Some Do & Some Don't..

[FUJI 16,269]

Not everyone wants or needs their lurchers to jump but one that doesn't is as much use as a glass eye to me no matter what its capable of on a fen or such,it's red hot here today so as my lad has Boots down the river with him swimming i took the pup just out the back door for a bit of jumping practice,he's doing OK if not perfect but he's only 9 1/2 months old so he will get the hang of things before i start him away for sure..

 

 

 

 

 

 

[leethedog 3,071]

A lurcher that doesn't jump is in my opinion not worth owning . A dog that pulls up at a fence gate or ditch doesn't get much round here

[FUJI 16,269]

A lurcher that doesn't jump is in my opinion not worth owning . A dog that pulls up at a fence gate or ditch doesn't get much round here

Exactly the same around here mate & when i hear lads around here saying they are catching all sorts yet their dogs don't jump i just laugh to myself & know they are talking utter shite,they are only fooling themselves not me or anyone who has done a bit ??

[Gilbey 1,408]

It would be great craic running after him and Boots and lifting them over dykes.

[FUJI 16,269]

It would be great craic running after him and Boots and lifting them over dykes.

Wouldn't it just lol ?

[Mary 352]

Yep, jumping is a must for me, I do know some lads though that refuse to let a dog jump, these lads out most nights during season and maybe only have one dog(for lamping), they say they can't afford to have dog laid up cos of barbed wire, 5 or 10 seconds is all it takes to life a dog over, also refuse to turn on a light crossing fences/ditches to show dog any obstacle for fear of alerting quarry of their presence. I have a whippet that will jump but I don't let her as she has already cost me a fortune lol, paper thin skin.

Nice pics btw.

[Trev70 5,185]

Good pics, they have to jump for me, even the little runners.https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qET30ka-NO4

[FUJI 16,269]

Brilliant that mate,rabbit was nearly bigger than her lol but she managed it ??

[forest of dean redneck 11,190]

That superman pic is a cracker.

[Chicken_man 1,651]

Cracking pics ?

[ginger beard 4,652]

some of the farmers around this way tie wooden pallets to the top of the gates.which makes them about 6 feet.but i'm afraid it won't stop my deerhound x.jumping is a must.they.f**king hell though i try and find some solid fencing to pratice on.

[Sirblessed 2,511]

Not any more, as a young man I taught all my dogs to jump, many years later and lost count of the dogs I’ve stitched (mainly from pigs), I lost one of my best running dogs (greyhound wolfhound) he tried to retrieve a young roo and ripped his private near clean off, long story short I had him put down, after many $ and a wound that just wouldn’t heal. From that day on I’ve taught them to find their way under or round, never had a problem with ditches or channels. I would rather lose prey, than stitch my dogs. In this country nearly every fence is barbed wire. Just my opinion, each to their own.

[Phil Lloyd 10,736]

Sounds grim fellah...

Edited June 5, 2016 by Phil Lloyd

[Sirblessed 2,511]

Not any more, as a young man I taught all my dogs to jump, many years later and lost count of the dogs I’ve stitched (mainly from pigs), I lost one of my best running dogs (greyhound wolfhound) he tried to retrieve a young roo and ripped his private near clean off, long story short I had him put down, after many $ and a wound that just wouldn’t heal. From that day on I’ve taught them to find their way under or round, never had a problem with ditches or channels. I would rather lose prey, than stitch my dogs. In this country nearly every fence is barbed wire. Just my opinion, each to their own.

[salclalin 240]

Jumping is a Must.A Lurcher that doesn't jump is not a Lurcher.It's a Dog.