derbylad
I too have just taken on my first lurcher, the training bit is the key, get the commands right and you are half way there. Recall is the big one as Dale says.
For my retrieve I used a lure made up of a rabbit skin stuffed with straw, this training took place in my back garden, I started throwing the lure and making a game out of it, she loved it and was being trained at the same time.
My recall was done in the side garden, I would let her off the lead and give her the command to come, it took awhile but the penny dropped when she recieved a small treat upon her return, th