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Charlie1986 said:
moorx said:
Guess what? Sorry!
Max (saluki/springer) - and little sister Rosie. Two of our current pack:
Max takes his dads looks? Where mine follows mum’s Max (saluki/springer) - and little sister Rosie. Two of our current pack:
Jim on the hill said:
He looks fantastic. We had the home check tonight and passed so all go for the meeting on Saturday. It's a secure field so we can let them all run free which is nice. The rescue seems to think he might be a Lurcher Labrador cross.
He's great, a bit of a handful but wouldn't be without him now. Good luck for the meeting, a secure field is the dream place!
Lurchers are fantastic dogs, very characterful.
Had mine as a stray about 5 or 6 years now, bit of a mare at first as she is not great with other dogs ( bit too excited / dominant) used to become a spot on the horizon in seconds and promptly got meningitis which nearly killed her. That gave her nerve damage and she has no muscle on her front legs so that put a end to the buggering off at lightspeed business.
Fine now tho, obsessed with birds/small animals, still a muppet when out and sees other dogs and will always be on a bed if you forget to close a door.
And ultra greedy. Can be aloof at times, bit like a cat happy to be friends when she wants something.
One warning I would say is they can jump silly high, well Sadie can when she wants, be sure somewhere is secure because when they are off they are off!
Oh HATES rain and pukes in the car but will sleep for days.
Had mine as a stray about 5 or 6 years now, bit of a mare at first as she is not great with other dogs ( bit too excited / dominant) used to become a spot on the horizon in seconds and promptly got meningitis which nearly killed her. That gave her nerve damage and she has no muscle on her front legs so that put a end to the buggering off at lightspeed business.
Fine now tho, obsessed with birds/small animals, still a muppet when out and sees other dogs and will always be on a bed if you forget to close a door.
And ultra greedy. Can be aloof at times, bit like a cat happy to be friends when she wants something.
One warning I would say is they can jump silly high, well Sadie can when she wants, be sure somewhere is secure because when they are off they are off!
Oh HATES rain and pukes in the car but will sleep for days.
Here's my lurcher, Archie.
Had him 8 months - he's a rescue and about 7.
Very laid back, sleeps all day except for sunbathing, food and long walks.
Good with medium sized dogs, scared of large hairy dogs, can be a bit boisterous with smaller dogs so goes on lead.
Hates cats and anything smaller and furry
Good recall except when the above in sight!
Gets on well with my Staffy cross, Cassie.
Perfect in the house, has never stolen food or destroyed anything.
Came upstairs once, decided it was boring and hasn't done it again - this is despite Cassie sleeping upstairs!
Had him 8 months - he's a rescue and about 7.
Very laid back, sleeps all day except for sunbathing, food and long walks.
Good with medium sized dogs, scared of large hairy dogs, can be a bit boisterous with smaller dogs so goes on lead.
Hates cats and anything smaller and furry
Good recall except when the above in sight!
Gets on well with my Staffy cross, Cassie.
Perfect in the house, has never stolen food or destroyed anything.
Came upstairs once, decided it was boring and hasn't done it again - this is despite Cassie sleeping upstairs!
Update: we had the meeting today and our Rottie girl was fine apart from when he tried to mount her. He's no snipped yet and can't be until blood tests come back to rule out kidney failure.
Our boy however was not keen, seemed quite jealous and protective. It could have been just too much stimulation for them all.
The dog we met was absolutely fantastic and I would have taken him there and then if they got in. He was confident, calm, not overly energetic and warmed up was friendly with a few licks. Lovely temperament and genuinely gutted to have to say no at the moment.
Keen to try just my boy with him in the next couple of weeks to see if they can get on, hopefully after he's been snipped.
So sad that he's basically in a shelter because of his age, cracking dog.
Here are some pictures and I really hope this isn't the last update. Alternatively if any one else is interested in him I can vouch he's fantastic and worth the trip.
Our boy however was not keen, seemed quite jealous and protective. It could have been just too much stimulation for them all.
The dog we met was absolutely fantastic and I would have taken him there and then if they got in. He was confident, calm, not overly energetic and warmed up was friendly with a few licks. Lovely temperament and genuinely gutted to have to say no at the moment.
Keen to try just my boy with him in the next couple of weeks to see if they can get on, hopefully after he's been snipped.
So sad that he's basically in a shelter because of his age, cracking dog.
Here are some pictures and I really hope this isn't the last update. Alternatively if any one else is interested in him I can vouch he's fantastic and worth the trip.
Our rescue, who looks like he could be from the same family as Jakg's!
as with all of the other comments he's got all of the standard lurcher traits - lazy, chases furry things, selective hearing (especially when chasing furry things), greedy, takes over the sofa but such a lovely temperament and character..
as with all of the other comments he's got all of the standard lurcher traits - lazy, chases furry things, selective hearing (especially when chasing furry things), greedy, takes over the sofa but such a lovely temperament and character..
We took on a rescue lurcher about 20 years ago and he was a real handful. There were several rucks between him and our GSD. He chased anything that moved, we could not trust him out and about without a muzzle and sadly within the confines of our garden he got two cats and had a nip at the postman one day. It was either non-stop energy outside or curled up on the sofa inside. Having had him as a rescue we felt obligated to keep him, we managed to establish a workable routine but it was hard work. Mixed feelings when we lost him, sadness tinged by relief. Like many rescues, in part it is a matter of the breed and in part the dog's personal history.
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