I have to say that I have the retarded dog that kills coyotes. I have never seen him try to play with them, and he runs them down in a matter of 50-60 yards. Axel is un-godly fast for a shepherd ( too bad he doesn't chase the decoy like that ) If the coyote wants to play he is in trouble. Axel has seen the in heat thing as well, but killed her anyway.
He is very wierd but I love him to death <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
A lurcher is the product of a greyhound that has been bred to any number of dogs, such as scottish deerhound, collie, terriers, afghan hound, or salukis. Lurchers are just good old American know how at work. A greyhound can catch a coyote, but most get whipped when they do, so in the late 1900's people bred to stiffen the greyhound up with infusions of fast dogs with more bite to them. What it essentially is is an American Coyote Hound, also used on Jackrabbits. They are pretty gamey, and the people that breed them are just about like any other american sportsman. Evolution is ongoing, as the dogs that don't cut it aren't bred. Usually you just follow along on a 4 wheeler or jeep.
American pointers went through this type of thing about then too, and look at those things, no dog breed can match a pointer for covering ground and finding birds, they are just too far ranging for most foot hunters, this is why we have GSPs and GWPs, and wiems, for the foot hunting sportsman.
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Lurchers have been bred in England and Ireland for a couple hundered years. I'd offer that the tradition has it's roots overseas and isn't an American one.
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Matt, I wouldn't want my GSD pet mixing it up with a stray let alone a wild canid. My guess if a Coyote figures he's out toothed, he'll bring the rest of the pack.
If I tried to base my dog's training on what he was THINKING, I doubt I'd ever get anything accomplished. I don't think our dogs spend a lot of time exercizing their grey matter - nine times out of ten what they're thinking is probably the same as what they're doing. If he's sitting still being a good boy, reward him. If he barks, correct him. Pretty soon he'll figure it out, regardless of what he's "thinking".
VC's right on it. Lurchers are a British dog that were originally bred by poachers. The traidtional cross is generally a sighthound x collie. Sight hounds, being the tunnel vision airheads they are, were crossed with working dogs (collies) for what the Brits call "bidability". This refers to their being willing to listen to the handler. They are still popular in GB and I've seen a few Lurcher shows combined with working terrier shows over here.
Now that GB has outlawed ALL hunting with dogs <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/mad.gif" alt="" /> It will be interesting to see what future they have. Course there's always Lamping. That's hunting hare and Fox at night with lamps <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" /> .
There used to be a number of good Lurcher sites on the web. Haven't looked in a few years.
Hancock Lurchers are a lurcher x Lurcher that have been bred by a guy named Hancock (DUH). They suposedly breed pretty true to type.
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