Lurcher
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Art for bark's sake: felt Fidos go walkies as stars go to the dogs...exhibition, as has an art gallery in Sydney, Australia. The handmade dogs are mournfully expressive, ranging from tiny terriers to languid lurchers. Since the images of the dogs appeared, More Gordon a who owns two real dogs herself, a... In this article: Dog, E-mail, Pete Townshend, Edinburgh, and London |
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Sunday Mirror | November 13, 2009
Teenager mugged for his dog
...Rotherham, South Yorks. Two terriers went missing in the area at around the same time last weekend. Julie said the family's other dog, a lurcher called Blade, "is pining for Cry". Mum-of-five Julie said her husband Martin got Cry from a...
In this article: Dog and Vauxhall Vectra
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Guardian Unlimited | November 06, 2009
Benjamin Britten and WH Auden
...in relation to the English language" as in Britten. The GPO unit set them to work together, Britten setting the beautiful Auden lyric "O lurcher-loving collier, black as night" for a documentary, Coal Face, writing music for other GPO...
In this article: Benjamin Britten, WH Auden, Paul Bunyan, Vera Stravinsky, Peter Pears, and Death in Venice
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Daily Express | November 06, 2009
Haye's stepping stone to glory
...King walked into the ring with world champion Joe Frazier and left it with world champion George Foreman. Despite his age he will move like a lurcher chasing a rabbit if Valuev gets flattened. The beauty of this match-up is a simple one it...
In this article: David Haye, Nikolay Valuev, Boxing, Bratwurst, Blue Riband, WBA, Don King, and Mike Tyson
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Times Online | October 28, 2009
'There are gangs of commercial poachers in most of rural Britain'
...is just beer money. Poachers have no concerns for human health or animal welfare. This meat is brutally obtained by setting dogs, usually lurchers, on to the deer, killing it by slitting its throat or shooting it, then cutting out the...
In this article: Poaching, Britain, Dog, Roe Deer, and Red Deer
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Sydney Morning Herald - Business | October 28, 2009
Please, let's keep cars out of this park
...where dog walkers, CBD workers, truants and sports fans collide. It might not always be happy-happy - there's the story of the lurcher lamed when it was knocked over by a speeding cyclist, for instance, and another about the train...
In this article: Dog, MCG, Robert Doyle, Melbourne, Bulldog, Carbon, and Obesity
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The pet rescuers
...bouncing as if on springs, and when he settled he had wonky ears, she says. Badger s a cross between a Parson Jack Russell and a lurcher a sort of E-Type terrier. He s so funny, says Humble. He wants to play all the time and if you...
In this article: Dog, Kate Humble, Badger, and Rick Wakeman
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Scotland on Sunday | October 20, 2009
Appeal after emaciated lurcher found tied up
To read this article in full you must be registered with the site. The RSPCA has appealed for help to trace the owner of an emaciated lurcher left tied to a tree in a Northumberland park. The six-year-old tan-coloured pet was found...
In this article: All rights reserved, Calluses, Dog, Allergy, and Northumberland park
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Wales Online | October 07, 2009
Take the lead and give a pup a good home
LUCK has changed for lurcher puppy Fleur, who escaped a watery grave when her owners tried to drown her. The cute black pup has found a new home after featuring in last week's Gazette. Now staff at the Dogs Trust in Court Colman are...
In this article: Dogs Trust, Dog, and Bull breeds
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BBC News | October 06, 2009
Dog attack ends in deer's death
...was seen with the dogs which attacked two deer. One of the dogs is thought to have been a Staffordshire bull terrier and another a lurcher. The third dog is described as white with patches but no description has been given of the...
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Independent.ie | September 24, 2009
Vet advice: We love lurchers and they love us
They're people pleasers and make wonderful family pets. If fact, any person who has ever adopted a Lurcher has told me they'll be "Lurcher lovers for life. " Also, with this particular dog, you get the added bonus of variety; as in short...
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The lurcher is not a dog breed, but rather a type of dog. It is a hardy crossbred sighthound that is generally a cross between a sighthound and a working breed, usually a pastoral dog or Terrier. Collie crosses have always been very popular. Lurchers can be crossed several times. There is no set type, so they can be as small as a Whippet or as large as a Deerhound; but most are chosen for a size similar to that of a Greyhound, and a distinct sighthound form is preferred.
The lurcher was bred in Ireland and Great Britain by the Irish Gypsies and travellers in the 17th century. They were used for poaching rabbits, hares and other small creatures. The name lurcher is a derived name from the Romani language word lur, which means thief. The travellers considered the short-haired lurcher the most prized. The lurcher is rarely seen outside of Ireland or Great Britain, and is still common in its native land. The Collie crosses were often not large enough to do the work the lurcher was intended for.
Irish Romany or Roma people were instrumental in developing the breed, and traditionally sneered at any lurcher that was not predominantly genetically Greyhound, since these "lesser" lurchers were not as good at hunting and could not stand a full day's work of the hunt. The stringent training methods of the Gypsies are looked down upon in some lurcher circles, since the pups began working at six months old. Only the top-producing pups were kept; the rest were sold at traditional bargain rates. Today some breeding is carried out in a more systematic manner, with lurchers bred to lurchers to perpetuate the "breed's" prowess at rabbit and hare coursing.
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