dodger 2,665 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 1/8 bull 1/8collie 3/4 grey hust shy of 26tts Smart strong dog it's surprising how much he's thrown to the bull with only havin 1/8th ain't it.. Quote Link to post
as88 146 Posted March 18, 2015 Report Share Posted March 18, 2015 He must have been a gud'n if he can still catch a decent amount with 3 legs! Id love to see it. Does he take many tumbles or trip over much? Im not been a clever tw@t either Quote Link to post
Marvel 459 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 To all you guys with the wee bit of bull in your lurchers, can you dilute it down to an 1/8th and a 1/16th ang a 1/32nd, and still see it and get the drive from the bull Quote Link to post
Ideation 8,216 Posted March 19, 2015 Author Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Don't think there is much more than an eighth of bull in my bitch, and you can certainly see it and tell it's there. 1 Quote Link to post
Wales1234 5,425 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 There's hardly feck all in mine but can tell there's bull in there haha 1 Quote Link to post
D Lloyd 2,790 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 To all you guys with the wee bit of bull in your lurchers, can you dilute it down to an 1/8th and a 1/16th ang a 1/32nd, and still see it and get the drive from the bull 1/8 in spider cant realy see it but you now its there when the chips are down but dont for get theres plenty of drive in lots of breeds that make up ower lurchers 1 Quote Link to post
Marvel 459 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Cheers for the reply lads Quote Link to post
matt1979 766 Posted March 19, 2015 Report Share Posted March 19, 2015 Never owned a bull x lurcher but some nice ones on this thread. Have to say i think some other breeds ie the greyhound are underestimated when talking about drive or whatever you want to call it we have had plenty of pure greyhounds in the family over the years and they were never found wanting for drive or guys, not saying they are the best just that I think sometimes people presume the bull added gives that bit extra when in reality it may have been from elsewhere atb 4 Quote Link to post
Fieldsporthunter 1,864 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Never owned a bull x lurcher but some nice ones on this thread. Have to say i think some other breeds ie the greyhound are underestimated when talking about drive or whatever you want to call it we have had plenty of pure greyhounds in the family over the years and they were never found wanting for drive or guys, not saying they are the best just that I think sometimes people presume the bull added gives that bit extra when in reality it may have been from elsewhere atb If you ever get the opportunity to run a lurcher with bull in it you will know that bit extra is not coming from the greyhound or anything else. 3 Quote Link to post
mackay 3,054 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 A bit of a sweeping statement that mate. What about the bull crosses that don't make the grade?. 2 Quote Link to post
Slippery_Weasel 460 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 A bit of a sweeping statement that mate. What about the bull crosses that don't make the grade?. Lol ain't that the truth, I had one that was scared of almost everything you could point him at! The lad wasn't saying that adding bull doesn't add anything just that drive also can come from elsewhere 1 Quote Link to post
Fieldsporthunter 1,864 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 A bit of a sweeping statement that mate. What about the bull crosses that don't make the grade?. Lol ain't that the truth, I had one that was scared of almost everything you could point him at! The lad wasn't saying that adding bull doesn't add anything just that drive also can come from elsewhere Yes I see where your coming from, my mistake.If the dog is bred right I would expect the drive to come from all aspect of a worker but IMO you do get that bit more with a little bull in there. Quote Link to post
matt1979 766 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 Fieldsports i didnt say i havent seen one run, i have seen a few (some good some average,some too slow) i have just never owned one. I have little doubt if they are breed right they are good dogs for certain jobs. The point i was trying to make is when there are more than one breed in the mix it is difficult, to assess accurately what each breed brings if that makes sense. We have had plenty of pure greyhounds that did allround jobs (preban), undoubtedly not as durable as a good bull x i guess, but you couldnt fault there drive and determination (attributes that the bull addition seems to always get the credited for) maybe it came from a good greyhound blood addition to the lurcher for example? just a thought really not saying I am right or wrong. Another thought is not all obviously but a fair few of bull xs i have seen advertised are seemingly breed from in honesty a pet staffy blood addition, which is unlikely to have seen anywork of any nature, yet for example people seem very keen to use a working sheepdog (collie) when crossing to a lurcher (rightly so in my eyes) so perhaps the right addition of bull is the key i guess atb 3 Quote Link to post
steve t 835 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 in the past I bred a greyhound to very game pit bull, over half the litter didn't like teeth, the best dog was then mated to a fox mad collie greyhound, got nowt but rabbiting dogs, Quote Link to post
steve t 835 Posted March 20, 2015 Report Share Posted March 20, 2015 ps that bull was also used in someones line of terriers and one granddaughter was recently sold for a grand some folks have more money than sense !!! Quote Link to post
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