What's my Lurcher's breeding?

[Guest deano606]

This is my 2 year old Lurcher that I got from a rescue centre. She's got a great turn of pace (loves to catch the squirrels) and has incredible stamina over distance. Can any one hazard a guess as to what she's crossed with?

 

Thanks

 

 

Dean

 

[Guest SJM]

With markings like that, its possible your dog has a bit of

 

 

or maybe a bit of

 

 

but its very hard to tell, being a rescue dog youll probably never know for sure.

[Guest deano606]

pardon my ignorance, but what breeds are these two dogs?

 

How will she fare in rabbiting? Thinking of taking her to get started this weekend.

[Guest SJM]

Foxhound and border collie

[Guest SJM]

How will she fare in rabbiting? Thinking of taking her to get started this weekend.

 

Before you take a dog hunting, especially a rescue dog you dont know its history, you need to make sure the dog is 110% trained. You need to know its not going to chase livestock, worry sheep, cows etc and you also need to know it will come back when you call it, a good recall is essential and the basis of a working lurchers training. Its also handy if your dog knows how to jump, so that when the chase comes to an obstacle the dog will jump over instead of hitting the fence or perhaps getting tangled up in it. For these reasons I always think its best to work with a puppy you have trained yourself instead of fighting an uphill battle training an adult that is to some extent set in its ways. But theres no reason why the dog shouldnt take to it, most dogs enjoy hunting and chasing, if youve got the obedience side of things right before you take to the fields all should go well, but if you are having problems with recall etc then hunting will only make them worse as it gives the dog even more reason to ignore you, not come back to you etc