Some top advice there but once the dog gets used to going in the house it can be a hard habbit to break plenty of disinfectant in the area should put it off. i always find if you never give em the oppertunity to finish thier toilet indoors they soon get the idea never used a crate but could see...
Nothing worse than dog thieves.
I feel for you tell no one if you get another pup i guard train my lurchers dog thieves dont like nasty dogs i once came home to find one in the dog kennel cowering with my old dog. His mates had run off and left him.
you have my sympathy.
morning all up at 4.30 the joy of pups in the house better than the pen though ill post pics as soon as poss hes settled no trouble goes to the door to go toilet [phew] as weve just had the house carpeted throghout retrieving everything he can carry sits and lays for treats altogether a top pup...
Ahh the joy of adolesance to be young and wild.
If i were you id suggest a couple of 20 mile bike rides or agood nights lamping but if you dont hunt and havent got a pushbike try running the pup at the side of the car on some quiet lanes sounds like shes found out what she was bred for.Once...
Glad thats all sorted by what i can see its hard to read into the replies to questions when using text not like face to face or on the phone and its to easy to get the wrong end of the stick so to speak.
Theres nothing wrong with hunter wellies but personally i like a good pair of toecaps...
HI lesley
pleased to meet you its all tongue in cheek you know everyones allowed an opinion and you can never beat a good debate like i said i was only after the right pup that way hes set for life with me ill post photos later on .
cheers juckler!
Im sorry if im opinionated im just a solitary poacher[we dont get old just die] i aint against showing as long as the dogs are worked witch does show if you know what your looking for what about having a working dog class[what a statement!] for genuine working dogs.
The lurcher as i knew it is...
For your information when i started poaching lurchers werent ever competition coursed only hunted and it was only when people saw the dog as a status symbol[barbour coats ,green wellies] and other people saw a way of making money[as usual] that the showing started i should know i judged many of...
GOT my pup thankyou your lots too serious on here dont you know when your being wound up [mice indeed lol] my permission starts when i leave my house i go where i want its my right as a human being and if i want to eat of the beasts of the field [genesis] who are you to contradict and as for...
I never said any of the dogs I owned wouldn't work. I don't bieleve there is such a thing as a greyhound, whippet or lurcher that wont work. I have entered pups at 6 weeks old to mice and they take them no trouble, they sqeak on the way down!
I don't think you really know what your talking...
The main reason for wanting a pup from guaranteed parentage is to make sure that the pup will do its job properly i kept lurchers for 30 yrs and have always had dogs from pups ive never had one that wouldnt do the busness and the only place the went after me was the vet. either through old age...
I wouldnt worry too mutch the dogs only learning what his nose is for and his recall attention etc will get better with age.heres a little tip just before you go into competition take the dog out the way and chastise him i guarantee itll listen for the next half hour or so i won obediences all...
I dont want the dog for coursing i want it for catching i dont think you realise without people like myself the TRUE lurcher would not exist a working dog is made by breeding from animals that can do the job.30 years ago there were no show lurchers and they werent kept as pets ive killed my...
Im looking for a dog pup that will end up about 25in to the shoulder doesnt matter what breed as long as the parents can KILL hares .{ban??? never had permission in my life] Ive always considered a lurcher as a catching dog not a coursing dog .
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