It was developed in Australia to make a dog that was both fast and intellinent.
2006-12-15 04:18:51 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
Lurchers.
the greyhound and whippet were crossed with the collie. If the greyhound was faster than the sheepdog, she was bred to the sheepdog, and the pups were faster sheepdogs than the parent. They might also be smarter and have more stamina than the greyhound. (This was still going on when Glyn Jones' father was raising and training Border Collies in Wales.) These mixed dogs were called lurchers, and many of them and their descendants ended up registered as Border Collies. One of the common ear types in modern Border Collies clearly comes from the greyhound or whippet.
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2006-12-15 04:35:37 · answer #1 · answered by Ms BG 2 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Collie Cross Greyhound
2016-12-17 03:32:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A Lurcher/
They certainly would not breed the GH to a BC for intelligence though! LOL! I would wager that MOST Sighthounds are smarter than most BCs!
They likely did it to get a faster herder.
Miriam - one of the top obedience people (who had always had BC's and Shelties) got an Afghan a couple years ago. She has said that the Afghan is the smartest dog she has ever had. Hounds will figure out things that other dogs would never even attempt.
2006-12-15 08:55:15 · answer #3 · answered by whpptwmn 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
What does your vet say about his breed/looks? Have you looked at the AKC standards? There is a DNA test you can give him too. But does it really matter? Unless you paid for a purebred with the understanding that it WAS a purebred and you could get registration papers on him, you've got a dog that is just as good as any other dog out there.
2016-03-17 21:44:13 · answer #4 · answered by Virginia 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lurchers - the original "designer dog".
MJ said - "They certainly would not breed the GH to a BC for intelligence though! LOL! I would wager that MOST Sighthounds are smarter than most BCs!"
I agree, I've had both a border collie and an afghan hound, my afghan could think circles around the BC.
2006-12-15 07:44:32 · answer #5 · answered by DaBasset - BYBs kill dogs 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Lurcher
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/lurcher.htm
2006-12-15 04:31:44 · answer #6 · answered by Mary Mary Jane 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
lurchers are a sighthound cross that often contains some border collie but I believe the originated in england ... web site for a lurcher club
http://www.users.daelnet.co.uk/lurchers/
I've heard of a sighhound mix called Kangroo dog in australia
2006-12-15 04:28:48 · answer #7 · answered by ragapple 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
the lurcher is not a breed, it is a deliberate mix, and not always a border collie or greyhound.... just a sight hound x working dog.
They were not developed in Australia, they were first bred by european gypsies who wanted them for poaching rabbits.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lurcher
2006-12-15 04:34:02 · answer #8 · answered by dedum 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
What you are describing sounds like a McNabb dog but they came from Scotland.
2006-12-15 04:23:10 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Heinz 57 ?
2006-12-15 04:21:04 · answer #10 · answered by ? 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