Jasper listening for beach bunnies

[JudyN]

 

[Violet Turner]

bless him

 

[Josie]

This made me chuckle @JudyN - Seeing the title first and then Jasper's pose!! Hilarious

 

[arealhuman]

Brilliant picture!

 

[thedogsbeforetime]

Great picture! I miss the beach and am ready for winter to end! Is he a Lurcher?

 

[JudyN]

Yes he is, @thedogsbeforetime

 

[thedogsbeforetime]

Yes he is, @thedogsbeforetime

I think I get them, but it's odd to figure out because in the UK they're Lurchers, and in the USA (where I am), besides certain dog groups, they're just be called "mutts" since people find crossbreeding such an issue! I am very much a fan of them.

 

[JudyN]

I think they're regarded as 'not just mutts' (not that there's anything wrong with mutts of course) because they are/were bred for purpose - from Wikipedia:

It is fabled that in the 14th, 15th and early 16th century the English and Scottish governments banned commoners from owning sight-hounds, such as Irish wolfhounds, Scottish deerhounds, and greyhounds, though no documentation from the time can be found to verify this. It is thought that lurchers may have been bred to avoid legal complications during this time. Generally, the aim of the cross is to produce a sighthound with more intelligence, a canny animal suitable for poaching rabbits, hares, and game birds. Over time, poachers and hunters discovered breeding of certain breeds with sight-hounds produced a dog better suited to this purpose, given the lurcher's combination of speed and intelligence.

The fact that lurcher translates in Romany as 'thieving cur' pretty much sums them up

 

[Violet Turner]

I think they're regarded as 'not just mutts' (not that there's anything wrong with mutts of course) because they are/were bred for purpose - from Wikipedia:



The fact that lurcher translates in Romany as 'thieving cur' pretty much sums them up