First Longdog

[sunndog 6]

Ayup chaps

 

since I just got my first running dog I thought i'd stick my head round the door in here and say hello

 

here's a pic of the little fella at about 12 weeks, about a month ago now

 

 

 

 

 

a lurcher x collie x bull x kelpie is what I was told iirc

I'v always had labs as gundogs in the past so this is pretty new to me so expect the bone question lol

 

 

 

Cheers.......adam

[the big chief 3,099]

pup looks well adam

 

pink collar lol

[luckyplum 50]

hi adam the pup looks great! you say you,v had gundogs in the past do you intend to shoot over this dog ? cheers plum !

[sunndog 6]

Ha ha, guess who came back from the vet with that

 

I'll have to take another pic. He's come on a lot since then

[sunndog 6]

hi adam the pup looks great! you say you,v had gundogs in the past do you intend to shoot over this dog ? cheers plum !

I doubt I'll shoot over him mate. Mostly lamping I reckon, until I fit him up with some n.v goggles that is lol

[bird 9,594]

nice pup , should do well for what you want lamping, mooching. Buts its a lurcher not a longdog , longdog = sighthound x sighthound, a lurcher= is sighthound x none sighthound breed.,well that's what ive always been led to believe , but long as it knocks few rabbits over it don't matter what it is

[luckyplum 50]

good luck with him anyway sundog, i only asked because i,m always looking for a dog that i can use for ferreting/mooching and also beating/picking up etc, if there is such a dog ? lol ! cheers plum !

[Chid 6,377]

good luck with him anyway sundog, i only asked because i,m always looking for a dog that i can use for ferreting/mooching and also beating/picking up etc, if there is such a dog ? lol ! cheers plum !

yeah a lurcher

[sunndog 6]

nice pup , should do well for what you want lamping, mooching. Buts its a lurcher not a longdog , longdog = sighthound x sighthound, a lurcher= is sighthound x none sighthound breed.,well that's what ive always been led to believe , but long as it knocks few rabbits over it don't matter what it is

 

that's interesting

not knowing any better I'v always just used the words "longdog" or "running dog" as generic terms for any skinny long legged speed machine that runs on rabbit or, well...just rabbit these days

 

 

good luck with him anyway sundog, i only asked because i,m always looking for a dog that i can use for ferreting/mooching and also beating/picking up etc, if there is such a dog ? lol ! cheers plum !

A lurcher will do it mate, same as a spaniel will sit on a peg all day just like a lab

I have seen a lurcher picking up on a shoot day before now...the fella gets plenty of stick as you can imagine but no-one denies it does the job

 

Just for walking a beating line almost any well behaved dog will naturally do a half decent job without you even trying

[bird 9,594]

 

nice pup , should do well for what you want lamping, mooching. Buts its a lurcher not a longdog , longdog = sighthound x sighthound, a lurcher= is sighthound x none sighthound breed.,well that's what ive always been led to believe , but long as it knocks few rabbits over it don't matter what it is

 

that's interesting

not knowing any better I'v always just used the words "longdog" or "running dog" as generic terms for any skinny long legged speed machine that runs on rabbit or, well...just rabbit these days

 

 

good luck with him anyway sundog, i only asked because i,m always looking for a dog that i can use for ferreting/mooching and also beating/picking up etc, if there is such a dog ? lol ! cheers plum !

A lurcher will do it mate, same as a spaniel will sit on a peg all day just like a lab

I have seen a lurcher picking up on a shoot day before now...the fella gets plenty of stick as you can imagine but no-one denies it does the job

 

Just for walking a beating line almost any well behaved dog will naturally do a half decent job without you even trying

 

true ive seen lurchers on shoots picking up,the one's I seen were colliexs with good lump of collie in the mix, and done great job, my colliex could do the same as well , he got great nose to find birds +rabbits. my young dog got great nose as well , but if a fox or deer got up he be after it even 3 fields away unless he caught it there+ then lol , he more head strong than any colliex that ive had if game about. yeh a lot of people will call anything that's greyhound appearance a longdog , but as sad as long as it catch+kills stuff it don't really matter if its a lurcher or longdog

[luckyplum 50]

actually i use my little beddy/whippet on a beating at the moment and she does not a bad job ! but she won,t retreive and i would like a dog that i can shoot over and use for ferreting etc. i suppose i need a dog that is easy to train ! lol !