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Hi I'm going to be getting my first lurcher in a couple of weeks. He'll be very young (6 weeks) so will be carried out and about to begin with when I walk my other dogs, a lab/collie who looks and behaves like a long dog and a working cocker.
I would like to work the lurcher when older possibly for rabbits and maybe some lure work. I don't like clicker training and am having difficulty finding puppy socialization classes that don't use this. Is socialization essential for lurchers?
At what I age can I start asking him to chase quarry? And can I work him with the cocker using her to flush the quarry for him? How easy is it to get permission from a landowner to work a lurcher on their land?
Is it possible to get insurance for a working lurcher? Most insurers throw a wobbly when you tell them that your dog works.
Any advice would be very welcome, I've learnt a lot just reading through the posts.
Thanks
Janet
I would like to work the lurcher when older possibly for rabbits and maybe some lure work. I don't like clicker training and am having difficulty finding puppy socialization classes that don't use this. Is socialization essential for lurchers?
At what I age can I start asking him to chase quarry? And can I work him with the cocker using her to flush the quarry for him? How easy is it to get permission from a landowner to work a lurcher on their land?
Is it possible to get insurance for a working lurcher? Most insurers throw a wobbly when you tell them that your dog works.
Any advice would be very welcome, I've learnt a lot just reading through the posts.
Thanks
Janet