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these are two of my best hunting lurchers tough as nails and was born to work both got over 300+ rabbits under there name so far and still youngish dogs

left one is the daughter beddy whippet saluki grey and the right one is the mum a saluki whippet grey

one from last season don't know if hunting video's are allowed on here but tough look got one on here now this is a pest control methord called lamping were the dog chases after the rabbit and catches it and kills it as fast as possible its legal in the uk as long as you have permission and is one of the best forms of rabbit pest control due to rabbits are mainly out during night. (shite music I know better then wind will say that on all of these if the music is shite)

This videos is a few weeks old me and 2 of my mates left one is a saluki bull grey middle is a beddy whippet saluki grey and right one is a collie saluki grey all great workers and great dogs overall got a few catches for the pot as well thats the dogs job 6 rabbits between the lot in a hour just on a mooch around the countryside on permission was a good day (was not showing a hunting video or photos mainly becuase I could not be arsed and becuase I liked this video is better and yes music this music is shite but better then the wind)

since i have been posting a few photos of my lurchers and there job witch is pest control I have had a few comments saying that its unethical and that I am a cruel person for I would like to share what I do. Mine and my lurchers job is to hunt rabbits and rats of equestrian estates and farms as they pose a big threat to the animals that live there including horses snapping there legs and eating crops witch hurts the owners and the food that we eat. I know a lot of people are conflicted with the work of a lurcher and may people think lamping and ferreting are hare coursing but it isn't hare coursing is a illegal sport in the uk and personally I don't do it. Lamping is when you have a lurcher and you try and find a rabbit and the dog catches a rabbit and kills it humanly while ferreting is were a ferret flushes rabbits to the dogs or people at top were they are humanly dispatched. I have also had comments saying that I use my dogs like they are tools but that is further from the truth personally all my dogs are family to me with the best care I can provide to them. I know hunting with dogs isn't something people particularly like and I know the risks of hunting with dogs but I would like to get other peoples feedback like if they want to see more hunting content witch I may have to blur out the rabbits and also what are peoples view points on working lurchers and any stories on hunting with lurchers.

this morning while on a mooch one of the older dogs caught a rabbit even tho its out of season it don't really matter

a few catches from last season 2 hours on the lamp considered bad land near me would get triple that on good land but still a blast with mine and my pals dog

shite music I know not really botherd better then the original sound were all it is wind very loud

both dogs are great workers but these two have a very good bond they usually want to play together and work great little dogs

one of the best dogs I own personly is my springer spaniel roughly 1-2 year old she was really easy to train and loves to work she retrives birds and fish that have either been shot or are a distance away I am not sure if hunting photos are allowed on this but I put one up anyway

one of my best homebred lurchers bred for ferreting and lamping I know its a controversial thing that not many people are into but each to there own but what are your opinions on hunting with lurchers and yes there is a photo from lamping if you don't like it I might be able to remove it later down the line

Ned is most likely one of the most promising lurchers I have only 13 months old and a very strong willed dog always wanting to work you won't see many lurchers like this one he's a 5/8 bull 3/8 grey from pie lines so good stock hoping he will be good for next hunting season

The working lurcher occupies a distinctive and deeply rooted place in the rural history of Britain and Ireland, not as a formally standardised breed in the kennel-club sense, but as a purpose-bred hunting and utility dog developed through practical necessity rather than aesthetic fashion. At its core, the lurcher is traditionally understood as a cross between a sighthound—most commonly the Greyhound, Whippet, Saluki or Deerhound—and another working type such as the Collie, Terrier or Bull breed, with each cross being selected to produce a dog suited to a particular task, terrain and style of work.

The history of the working lurcher is inseparable from the wider social and agricultural history of the British countryside, particularly the long-standing traditions of rabbiting, hare coursing, ferreting, lamping, general pest control and, historically, poaching. References to lurcher-type dogs can be traced back several centuries, and their development was strongly influenced by periods in which the ownership of specialist hunting dogs and the legal right to pursue game were restricted by class, landownership and game laws. In such circumstances, rural labourers, smallholders, travellers and others of modest means often relied upon versatile crossbred dogs that combined the speed and visual hunting instinct of the sighthound with the intelligence, endurance, tractability, hardiness or determination of other working strains.

This practical breeding philosophy gave rise to a dog whose value lay not in conformity of appearance but in effectiveness in the field. A Greyhound cross might provide pace and acceleration; a Whippet cross, sharpness and agility; Saluki blood, stamina and resilience over distance; Collie influence, trainability and close cooperation with its handler; Terrier blood, courage and tenacity; and Bull blood, strength and resolve. As a result, the working lurcher has never possessed a single uniform physical type, because its true “standard” has always been performance rather than appearance.

Throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the lurcher became particularly associated with the practical field sports and subsistence practices of the countryside, where it served as a valuable dog for controlling rabbits, taking hares, assisting with ferreting, and performing general vermin and pest work on agricultural land. In many communities, especially among gamekeepers, farm workers, poachers and travelling families, a capable lurcher was regarded not merely as a dog but as an essential working companion, often expected to show silence, steadiness, obedience, intelligence and the ability to distinguish between quarry and livestock.

Unlike pack hounds bred to work in large numbers under formal hunting systems, the lurcher was typically a one-man dog, expected to work in close partnership with its owner, whether by day in rough hedgerows and warrens or by night in open fields. Its role was shaped by local need: some lurchers were bred as light and fast rabbiting dogs, some as stronger all-rounders for mixed pest control, and others for stamina and endurance on open ground. Consequently, the history of the working lurcher is best understood not as the history of a fixed breed, but as the history of a functional canine type refined over generations by rural people who bred only from dogs that proved their worth in real work.

In the modern era, changes in agriculture, legislation, land use and public attitudes toward hunting have altered the context in which the working lurcher operates, yet the type endures, both as a living part of countryside tradition and as a symbol of practical dog breeding at its most purposeful. Though many modern lurchers are now kept as companions or sporting dogs, the traditional working lurcher remains admired for the qualities that established its reputation: speed without fragility, intelligence without softness, and a combination of athleticism, instinct and adaptability that reflects centuries of careful breeding for function above all else.