Lurcher Crosses

[minion 29]

Was having a chat about various lurcher crosses with a guy today who assures me his lurcher is 1/4 greyhound , 1/4 whippet , 1 /4 collie , 1/4 salluki because the sire was a collie grey and the dam was a saluki whippet.

 

 

Now, its been 12 or 13 years since I was at school but as far as I am aware genetics are not that simple. For example, if you take that litter above are you really getting a 1/4 of each breed? or if there are say 8 pups could you end up with a very mixed litter?

 

Potentially you could end up with a pup that is equal to a collie / saluki half cross?

 

I may be totally off the mark but has anyone bred a litter of half cross (anything) to another half cross and kept tabs on all the pups? Were they balanced or did they end up all over the place?

 

Would be interested to read folks views.

 

At the end of the day, my view is that providing the dogs does its job the breeding doesn't come into it but if I saw an add for a litter of say collie grey x saluki grey I would be unsure what to expect.

Edited November 14, 2010 by minion

[DottyDoo 500]

yer right mate, a litter of lurchers aint all the same, some throw 1 way, others throw the other

[minion 29]

I remember reading that if you have a genuine half cross and put a greyhound over it the litter will usually be pretty even.

 

Think I would be really disappointed if I bought a lurcher thinking I was getting a mixture of what sounds like a great dog on paper and ended up with the equivalent of a collie x saluki.

 

I suppose it is really down the the breeder to think about it before they breed the litter and be honest with the advert.

 

Cheers

[bunnys 1,236]

using greyhound back ta mixed bred lurchers usually levels the litter out but this his not allways a guarrantee me self much prefer lurcher lurcher of what ever type ya use these are where the very top class animals come from weather its coursing types or rabbiting dogs or for the heavier quarry of course selection from only the best stock must be carried over from each generation theyre out there

[3 Turns 326]

ALRIGHT DONE A LITTER 5YRS AGO SAL/GREW 1STX TO A BOR/COL X WHP1ST ALL PUPS WHERE COMPLTLY DIFFERENT.MY FRIENDS TOOK THEM ALL AND I KEPT TWO.THEY RANGED FROM 22/26IN .BROKEN COATED .SMOOTH COATED .REDS BLCKS YELLOW AND BLUE PIED ONE LOOKED LIKE A WET LAB AT 12MTHS.MY 2 BITCHES.ONE RED 24INCH RACY COLLIE TYPE GOOD ON R/H/F ON ROUGH HILLY GROUND GOOD BEAK AND VERY ATHLETIC.OTHER VERY RACY BLUEPIED 22IN LOOKED LIKE A STRONG COURSING WHIPPET .VERY SIGHTHOUNDY INJECTION DOG GOOD ON R/H ON OPEN PARKS'MY FRIENDS PUPS WHERE ALL USED FOR DIFFERENT JOBS ASWELL.IT WAS A VERY MIXED BAG.

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

This is very interesting.

 

The bloke I had my pup off has kept tabs on most, I think we know of at least 4 locally. But the sire and dam aren't worlds apart so not the best of circumstances for what is being discussed here.

 

I suppose the fact that some litters throw smooth and some throw rough is a good indicator that genetics vary alot in one litter.

 

And surely if they vary in looks then they can vary in other areas? Prey drive, intelligence, stamina? Etc.

 

Gaz

[awen 29]

surely the only way you know what your really getting is to get a line-bred dog? anything else is just hit or miss you can never guarantee its going to work!

[boyo 1,398]

dave latts 2nd cross to 2nd cross throw very uniform you will definately know what their going to be like they all come out like peas in a pod ive recentyly bred a litter of first cross saluki greyhounds out of my own greyhound bitch to a full saluki 10 pups 9 all alike and the tenth one which ive kept looks like a bloody collie greyhound