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Hi everyone,
I'm looking for reputable lurcher breeders and am not coming up with much through simple google searches. Does anyone know of any good breeders, or upcoming litters? I am based in the North West but am happy to travel.
Ideally i'm after something like a saluki/whippet/deerhound X bitch, but am open to other mixes.

All help appreciated!
 
Have you tried Countryman magazine? They have (or used to, anyway) a lot of ads for lurchers, though of course you'd still have to check the breeder carefully.

I don't suppose you'd consider a rescue? Lurcher Link is up your way and often have cracking lurchers - though with puppies, there's a good chance that they won't know what breed the sire was, let alone the cross.

When you find your pup, please share some pics with us - there's several lurcher lovers here!
 
Have you looked on Pets4homes ....
I know someone but they aren't lurchers more longdog as parentage is sire pure deerhound...dam 3/4 deerhound 1/4 greyhound
 
Tinytom said:
Have you looked on Pets4homes ....
I know someone but they aren't lurchers more longdog as parentage is sire pure deerhound...dam 3/4 deerhound 1/4 greyhound
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Though saluki/whippet/deerhound would also be a longdog.
 
JudyN said:
Have you tried Countryman magazine? They have (or used to, anyway) a lot of ads for lurchers, though of course you'd still have to check the breeder carefully.

I don't suppose you'd consider a rescue? Lurcher Link is up your way and often have cracking lurchers - though with puppies, there's a good chance that they won't know what breed the sire was, let alone the cross.

When you find your pup, please share some pics with us - there's several lurcher lovers here!
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Hi Judy. Thanks so much for the reply - glad to find some lurcher lovers!
I haven't had a look at Countryman magazine but i will do now - thanks for the tip!
As for a rescue, whilst i have had terriers in the past, this will be my partner's first dog and i want to give her the full puppy experience! So i think we're set on a puppy at the moment.
I will of course post some pics when we have her!
 
Tinytom said:
Have you looked on Pets4homes ....
I know someone but they aren't lurchers more longdog as parentage is sire pure deerhound...dam 3/4 deerhound 1/4 greyhound
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Thanks for the reply! We have been keeping an eye on Pets4Homes, and will continue to monitor this site.
Thanks for the tip about your friend, but i think we'd want a bit of whippet in there to take away some of the size of the deerhound if that makes sense!
 
Have a look on Lurcher link on the other homeless hounds there are some lovely lurcher pups in Cardiff dogs home looking for homes ;)
 
There have been alot of lurchers on Gumtree this way ...there Is a lovely greyhound X saluki boy 8weeks old ...he is a bit lovely :)
 
Also consider putting an ad. in Horse & Hound. Horsey people often have lurchers, and there is a different clientele. I love Countrymans but sometimes you have to read between the lines.
 
Hemlock said:
Also consider putting an ad. in Horse & Hound. Horsey people often have lurchers, and there is a different clientele. I love Countrymans but sometimes you have to read between the lines.
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Thanks Hemlock - Horse and Hound is a good shout!
 
Best of luck. As and when please let us have photos. I know it’s early days but there are lots of sighthound owners/lovers here.
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You may be aware, but saluki x deerhound can be a rather 'challenging' mix, and very different to terriers. So the 'full on' puppy experience might be even more full on than you anticipate!
 
Our Tilly was a lurcher X longdog
Sire whippet X saluki
Dam Deerhound X bearded collie
Our 2 boys are mainly deerhound with 1/8 greyhound in the mix ...they are 15 months and 11 months now and are a total joy ...
I personally wouldn't have another dog with saluki in the mix I love the bull lurcher saying that I doubt we will ever have another lurcher after 40+ years of always having one as most have a high Prey Drive ...its so nice walking the boys sometimes within 10 feet of deer without them going berserk :p
 
Isn't it fun that we can all choose our preference? I don't gel with bull lurchers but I love saluki and deerhound blood. However, anyone used to terriers might prefer a Bedlington cross - mine was a dude, and I never regretted bringing Bedlington into the mix.
 
Totally agree @Hemlock ..
We are totally smitten with the boys and would love deerhounds in the future...we would have more if we could afford it :p
 
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