Deaf lurcher

[OldPhil 5,360]

 In the wild, many animals have to find a way to compensate for, and somehow survive, terrible injuries,...they have no other choice.

By the same token, not all creatures make the cut,..most succumb and die. 

As for lurchers with 'problems',...well,.. I have watched my own (and a few others belonging to fellow enthusiasts),..try to get by and do their job,...but in most cases it is patently obvious that their lives would be a whole lot easier, if they did not have a disability..I've never found that a dog which has lost one sense to have miraculously aquired another one ..This would be great in an ideal world, but in reality,..a hunting dog that has a physical or God-forbid, a mental problem, is at a distinct dissadvantage in the rough and tumble business that we all love.. Of course, if a man can show tollerance and understanding towards such a critter, and genuinely wants to make the best of a bad job, then a bit of sport will still be on the cards. Personally, having wasted a whole lot of years on lurcher composites that were plainly unsuited to the tasks required of them, I would now be more cautious before embarking upon what is frequently, a sad journey on a lonely, frustrating road and a trip that inevitably, leads to failure.

 

 

 

 

Edited June 28, 2021 by OldPhil

[king 11,664]

Fair play phil for sticking with such a dog

[Kingofthelamp 25]

3 hours ago, OldPhil said:

 In the wild, many animals have to find a way to compensate for, and somehow survive, terrible injuries,...they have no other choice.

By the same token, not all creatures make the cut,..most succumb and die. 

As for lurchers with 'problems',...well,.. I have watched my own (and a few others belonging to fellow enthusiasts),..try to get by and do their job,...but in most cases it is patently obvious that their lives would be a whole lot easier, if they did not have a disability..I've never found that a dog which has lost one sense to have miraculously aquired another one ..This would be great in an ideal world, but in reality,..a hunting dog that has a physical or God-forbid, a mental problem, is at a distinct dissadvantage in the rough and tumble business that we all love.. Of course, if a man can show tollerance and understanding towards such a critter, and genuinely wants to make the best of a bad job, then a bit of sport will still be on the cards. Personally, having wasted a whole lot of years on lurcher composites that were plainly unsuited to the tasks required of them, I would now be more cautious, before embaring upon what is frequently, a sad journey on a lonely and frustrating road, and a trip that inevitably leads to failure.

 

Very interesting Phil I’m curious how did you manage recall and was it hard to maintain the whereabouts of the dog as it can’t hear a call or shout?..

[dytkos 17,536]

6 hours ago, OldPhil said:

 In the wild, many animals have to find a way to compensate for, and somehow survive, terrible injuries,...they have no other choice.

By the same token, not all creatures make the cut,..most succumb and die. 

As for lurchers with 'problems',...well,.. I have watched my own (and a few others belonging to fellow enthusiasts),..try to get by and do their job,...but in most cases it is patently obvious that their lives would be a whole lot easier, if they did not have a disability..I've never found that a dog which has lost one sense to have miraculously aquired another one ..This would be great in an ideal world, but in reality,..a hunting dog that has a physical or God-forbid, a mental problem, is at a distinct dissadvantage in the rough and tumble business that we all love.. Of course, if a man can show tollerance and understanding towards such a critter, and genuinely wants to make the best of a bad job, then a bit of sport will still be on the cards. Personally, having wasted a whole lot of years on lurcher composites that were plainly unsuited to the tasks required of them, I would now be more cautious, before embaring upon what is frequently, a sad journey on a lonely and frustrating road, and a trip that inevitably leads to failure.

 

That's what I was trying to say but less elequently

Cheers, D. 

 

[Kalibrgun 927]

On 02/05/2021 at 15:30, mushroom said:

You want ignorant, rebellious and a complete cnut?.... look no further than my dickhead He makes deaf look like a superpower

Sounds like my pup 7 1/2 month old utter tosspot fcucking saluki coursing bred for you ... Redeemed herself yesterday though having an evening walk on the hills with my little lad letting her run about for 5 min and a mountain hare came across the path in front .....