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  5. hancock dogs

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    The last 2 Hancock dogs I have seen both have hip displaysia :thumbdown:

    i heard that as well i think SJM wrote something about it on here :hmm:

     

    Yeah, I had a border first cross dog from him- it was a problem with bone structure, although the symptoms were very similar to hip displaysia. When I spoke to him, Hancock admitted that there had been some similar problems with other puppies.

     

    Goes to show it isn' t quite as simple as Greyhounds being a genetically perfect base for his breeding scheme.

     

     

    Maybe so, but the vet i use who as had 40years of experience with all breeds. He told me the

    Greyhound is the most gentically sound breed you will ever get. :yes::hmm::hmm:

     

    BIRD :)

  6. Bull cross lurchers (why)

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    Well ive had two bullxs, = 3/8bull 5/8grey , 1/4bull 3/4grey. Both were good dogs :yes:

    They caught small game and big game :whistling: . The two never made old bones :no: They got

    smashed up , and were finished at 4 years old :( . I had a colliex grey , he got smashed up at 17months old, ive spoke these dogs on the other site. Ive had lurchers 25+years, and bullxs are

    good dogs, but i do think you can get other xs just as good. Ive gone back to colliex greys now,

    a mate of mine had a 1xcollie grey, [farm bred] 24ins 48lb. This dog would tackle any thing :whistling it was as hard as nails :boxing: . There is good and rubbish in all lurcher xs. :hmm:

     

    BIRD ;)

  10. frustration

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    he's still very young,i lamped mine with older dogs and he soon learnt to retrieve from them. i'd try working him with another more experienced dog but i'd leave him a couple of months first.

     

     

    As I said I don't have the answer to you're prob matey..............But no offence 'whip' dogs don't "Learn" to retrieve watching others do it......If this was the case all those folk with shit# retievers would soon have brilliant one's..........Whichever way 'forward' is with this problem........It's certainly ALONE.........not 'watching' others.

    All the best with finding a solution!

     

     

    Spot on, try him when he is 12months old. When he catches a rabbit and he feck,s off with it

    walk the other way. Forget the rabbit, when he as caught a few he will bring them back.

    My best reteiveing lurcher as a pup, its first 12 rabbits were left all over the feckin place :angry:

    WHEN he was 18months, he was catching he would retrieve a rabbit and jump over a 5 bar gate

    with it :thumbs: dont forget its not natural for a lurcher to retrieve, they are bred to catch and

    kill if need be, they not labs. :hmm:

    BIRD :)

  14. im in trouble...........

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    Forget about what you should have done, concentrate on what you have done and what you've got!

     

    I doubt she gets confused. At a year old she's hardly old enough to be described as 'a lamping dog' - sounds to me the end product of a messer!

     

    I suspect that she just hasn't much experience so give the dog time, work her light for now and then concentrate on just getting out in the fields with her over the summer months. Allow her to see a few young daytime rabbits and to chase them - don't worry too much about catching them. Use this time to get her ready for next season.

     

    Remember that she's still a pup so treat her as one :thumbs:

     

    Spot on, most lurchers take a 2 or 3 seasons to become good, and they dont catch them all :thumbs:

    BIRD ;)

  15. Sunday Morning next generation

    in Ferrets & Ferreting

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    Sunday morning, me wild boar, andy and the next generation 6yr old henry

    had a mornings ferreting. Unfortunately we only got a small bag, the rabbits we got were

    pregnant doe's :cry: and each rabbit we had to dig for. Most of the morning was spent trying

    to get the ferrets out as they were chasing the younguns in the berry :grrr: shame really

    we couldnt get any bolting rabbits for the dog, or for young henry to see. He was quite fascinated

    when he came to me gutting the rabbits :hmm: i think he might want to be a butcher when he grows up

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    BIRD :bye1:

     

     

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  17. Bull crosses...

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    Looking through some of the posts ive seen plenty of nice looking bull crosses, and I just wondered if theres many bull crosses with collie in them?

    Does anyone keep them, what are they like?

    I would think that say a bull, greyhound X collie, grehound would be a useful dog.

     

    Cheers

    Danny

     

     

    It sounds like a good x, you would have the power of the bull, and the feet and coat of the collie. :thu

    with a bit of luck :hmm:

    BIRD :)

  23. what is the best dog for the job

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    thankyou very much for your comments and the idea was thjat i was going to get a couple of dogs to do the job :D

     

    My advice would be to go for something with a fair turn of speed and not too big.... 'BUT' stick to one dog, put as much time and effort into it as possible and i'm sure you will be well rewarded. Trying to 'bring on' two dogs can be very difficult training wise and (just sometimes) one or both can fall out of favour with you whilst starting them. One is more than enough for someone just starting.

    Good luck.

     

     

    Very true, stick with one. A whippetxgrey x colliexgrey, try get one from parents 23 to 24ins.

    A dog 24ins will be just right for rabbits, and big enough for anything else :thumbs:

     

    BIRD :)

  24. Hi every one, [bird]

    in New Member Introductions

    Posted

    Hi all you hunters, some of you might know from two other hunting sites :thumbs:

     

    Ive had lurchers[ bullxs, colliexs, and bitsa lurchers for 25+years.

    I like lamping, mooching, and bit of ferreting. Ive got a 6month old 1x collie greyhound dog pup,

    he is 22ins and 47lb he is going to be a big fecker :laugh: Just right for anything :thumbs:

     

    ray BIRD :D

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