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	Lurcher - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		This Lurcher is a mix of Greyhound, Deerhound, and Collie.
		The Lurcher was bred in Ireland and Great Britain by the Irish gypsies and tinkers in the 17th century.
		The modern Lurcher is growing from its old image of disrepute to heights of popularity as an exceptional family dog, and many groups have been founded to rehome lurchers as family pets.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lurcher (632 words)

	Dog breeds : Lurcher
		The Lurcher is generally an obedient dog, which makes an excellent coursing hound and hunter, and will combine this role with that of a faithful and affectionate family pet.
		The Lurcher, also known as the "poacher's dog", is a very old breed dating to the 1600's in Ireland and England where it is still a popular dog.
		The dignified-looking Lurcher is bred mainly for function and not for conformation, and so there is no official standard for it; as a result, in some circles it is only referred to as a type of dog rather than a breed.
	www.dogomania.com /breed/breed303 (295 words)

	Lurchers and Longdogs
		She was under the misconception that lurchers were a separate breed as such, whereas they are actually a crossbreed or, in most cases, a series of crossbreeds.
		As lurcher history has evolved this has become a far more refined and complex process than the early efforts where a lurcher was basically the product of any form of herding or droving dog with greyhound blood predominating on the sight hound side of the cross.
		The lurchers of the early-to-mid-20th Century were largely warreners' dogs, although they were also used by the working classes to supplement their diet by the taking of rabbits.
	www.k9magazinefree.com /k9_perspective/iss1p11.shtml (1774 words)

	REGAP - Rescued Greyhounds
		Lurchers' ears tend to stick straight out to the side of their heads, whereas a greyhound's ears tend to lie flat against their heads.
		Lurchers' toes are generally shorter and more "stubby", and the lurcher tends to have a somewhat wider chest.
		The number of Lurchers we have placed continues to grow, and it is truly unfortunate that these dogs are also being overbred, exploited and discarded when their "illegal" careers are over.
	www.rescuedgreyhounds.com /adoption/lurcher.html (339 words)

	LURCHER WORK
		Lurchers may hunt and pursue hares during the day, and they may also be involved in lamping hares at night.
		A ‘test’ for the ‘utility’ of lurcher work is the definition of its purpose, and the requirement of landowners/occupiers for the service/contribution to land management that it provides.
		As none of the species controlled by lurchers are rare or protected, it is considered that the decision should remain with the owner/occupier of the land.
	www.huntfacts.com /lurcher_work.htm (4048 words)

	The Association of Lurcher Clubs (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Briefly, whilst a lurcher is originally produced by cross mating two very different breeds of dog, ie; collie x greyhound, with the aim of retaining the speed of the latter and the stamina and tractability of the former.
		The lurcher is most commonly used for catching rabbits and all round vermin control, whilst the long dog is highly regarded by as a supreme athlete by lurcher coursing enthusiasts.
		A lurcher which retrieves the catch alive and unharmed is the ideal lurcher, for the simple reason that the catch is an important food source to the owner, who may either eat or market, the clean complete carcase.
	www.huntinginquiry.gov.uk /evidence/lurcherclubs1.htm (12072 words)

	Country Sports and Country Life - The Lurcher
		The lurcher is not a breed of dog but a type, produced by customising the greyhound to the specific needs of the lurcher owner.
		Lurchers are also used to chase hares; a sport known as hare coursing.
		Many types of lurcher are used for hare coursing but amongst the most popular are the saluki greyhound, deerhound greyhound, three-quarter cross and lurcher to lurcher.
	www.countrysportsandcountrylife.com /sections/terriers/thelurcher.htm (377 words)

	Lurcher Information, Lurchers, sighthound mix, sighthound cross
		Lurchers have the strong hunting instincts of the sighthounds.
		The Lurcher is a very high-energy dog that needs to go for a walk at least once a day (especially in small living quarters).
		Gypsies traditionally sneered at any Lurcher that was not predominantly Greyhound, since these "lesser" Lurchers were not as good at hunting and could not stand a full day's work of the hunt.
	www.dogbreedinfo.com /lurcher.htm (538 words)

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		A lurcher is not a breed but a type of dog—usually having a member of the greyhound family as one of its parents.
		Lurchers are rarely seen outside of Great Britain and Ireland, where they originate.
		A lurcher is the result of a sighthound crossed with any other breed of dog, and in some cases there may be multiple crossing involved.
	members.lycos.co.uk /eglr/lurcher.htm (150 words)

