Saluki cross or collie cross

[baw 4,360]

Which is the best all rounder? To me there is no question it's the collie. It's speed, intelligence, durability..... It can take all quarry asked for. The only advantage I see the saluki has over it is stamina. But really, how much in modern times do we need stamina in abundance? The collie cross has more than enough in the tank. Yes they might blow up on the fens but no c**t hints there anymore so what's the big deal?

[Guest thebigdog]

collie grey x saluki grey

[nothernlite 18,028]

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[reddawn 2,173]

why 1 or other, put them together an they make handy mutts..... everybodys idea of work is slighty diffrent tho.....

[baw 4,360]

Good point dotty. So you think the saluki guys are finally realizing you need the collie in the mix?

[fitchet 788]

A dog with more greyhound in it than saluki seem to make brilliant allrounders. Ive had collie/greyhounds but the saluki/ grey is a different animal altogether if they are reared correctly. I dont like the "desert dog" atitude though that is the only downside to them. Mine has done all ive asked. Atb

[baw 4,360]

What do you use it for fitchet if you don't mind me asking?

[reddawn 2,173]

na mate, for some that cross widane cut it, if i was on big land a few days a week then id leave a sal/grey x coll/grey in the kennel, some will be able to hack it, but i doubt most would, i dont run big land an i mainy lamp an ferret, an i found the coll/grey x sal/grey a good dog to have, i think many a lamping dogs wont go far wrong way some well bred coursing dog added, not just the collie x

[baw 4,360]

Not all good coursing dogs are saluki though. Saluki up here is as much good as a fire escape in a canoe....

[graham4877 1,181]

the mighty saluki x any day for me... :thumbs:

[troter58 1,711]

Bit of both make good dogs ran this cross all through the 80s do any thing you put to them day or night great all rounders if it was not for the ban thats what i would be running today but it is so it is rabbits only atb

[jamesmc 582]

Not all good coursing dogs are saluki though. Saluki up here is as much good as a fire escape in a canoe....

on the ground we run up here i don't see any need for saluki in the mix?its not goiny make the dog any better or any worse?

[reddawn 2,173]

Not all good coursing dogs are saluki though. Saluki up here is as much good as a fire escape in a canoe....

 

well bred fen dogs tho, nowt against teh coursin dogs up there, but them fen bred dogs or atleast a lot of them are bred nice an tight an like ye say aint had saluki on them for a few gens noo, but they still do the job, i honestly find putting them to a good lamping bitch does the trick, but again, we are all diffrent..

 

seriously... what is ye dont like aboot the saluki bred coursin dogs?

[baw 4,360]

Seriously dotty, I just don't get the big deal with the coursing bred saluki. It's f*****g useless anywhere apart from the fens. And the way the fen guys go on about everyone's dogs saying, aye your cabbage park dog wouldn't cut it on the fens..... No it probably wouldn't buy so f*****g what!!! I'd rather have a dog that can kill on 99% of this country than one that can only kill on 1%

[paulus 26]

whippets :laugh: