advice for my first dog

[welshunterz 10]

hello mates

 

im 14 and want 2 get a lurcher ive been looking at a litter but think they will be a bit heavey

 

i am looking at a fast,sharp,cleaver and easy to train and under 24 inches

 

im only planning on doing abit of rabbiting but i want a dog with a bit of heart as well

i will be looking for soon a dog on the lines of

 

*deerhound/greyhound x collie/greyhound

 

collie greyhound

 

3/4 grey 1/4 collie

 

3/8 5/8 collie greyhound

 

bedlington greyhound x deerhound greyhound

 

so what would you guys start with

i dont want no saluki,kelpie,hound,wheaton or any other stupid crosses

 

[johnny boy68 11,725]

hello mates

 

im 14 and want 2 get a lurcher ive been looking at a litter but think they will be a bit heavey

 

i am looking at a fast,sharp,cleaver and easy to train and under 24 inches

 

im only planning on doing abit of rabbiting but i want a dog with a bit of heart as well

i will be looking for soon a dog on the lines of

 

*deerhound/greyhound x collie/greyhound

 

collie greyhound

 

3/4 grey 1/4 collie

 

3/8 5/8 collie greyhound

 

bedlington greyhound x deerhound greyhound

 

so what would you guys start with

i dont want no saluki,kelpie,hound,wheaton or any other stupid crosses

 

^^^^^^

Or a beddy/whippet or beddy/grey

[bluebear 56]

hello mates

 

im 14 and want 2 get a lurcher ive been looking at a litter but think they will be a bit heavey

 

i am looking at a fast,sharp,cleaver and easy to train and under 24 inches

 

im only planning on doing abit of rabbiting but i want a dog with a bit of heart as well

i will be looking for soon a dog on the lines of

 

*deerhound/greyhound x collie/greyhound

 

collie greyhound

 

3/4 grey 1/4 collie

 

3/8 5/8 collie greyhound

 

bedlington greyhound x deerhound greyhound

 

so what would you guys start with

i dont want no saluki,kelpie,hound,wheaton or any other stupid crosses

 

you need to talk to the iceman he will help you about this and point you in the right direction :alcoholic:

[iceman001979 1,316]

BEDDY X GREY I WOULD GO FOR CAN MAKE GOOD ALL ROUNDERS AND BE GOOD DOG FOR IT BEING YOUR 1ST ONE

[lazycunt 59]

BEDDY X GREY I WOULD GO FOR CAN MAKE GOOD ALL ROUNDERS AND BE GOOD DOG FOR IT BEING YOUR 1ST ONE

iceman any chance of service of your beddy x grey

[mrmen16 5]

whippet will be a good dog to start with or a collie whippet grey

[bluebear 56]

BEDDY X GREY I WOULD GO FOR CAN MAKE GOOD ALL ROUNDERS AND BE GOOD DOG FOR IT BEING YOUR 1ST ONE

iceman any chance of service of your beddy x grey

he would give to you but he hasnt got one :search:

[iceman001979 1,316]

BEDDY X GREY I WOULD GO FOR CAN MAKE GOOD ALL ROUNDERS AND BE GOOD DOG FOR IT BEING YOUR 1ST ONE

iceman any chance of service of your beddy x grey

don't have one and didn't think you could get a service off a bitch

[lazycunt 59]

BEDDY X GREY I WOULD GO FOR CAN MAKE GOOD ALL ROUNDERS AND BE GOOD DOG FOR IT BEING YOUR 1ST ONE

iceman any chance of service of your beddy x grey

don't have one and didn't think you could get a service off a bitch

oh yours is a bitch any chance of a pup when you mate her

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

Wheaten and Saluki - Stupid Crosses? Lol.

 

Can't say as I agree there fella.

 

Fast, Sharp, Clever, Easy to Train and under 24". You don't seem to have considered whippet?

 

Collie/Grey x Whippet would fit your bill. And personally a dash of stupid saluki would improve the mix further.

[Cold Ethyl 63]

bedlington whippet heart of a lion but easier to train still need to work hard with it though as with any dog although bonding would be the key everytime.

[Sorley x 32]

Glad to see that you are thinking about what sort of cross will suit you. Instead of just getting the first puppy that comes along and then realsing all lurchers are not the same. The best thing you can do is pick a dog that you like. This may sound stupid but I'm constantly surprised by the numbers of people that get the dog they think they need. The dog will probably be with you for the next dozen years, that is a ling time to have a dog that you dont really like. Try and pick a puppy that is going to suit your personality. For example I dont like overly sycophantic dogs and overly pushy dogs. Also completely irrationally I wouldn't have a black or white dog, no reason and certainly no reflection on ability but I just cant get excited about them. I was once offered a nearly pure black bitch that was fantastically bred but I couldnt bring myself to take it on.

 

If this is your first dog then I would avoid a first cross collie greyhound, they tend to be a bit full on (especially the dogs) for a first dog. Though that said there are some fantastic first cross beardie lurchers that seem to have an easy disposition.

 

You are right to look, IMHO< for a dog under 24", though some of the crosses you list have a tendancy to throw quite tall. Also bear in mind that just because the sire and dam are one height it doesn't mean the pups will throw to that height. A recent litter between a 22.5" and a 25" resulted in one pup that has reached 27". The trouble is that the percentage quouted are just a statement of the percentage of DNA material from each parent. It doesn't tell you anything about which genes are inherited - that is random. IE there is nothing to say that a 1/4 greyhound may include a lot of the height genetics.

 

One way round this is to go for well known matings, or litters from linebred dogs that are producing more even litters.

 

Whatever pup you pick, the most important factor of all, far more than the breeding of the dog is you and the time you put in during the first 18 months.

 

All the best with your pup no matter how it is bred.

[skycat 6,172]

What breeding is the litter you've looked at? Is it just the breeding that makes you think they'll be heavy. Pups under 12 weeks should look quite solid if they've been reared right, with the exception of Saluki types who favour the adult shape a lot earlier than other types of sight hound or lurcher.

[Guest no1 jacker]

pitbull x greyhound

[Guest born to run1083]

Being honest mate most crosses make acceptable rabbit dogs, it's going to be more about the time you put into the dog you get which will have the biggest difference in the outcome of how good a dog you get in the end.