Sunday, April 02, 2006

Lurchers

I picked up my falcon Tuuli yesterday from my friend Bodie, who had taken fifteen hares with him and his lurchers, including one of our pups, in a season that started in late January when I realized that I would not be able to fly him at all this year.

We met in Albuquerque at a gathering of lurchermen and, well, bloggers-- Peculiar; Mrs. Peculiar; Bodie, Nate (who also has one of our pups), and Terence Wright ditto. Terence was kind enough to give me a photo of our grand- dog "Gobi"-- the black female on the left-- with him and his older classic lurcher "Percy" on the left. I am delighted to report that the pups in this tazi- lurcher litter are prodigies. Gobi has taken several hares single- hand and, once, two in a day with the hawks assistance

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousMonday, 03 April, 2006

    Could you give some more info on the lurchers in the picture? Specifically what are the crosses of each and how big are they. Gobi looks small

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  2. Steve BodioMonday, 03 April, 2006

    Gobi is small-- all the females from that litter were, though both parents were tall. That cross is male Hancock lurcher (greyhound X border and bearded collie in one of David's trademark "blends") over female "Semirichenski" tazi-- one of the Asian saluki races.

    Percy is male Aussie X track greyhound. He is a big stout dog

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