Hancock dogs

[Argyll 1]

I wouldn't touch them with a bargepole as like everyone says they're not bred from working stock.

 

I foolishly bought one around 1991 when I was young and wasted money. I wanted to see what the fuss was about and I was disappointed. I bought a 3/4 Grey-1/4 Collie Cross and although she died through an accident at just over a year she didn't show much promise.

 

I'd buy one locally from someone you trust and keep the extra cash on something useful.

 

By the way I'm surprised he's still on the go as he must be a good age now.

[darbo 4,774]

not better plenty have done it to i know what im geting from my own stock but not from a big kennelrry ,as collie first crosses throw to much variences at times wastage etc

just a question whin. when you talk about lana was she collie lurcher cross greyhound or otherwise?

[Rake aboot 4,929]

David Hancock is a good age now,, his daughter Sally is well up on the dog side of things,

 

The simple fact is you get what you pay for,, you know the cross, and to some, this is more importatnt than trusting to some local "superhunter" with a fantastic brood from his bull/saluki/wheaton,and errrr maybe some more cross !!

 

Plenty wouldn`t ,, and plenty have,, the marmite of the modern lurcher scene

[Romany 1,065]

Not many first crossers of any type will truely come from working stock if your taliking about both parents being workers..people grab a collie, bull, or whatever, stick it over a greyhound and thats it..if your taliking lurcher x lurcher, now thats different..Handcocks collie first crossers are no better and no worse than anybody elses,

[panther82 4]

Nah the way to do it I read somewhere is.

 

Get a working farmers collie bitch.

 

A fast racing greyhound on its back.

 

the outcome body like the sire and brains from the dam..

 

its not proven taking the sires body I guess it would be a mixture..

Edited January 6, 2012 by panther82

[whin 463]

breeding of lana was d slieghts katie colie grew type, mark chapmans bob beardie grew type, pup out of the two lurchers was mines, luke i got a grade a greyhound worked her till she came on heat , then bred luke to her to produce lana and several others they were 24 26 strong very fast very very good dogs so not into percentages mate but thats how i got them , all worked and tried and tested at a good level , wished you could still get dogs simliar as them , very hard to get dogs of that standard

[F#CK THE BAN 17]

most people prefer a dog from working stock, so were does the bull come into it cus 9 times out of 10 the bull bred into them doesn't work,

so if a bull can be chucked into it without working why can't any other breed ?

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

I've had four dogs from Hancock. The dog in my avatar was a Taffy 3/4 bred and I had him in the mid 80s. He was a very good dog who did the lot. I also had a Richard Jones half x - who was shaping to be a good fox dog but broke his leg when he was three so he never reached his full potential which was a shame. I also had a 3/4 bred by Kubla which I had pts at 14 months last November and at the moment I have a half x Alex puppy who is 9 months old and to be honest I'm pretty excited about this dog. He's one of the cleverest I have trained, 26" tts rough blue merle (bigger than I had expected) - so it's all fingers crossed and hoping for the best. Would I have another dog from Hancock? NO!!!!!!

[zx12edge 1,001]

Have had a couple of Hancock dogs would I have another one yes I think I would.He sells a lot of dogs and I don't think they all go to one off owners.If the majority of his stock were under par surly he would have gone out of business a long time ago. And at £230

a go he must be doing something right .

[B.P.R 2,798]

Must be doing something right if he's been

Going longer than I've been alive

 

Possibly my next dog

[Rake aboot 4,929]

Must be doing something right if he's been

Going longer than I've been alive

 

Possibly my next dog

 

Ooooh !! do tell

[irishlad 11]

i wouldnt have 1 of these to be fair,i read a paper today and he is advertiseing them at 250quid a pup!!!! rippoff, i know a few people whos tryed them and not 1 has turned out good, its like they stock rabbits on the lamp! to brainy if you ask me, each to there own sapoes

[Rake aboot 4,929]

For the record,, Mines was 150 bucks, and is a lurcher to lurcher breeding Hancock,

[Lepus 12]

Had three Hancock lurchers all 1/2 border 1/2 greyhound from 1990 to 2008 all been very good dogs thought I would have a change so got a bull greyhound from very good working stock ...... Never again wish I had had another Hancock lurcher. very easy to train. next one I have will be a 3/4 cross off merlin looks a very nice stud dog. You get what you put in to any dog regardless of what working stock they come from

 

[STUNTMAN 552]

I've had the old stuff and had'nt seen any new blood shipped over here in a while. We have hunted them on rats to bears and they did all right.but dont kid yourself not every one was a rock star either, but we here had some good ones.