hubbs 178 Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 I saw a lurcher calander the other weekend with a picture of a gsd lurcher or wolf cross . I know about health issues but i was just pondering while the missus is watching x factor.. What do you know? Have you seen one ? are they anygood? this is just informational as i have never seen one cheers Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stealthy1 3,964 Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 There was one in the countrymans weekly, big old dog, think the artical was titled the juggernaut because of its size, the person that bred it was looking forward to lamping with it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
skycat 6,174 Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Mine is 26" and 32 kilos! Fast, committed, very good nose, eyesight and uses her ears a lot too. Tremendous prey drive, hunts really well: only seen rabbits so far, works cover, very obedient and so easy to train I hardly had to do anything! BUT she is a really submissive temperament: if she had been dominant I would have had my work cut out to train her as the drive is so through the roof. Funnily enough she was the only one left in the litter when I went to look: quite shy, though not in a nervous way, just not very forward. Downsides: only thing I don't like about her is her feet: not the best and she suffers when running on hard ground. Also she is too heavy to lamp successfully in really wet ground: like muddy wheat drilling: bottomless after all the rain we've had: but if she can get to the rabbit she's got it: very intelligent as well, but she was bred from a working GSD bitch and not KC show stuff: a world of difference there, and not only from the physical health point of view. Loves ferreting and spot on: could turn her hand to more or less anything if asked. If lurcher to lurcher for generations hadn't been invented LOL, and I only had to have one dog which would do anything I'd be hard pushed to look any further than this bitch: loyal, a real mate and nice to have around as well as useful in the field. She's pushing 2 years old now and I've held her back a bit because of her size and weight and she's only just now maturing mentally. I've seen others which are more lightly built and smaller: probably better for rabbits, but I can't fault my dog's determination. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
stealthy1 3,964 Posted December 13, 2008 Report Share Posted December 13, 2008 Looks a nice dog mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Back Stabbath 1 Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 What skycat said is spot on. Especially about the working line bit, wouldn't bother with anything other than a good working line GSD or cross. Show lines are crippled. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
fatmoocher 30 Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 I saw a lurcher calander the other weekend with a picture of a gsd lurcher or wolf cross . I know about health issues but i was just pondering while the missus is watching x factor.. What do you know? Have you seen one ? are they anygood? this is just informational as i have never seen one cheers had a litter of gsd x saluki x bullgreyhounds ten years ago had a welsh bloke on begging me to breed a litter of gsdxgreyhound he swore by them as good pot fillers.i dont no if this is a help Quote Link to post Share on other sites
xxchrissixx 0 Posted December 14, 2008 Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Might bare this in mind as i own a German Shepherd Bitch!! she is 2 years old now and only just maturing in the head!! she is pure english breeding so strait back and well built!! and there is none of that shitty german breeding in her to fuk her back legs up!! Fantastic Hip Score too Very intelagent bitch! and very high pray drive!!! (p.s. she took down 41 chickens when she was 6 months old in the space of 3 weeks!! now snapped that out of her thank god!!) lol Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hubbs 178 Posted December 14, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2008 Might bare this in mind as i own a German Shepherd Bitch!! she is 2 years old now and only just maturing in the head!! she is pure english breeding so strait back and well built!! and there is none of that shitty german breeding in her to fuk her back legs up!! Fantastic Hip Score too Very intelagent bitch! and very high pray drive!!! (p.s. she took down 41 chickens when she was 6 months old in the space of 3 weeks!! now snapped that out of her thank god!!) lol Ive got an excellent gsd bitch infact she is more game than my 7 month old lurcher dog at the moment.. She is a good stong bitch infact seems bigger and healthier than most dogs many people think she is a dog .. my lurcher is fantasticly bred and was considering if it is good feedback from this then maybe trying a trial litter, would this be a silly mistake i am asking as im new to this line of breeding .. Lovelly looking dog mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jimmy0211 2 Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 my dad told us about a GSD x doh he had, would chase fox but wouldn't catch so he gave her to a mate of his in yorkshire i think, with the big fields up there he would run and run and run until they were so exhausted they would give up will try and get a pic up Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest MY LAW Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 probibly one of the best x i have ever seen work ,iv had 2 and seen quite a few at there chosen job ,only prob now is the in breeding of the gsd that has now given them hip probs ,a friend of mine has just bred a litter of malamute huskyx grey and cant wait to get them started . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
sniper 30 Posted December 31, 2008 Report Share Posted December 31, 2008 Might bare this in mind as i own a German Shepherd Bitch!! she is 2 years old now and only just maturing in the head!! she is pure english breeding so strait back and well built!! and there is none of that shitty german breeding in her to fuk her back legs up!! Fantastic Hip Score too Very intelagent bitch! and very high pray drive!!! (p.s. she took down 41 chickens when she was 6 months old in the space of 3 weeks!! now snapped that out of her thank god!!) lol Ive got an excellent gsd bitch infact she is more game than my 7 month old lurcher dog at the moment.. She is a good stong bitch infact seems bigger and healthier than most dogs many people think she is a dog .. my lurcher is fantasticly bred and was considering if it is good feedback from this then maybe trying a trial litter, would this be a silly mistake i am asking as im new to this line of breeding .. Lovelly looking dog mate i keep gsds mate and see where you are coming from with the high prey drive..i have a bitch which i take out with me unfortunatly not seen anything this season must be a dead season...but she starting to use her nose well for flushing etc...and she has a terrific show pedigree...i was thinking of lurchers out of this cross but maybe they wouldnt be right because of the common faults the gsd has with there hips...i may try to enter the gsd bitch this season on rabbiting and maybe fox if there is one near bye... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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