Bull/greyhound Cross Anyone Have Experience

[willows]

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:unsure: Hi all does anyone have experience of a bull/greyhound lurcher?? I'm looking for a pup at the moment and have found a litter that was sired by a bull/greyhound, I have no experience with this cross and some research on the internet has thrown up some questions as to their tractability and trainability, and possible agressive nature. My experience with lurchers has always been with collie crosses which are easy to train, the dam of this litter does have collie blood she is greyhound/deerhound/collie so hopefully that would help with the trainability.

I only plan to show and race with this dog my days of spending dark windy nights out with a dog and lamp have long gone now, but would hope to have a dog that could pick up the odd furry during the day as well. Please don't suggest I go for a beddy cross instead my wife has made it plain she only likes smooth coated dogs, shame I would of had one like a shot.

 

[FlyLurcher]

No experience of bull X's but if you really have to get a smooth-coated dog i would be more worried about the collie & deerhound in the dam as the pups may get longer coats when older.

I know some folks that have got a smoothcoated pup that over 14weeks old has turned broken or rough coated

 

[willows]

No experience of bull X's but if you really have to get a smooth-coated dog i would be more worried about the collie & deerhound in the dam as the pups may get longer coats when older. I know some folks that have got a smoothcoated pup that over 14weeks old has turned broken or rough coated

Fair comment about the coat changing, but hopefully if that happens she will have already fallen in love with the pup and it won't matter any longer. It's the bull cross that i'm concerned about

 

[madman]

very nice cross :thumbsup: i can recomend them, there is a man and lady called paul and sue dont know if there on the forums they live in cornwall :sweating: have a similar breed thats winning everything and catchs the odd furry thing as well for there supper

 

[whatshappin]

the mate has a bull cross we go lampin together taking out two whippets we trust him 100 % wih other dogs

 

[TIGGERGOULD]

the mate has a bull cross we go lampin together taking out two whippets we trust him 100 % wih other dogs

if you want to do the country fair circuit a good cross <and this is my opinion >if i was starting from scratch i would go for a whippet staff cross to whipet ,why you may ask ,well you get good speed and stamina and if your lucky just under 23 inches ,they are very loyal and robust ,try and get it at 8 or 9 weeks so you get that special bond , unders can handle the sim couresing better as their not carrying so much weight so turn better and get its dew claws off ,it will save you forkin out at the vets with dew claw injurys ,the bitch i own is collie staff grey to grey her mum was abit special on the track,ialso have 2 staffies who also do sim ,and they were far easier to train.my bitch will retrieve live rabbit to hand ,best of luck with your search for a lurcher :luck: :luck: :luck:

 

[chid21]

bull xs are labled by people who aint got a clue about them ... soon as they hear the word bull it automatically becomes a untrained unsocialised devil of a dog....

i own a bull x here , he was easy trained , he is very socialbe and is very good around other dogs ... he sit ,stays , lies ,rolls over, walks to heel ,jumps gives paw and plays with the kids and other dogs by day then goes out working the lamp at night (he is used on rabbits and fox as its legal here in NI)

if you train them right the bull x are fantastic dogs to own , but get a bad trained one and they can be bad as they have a lot of power and strengh ..

 

[kayoneill]

bull xs are labled by people who aint got a clue about them ... soon as they hear the word bull it automatically becomes a untrained unsocialised devil of a dog....i own a bull x here , he was easy trained , he is very socialbe and is very good around other dogs ... he sit ,stays , lies ,rolls over, walks to heel ,jumps gives paw and plays with the kids and other dogs by day then goes out working the lamp at night (he is used on rabbits and fox as its legal here in NI)

if you train them right the bull x are fantastic dogs to own , but get a bad trained one and they can be bad as they have a lot of power and strengh ..

I recently took in a bull cross, young adult who came to me in a very sorry state. He's not been well trained, fed or cared for, he's a complete male. He's coming along really well, very sound around other dogs unless they show agression to him, extremely respectful of adults and children. I wouldn't have gone out to choose him, but he's really fitted in well and I wouldn't be without him. His recall is poor, but I'm putting that down to pour start in life, he's extremely agile and keen to chase game. Settles well on a night not mouthy like my other dogs !! So I would say I'm a convert . Certainly easy to keep his coat looking good. He's rather clumsy compared to my whippets, and bedlington lurcher, but he's a star.

 

[willows]

bull xs are labled by people who aint got a clue about them ... soon as they hear the word bull it automatically becomes a untrained unsocialised devil of a dog....i own a bull x here , he was easy trained , he is very socialbe and is very good around other dogs ... he sit ,stays , lies ,rolls over, walks to heel ,jumps gives paw and plays with the kids and other dogs by day then goes out working the lamp at night (he is used on rabbits and fox as its legal here in NI)

if you train them right the bull x are fantastic dogs to own , but get a bad trained one and they can be bad as they have a lot of power and strengh ..

