or two but see really for what it is  I'd rather a kid win or a dog that's done a bit not pot lickers that havnt done a hands turn lol

I attended only three shows last year, local hunt shows.

My bitch, which I can assure you is well worked , was runner up at all them, and every time was beaten by its half sister, that I can guarantee has never done a days work in its life;

But that doesn’t bother me in the least; I don’t care what people do with their dogs, be it working, showing, racing, whatever, that’s their business, as long as the dogs are well fed, well kennelled etc.

As for breeding rubbish, there’s plenty who’ve never been to a show but breed from untested, scatter bred dogs. The simple answer is to do your homework before taking on a pup or dog.

Maybe try and get to this hunt shows, 

There will be plenty genuine working dogs, some from members off here, others with mates of mine who are coming up for it.

We will have a good craic and not take it too seriously.

Cheers.

 

 

[gunter 352]

One man's trash is another man's treasure mate we're is that show

[chartpolski 25,269]

1 hour ago, gunter said:

One man's trash is another man's treasure mate we're is that show

Horsely, just west of Newcastle on the A69. 
Just a little hunt show, but attracts a decent amount of dogs.

Cheers.

[gunter 352]

I'm in ireland but  should  be collecting pup from lancaster tho so could squeeze this in maybe if time suits 

[lurchers 2,917]

On 24/03/2025 at 15:10, trigger2 said:

What's peoples thoughts and experiences on the deerhound greyhound.

I don't do anywhere near as much hunting has I used to and realise a bigger dog is harder to keep fit.

Would they make a nice all-round edible game hunting dog

Mine done everything you wanted them to do mate,I only put the whippet blood in to bring the size down.The pup I kept had its 1st roe at 11mths old,but they are know to be late matures and people who have had them,want a world beater at 12mths old thinking they mature like ya bullx and others.But like chats says you get good and bad in all breeds.

[trigger2 3,167]

4 minutes ago, lurchers said:

Mine done everything you wanted them to do mate,I only put the whippet blood in to bring the size down.The pup I kept had its 1st roe at 11mths old,but they are know to be late matures and people who have had them,want a world beater at 12mths old thinking they mature like ya bullx and others.But like chats says you get good and bad in all breeds.

I am under no illusions that I could end up with a big animal. Thanks for the feed back

[chartpolski 25,269]

36 minutes ago, gunter said:

I'm in ireland but  should  be collecting pup from lancaster tho so could squeeze this in maybe if time suits 

I was in Ireland some years back, I took a deer x and a beddy x with me, county Offaly.

Im hoping to get to the North to see some Irish pals  next season.

Cheers.

[gunter 352]

51 minutes ago, chartpolski said:

I was in Ireland some years back, I took a deer x and a beddy x with me, county Offaly.

Im hoping to get to the North to see some Irish pals  next season.

Cheers.

There was fella over with us from Newcastle January sound fella done a bit of digging and stuff if you want a day out with hounds or terriers give me a shout  

[chartpolski 25,269]

1 minute ago, gunter said:

There was fella over with us from Newcastle January sound fella done a bit of digging and stuff if you want a day out with hounds or terriers give me a shout  

Was it Clinton ?

Cheers.