Keeping lurchers with other dogs

[The Duncan 802]

Hi folks, I have a question as a newcomer to hunting dog ownership.

According to Frank Sheardown, having your lurcher in with other dogs tends to be a handicap to the development of the lurcher.

Has anyone experienced this? Is there any way I can counter-act the effect of my pack all being housed together?

I still walk and train the pack and bull x separately, but is there anything more I can do, bar getting rid of any dogs?

 

Thanks all,

 

Duncan.

[lurcher330 2,301]

i have lurchers kenneled together and have not found any problems with it ,i have a dog in with 2 bitchs with no major problems but i know i cant pen the dog with another dog.

[Ideation 8,217]

Bollocks.

 

The only thing you could maybe say is that a pup reared around other dogs may look to them more than you.

 

But even that's just a maybe, if you don't out the work in.

[bringthepain 39]

my lurcher is kept with my staff and they get on really well, when i got my lurcher as a pup my staff was very dog aggressive but after alot of hard work (i.e. walking the together, training them together and supervising feed times). I even take my staff out with the terriers now so i've over-comed that problem. A dog just needs to know who's boss.

Edited December 2, 2011 by bringthepain

[airbourne 128]

i have three bitches all live together no problems my lurcher and the other two are just pets, i walk them together, just train the lurcher on its own. forgot to say the 2 pet dogs are 13 and 14 years of age and me lurcher is 2 1/2 years Edited December 2, 2011 by airbourne

[The Duncan 802]

Thanks for all the replies guys, it's put my mind to rest.

The rest of the pack look to me unequivocally as leader and Roxy (the bull x) seems to be following suit.

Now just got to make sure she performs well in the field, in the months to come.

Thanks again guys