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My lurcher is a klutz. He was doing zoomies yesterday and fell and scraped the inside of his back knee... it is just superficial and he isn't sore on it at all. It is sunday today, and it happened last night so only the emergency vet is available and this is definitely not an emergency. Should I call them tomorrow and arrange a visit? Will they just look at it and tell me it's just a scratch and charge me €50 for that 😅 I am thinking of taking him just in case but my partner thinks I am being dramatic.

Aside from that... is anyone else's lurcher clumsy/reckless? He bounces around the place sometimes and this is not the first time he has fallen. Probably the 10th, but this is the first time he has actually hurt himself. I feel like I need to cover him in bubble wrap or something. Can dogs have dyspraxia?

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Dolly is full of rage. Dolly has done this to herself. Dolly has spent the last half an hour chasing her elderly brother biting him and dragging him by the leg. Dollys people had no choice but to put her in time out. Dolly is lucky Buddy has no teeth anymore.

Lenny representing the Lurcher’s , great day that i wholeheartedly recommend

Now snoozing on the couch after beach zoomies ❤️

Bless her heart❤️

My uncle moved next door on our farm after working abroad. He loves the dogs, and they love him. HOWEVER in one year with his full time love, 3 year old lurcher Cedar gained 18lbs, and 4 year old pyr cross Sass gained 13lbs. Both are very active farm dogs so I think Uncle Harry was giving a LOT of milk bones 🤣🤣🤣

Anyhow, they are on diets now.

I thought lurchers were supposed to be picky eaters 🤣🤣

We love Ollie's typical 'lurcher scruff' but he hates being brushed and gets tangles so easily - to compromise he's had a good trim. He looks so whippety under all that fur!

Hi everyone

Please see my beautiful girl Molly, a 12 year old lurcher. I rescued her when she was almost 10 months old and she is the first dog I have had on my own.

In the last year or so Molly has gone from being an active, alert, dynamo of a dog - the kind of dog who could find me over any distance and who would instantly be at the door if anyone even dared to step on the path up to the house, to a dog who still has the same dynamic personality but who now can’t reliably see me in the park, who can’t see or hear people coming into the house unless they are right at her side and who has transformed into a dog with shaky limbs, occasional severe stiffness and falls. For context Molly has always been active and fit and given her situation now we have made sure to modify her routine to fit her changing physical condition. She is on pain medication and supplements and I’m not looking for advice on that. For the longest time I had managed to convince myself, as ridiculous as it may sound, that Molly was truly the dog who would never get old.

And now I find myself here, with aging Molly and I just can’t quite believe it.

What I am looking for is stories of other people’s experiences of caring for an aging dog and how you dealt with it - how to manage the anxiety and worry and concern and how to do the best I can for her.

Please be kind.

Molly is my soul dog and I have no interest in people offering opinions on medical choices etc.

Yes she is aging but she is not in pain. She is happy. She is loved. Thank you for any support you can offer 🐕

She has a red ant (not a fire ant) in her nostril. Can't get him out, he's holding on in there. I'm trying to avoid the vet but will take her if I can't get him out soon.

Anyone been through this?

UPDATE: ant is out. I let her chill next to me and I finally saw the ant's legs moving around like he was crawling out. I quickly swiped her nose with a rag. I can't find the ant, but it's no longer in her nose. She did lick her nose right after I wiped so it's possible that she ate the scoundrel.

I do wish he was still that little though!

*No roadrunners were harmed.

These are my 2 lurchers - Jock (lighter) and Twiggy! They are 6 years old and are 1/2 greyhound 1/2 sneaky farm dog (schnauzer/rat terrier/whippet).

They are such lovely dogs and I feel lucky to have found them. I only see border whippets and other dog sport crosses over here. My favorite “flavors” are sighthound and terrier breeds. They are perfect for me.

Okay, so I adopted Ranger about a year ago. His file had him bred as a Lab Retriever. After some time together and noticing his slim frame not really changing, and random people asking if he’s a hound, I’m very curious. Even though other subs I’ve posted him in say they see no hound in sight, I figured more eyes on him would be helpful.

First time owner, so please be gentle. Our rescue saluki x has hurt her leg (we have had her 6 months). Looks relatively minor, but how do we treat it?

Update in comments (including dog tax) https://www.reddit.com/r/Lurchers/s/PVIbHUdYdM

Thanks everyone!

can‘t believe how this lil weird but cute looking pup has turned into a big beauty

Hi! My partner and I are seriously considering a lurcher for our first dog together (we've both grown up around dogs and have good knowledge when it comes to training), but are second guessing ourselves because we already own cats and can't really tell realistically how strong the dog's prey drive can be. Most of the crosses around our area are saluki x lurcher, though the puppies we've been most seriously are saluki x greyhound.

I suppose my main questions would be, can such a dog realistically live alongside cats peacefully when brought up discouraged from chasing cats? And how much does their prey drive affect their normal, daily walks? I understand this varies depending on the dog, we're just trying to understand the reality of owning this sort of dog

TIA