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I posted a couple weeks back that we'd lost our young (2yr old) Doberman, the house just felt too quite so at the weekend we visited the local rescue centre just to register and have a look around.
It wasn't a total surprise that we ended up booking a dog for rehoming, so meet Smokey:
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We was initially told he was around a year old, but it turns out from the paperwork he's just over 6 months, so a bit more puppy training then first thought but hay-ho...
His whistle recall is good when he can see you in an enclosed area outside, but not so good in a different room in the house, is this the sight-hound in him or just something to work on? He has the basic training already sits, paw, wait etc... likes his cuddles and is largely house trained. Any specific tips for Lurcher training?
He's adorable—loving the superhero logo on his chest 8)
But if he ever grows into those ears you're in trouble!
Either that some weird perspective or that is the puppy version of digby the biggest dog in the world. 🙂
Rebel says hi! I wouldn't worry about the recall when around the house. sighthounds only want to sleep when they're not out and about and won't bother to get up unless it mealtime or walkies. Lurcher training: locks on bedroom doors or a hairy bed!
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With those ears there might be some Kelpie in him 😀
Looks lovely - enjoy!
Yep his ears are comically big for his size, rescue centre said he wasn't pure lurcher and had a cross of something in him, something with big pointy ears...
midlifecrashes: notice you have a muzzle, is that for the saftey of smaller dogs?
Any excuse to post a picture of our lurcher! She's rather attentively watching the Team Time Trial at last year's cycling World Championships. 🙂
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Yep his ears are comically big for his size, rescue centre said he wasn't pure lurcher and had a cross of something in him, something with big pointy ears...
You realise a "Lurcher" is originally a cross of any two Sight Hounds although a lot of Insurance companies now class it as a breed - it isn't.
Nowadays a Lurcher is a sight hound crossed with any other breed which in any other area is a mongrel.......
"...wasn't pure Lurcher"?? A lurcher is a cross between a pure sighthound (whippet, greyhound etc.) and any other dog. Strange thing for a rescue centre to say.
Anyway, pedanticism aside, he looks great. We've got a whippet and a lurcher. Our lurcher is a whippet crossed with a mystery larger breed, and he is much harder work than our whippet. Very head strong off the lead and once he goes after something will not come back until he has caught it or it is completely out of sight.
Whippets recall though is brilliant. Both had the same training. Have worked on his training since he was a puppy (he's 3 now) and its got to the point that we can't let him off the lead anywhere other than our enclosed garden (police involvement didn't help...)
I digressed, but just be aware that the sighthound instinct in him may, on occasion, override any training that you give him!
EDIT : Beaten to it on the lurcher explanation..
Every days a school day, I hadn't realised no. I assumed that a Lurcher was a breed that was similar to a whippet & greyhound, probably born from searching dog rescue centre sites and the like where it's a "type" of dog that you can search for.
In the rescue centres defence it was probably my understanding of them saying that something else was mixed in other than just sighthound.
Oh and lovely looking dogs up there ^
The muzzle: Rebel is a rescue from both cruelty and neglect. When we got him he was so nervous he would bite anything that startled him but also anything he raced with and caught up to, so it's not worth the risk of having him outside unmuzzled, even when on the lead. He's very good natured, but still sometimes wakes up teeth first, which can be fun if he falls asleep in your lap.
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He's a beaut! 😀
We've had a rescue greyhound for a few months now. He's adorable.
He spends all his time sleeping, if he's not out for a walk or eating.
He's pretty well behaved, but must admit, we only let him off in the paddock at the Kennels at the moment as he's easily distracted. He'll come to you unless something catches his eye and then you've got no chance. Not sure how much can be done about this tbh! Some (the more successful racers) have more of a chase instinct than others.
Can't help with training from a pup. Arthur was 5 when we adopted him.
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