Lurchers

My family and I took in a Lurcher from the RSPCA 15 years ago. He had been abused by his owner for four years before being taken in by the RSPCA, however they were forced to return him to his owner for legal reasons (the law is mad). Not content with being back home he ran away and headed straight back to the RSCPA Centre (some 6 miles away). How he knew how to get there is anyone's guess but it just demonstrates the intelligence of these dogs. So we took him in, a skinny little wretch, and never looked back. At first he would scavenge for food so you could never leave anything within reach. I'll never forget the time we came home and he'd had a thorough ...  Read the complete review

We adopted a lurcher two years ago - well "found" is more accurate - she was running loose on a main road - no more than a pup - and in spite of comprehensive efforts to find an owner we never did. We kept her at home for the 30 statutory days rather than take her to the pound as she had a leg injury - and of course after 30 days she was never going to leave. I have always had large and hairy guarding breeds - or collies/sheepdogs - so she has been completely different. In some ways infuriatingly so - in others a breath of fresh air. She is a very greyhoundy lurcher - we think possibly greyhound-collie cross (a lurcher is a cross between ...  Read the complete review

I have worked with animal all my life and as a result have seen hundreds of different breeds. Up until last year I would have said my favourite breed was Border Collies however the for the past year I have been working in a greyhound and lurcher rescue and now I must admit that my favourite breed is the greyhound as they are so loyal. In the rescue I see many greyhounds and lurchers coming in after facing a lot of abuse and sometimes so close to death but yet the dogs do not show any signs of aggression. The lurcher is a lot like the greyhound and there is a lot of bad press about the breeds for example they are not good with small animals and I admit in some ...  Read the complete review

I have worked with animals all my life so have seen hundreds of different breeds. One breed in particular, the Greyhound has always been one of my favourites. ** A bit about the breed ** A lurcher is bred using a greyhound with another breed, usually a border collie or a terrier. Other breeds are also used and lurchers can be as small as a whippet or as large as a deerhound (which can stand up to an adults waist!) The aim of the cross is to produce a sighthound with intelligence to carry out the original purpose for this breed which is poaching. The Lurcher belongs the sighthound group, next to the Greyhound, Irish Wolfhound, ...  Read the complete review