	Battersea Dogs & Cats Home - Lurcher
		Lurchers were carefully bred to keep the speed of the sighthound so that they could be used in rabbit coursing - a pastime for which they are still used.
		Lurchers, even if they have had a bad start in life, tend to be very affectionate.
		Lurchers were bred to chase and kill small furry animals so be aware when out in the country and make sure your train you Lurcher well.
	www.dogshome.org /rehome/choosing_a_pet/which_breed/lurcher.htm (466 words)

	IrishAnimals.ie : Irish Greyhounds to the USA (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Lurchers come in all shapes and sizes, however, and sometimes you have to really look to "see" the greyhound in them; many of them might be two generations away from a purebred greyhound.
		When adopting a lurcher, it is probably good to have some idea of your lurcher's possible breed combination.
		Even if he or she was a stray from the pound, asking a few knowledgeable people their opinion on the dog's possible parentage might give you some guidelines as far as what to expect from the dog behaviourally.
	www.irishanimals.com /greyhounds/lurchers.html (316 words)

	Lurchers and Lurcher Crosses -The Hunting Life
		The working lurcher is an amazing animal, it can possess when crossed with the right breeds speed, endurance, nose, intelligence and gameness.
		The main sighthound breeds used to produce hunting lurchers are the greyhound, saluki, whippet and deerhound, these are put across base breeds to add additional qualities to the sighthounds speed and hunting instinct.
		Lurchers can be multipurpose hunting dogs, from lamping using spotlight at night, to coursing hares by day, or dispatching vermin such as fox/coyote for pest control.
	www.thehuntinglife.com /html/sections/lurchers/lurchers.html (149 words)

	NATIONAL LURCHER AND RACING CLUB (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-05)
		Many Lurchers are totally unsuited to simulated coursing, refusing to chase a false quarry, others become 'lure crazy' being worked into a frenzy as courses are often short, and the adrenalin rush experienced by the dog reaches no natural conclusion, as the ‘false hare' when caught offers no reward to its pursuer.
		Lurchers are the most humane form of pest control, the quarry being caught and dispatched or remaining unharmed.
		Many Lurcher owners offer this service to farmers free of charge as the dogs provide food for the table as well as having the ability to help towards the cost of feeding themselves.
	www.huntinginquiry.gov.uk /evidence2/lurcherracingclub.htm (473 words)

	Massive Loss of Mid- and Hindbrain Neurons during Embryonic Development of Homozygous Lurcher Mice -- Cheng and Heintz ...
		the neonatal lethality of the homozygous lurcher mutation, the
		Messer A, Eisenberg B, Plummer J (1991) The lurcher cerebellar mutant phenotype is not expressed on a staggerer mutant background.
		Phillips RJS (1960) "Lurcher," a new gene in linkage group XI of the house mouse.
	www.jneurosci.org /cgi/content/full/17/7/2400 (3845 words)

	Lurcher and Hare Coursing
		In open field coursing a useful lurcher would take one in five hares, this ratio is fairly constant so the mortality rate from lurcher coursing would seldom exceed 20% of the hares on the ground.
		In single-handed coursing the object is for the lurcher to catch the hare.
		The dogs are slipped at a hare, the distance of the slip being varied according to the nature of the land, but generally speaking a hare would be given a start of not less than sixty yards.
	www.users.daelnet.co.uk /lurchers/lurchercoursing.htm (1101 words)

	Dog Behaviour - Articles - A Greyhound or Lurcher in the Family
		Both greyhounds and lurchers make excellent family pets as they are gentle, calm, sensitive and good-natured.
		Although greyhounds and lurchers can be lively, they are normally very loving and affectionate with people and it is this quality that makes them very suitable as family pets.
		Greyhounds and lurchers may also be unused to living in a house and may be afraid of normal household noises and experiences.
	www.dogbehaviour.com /articles/dogs/greyhound.htm (921 words)

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		A beast which lurcher enthusiasts insist was the lurcher of yesteryear, and which they believe is still in evidence today.
		According to Brian Plummer the lurcher was the ’hallmark of the disreputable’.
		The lurcher is generally an obedient dog, which is why they are often used as a coursing hound or hunter.
	members.lycos.co.uk /eglr/history.htm (187 words)

	The Official Lurcher & Staghound Web-Site
		The versatility of the lurcher is unsurpassed being both a hunter and companion.
		The type of lurcher used by individual lurchermen varies according to terrain and the quarry species they hunt.
		Possessing the gentlest of nature, the lurcher is at home in both town or country.
	www.users.daelnet.co.uk /lurchers (500 words)

