Shelter dog owners

[Casso 1,264]

What i'd like to ask is, Has anyone on this site aquired a lurcher through a dog shelter ,and if so, What do they make of the lurcher world in general, given that a lot of lads have been introduced by family or friends . Does it just look like we're a bunch of savages ,, any opinions would be welcome..

[Guest arch1]

What i'd like to ask is, Has anyone on this site aquired a lurcher through a dog shelter ,and if so, What do they make of the lurcher world in general, given that a lot of lads have been introduced by family or friends . Does it just look like we're a bunch of savages ,, any opinions would be welcome..

 

 

Iv'e got a rescue Lurcher and i think he's great. I take him out for "mooch" we catch very little, but thats ok, as long as Ossie enjoys himself.

 

To answer your question, in my opinion i would say yes it does. Iv'e asked questions on here, and on the whole gotten good replys, however iv'e also had the piss taken, Fair enough i'm new on here, no one knows me. So be it. Untill i got Ossie iv'e never hunted to kill, but iv'e fished for years, course fishing. I also work outside all day, so i know a little about the countryside.

 

It does seem to be all about the amount of things caught, the size of it, how hard the dogs were worked, what cross the dog is. Very little about actually just being outdoors doing something enjoyable. All my opinion of course.*

 

 

*Goes off to find the nearist bomb shelter and awaits incoming

Edited March 21, 2010 by Ossie'n'Arch

[Casso 1,264]

What i'd like to ask is, Has anyone on this site aquired a lurcher through a dog shelter ,and if so, What do they make of the lurcher world in general, given that a lot of lads have been introduced by family or friends . Does it just look like we're a bunch of savages ,, any opinions would be welcome..

 

 

Iv'e got a rescue Lurcher and i think he's great. I take him out for "mooch" we catch very little, but thats ok, as long as Ossie enjoys himself.

 

To answer your question, in my opinion i would say yes it does. Iv'e asked questions on here, and on the whole gotten good replys, however iv'e also had the piss taken, Fair enough i'm new on here, no one knows me. So be it. Untill i got Ossie iv'e never hunted to kill, but iv'e fished for years, course fishing. I also work outside all day, so i know a little about the countryside.

 

It does seem to be all about the amount of things caught, the size of it, how hard the dogs were worked, what cross the dog is. Very little about actually just being outdoors doing something enjoyable. All my opinion of course.*

 

 

*Goes off to find the nearist bomb shelter and awaits incoming

 

 

thanks, that a very honest answer, it gives the whole thing a little perspective,,

[fieldsman 51]

The local dog pound round our way refuse to let any one take a dog if they think it my be worked the local council stopped funding because of this. they said as long as it,s used to hunt legaly it should not be bias as any home is better than the pound but the brain dead bunny huggers would,nt have it so funding was removed and I for one totally agreed not somthing I usually do when local councils are concerned

[Guest arch1]

The local dog pound round our way refuse to let any one take a dog if they think it my be worked the local council stopped funding because of this. they said as long as it,s used to hunt legaly it should not be bias as any home is better than the pound but the brain dead bunny huggers would,nt have it so funding was removed and I for one totally agreed not somthing I usually do when local councils are concerned

 

 

The way we came to acquire Ossie was unusual in as much as we handed him in to the local Vets after finding him at the bottom of our garden. The Vets then took him to the Rescue centre, we waited 7 days, paid £50, had a home check (In which they Umm'd and Arr'd cos we didn't have a gate over the drive) and then brought him home. And it's been one of the best things we've ever done.

 

Edited to add:

 

We'd never had a dog before and would't have had one if Ossie hadn't found our garden.

Edited March 23, 2010 by Ossie'n'Arch

[Fabapocalypse 35]

People working in rescue shelters unfortunately see the worst of people - and that's "pet" owners as well as "working" owners; but unfortunately lurchers being what they are, there's a high percentage of damaged (in one way or the other) ex-working dogs that come into rescue and a lot of shelters are wary of rehoming to another working home for fear of it being a case of "out of the frying pan and into the fire" for the dog.

 

It's unlikely that these damaged - sometimes downright wrecked - dogs come from genuine working homes as those would do the right thing by the dog in the first place.

 

But the dumped, broken and abandoned failed and ex-workers are the dogs seen relatively often by rescues so that's where that policy comes from.

 

So it's not all bunny-hugging policies. But if a shelter has that policy, that's their prerogative. They just want to see a happy permanent home for the dog.

 

To be honest, most lurchers end up in rescue for a reason so it's unlikely you'll find a brilliant all-rounder at your local shelter, and then where does it go when you find it won't or can't do what you need?

 

That's not to say that "pet" owners aren't vetted by shelters too, or that other breed/type owners are squeaky clean, they're not, but that's a whole other question.

[vanquo 2]

What i'd like to ask is, Has anyone on this site aquired a lurcher through a dog shelter ,and if so, What do they make of the lurcher world in general, given that a lot of lads have been introduced by family or friends . Does it just look like we're a bunch of savages ,, any opinions would be welcome..

 

I kept terriers my whole life until I decided to go for a sighthound in the 90s. I went round all the local rescue places then found the dog in my avatar at the last one left to try. He'd been dumped by travelers in Rugby town centre and was hands down the best dog I ever had. From the second I got him I became lurcher mad and have made some great mates over the years meeting lurchermen out and about with my hound. I grew up in the country so would always disappear for hours with my terriers but it's much more fun having a sighthound with you IMO.

