What Is A Lurcher?

[cyfrin]

Maybe even a 'grippet' LOL :clown:

 

[Goran]

Hi - I have a lurcher (now 13) who is a greyhound x bordercollie. I have always thought that a lurcher was a sighthound x working dog....... 

If that is the case then why are we now seeing so many lurchers that are bull x's? They really do not fit the classic lurcher look!

 

I am sure many will have an opinion....please be kind to me

Now i may be wrong but i have always been led to believe if you follow the blood lines back havnt most if not all greyhounds and whippets got bull blood in them ?

No your totally right with the greyhounds not sure about whippets, the racing fraturnity put the bull blood in as they were getting to fine and if i am not mistaken as well on this matter i think saluki blood was put in the greyhounds too, to produce the stayers :thumbsup:

 

[Goran]

Hi - I have a lurcher (now 13) who is a greyhound x bordercollie. I have always thought that a lurcher was a sighthound x working dog....... 

If that is the case then why are we now seeing so many lurchers that are bull x's? They really do not fit the classic lurcher look!

 

I am sure many will have an opinion....please be kind to me

Now i may be wrong but i have always been led to believe if you follow the blood lines back havnt most if not all greyhounds and whippets got bull blood in them ?

No your totally right with the greyhounds not sure about whippets, the racing fraturnity put the bull blood in as they were getting to fine and if i am not mistaken as well on this matter i think saluki blood was put in the greyhounds too, to produce the stayers :thumbsup:

In the late 80's/early90's Salukis were unfortunately crossed with Greyhounds to produce LONGDOGS, for Coursing, however I have to disagree that if you follow the pedigrees of Racing & Coursing G reyhounds back, Saluki blood was not used. I have been involved with Salukis since 1967 & pedigrees are a hooby of mine & yes I am a Saluki purist, but whatever other people do that is up to them.

The breeder of my original Lurchers - the infamous Dave Thorne ( see Lambourne Lurchers) was anti saluki blood necause of their negative traits, as he said it takes 10 mins to put the blood in & at least 10 generations to breed it out-

As he said SIGHTHOUND X SIGHTHOUND = LONGDOG

LURCHER X OTHER = LURCHER

There is no doubt about it that over the last 15yrs it has become fashionable for people to cross ANY breed with a Greyhound to produce a dog for their requirements, it is their choice - The English Dictionary definition of a Lurcher is Greyhound x Collie.

Cyfrin - If you want to find out more about different crosses , a good place to start is Ted Walsh's book - Lurchers & Longdogs.

PS The camera I use is a CANON 20D

 

[wild whippies]

Wikipedia is usually very good for providing explanations, it's dependant upon contributions from the public and they ask for evidence substantiating your comments if you want an ammendment making. Ironically J.T's comment of hers being a thief even gets a mention! :lol:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurcher

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longdog

 

[cyfrin]

Hi & thanx Goran & wild whippies That certainly makes it much clearer to me!

 

[summat decent]

An uncle of mine 76yrs always reckoned that a lurcher was a sighthound crossed with a collie,sighthound to sighthound being called a longdog,sorry something i will always stick with.