	Lurcher Search UK 4
		We were approached because of our interest in Lurchers and because we had expressed concerns that a Ban could mean thousands more Lurchers would find their way into stray kennels and rehoming centres.
		If there was a sudden influx of Lurchers being given up by their owners, these rescues would definitely not be able to cope and this would lead to many hundreds of dogs being destroyed, purely due to lack of space.
		Some Lurcher owners may wish to have their own dogs put to sleep, rather than face the stress of being passed from pillar to post, until adopted.
	www.huntfacts.com /lurcher_search_uk.htm (588 words)

	Lurcher V Mongrel - Dogpages forums
		I always thought that a 'proper' lurcher was a greyhound crossed with a pastoral breed, such as a JRT.
		Going back to what is or isnt a lurcher these days, personally, i would say a dog bred from parents without the ability or inclination to work, (so for instance a wolfhound x old english sheepdog...
		Ash is technically (we and the vet think) a lurcher as he looks like a staffiexwhippet but hes so tiny we dont call him a lurcher, hes an equal balance of both breeds so it depends on the way im feeling as to what we call him.
	www.dogpages.org.uk /forums/index.php?showtopic=65206 (1260 words)

	Neurodegeneration: Autophagy lurks around lurcher - Cell Signaling Update - Signaling Gateway
		Lurcher mice suffer from cerebellar degeneration owing to a mutation in the ionotropic glutamate receptor subunit
		More importantly, as glutamate excitotoxicity is though to account for cell death in several neurological conditions, we need to determine whether similar cascades are associated with other glutamate receptors, and whether these pathways are the real culprits in such disorders.
		2 glutamate receptor and autophagy: implications for neurodegeneration in lurcher mice.
	www.signaling-gateway.org /update/updates/200210/nrn951.html (443 words)

	Lurcher
		The Lurcher is not strictly speaking a dog breed, but rather a type of dog.
		Generally, the aim of the cross is to produce a smarter sighthound, a animal suitable for the original purpose of the lurcher, poaching.
		The lurcher has as many uses as types can be crossbred, but often they are used as hunting dogs that can chase and kill their prey.
	www.mypets.net.au /flex/lurcher/509/1 (381 words)

	Lurcher - Wikipedia
		Der Lurcher ist eine nicht von der FCI anerkannte Hunderasse aus Großbritannien und Irland.
		Der Lurcher ist ein Windhund, der bis 77 cm groß wird und 32 kg schwer, kurzes, halblanges oder stockhaariges, glatt anliegendes Fell in allen Farben und seitlich abstehende Ohren die auch aufgestellt werden können.
		Lurcher ist ein stummjagender, hochläufiger Hund mit guten Familienhundeigenschaften.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Lurcher (176 words)

	Lurcher Prints - English Limited Edition Dog Prints and Dog Art
		A beautiful range of Limited Edition Lurcher prints by various British canine artists, acknowledged to be amongst the finest in the world in their field.
		All the Lurcher art prints are signed by the artists, individually numbered and printed to the highest standard using fine quality art card and light fast inks
		To view prices of the Lurcher art in US dollars, simply enter your shipping destination, then click on the Add to Cart button and the total amount will be displayed in US dollars.
	www.corsini.co.uk /fineart/lurcher-prints.shtml (1283 words)

	LURCHER PUPPIES
		Lurchers are a cross bred dog, they are used in hunting and performance circles, They are to be 3/4 sighthound and 1/4 something else...
		LongDogs are a cross of only running dogs like a whippet to a deer hound or a saluki to a greyhound, the hybrid vigor that comes from these crosses do 2 things, increase a dogs health and improve vigor.
		Lurcher Mama taking a quick stroll, she starting to leave them now for about 20 minutes at a time...
	imageevent.com /autumnbriar/autumnbriarsrunningdogs/lurcherpuppies (326 words)

	index
		This site is dedicated to "THE LURCHER & TUMBLER WELFARE & BREED CLUB", founded by expert, Jeff with an objective of educating and informing as well as celebrating living with these lovable "rogues".
		The true old-fashioned strains were originally bred for stealth poaching and are selectively bred for intelligence and trainability as well as speed, agility, hardiness and vigour.
		This site intends to assist the club, by publishing a short history, training tips, further knowledgeable articles and information, advice on choosing a suitable dog and discourage puppy farming by locating and recommending correctly bred stock.
	www.lurchers.org.uk (193 words)

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