Chef1982 Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 Does anyone use lurchers for retrieving and flushing? I have a young lurcher who is too heavy for coursing due to the cross but she is great at working cover, I'm just wondering if anyone uses lurchers this way? As I'm keen to try train her to retrieve as I have with my terrier. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 yes this can be done, you don't mention the cross but off the betting field first crosses can come good as they mature though it depends if we are talking collie cross or some daft bullmastiff or some other insane cross Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chef1982 Posted February 2, 2013 Author Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 yes this can be done, you don't mention the cross but off the betting field first crosses can come good as they mature though it depends if we are talking collie cross or some daft bullmastiff or some other insane cross She is a first x bull greyhound. But....considering, she is infact very very intelligent and toys and treats happy, so I believe I can use this to my advantage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 2, 2013 Report Share Posted February 2, 2013 yep that's heavy! Likely you will be up against a hard mouth also. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rallyrus Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Yep it can be done and is, one of my lurchers is very good at it. Would have to disagree with the hard mouthed statement, a good friend of mine has a 2nd gen half cross, he will retrieve rabbits live to hand. My bitch is quite hard mouthed with rabbits as she knows there easier to carry when there dead, any game she retrieves she is soft mouthed with. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Yep it can be done and is, one of my lurchers is very good at it. Would have to disagree with the hard mouthed statement, a good friend of mine has a 2nd gen half cross, he will retrieve rabbits live to hand. My bitch is quite hard mouthed with rabbits as she knows there easier to carry when there dead, any game she retrieves she is soft mouthed with. its hard to generalise I know a few hard mouthed spaniels and labs. However Bull terriers aint exactly known for their tender bite Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted February 9, 2013 Report Share Posted February 9, 2013 Got offered an 11 month old lurcher off a friend of the wife's who had "rescued" it as it was going to be put down because it was scared of bunnies does any one know of some one looking for one as a pet? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kent Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 Got offered an 11 month old lurcher off a friend of the wife's who had "rescued" it as it was going to be put down because it was scared of bunnies does any one know of some one looking for one as a pet? the mind boggles as to how someone achieved that one, that like making a lab frightened of sausage rolls! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 yeah must admit i thought that i was told they were gonna kill it as it wouldnt hunt!! **** knows how they removed its natural instinct!! poor sod! wish i had room in my life for another dog but have got my hands full with the pup Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sitsinhedges Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 yeah must admit i thought that i was told they were gonna kill it as it wouldnt hunt!! **** knows how they removed its natural instinct!! poor sod! wish i had room in my life for another dog but have got my hands full with the pup It just isn't mature yet, it will pick up the game when it's ready. It's just a shame it had such a **** as an owner. I hate stories such as these, some lurcher owners can be the worst of people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beeredup Posted February 10, 2013 Report Share Posted February 10, 2013 yeah like i said i would of liked to of heled find a home for it as i am sure with the right owner it would of made a decent dog, i always think theres no bad dogs just the wrong/bad owner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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