hunter 86 0 Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 hi there im fairly new to owning pups i have been rabbiting for a few years now but i have recentally bought a lurcher pup but im not sure when to start it off some people have told me 6 months and some people have said 10 months i was just wanting some opinions and any advice any 1 could give me would be much appreiciated Quote Link to post Share on other sites
banjo14 49 Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 hello there and welcome. what cross is your pup as it varys greatly throughout the breeds of lurchers as to what age to start them for example the smaller whippet crosses usually develop a bit earlier than the larger breeds. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 86 0 Posted June 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 hello there and welcome. what cross is your pup as it varys greatly throughout the breeds of lurchers as to what age to start them for example the smaller whippet crosses usually develop a bit earlier than the larger breeds. the father to my pup is meant to be a wheaton greyhound x bullgreyhound and the mother is a second cross collie grey hound but im pretty sure there is some saluki in there some where and every 1 that sees it thinks the same Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,397 Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 Would it do any harm to take it ferreting come the season and let it see what was happening ? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
f mac 40 Posted June 11, 2011 Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 hello there and welcome. what cross is your pup as it varys greatly throughout the breeds of lurchers as to what age to start them for example the smaller whippet crosses usually develop a bit earlier than the larger breeds. the father to my pup is meant to be a wheaton greyhound x bullgreyhound and the mother is a second cross collie grey hound but im pretty sure there is some saluki in there some where and every 1 that sees it thinks the same most who see a collie x thinks theres saluki in there lol i only ever had collie x and wouldent touch a saluki with a barge pole but thats me no offence to saluki owners Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hunter 86 0 Posted June 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 11, 2011 hello there and welcome. what cross is your pup as it varys greatly throughout the breeds of lurchers as to what age to start them for example the smaller whippet crosses usually develop a bit earlier than the larger breeds. the father to my pup is meant to be a wheaton greyhound x bullgreyhound and the mother is a second cross collie grey hound but im pretty sure there is some saluki in there some where and every 1 that sees it thinks the same most who see a collie x thinks theres saluki in there lol i only ever had collie x and wouldent touch a saluki with a barge pole but thats me no offence to saluki owners i have nothing against salukis and i am fairly new to the wheaton breed but just wanted advice on the age to start it off it is quite a sensible dog 4 its age so was thinkin about 6 or 7 months what do people think Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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