Lines

[MarcusOvDarlo 0]

Well some people on here seem to think ( in there opinions ) that you have to have good bloodlines in a lurcher to make it a good worker. IMO ( in my opinon ) i think thats wrong, As long as you bring a lurcher up well then it should have no problem working... but it would give you a advantage if yyou had a dog out of good lines.

 

So... Theres my opinion. Whats yours?

Edited September 5, 2008 by MarcusOvDarlo

[BlueCoyote 0]

i agree to a point. any dog can be great if the trainer knows what he's doing. but the lines thing i believe is a way some people predict the dogs ability and stamina..

i still say its a gamble.

[miss lurcher bitch 319]

well i hav e dog here of my mums and it a mongral x lurcher and she works well and she is 6 yrs and has only been working 4 mounths but i do like collie crosses and my own beddy whip grey hound line but every dog is diffrent and so are people in training there dogs that my opinion

[spiderfly 111]

if its in them to do they`ll do it if not then f**k the breeding

[MarcusOvDarlo 0]

Good opinions... anymore?

[speedlamper 0]

its a combination of both i'd say, a top line with an idiot isnt going to achieve anything, if you put more time in you'll get a better worker

[MarcusOvDarlo 0]

Agreed with SL there definatley..

[Guest SPIFF]

Well some people on here seem to think ( in there opinions ) that you have to have good bloodlines in a lurcher to make it a good worker. IMO ( in my opinon ) i think thats wrong, As long as you bring a lurcher up well then it should have no problem working... but it would give you a advantage if yyou had a dog out of good lines.

 

So... Theres my opinion. Whats yours?

BALLS..............................I WENT THROUGH A LOT OF LURCHERS ,TRAINED EM TO GUNDOG STANDARD AND THEY WHERE ALL LACKING.I GOT MY BROTHER HIS FIRST 2 OUT OF EXCELLANT BREEDING AND BOTH 10 TIMES THE DOGS I HAD,WITH BASIC TRAINING ONLY.IE.STOCKBREAKING,JUMPING,RETRIEVING ETC.

 

JUST TO ADD I DIDN T HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME BREEDING WHEN I WAS AT THE LURCHERS.

Edited September 6, 2008 by SPIFF

[MarcusOvDarlo 0]

Well some people on here seem to think ( in there opinions ) that you have to have good bloodlines in a lurcher to make it a good worker. IMO ( in my opinon ) i think thats wrong, As long as you bring a lurcher up well then it should have no problem working... but it would give you a advantage if yyou had a dog out of good lines.

 

So... Theres my opinion. Whats yours?

BALLS..............................I WENT THROUGH A LOT OF LURCHERS ,TRAINED EM TO GUNDOG STANDARD AND THEY WHERE ALL LACKING.I GOT MY BROTHER HIS FIRST 2 OUT OF EXCELLANT BREEDING AND BOTH 10 TIMES THE DOGS I HAD,WITH BASIC TRAINING ONLY.IE.STOCKBREAKING,JUMPING,RETRIEVING ETC.

 

JUST TO ADD I DIDN T HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME BREEDING WHEN I WAS AT THE LURCHERS.

 

 

So your telling me theres no good dogs out there that arent from good lines?

[thurso jack 3]

YOU CANT BREED A DERBY WINNER OUT OF A DONKEY.

 

BREED FROM THE BEST, CULL THE REST.

[Malt 379]

Of course the lines make a difference. All dogs have the same traits & instincts, but they're stronger in some dogs than they are in others. I agree that training & conditioning can get you so far, but if you give a decent dog handler two dogs from two different lines, one good & one not so good, at the end do you think the two dogs will be equal? True the not so good one would probably be shit hot compared to a novice's attempt with a dog from the good line, but a decent dogman would know how to get the extra 10-20% from the dog with better breeding.

 

Lines aren't everything, but they do make a difference IMO.

[MarcusOvDarlo 0]

Of course the lines make a difference. All dogs have the same traits & instincts, but they're stronger in some dogs than they are in others. I agree that training & conditioning can get you so far, but if you give a decent dog handler two dogs from two different lines, one good & one not so good, at the end do you think the two dogs will be equal? True the not so good one would probably be shit hot compared to a novice's attempt with a dog from the good line, but a decent dogman would know how to get the extra 10-20% from the dog with better breeding.

 

Lines aren't everything, but they do make a difference IMO.

 

Exactly

[Guest SPIFF]

Well some people on here seem to think ( in there opinions ) that you have to have good bloodlines in a lurcher to make it a good worker. IMO ( in my opinon ) i think thats wrong, As long as you bring a lurcher up well then it should have no problem working... but it would give you a advantage if yyou had a dog out of good lines.

 

So... Theres my opinion. Whats yours?

BALLS..............................I WENT THROUGH A LOT OF LURCHERS ,TRAINED EM TO GUNDOG STANDARD AND THEY WHERE ALL LACKING.I GOT MY BROTHER HIS FIRST 2 OUT OF EXCELLANT BREEDING AND BOTH 10 TIMES THE DOGS I HAD,WITH BASIC TRAINING ONLY.IE.STOCKBREAKING,JUMPING,RETRIEVING ETC.

 

JUST TO ADD I DIDN T HAVE ACCESS TO THE SAME BREEDING WHEN I WAS AT THE LURCHERS.

 

 

So your telling me theres no good dogs out there that arent from good lines?

DON T RECALL WRITING THAT.

[shinyspade 2]

most lurchers with a good bit of running dog in them will do a decent enough job . however if the lurch is tested to a greater degree ie. pushed that bit harder and made to graft . the crackes will show. also if the dog is a specialist working other things than rabbits. breeding is essential.