Will A Pure Grey Be Any Good In The Field ?

[Kemperz21 65]

As above I'm looking at maybe getting a greyhound or a greyX in addition to my collie/grey xbull/whip I'm wondering if a pure grey has any applications in the field or will it be best to get a grey heavy lurcher ? If I want speed

[Ocset 91]

A pure grey is fine in the field, just get a pup from proper stock. The people that tell you about paper thin skin and poor feet will never have owned one and I doubt they've seen one work.

 

People who've seen ex racers work aren't the best to give you an answer.

[Kemperz21 65]

Ocset I know of all this bad feet because bred to run on sand and bad skin I'm more asking if it's too fast can't turn Judge when to turn keeps over shooting that sort of thing just some food for thought is what I'm after

[goldfinch2007 2,337]

depends what for my friend if its for the big land no

[Kemperz21 65]

Ocset I know of all this bad feet because bred to run on sand and bad skin I'm more asking if it's too fast can't turn Judge when to turn keeps over shooting that sort of thing just some food for thought is what I'm after

[Kemperz21 65]

Two posts lol it's for varied land some big fields some small but if need be ill use smaller dog on small fields just wondering if the breed is any good for working or will I have to get a cross for that

[lucky 578]

If I was you I would find a greyhound cross rather than a pure, there stamina is very limited.

I've seen loads run but they were mainly ex track dogs and they were all shite, except for one that I was pretty impressed with until it's third run, a mate of mine had it and we were running some hares on big land, it killed its first 2 in fine style and could turn as good as any dog I've ever seen, and at a pace that would leave most lurchers for dead sadly it collapsed and died after missing its 3rd run, maybe a heart attack ?? But we will never know, a shame really because the same dog was very good on the lamp aswell, and was responsible for the demise of a few foxes aswell.

This was about 12 year ago now and I haven't seen another decent one since.

[Ocset 91]

The stuff used for coursing and working shouldn't have bad feet. In fact proper greyhounds don't have bad feet regardless of where they run. A dog raised as a hunting dog will be able to turn and stop.

[tommy.c 859]

had a full grey bitch about 20 odd year ago, killed loads of hares for me, cracking we bitch and was brilliant at jumping aswell

[hounddog3 756]

if its for rough hunting better of with a grey cross as they spend more time in the pen injured than in the field .

[mule1943 291]

seen pure bred greys run at drax with no probs

[brenna 365]

Mate had pure grey dog surprised me running ditching killing n jumping and it had lota wind a fluke in my eyes it kilt loadsa bigears musta been over 20 years ago atvb

[nans pat 2,575]

seen 1 killing 1/2 a dozen one day on hares island .remember thon spot brenna lol.

[Dead Eyes 681]

Dunno about coursing lines, but I know a fella that got an ex track dog for hares.

 

Ran straight into a fence on its VERY FIRST RUN FOR HIM!

 

Broke its neck...

[oddser 79]

Ocset I know of all this bad feet because bred to run on sand and bad skin I'm more asking if it's too fast can't turn Judge when to turn keeps over shooting that sort of thing just some food for thought is what I'm after

they are not bred to run on sand if you get ex track dog they will more than likely kill themselves as they don't see anything only what they are chasing but if you bring a pup up to it they learn just like a lurcher