 

I'm lucky enough to have a job where I can take my dog with me, I work until late and there's plenty of rabbits around the buildings Have met a few people out lamping here over the years as well that think I'm coming out to tell them to clear off then they'd spot my lurcher joining their dogs lol.

 

My lurcher died just over a month back, miss him more than any other dog I've owned over the last 3 decades. I'm currently bringing on a Whippet pup who's sat next to me at work as I type this and couldn't imagine not having a sighthound these days. Bit of a rambling post but to sum it up I've met no end of top people over the years purely because of having a lurcher, not met a single person I didn't get on with. Most lurchermen seem like really genuine people.

Edited March 23, 2010 by vanquo

[Hollie 21]

When i left home (9 yrs ago) I got a Collie/grey from the Dogs Trust, they were brilliant when i told them i had grown up with working Lurchers, they said they would prefer him to go to a home that would allow him to do what he was bred to do, when i took him back to visit i would tell them about his hare coursing stories and they loved it and always praised him for being such a clever boy

 

About 6 months after getting him i took him to a smaller local rescue to look for another dog, i fell in love with a English bull X Grey, i asked to take him for a walk, it was very obvious to me that he had been worked and even more so when i got them up the road and onto a field and whispered 'rabbits rabbits' and he stood to attention beside my Ben, the pair of them scanning the field for movement! When i returned and said all had gone well one of the women who worked there, snotty nosed bitch replied 'and how are you going to control both of them if they see a rabbit' She basically told me to forget it as he wouldn't be coming home with me

 

Personally, if i was after a rescue lurcher these days i would ring up 1st and just ask if they would rehome a lurcher if they knew it was going to be allowed to hunt, if they say no, hang up, go and pick your dog and keep your mouth shut

[matt32 44]

dont see a problem with getting a dog or pup from a shelter aslong as youre willing to take a chanc,bullmastiffs roo was from a shelter and hes a really good dog i think its down to how much you put in with a dog that counts as well atb matt

[Casso 1,264]

Its not so much that i was looking for a shelter dog, just the fact that the dogs that dont make it in the big league, end up as cast off's in these shelters and get a second chance ,some of them anyway, i dont believe however that the animals found in these shelters who didn't make the grade , for whatever reason , could not have made good dogs given the right circumstances ,,that to me is the bigger problem..

 

 

[Guest wurzil]

What i'd like to ask is, Has anyone on this site aquired a lurcher through a dog shelter ,and if so, What do they make of the lurcher world in general, given that a lot of lads have been introduced by family or friends . Does it just look like we're a bunch of savages ,, any opinions would be welcome..

 

 

Iv'e got a rescue Lurcher and i think he's great. I take him out for "mooch" we catch very little, but thats ok, as long as Ossie enjoys himself.

 

To answer your question, in my opinion i would say yes it does. Iv'e asked questions on here, and on the whole gotten good replys, however iv'e also had the piss taken, Fair enough i'm new on here, no one knows me. So be it. Untill i got Ossie iv'e never hunted to kill, but iv'e fished for years, course fishing. I also work outside all day, so i know a little about the countryside.

 

It does seem to be all about the amount of things caught, the size of it, how hard the dogs were worked, what cross the dog is. Very little about actually just being outdoors doing something enjoyable. All my opinion of course.*fair play to you mate!!!!!

 

 

*Goes off to find the nearist bomb shelter and awaits incoming

[vanquo 2]

Its not so much that i was looking for a shelter dog, just the fact that the dogs that dont make it in the big league, end up as cast off's in these shelters and get a second chance ,some of them anyway, i dont believe however that the animals found in these shelters who didn't make the grade , for whatever reason , could not have made good dogs given the right circumstances ,,that to me is the bigger problem..

 

I agree, you can find some great dogs in rescue places. Quite often stolen ones that don't get sold end up being run almost to death then if lucky wind up in a rescue centre to recover before going up for adoption. You get quite a few dogs that were genuinely lost when out hunting whos owners never managed to find them as well.

[kevin kiely 66]

What i'd like to ask is, Has anyone on this site aquired a lurcher through a dog shelter ,and if so, What do they make of the lurcher world in general, given that a lot of lads have been introduced by family or friends . Does it just look like we're a bunch of savages ,, any opinions would be welcome..

 

 

Iv'e got a rescue Lurcher and i think he's great. I take him out for "mooch" we catch very little, but thats ok, as long as Ossie enjoys himself.

 

To answer your question, in my opinion i would say yes it does. Iv'e asked questions on here, and on the whole gotten good replys, however iv'e also had the piss taken, Fair enough i'm new on here, no one knows me. So be it. Untill i got Ossie iv'e never hunted to kill, but iv'e fished for years, course fishing. I also work outside all day, so i know a little about the countryside.

 

It does seem to be all about the amount of things caught, the size of it, how hard the dogs were worked, what cross the dog is. Very little about actually just being outdoors doing something enjoyable. All my opinion of course.*

 

 

*Goes off to find the nearist bomb shelter and awaits incoming

its hard enough to catch rabbits in the day with a lurcher on his own,why dont ya bring him to the same spot at night mate