this is sister Meg who came down from London to see us. She is very like Mattie, but with an even smoother coat. Mum immediately gave her her sound thrashing, presumably on the basis that all her daughters need keeping in their place. She was very taken with me, which is not surprising. Someone told me today that lurcher is from the romany for thief, can this be true? I know we are good at removing things from the kitchen but this is more by way of snacking.
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Yes, spot, 'lurcher' comes from the Romany word 'Lur' meaning thief. Lurchers were bred to hunt rabbit and hare in Ireland and Great Britain by Irish gypsies and tinkers in the 1600's. An aristocratic and romantic ancestry. They have also inherited fast agile movements from the sighthound crosses in them. And as for 'sighthounds' well, you can even leave a message for them at TheSighthoundEnthusiast@yahoogroups.com
What an interesting dog you are.
Rationalist.
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