I recently took in a bull cross, young adult who came to me in a very sorry state. He's not been well trained, fed or cared for, he's a complete male. He's coming along really well, very sound around other dogs unless they show agression to him, extremely respectful of adults and children. I wouldn't have gone out to choose him, but he's really fitted in well and I wouldn't be without him. His recall is poor, but I'm putting that down to pour start in life, he's extremely agile and keen to chase game. Settles well on a night not mouthy like my other dogs !! So I would say I'm a convert . Certainly easy to keep his coat looking good. He's rather clumsy compared to my whippets, and bedlington lurcher, but he's a star.

Thanks for your replies folks. Sounds like most of the hype about them being aggresive is BS, I did forget to mention we have 5 young grandchildren & 2 cats so cannot afford to have an aggressive dog at any costs, was thinking of getting a bitch so hopefully that will be more mellow than a complete dog (w00t)

 

[josh10]

ive kept bullcross lurchers for 15 years,from straight first cross to 11/16 which i currently have,in that time i have bred quite a few for work and i can honestly say ive never bred one that was people aggressive,a few have been dog aggressive and one was a disaster as a young dog but is grand now but these were down to upbringing and poor socialization.ive had half crosses ive reared pups along with.bull lurchers arent any more likely to be agressive with the wrong upbringing than any other cross but they will be a fair bit more of a handful than a collie cross if they do go of on one because of their strength,on the home and training front their loyalty is second to none and they are easy to train though can be strong headed in their tennage months :wacko: these experiences are with bull/greyhound mixes.i hope this helps,99 percent of the bad stuff you hear about bulls is media derived bullsh*t and human trained.the most scathing and hatefull widely used remark used is pitbull type dog :angry: anyone who keeps the breed for the breed and not as a status symbol will tell you they are no 1 for loyalty.i went to a couple of shows a few years ago and bull crosses wernt allowed to compete for best in show and were in along with pairs and veterans on the ring sheet,so how can joe public change their opinion when dog people help to keep it there,sorry for the rant lol and i hope your pup does well for you :clown:

 

[Fabapocalypse]

Bull crosses suffer much more from what people EXPECT them to be than from what they actually ARE.

They're no better and no worse than any other type of cross for "problems" but unfortunately like other bull-y types of dog they do sometimes tend to attract the wrong sort of owner!

They also divide opinion in the lurcher world: "Marmite" dogs, love 'em or hate 'em.

Oh, and if you get a real smooth coated one, be prepared for people to stop you in the street and tell you your "greyhound" is fat! :blink:

 

[storm1]

i have bull crosses and have had them for years its what you do with the pup that makes

the dog any cross in lurchers can be bad and good its what you want in a dog that counts

i bred a bullx that was chatsworth obedience winner and feild trial winner but bitch was

owned by a man who new dogs well

atb what ever you choose and they dont all kill all things on site learn them young and there

as good as any cross :thumbsup:

 

[storm1]

some ov them all of them half crosses bred by myself

 

[willows]

:unsure: Hi all does anyone have experience of a bull/greyhound lurcher?? I'm looking for a pup at the moment and have found a litter that was sired by a bull/greyhound, I have no experience with this cross and some research on the internet has thrown up some questions as to their tractability and trainability, and possible agressive nature. My experience with lurchers has always been with collie crosses which are easy to train, the dam of this litter does have collie blood she is greyhound/deerhound/collie so hopefully that would help with the trainability.I only plan to show and race with this dog my days of spending dark windy nights out with a dog and lamp have long gone now, but would hope to have a dog that could pick up the odd furry during the day as well. Please don't suggest I go for a beddy cross instead my wife has made it plain she only likes smooth coated dogs, shame I would of had one like a shot.

Thanks for all your replies.

Seems like I've missed the boat with this litter, the ad has now gone from the epupz website, so I assume they're all gone, never mind I was unsure of this cross, but your replies have eased my mind for any future litters. I have a litter of Saluki x Lurcher pups to see as well so no harm done, a couple of the pups look gorgeous, just 160 miles away from me though. If anyone knows of any pups in Cornwall, there are 2 of us down here looking for smooth coated pups, we would be grateful of a heads up.

Thanks again 8)

 

[claude]

hey storm your bull crosses look real good mate

 

[storm1]

father o whit bitch and blue dog bull crosses can catch rabbits :thumbsup:

 

[chid21]

thats marley isnt it?

looks a great dog well bult

how old would he be now if you dont mnd me askng ?

 

[FeeFee]

Just being curious, but have bull cross lurchers got a lot more common/popular over the last few years? I've noticed recently how many there are in rescue, they seem to have way overtaken the saluki x and collie x lurchers, yet I hardly remember seeing any a few years ago.

Most of them sound like smashing dogs, too, combining the bullies loyalty and people-orientation with the gentle lurcher nature. Unfortunately they seem to take ages to find homes, people are put off by anything with 'bull' in the description

 

[storm1]

thats marley isnt it?looks a great dog well bult

how old would he be now if you dont mnd me askng ?

he would have been 9yrs in march but pts last year sadly mist :thumbsup:

 

[storm1]

heres the mother to the white bitch and blue dog

gyp a first cross bitch full bull terrier to my mams racing whippet SAM THE MAN

father was marley also first cross :thumbsup: