wirehaired pointer x

[skycat 6,174]

Love the look of that dog Warren: looks to have very strong legs and feet too: should be difficult to break (as in toes and bone problems.)

[Guest warren]

Love the look of that dog Warren: looks to have very strong legs and feet too: should be difficult to break (as in toes and bone problems.)

Your correct SKYCAT, I have never had a Lurcher with as good bone as this young fella, infact I have never had a better (overall) put together young dog. His feet are brilliant just like Nell's 'his mother's' are. Nell has has worked her sox off on most types of terraine for five hard seasons and (touch wood) her feet are still perfect, so hopefully we have that job sorted! Regards Warren

[nottzhunter08 898]

it sure does look a fine strong animal hope he does you proud mate.

atb N.H

[pointer 543]

There was a video of one working over ferrets in the hunting video section, when I first joined, not much got away from it.

 

cant find it mate.

I had the clip took down,it was nothing special just a dog snapping up a few bolting rabbits.I dont do much ferreting now unless asked to or if there arent many rabbits sat out.For some reason,perhaps mixi or viruses,there often wasnt as many rabbits for the dogs to hunt up last season but by using a ferret on the smaller shallow earths you can quickly supply a few bunnies for your dog which i think is a nice ending to a trip out if your dog has been hunting hard with little reward.

[pointer 543]

a few more pics,i like to watch dogs hunting in the snow because the rabbits can get tucked in tight and can take a bit of locating especially if its a deep drift beside a wall or fenceline.

[nottzhunter08 898]

is the video still up mate.

[doglad1 32]

how olds that dog mate?

[pointer 543]

the video isnt on here anymore sorry.if i knew how to put video clips on the internet myself people would be sick of watching them there would be so many of them

 

my bitch,the one that looks like a gwp is almost seven years old.

[Mickey Finn 3,087]

my bitch,the one that looks like a gwp is almost seven years old.

 

She looks to be well put together. As a wirehair owner, I'm very curious about how she turned out. So, a few questions if you don't mind.

Is she a first cross gwp/greyhound?

How well does she use her nose?

Did her littermates turn out similiar enough?

Does she have the undercoat her jacket promises?

 

Thanks Pointer

ATB

[pointer 543]

Hi Mickey,

 

she is out of a GWP bitch to one of craig nuttalls coursing dogs.

she has a good nose but more importantely the relentless drive to keep searching for scent for however long she has to to find something.i think nose itself is only part of what makes a good hunting dog.

sadly ive heard little about any of the litters of gwp crosses that craig bred.

i own a pure GWP aswell and her coat is very similar,ive worked this dog regularly in the north of england and the weather can get pretty bad sometimes but her coat hasnt let her down.

 

on the downside she isnt very fast,was a nightmare to bring up as a youngster,dosent usually like strangers especially tall people and gets upset if she feels she has been told off.

[LEWIS123 449]

theres one on the dvd lamper a cold wind blows

Edited June 6, 2009 by LEWIS123

[arcticgun 4,548]

I have seen Pointers dogs work the local fields and quarries, they are just awesome to watch, they cover so much ground looking for scent, they are pure relentless, very nice animals, atvb Richard

[Guest warren]

Nell, the Dam of Merlin my young Pionter cross. As far as hunting and finding game goes Nell never needed any Pionter in her make-up, she must be one of the hunters I have seen and I feel very lucky to own her.

 

Dougy, the Sire of Merlin. He comes from a long line of out and out hunters. His breeding goed back to Simon Fayeres dogs

[nottzhunter08 898]

there are some nice pics of all of your dogs a big credit to you owners. the wirehaired pointer x on a cold wind blows doesnt look the greatest of running dogs but was very good at retrieving.

atb N.H

[pointer 543]

Id never claim that pointer crosses are better than other crosses and neither would anyone ive met who works them.There are loads of types of lurcher to choose from and we all just pick the ones that we like and suit us.

As Warren says Nell didnt need pointer in her same as my bitch didnt need collie in her.............different crosses working on the same type of land week in week out.

 

As far as my bitch is concerned i think its easy to just think of her as a gwp cross because she looks like one and then overlook the fact that her sire was from nuttalls yard which i think will have played as big a part as what the gwp dam did.