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First of all, the lurcher is a cross breed, which means that they’re not pedigree dogs and as such, aren’t recognised by the Kennel Club. There’s no breed standard in place for the lurcher dog type, and they can’t be entered into Kennel Club breed shows. Harriet Ritvo (1987). The Animal Estate: The English and Other Creatures in the Victorian Age. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press Lurchers are quite independent thinkers but being highly intelligent it means in the right hands and environment they are easy to train. Their training has to start early because it would be a mistake to wait until a dog is 6 months old. With this said a Lurcher should never be trusted with any food that may be left out because they would not be able to resist helping themselves to it. In short these handsome dogs are known to be "thieves" at heart no matter how well trained they happen to be. Are they a good choice for first time owners?

Type locality: “Japan”, “Dejima of Nagasaki City, eastern Kyushu, Japan” (fide Zhao & Adler, 1993). Lurchers cannot be left alone at home for long periods of time. They need to be around their family members or at least be in a yard or enclosure where they can run around. What is the difference between a greyhound and a lurcher? All Lurcher puppies would have been wormed before being sold but it's important to keep worming them at regular intervals to ensure they stay healthy. The worming schedule to follow is as follows:It is thought that Romany Gypsies and other travelling people native to Europe started to develop a dog in the 1600's. They wanted a dog that would be able to hunt rabbits hares game birds and deer as quietly as possible while at the same time boasting a loyal and intelligent nature. The result was the Lurcher and these athletic graceful dogs soon became a very popular dog of choice with travelling communities both here in the UK and in Ireland. Lurchers have the benefit of hybrid vigour, and they tend to be fairly healthy dogs that usually live for around 12-15 years, although this can of course vary considerably from dog to dog. A lurcher is a cross, generally between a sighthound and a working dog breed. Generally, the aim of the cross is to produce a sighthound with more intelligence, a canny animal suitable for poaching rabbits, hares, and game birds. Over time, poachers and hunters discovered that the crossing of certain breeds with sighthounds produced a dog better suited to this purpose, given the lurcher's combination of speed and intelligence. [8] Use [ edit ]

Ota, Hidetoshi, Szu-Lung Chen, Jun-Tsong Lin and Michihisa Toriba. 1999. Taxonomic status of the Taiwanese population of Rhabdophis tigrinus (Squamata: Colubridae): Morphological and karyological assessement. Japanese Journal of Herpetology 18 (1): 1-6 - get paper here As Lurcher get older they slow down more especially when they reach their golden years which is a time when they might start showing their age with more grey hairs appearing on their faces and more especially around their muzzles. Older dogs can put on a little too much weight because they are less active so it's important to keep an eye on their calorie intake and to adjust things accordingly.Lurcher puppies need to nap a lot during the day in-between bouts of boisterous play and need a quiet place they can retreat to. This should not be too out of the way because a puppy needs to know someone is around and it's a good idea to keep an eye and ear on them more especially when they first arrive. If there are any children in the home they need to be taught to leave puppy alone when they are napping and not to interfere with them when they are eating. Goris, R.C. & Maeda, N. 2004. Guide to the Amphibians and Reptiles of Japan. Krieger, Malabar, 285 pp. It’s advised not to let pet lurchers off the lead, unless it’s within a closed area that the dog can’t run out off. Otherwise, the chances that the dog instinctively takes off in pursuit of a perceived prey are very, very high. Lurchers, like greyhounds, spend a lot of time sleeping and lazing around, and whilst they do require sufficient exercise, they’re not the most onerous of dog breeds to provide for in this respect. They have an incredibly high prey drive