gavclojak Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Just read an article in The Times that lurchers are the new go to dog for the fashion crowd, they are seen as hip and have overtaken sausage dogs in popularity ....God im old I bet DM will have something to say Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I'm SURE that's why she has them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soapdragon Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Um, don't suppose they mentioned Russian hamsters....that's all we have (apart from some ancient goldfish) Mind you, I always suspected that DM was a gal of impeccable taste Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Purplemaniacs Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 A parent at school said that the kennels where she helps out at, had two lurchers that need rehoming one old one and a younger one to be rehomed together. I immediately thought of DM. Chrissie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newcountrygirl Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 Border Terriers have become very "in" too. I of course, have one - nuff said! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 What a lovely idea - I've never thought of them as fashion accessories... more as supreme hunters and lazy, thieving tykes I used to foster rescues, and would do so again if I had more time; they have always been my type of dog... fit for purpose, loyal, loving and very norty! As a lurcher friend says, they are a way of life, not a fashion accessory. Here's a photo of my two (in the front) in the boot of my car with their best friends, Lupin and Teasel, off on a 'working expedition' This is my favourite photo of my old boy Cyrus; a rescue from Ireland, about 10 or 11 years old. He came to us at least 1.5kg underweight, stinking and with gum disease and black teeth... we managed to save most of his teefs, and he now loves lazing in the sun, and running full pelt after my other dog, Ruby. He repays our care with the most unstinting love and devotion. LLB on this forum owns and trains gundogs, and her observation on the difference between them and hounds was interesting; she says that labradors are always looking to please their owner, whereas hounds are more autonomous... they largely do their own thing, and get you to thinking that it's what you wanted them to do all along! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mullethunter Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 What a lovely bunch of beasties Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted March 29, 2015 Share Posted March 29, 2015 I never need any excuse to show off my gorgeous hounds. They are firm friends with those girls, and love playing together as well as working. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gavclojak Posted March 29, 2015 Author Share Posted March 29, 2015 What a lovely post DM, you sound so proud and rightly so, I was going to say Cyrus is so lucky but I think your both lucky to have found each other. I'm sure he is smiling in that photo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkysmum Posted March 31, 2015 Share Posted March 31, 2015 Ahhhhhhhh just love those doggies d/m. Black and white one reminds me of old Sparkx, the best dog in the whole world! Ax Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UKMARCH Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 Saw lots of lovely lurchers at Thame Show on Mon, missed the racing but enjoyed the final of the lurcher long jump very impressive! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted April 7, 2015 Share Posted April 7, 2015 It was a toss up whether we went to that one or Kelmarsh Game fair - the latter won. I didn't race or show mine as the queue was just too long, but I had a couple of offers to buy them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spott Posted June 5, 2015 Share Posted June 5, 2015 Hey, sorry to hijack the thread, How are your lurchers around you chooks dm? I have a beagle, and he modtly ignores them, unless the do a particularly tasty poo... But my friend's lurcher, who i have 3day a week when shes at work, i going bonkers! The second she hears the cheeping (the girls are11weeks old) it's like short circuit in her brain. Ladt wed she chewed through a lead to get to them, the next day she chewed 2 of the hook of the cover tarp... I'm at my wits end. And advice? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted June 6, 2015 Share Posted June 6, 2015 I always counsel folks to be very wary of their dogs around chickens, regardless of how well trains/stock trained they are. This is especially true of lurchers, which are hunters, and are hardwired to respond to flapping, squeaking, or anything which looks or sounds like prey. Mine are workers, but are trained not to chase pheasants... To keep the local game keeper happy, but I never let them out in the garden when the birds are free ranging. It's a simple precaution, and I wouldn't want to put them in a position of failure if their instinct kicked in and they went for one of them. Please, also, don't let the dog run up and down the run; birds are easily frightened. Even though mine are stock trained to a certain extent, and will ride out with my friend's horses, I always keep them on lead around any other livestock. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...