labrador cross lurcher

[big marty 41]

GOOD ON YOU MATE BREEDING SOMETHING DIFFERENT

 

FAST DOGS DONT ALWAYS FILL THE POT

[hairybull 3]

LnL, do you think when he matures he will fill out quite a bit more? I found with these breeds once the hit maturity the leggy pup is gone, replaced with a solid dog.

I have a older bitch here I use ferreting she is more of a solid type lurcher, fantastic but does miss too many on the run but is good working a bit closer, great nose can find anything definatley has her place here but I needed another dog for the faster work, and I dont mean high speeds just faster.

[tramp 2]

It all depends on what you are looking for from the cross as a mooching dog' ferreting'or lamping they might be handy a good mate of mine has just got 2 pups labxsalukixgreyhound and he thinks they will be good for ratching about.At the end of the day if you can find homes for them and they suit the type of hunting you do why not.

 

It would be a ferreting dog mainly but use for other stuff to, always run collie crosses but i cant help but want to try the lab cross. in my neck of the woods a fast dog dosnt last long, a bright one dose tho. There must be someone out there that has bred lab grey without any thing else involved?

 

I think too much emphasis is put on speed, i've noticed at the game fairs i go to that the straight race winners do absolutely no good in the simulated coursing and visa versa. And in the field my beddy whippet wipes the floor with the speedier crosses on rabbits. Speed is a part of it but also agility, brains and training play a large part. I had a litter of 9 and have 2 in my kennels the rest have gone to good working homes and all are coming on nicely, they are only 6 months but as soon as i get any news on them working and how they are doing i will post, also when i get my 2 working. I think as long as you choose your dam and sire carefully then there should be little or no litter wastage. I have kept a dog pup back, ill see how he goes working and if he's as good as i expect then you are welcome to use him on a greyhound or greyhound x bitch , that way you'll get 1/4 lab which may be a little more appealing to the less open minded lurcher people. He is 21tts and only 6 month old, he has alot of leg and a good strong head.

 

I do like the look of that pup and when you start work your welcome to bring it on some fairl decent ground ive got. Is it A half cross from a greyhound ? im sure i could find a decent greyhound or whippet greyhound bitch from some where.

[labsnlurchers 39]

LnL, do you think when he matures he will fill out quite a bit more? I found with these breeds once the hit maturity the leggy pup is gone, replaced with a solid dog.

I have a older bitch here I use ferreting she is more of a solid type lurcher, fantastic but does miss too many on the run but is good working a bit closer, great nose can find anything definatley has her place here but I needed another dog for the faster work, and I dont mean high speeds just faster.

 

Im hoping not too much but only time will tell, they have all turned out alot more like their dam than the sire, the only thing really 'labby' about them is their coat, they have a longer coat than a bull greyhound so thick cover shouldnt be a problem and their ears are massive like a labs!

They are retrieving to hand and showing tremendous intrest in chasing the cat so the prey drive is there! lol!

I'll have them out ferreting in a couple of months so they can get a hang of the rabbit before they do any other work but i am confident in the cross and if they work half as well as the parents then ill be happy.

Just out of interest what cross is your bitch?

[labsnlurchers 39]

It all depends on what you are looking for from the cross as a mooching dog' ferreting'or lamping they might be handy a good mate of mine has just got 2 pups labxsalukixgreyhound and he thinks they will be good for ratching about.At the end of the day if you can find homes for them and they suit the type of hunting you do why not.

 

It would be a ferreting dog mainly but use for other stuff to, always run collie crosses but i cant help but want to try the lab cross. in my neck of the woods a fast dog dosnt last long, a bright one dose tho. There must be someone out there that has bred lab grey without any thing else involved?

 

I think too much emphasis is put on speed, i've noticed at the game fairs i go to that the straight race winners do absolutely no good in the simulated coursing and visa versa. And in the field my beddy whippet wipes the floor with the speedier crosses on rabbits. Speed is a part of it but also agility, brains and training play a large part. I had a litter of 9 and have 2 in my kennels the rest have gone to good working homes and all are coming on nicely, they are only 6 months but as soon as i get any news on them working and how they are doing i will post, also when i get my 2 working. I think as long as you choose your dam and sire carefully then there should be little or no litter wastage. I have kept a dog pup back, ill see how he goes working and if he's as good as i expect then you are welcome to use him on a greyhound or greyhound x bitch , that way you'll get 1/4 lab which may be a little more appealing to the less open minded lurcher people. He is 21tts and only 6 month old, he has alot of leg and a good strong head.

 

I do like the look of that pup and when you start work your welcome to bring it on some fairl decent ground ive got. Is it A half cross from a greyhound ? im sure i could find a decent greyhound or whippet greyhound bitch from some where.

 

Yeah, ill take you up on that offer once i got him going right, he is 1/2 lab, 1/4 grey, 1/4 bull. so with a mating to a greyhound the pups would be 2/8 lab 1/8 bull 5/8grey. Ill keep in touch. cheers.

[Terrie 12]

I have a cracker of a lab that has even caught hares!!! Aye and big ones at that!

 

He has been a good all round dog and im now thinking of along the same lines of crossing him g-hound/lurcher......

 

 

i think the out come may be surpising

 

 

in the end nothing ventured nothing gained!!!!!

[labsnlurchers 39]

I have a cracker of a lab that has even caught hares!!! Aye and big ones at that!

 

He has been a good all round dog and im now thinking of along the same lines of crossing him g-hound/lurcher......

 

 

i think the out come may be surpising

 

 

in the end nothing ventured nothing gained!!!!!

 

Wait till i get mine working and im pretty sure all the doubters will be eating their words! lol, they'll be queing for lab crosses! Aslong as the lab blood you use is decent then im sure they will give many a run for their money! haha

of course it could go the other way where im eating my words! lol Only time will tell...

[tramp 2]

I have a cracker of a lab that has even caught hares!!! Aye and big ones at that!

 

He has been a good all round dog and im now thinking of along the same lines of crossing him g-hound/lurcher......

 

 

i think the out come may be surpising

 

 

in the end nothing ventured nothing gained!!!!!

 

Im jusst wairy i cant home them, wouldnt want to cull as the money would be helpful. I think in many cases theyd make the ideal lurcher although not for coursing which is of little interst to me anyway.

[Terrie 12]

As said before I think that this breeding COULD be under rated!!!

 

 

I said COULD.......

 

 

all i know is that im willing to give it a chance now its a case of finding a bitch then im sorted. Well like i said nothing ventured nothing gained..

[smudge1901 1]

In years gone by this was a cross seen quite often, probally more than the bullx that is so popular now...I think a 1/4 could be a great hunting dog, with some real power and pace...

[victor 10]

HB, i dont think itsgoing to be used on any pigs mate, but personal i wouldnt. as you better off either with a pure lab for shooting or a colliexgrey for rabbits and outher things. its your choice mate.

[lampinglurcher 36]

all the best from me if you decide to, ive always wondered about doing it with my retriever but as has been mention it would have abit too much nose as a half cross to be a great lamper, but as a mooching, ferreting gundog thing im sure it would be fantastic.

[hairybull 3]

HB, i dont think itsgoing to be used on any pigs mate, but personal i wouldnt. as you better off either with a pure lab for shooting or a colliexgrey for rabbits and outher things. its your choice mate.

 

I didnt say these would be used on pigs but a mate uses that cross on pigs and they are bailers/barkers- not something I would be breeding for in a lurcher. It was just another view on the breed from someone that has used that cross.

I'm with LL, good mooching dog, but maybe not an out and out lurcher. But then you guys have used solid bull xs for lamping with some success too