Stupid Or Game??

[Shovel shy 4,033]

Old lurcher i had died at 8 year old. Not a great age i no.but to be honest he was probably lucky to get that far.he was one of the best rabbit dogs i seen.killed a few foxes aswell. When he died hed lost a few teeth mainly from hitting ditches.never slowed down just up and bang.where ever he got in striking distance that was it he went for it. All in. Missed a few but killed a lot.would you recon he was game or stupid

[tank34 2,593]

Some dogs are just mad keen there minds are set on the kill , my mate had a whippet greyhound when out hunting all the dogs seen was what she was runing , she killed her self in the end ran into dry stone wall flat out

[gamerooster 1,179]

Neither, I'd put that down to a high prey drive

[squab 2,875]

Some dogs are just mad keen there minds are set on the kill , my mate had a whippet greyhound when out hunting all the dogs seen was what she was runing , she killed her self in the end ran into dry stone wall flat out

must be common with them whip/greys,lad i knew had one i wanted to see run,so we had a night out,first slip it was off like a fecking rocket...... it never ran another,killed itself hitting a fence that was the end of that,to fecking quick for its own good

[mud 2,044]

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Edited November 9, 2016 by mud

[Shovel shy 4,033]

Ye tru.some of the injuries he got had to be seen.. to be believed.most of hes work was daytime ferriting.which was scary cos i cud see the ditch gate or wall he was heading for

[trenchfoot 4,243]

The dog had a high prey drive, and is nothing to do with being game.

[Somewhereyournot 1,117]

Game is something don't really get, especially on here. Seen few lads on Facebook as well saying their lurchers are dead game, haha madness.

I'd just say he was a keen dog.

[gamerooster 1,179]

Game is something don't really get, especially on here. Seen few lads on Facebook as well saying their lurchers are dead game, haha madness.

I'd just say he was a keen dog.

Agreed, for something to be game in my eyes it has to overcome an uphill struggle where the odds are against it

[terryd 8,955]

Yes high prey drive I reckon and I think you got it right. Mine is the same once in striking distance he will go for it. On the other hand if a rabbit is down below running parallel on a track for example his not stupid enough to throw him self off the edge lol. But he has no problems going arse over tit if needs be to cop hold. Which is what make him successful. So once his leg has reattached we can crack on

Edited November 7, 2016 by terryd

[Casso 1,264]

High drive and game ,

 

The two terms are just temperamental differences of the emotional drive to make contact

 

Dogs have died in the field not through running into objects but through pushing their bodies to the point of no return, they were still willing to push through resistance when their own bodies were screaming at them to stop

 

Same as a dog in the pit who will push through the physical resistance of the other dog and its own fatigue to scratch

It all comes from the same place the drive to connect in what form that may take

To scratch / run you must cover ground, it's the willingness to move towards an object of desire what decides how game an animal , to physically move your body when its trying to shut down and conserve

 

The race to the South Pole was won on gameness in huskys, Norwegians pushed their dogs beyond the point of no return and lead dogs were sacrificed to the rest of the pack when their heart finally gave in,

 

Not every dog will retrieve from a semi frozen lake for hours on end like a lab will , temperamentally its focus is on a lower prey vibration but to complete its cycle of prey making driven action it plunges its body through temperatures that would shock another dog out of drive a lot sooner , is it gamer in that sense than other dogs ?

Game is relative to each temperament , game is just pushing your body through huge resestance to an object of desire , gameness is heart in what ever form it takes

[juba1972 27]

Id rather be out with a game dog like that than a mutt that goes half hearted....nothing like watchin pure commitment. My mate had a bitch that was like a shotgun she knocked herself out loads of times...brilliant to watch if a rabbit got to cover on the lamp she went through it like a chainsaw. just wouldn't let up sure isn't that why we do it ?? Lol cheers

[neems 2,406]

Id rather be out with a game dog like that than a mutt that goes half hearted....nothing like watchin pure commitment. My mate had a bitch that was like a shotgun she knocked herself out loads of times...brilliant to watch if a rabbit got to cover on the lamp she went through it like a chainsaw. just wouldn't let up sure isn't that why we do it ?? Lol cheers

 

So would I...as long as I didn't have to pay the vet's bill.

[juba1972 27]

You've a point there neems lol

[Flacko 1,756]

Game & Honest