Harrier, what sports?

[Richie12345]

Hi, I am going to get my Harrier puppy hopefully next month or the month after. I know I have to wait a year, but I was wondering if Harriers are good at playing frisbee or some other sport. I think it will be good excercise for my dog to participate in sports (not to mention it would be really fun for him!!!). I was wondering if any of you guys knew what sports a Harrier would be good at. -Richie

 

[ShepherdGirl123]

Harriers are usually used in hunting not agility or anything!

 

[Richie12345]

aww... I wanted agility... Well... better get a gun jk. Seriously, though, that stinks! I can't afford a gun! And I don't even know if I could kill an animal!

Well, I will try to get him into some agility stuff, even if he doesn't win. I just want him to have fun and meet other dogs.

 

[mightymitedoggear]

Hi, I am going to get my Harrier puppy hopefully next month or the month after. I know I have to wait a year, but I was wondering if Harriers are good at playing frisbee or some other sport. I think it will be good excercise for my dog to participate in sports (not to mention it would be really fun for him!!!). I was wondering if any of you guys knew what sports a Harrier would be good at. -Richie

Well, tracking for sure as well as hunting - those two are obvious but really, there's no reason why a Harier couldn't do agility or obedience either. It would be just a matter of dealing with hound stubborness, of course - but they are very althetic dogs. SO mind over matter!

 

[Ratboy]

The couple of Harriers I've seen over the years (My old Beagle was accused of being a Harrier by some people, due to his size), basically weren't really interested in retreiving, but were very interested, like my dog, in other dogs and anything that moved in the area, like rabbits, etc.

Maybe you will get lucky, there's a Beagle around here, that does agility really well. He's almost as into it as a couple of the really intense ones. My dog King couldn't have cared less about it...

 

[ShepherdGirl123]

I Guess you could do agility but its easier with an aussie or a Border Collie Trust Me I Have an Aussie

 

[Sirius]

SheperdGirl123 could you possibly make your siggy smaller ? There are people on dial-up here.

Richie: I didn't know you were getting a harrier ! They are awesome dogs. Yeah, try it ! I tried agility with Sam, and she loves it ! Harley, the hearding dog over here, couldn't care less about it. lol.

 

[Julie]

SheperdGirl123 could you possibly make your siggy smaller ? There are people on dial-up here.

Richie: I didn't know you were getting a harrier ! They are awesome dogs. Yeah, try it ! I tried agility with Sam, and she loves it ! Harley, the hearding dog over here, couldn't care less about it. lol.

ShepherdGirl123, your signature makes me have to scroll sideways to read everyones posts. It is just a little too big. And I am on dial up too. But the problem is the having to scroll sideways.

Thanks,
Julie.

Richie, I didn't know you were getting another dog. Best wishes.

 

[gaddylovesdogs]

This is an old post, before Richie got Cooper. He wanted a Harrier but ended up getting adorable little Cooper the Vizsla.

 

[Richie12345]

yeah, and I've gotten over the whole "I don't even think I could kill an animal" thing, ha ha

 

[doberkim]

but still, can GSGirl make her signature smaller? the pics are HUGE...

 

[gaddylovesdogs]

If you would like her to resize her signature, maybe you could PM her. She might not even come back to this thread.

 

[ShepherdGirl123]

i changed it sorry it was so big