Kaia got BIG
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It was totally a growth spurt. My bucket of legs is now a barrel of legs. 
It's kind of bittersweet when they go from an armful to....that.
I've been trying to get more pictures of them! The weather has just been so wet here, and then the lighting indoors is so bad (as you can see by the pics).
Borzoi vs. Greyhounds: hmm. I've never lived with a grey, but from what I have seen they are extremely similar. People I know who have both don't ever mention differences between the two. I think a lot of greys are pretty sensitive compared to my two, but Strider I was very lucky with and Kaia I looked long and hard for a line with resilient bomb proof dogs. She tries to smell the lawnmower as Robert is mowing.:rofl1:
Grooming isn't a big deal, especially with the females (yes!). They don't have an undercoat, so it's just a matter of running a pin brush through the feathering and pants once a day to keep them from turning into dreads. When they are blowing coat I just take them to a self serve dog wash and blow the dead hair out with one of those uber mega dryers.
Renee, Strider better not get too comfy and pull a Brutie! Her breeder would kill me, plus we'd probably end up with bearded mini charlies in the mix. :yikes: That would be a pretty terrible and pointless mix. Maybe I should get her a dog chastity belt.
It's kind of bittersweet when they go from an armful to....that. I've been trying to get more pictures of them! The weather has just been so wet here, and then the lighting indoors is so bad (as you can see by the pics).
Borzoi vs. Greyhounds: hmm. I've never lived with a grey, but from what I have seen they are extremely similar. People I know who have both don't ever mention differences between the two. I think a lot of greys are pretty sensitive compared to my two, but Strider I was very lucky with and Kaia I looked long and hard for a line with resilient bomb proof dogs. She tries to smell the lawnmower as Robert is mowing.
:rofl1:Grooming isn't a big deal, especially with the females (yes!). They don't have an undercoat, so it's just a matter of running a pin brush through the feathering and pants once a day to keep them from turning into dreads. When they are blowing coat I just take them to a self serve dog wash and blow the dead hair out with one of those uber mega dryers.
Renee, Strider better not get too comfy and pull a Brutie! Her breeder would kill me, plus we'd probably end up with bearded mini charlies in the mix. :yikes: That would be a pretty terrible and pointless mix. Maybe I should get her a dog chastity belt.
Romy
they might be a fair lurcher for bigger stuff like fox & coon.
seriously though most of the greys i've met have been far from sulky and very consistantly turned on to hunt. the Tazi types i've met have mostly been very hot & cold on hunting and sulky. obviously this is a generalization not an absolute.
they might be a fair lurcher for bigger stuff like fox & coon.
seriously though most of the greys i've met have been far from sulky and very consistantly turned on to hunt. the Tazi types i've met have mostly been very hot & cold on hunting and sulky. obviously this is a generalization not an absolute.
Romy
they might be a fair lurcher for bigger stuff like fox & coon.
seriously though most of the greys i've met have been far from sulky and very consistantly turned on to hunt. the Tazi types i've met have mostly been very hot & cold on hunting and sulky. obviously this is a generalization not an absolute.
they might be a fair lurcher for bigger stuff like fox & coon.
seriously though most of the greys i've met have been far from sulky and very consistantly turned on to hunt. the Tazi types i've met have mostly been very hot & cold on hunting and sulky. obviously this is a generalization not an absolute.
Most of the greys you work with are field bred right? I have only spent time around NGA greyhounds, and a couple of AKC show bred ones. The show bred ones were actually a lot more stable temperament wise, though a lot might have to do with socialization since track dogs don't get out too much as puppies.
Edit: Silkens are nice little dogs. It's hard to find venues to compete with them in, because of the controversy around the breed. All of the silkens I have met were nice animals though. I have no idea what their prey drive looks like, but otherwise they seem to have a typical sighthound temperament. More whippety than anything, though other breeds are in their background.
equal mix of cold blood & track dogs.
and in all fairness i haven't dealt w/ even a dozen total, except in passing. so that is spread over saluki/borzoiX, cold & hotblood not really a big enough sample to say anything in absolute or even strong terms.
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i have read in some british books that the birddog lurcher was popular back in the day w/ gypsies for stealing fowl from farmers and w/other lurchermen for pheasant, grouse & partidge and as a flushing gun dog as well as the traditional rabbits on the lamp.
and in all fairness i haven't dealt w/ even a dozen total, except in passing. so that is spread over saluki/borzoiX, cold & hotblood not really a big enough sample to say anything in absolute or even strong terms.
ETA
i have read in some british books that the birddog lurcher was popular back in the day w/ gypsies for stealing fowl from farmers and w/other lurchermen for pheasant, grouse & partidge and as a flushing gun dog as well as the traditional rabbits on the lamp.
