chartpolski
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When I was a kid growing up in the 50’s and 60’s, and were moved out of Central Newcastle to the suburbs during the slum clearances, the demographic was exclusively white working class. Then, on our new build council estate in the suburbs, we only had two kids at school who were “different”; a half caste girl who’s dad was Jamaican and came over on the Windrush, how he made it this far north was a bit of a mystery; and a Polish lad who’s family came over after the war to work in the coal mines. Strangely, it was the white Polish kid who was bullied, the half caste girl was seen as so
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Possibly after a stud this year
chartpolski replied to ryaldinhio's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
Nice birds, Bangers Cheers. -
I imported a bitch and she had to do six months quarantine. When she came home she had lick granuloma’s on both front feet. I tried various vets and cures but none worked . Eventually I used Fuciderm daily in conjunction with a plastic head collar. It took months to cure and had to be careful it didn’t recur. I spoke to a retired vet I used to shoot with and she said it was most likely caused by stress and boredom in the quarantine kennels. Cheers.
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No mate; it’s the same with motor bikes, when I was younger and fell off, I’d bounce, now if I fell off I’d break ! LOL !. Cheers.
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My grandson loves his horses and was literally on a horse before he could walk. I told his mother it must be the combination of the Irish and the Bedouin in him ! She just smiles indulgently at my nonsense! Cheers.
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He was better known at the time as “The b*****d”….. Cheers.
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Did you know the kilt and bagpipes were invented in Northumberland ? (That should wind a few up ! LOL !). Cheers.
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No, my grandparents were Irish. My surname came over with the Norman invasion and is traced back to the vikings that settled in Normandy. I consider myself “English by birth, Geordie by the grace of God !” Cheers.
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That’s not a kilt, it’s a smock ! Cheers.
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Me out coursing with my mates ; Cheers.
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I’m just pulling your leg mate, I’ve got nothing against you using technology, I’m just an old Luddite ! LOL ! Cheers.
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Do you still wear full DPM or have you upgraded to MTP when you’re hiding in a ditch monitoring enemy positions ? PMSL ! Cheers.
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I’m only joking mate, if people want all the paraphernalia that’s fine, I’ve never condemned any type of hunting, but I like to be un-encumbered when I’m out day or night , travelling light and not losing a fortunes worth of kit if it comes on top ! Cheers.
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I had night vision over 30 years ago, I bought two Russian sets off some Dhagastani Haji’s . Tried them once out lamping and sold them. I’d rather just go with my lamp. Same with daytime, just me and the dog. You lads are paying more for thermals than I pay for a car ! Thermals, range finders, binoculars ? Just get a gun FFS ! LOL ! Cheers.
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I go out daytime to enjoy the walk with the dogs and get a run or two on a hare……not to creep about, tooled up like an SAS Trooper reconnoitring enemy lines ! LOL ! Cheers.
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Yes, not just dogs but birds and all things countryside. He once asked if he could use some photo’s of my dogs in the update of his book “Deerhounds and Deerhound Lurchers “ and I sent him the pics, but the publisher said they were copies and not good enough and needed the originals which I sadly didn’t have. Again, a lurcher man whose dad had non-ped whippets ! Cheers.
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No mate, I’ve heard of him but never met him . Deer/Greys we’re very popular here in the north east before the saluki cross came along. Billy Doherty and his dad bred some great pure and cross deerhounds, (Doxhope), that performed great on hare and roe. My pal bred some top class deerhounds, (Seaton Valley Deerhounds). I haven’t allways been a “deerhound” man, I’ve had everything from Salukis to beddy types to whippets, even once had a collie cross ! I keep an open mind and as I’m now well into my 70’s I may just end up back with a whippet. You can have great fun with a lurc
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My pal sent this pure deerhound up to Scotland for a lad to work with his golden eagle; Cheers.
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I was talking to a friend of mine from Manchester the other night who has a half brother to my deer/grey bitch and we agreed that it would be a shame if genuine working deerhounds and deer greys die out. Both our dogs have Doxhope and Ardingclass , ( Miss Nobles line), in them and top class Irish coursing greyhound blood. Both pure and cross deerhounds are a joy to see in full flight on a hare or roe daytime. Of course there are better crosses, and I’ve had some, but the deerhound types are easy going and easy on the eye….I like them. Cheers.
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Running dogs come in all shapes and sizes, but there’s a certain beauty about them….. Cheers.
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To be fair mate, trying to decipher mC’s and your posts can be a little difficult ! LOL ! But no offence meant to either of you and I apologise if I have caused any . Cheers.
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Fixed that for you mate ! LOL ! Cheers.
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One true story is him and his mates were on an all night bender and ran out of booze, so phoned “Dial A Drink” . They had no money so when the Paki arrived with the drink, they beat him up, tied and gagged him and dumped him and his van out in the country. Of course they got lifted and he did an eight stretch for aggravated kidnap. A lovely lad, but not the brightest ! Cheers.
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But you don’t go to jail at 13 ! And I was brought up on one of the toughest council estates in the north east, Longbenton. Cheers.
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I’ve got an Irish mate who I grew up with, went to school with, lived next door to. He’s the nicest lad you’ll ever meet, do anything for anyone, but is a complete Walt ! He tells my nephew and his pals stories like how he was Nigel Benns sparring partner but Nigel had to let him go because Nigel told him “ Sean, you’ve got the hardest punch I’ve ever been hit with and I don’t want to get hurt” ! He also tells when he was in the SAS and did HALO parachute drops. All complete nonsense of course, but he’s a good laugh ! Cheers.
