GREYHOUND PUP.

[Guest Lurcherbitch]

Got a mate who owns one that stared in the film 'man about dog' this dog was a track dog, ended up in a pound...was worth a bloody fortune and owned by someone well known,

 

Is this the one LB?

 

http://www.showbizireland.com/news/october...boutdog01.shtml

 

Frank.

 

Thats the one,he's a bit older and greyer now... they even had to dye his grey bit black back then.....he still does all his tricks though, Apart from falling out the back of the van

[tote 861]

Frank as you probably know this topic has been done to death over the years,now if folk

have been talking and thinking about it and we still prefer lurchers over pure bred

greyhounds,that in itself speaks volumes.

If there was a benefit to rearing and training a greyhound for hunting instead of a lurcher

would we not see a lot more of them in the hunting field?

There will always be the exeption to the rule but as one of the Scottish lurcher lads

said on a similair thread a lurcher will beat a greyhound 99% of the time up the hill.

 

I have both in my kennels but my motto is-lurchers for hunting-greyhounds for racing.

[tote 861]

Have a look here Frank.

 

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...showtopic=21324

[Guest Frank]

Thanks Tote, i remember that alright.

Why i could not find it is beyond me.

 

Ok, ill say no more,

 

cheers

 

Frank.

[brock 11]

frank if you want a greyhound get one,you will have some real fun exciting hunting,i wish i could hunt my bitch that i had of maxhardcore,she took a moggie at 11 months she had one scratch on her which cost me 400 in vet bills from infections,then one week later she had a travelling fox,both were accidental as i was walking the dogs locally,she had caught them and killed them before the lurchers knew what was happening,she is very very fiery.and only 56 lb,small bitch

[Guest Frank]

Thanks Brock. :thumbs-up:

Sounds good, thats why i was thinking about it.

 

Frank.

[Guest mucker]

like paddy says frank id never recommend it to anyone and i do like the greyhounds.

depends just how much you want out of it in the field.

i dont see why you couldnt bring on a pup as you would a lurcher training wise,but when it comes to stamina it wont hold a candle to most lurchers.

i had a few over the years this is an old pic of one id just picked up at the time she was one of the nicest dogs ive had not crazy keen like the others id had she was good for the odd hare did a little bit doubled up but was limited.

[Guest Frank]

Thanks Mucker.

Thats a great wee looking bitch.

Reminds me of the one i had back in 90, she was about that size, but black and a great hunter and stayed with me where ever i went. She was straight off the track.

I think it all depends on how they are raised.

 

Frank.

[brocky1978 2]

your forgetting that a grey can out sprint a lurcher ( i pitted my last bitch against many a lurcher in races and it left them for dead ), granted a lurcher generally has more stamina , but a grey can catch the quarry up faster, even if they have only one or two goes before they are tired. ive had a few ex track dogs, and it all depends on how much time you spend on them , they arent stupid like your lead to believe , they just have one thing on their mind ( catch that rabbit ) which after all is what they have drummed into them for racing

Edited March 28, 2007 by brocky1978

[Guest Frank]

Thank you Brocky.

What about turning the hare, any good with that end of things, did they carry on, or turn it well?

 

Cheers,

 

Frank.

[Guest freestate hunter cfc]

what i have seen with greyhounds they are hopeless when they come to gates,fences,hedgerows etc and after two or three good runs they are crying out for an oxygen tank.

[brocky1978 2]

Thank you Brocky.

What about turning the hare, any good with that end of things, did they carry on, or turn it well?

 

Cheers,

 

Frank.

 

she turned quite well , but she was really small anyway 22ins but as i say after a couple or three runs she was tired , it all depends what you want the dog for, for short bursts on rabbits she could keep going a long time but any long runs she had to rest up

[snoopdog 1,256]

like you say they can get to there quarry quick to quick they are straight liners.. what i meen is the ones i have seen cant turn quick enough and keep having to make up ground to catch up again instead of sitting behind the hare they go staight in ,,,,all this concludes to the useing to much wind so they end up flat out after a couple of courses ....thats only what i have seen ...and jmo on them ..its no good being fast if you cant turn ask colin macrae...

[Guest Frank]

Thanks folks.

 

Frank.