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  1. longbow
    He certainly looks a capable beastie! Cheers.
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    In the first photo the dog is clearly trying to push her over the edge! Do you have jealosy issues in your Kennel?
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    Can`t believe this is still going, How ironic the longest running thread in this section has nothing to do with hounds or even hunting! Come on Welshman have another go. We know you are out there. Plenty of advice on THL about posting pics.
  4. longbow
    Nice write up, thanks for sharing. Cheers
  5. longbow
    They do look at home in the snow. cheers
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    That was my little pal Billy, Sadly died back in the spring due to a big tumour. got him as an adult rescue so no idea of where he came from. Stll miss him. Cheers
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    I do not believe The Alaunts of old are romantic, mythical or unachievable beasts, you only have to look at the Australian boar hunting scene to see that genuine heavy hunting dogs can be produced if that is what you want. European settlers found themselves with a need for a heavy hunting dog & in a few generations starting with greyhounds other imported european dogs, hey presto with selective breeding of workers you have dogs that work for them day in day out, even going so far as to produce a relatively true breeding type in the Bull Arab. True in modern lowland britain a hunting dog of
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    From what i have seen (Pictures only) the boxers in the USA are a different animal to the Pug faced things in the UK, theres one near me got no muzzle at all, it looks like a chimp. Perhaps somebody could find some recent images? (of the american boxer) Cheers
  9. longbow
    That looks like a top day out
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    I believe my way would work out cheaper
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    If I could change "recover" to "recreate" it would have to be the Airedale. The Airedale is reputed to be a mix of water dog/hound crossed with small northern terrier. So why take a risk with show dogs when the raw matirials still exist in working form! Take 1 big hound (personally i would use a HPR much like a hound but more trainable and available) mate it to a working terrier (no shortage of them) & bingo theres your Airdale! OK it may not be that simple (understatment) but you get the idea. If it has to be recover I allways fancied a norfolk or norwich...or maybe a dandie dinm
  12. longbow
    There you go then, pic her out of that lot!
  13. longbow
    Pretty much ANY dog will enjoy chasing/hunting rabbits given half a chance Cheers
  14. longbow
    Really impressive dogs, to my mind they are what the Buumastif should be or was, ie leaner, fitter & healthier. Cheers
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    Thanks for the interest, She is a result of a mating between an alaunt female and a deerhound/greyhound dog. (accident or design I am not sure!) Litter mate to the alaunt/deerhound pictured at the bottom of Anubis post. She is a joy to own thus far, loyal for one thing. Only 15 months so done nothing hunting wise,(my choice) but then the darker nights & the softer ground is just around the corner. Anubis, You do take a good photo, do you do dog portraits? If anyone else out there reading this went down to wiltshire last summer to buy a pup out of this litter (there were 10 in
  16. longbow
    Cracking dog Bigstu, He looks like a real running Alaunt type! My young lurcher has alaunt types on her dams side, so when the sun came out briefly this morning thought I would take a snap for you. Cheers. She looks not dissimillar to your dog, but smaller & lighter
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    Here is a pic of my old girl from a couple of years back, she is 9 now and not as fit as she was in the pic. I have a general question about whippets? As the terrier in the pic has now passed on I thought of getting another little dog, possibly a whippet. But if they are all like the old girl in the picture I would never have another! She was fast and fiery allright, but she is what I have heard described as "a self hunting non retriever". What I mean is when let off the lead she cant wait to get her nose down and hunt away on her own. If they are all like that I definatly will not hav
  18. longbow
    Thanks for the tips. As you suggest I will have to stop her from phyisically getting at the tail. Interest in the chew quickly disapeared and its now back to square one. Cheers
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    Its not quite the same but since you mentioed owls, I once sat in a field at night making sqeaking noises. (to attract rabbits obviously) When somthing caught my attention above me, I looked up to see a dirty great owl flutering just over my head like a giant moth! Could it have fallen for the sqeaking or was it coincidence?
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    Well this is not the busy end of the forum is it! Guess I will try and answer my own question. Yesterday I bought the largest rawhide chew I could find. Shes allowed the chew every time she is unsupervised or unocupied and so far its taken her mind off the tail thing. Chew cost about 5 quid! but never mind.
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    My young lurher has damaged the end of her tail, which is not much of a problem in its self. but now she will not leave it alone and has made it red raw. This is a common enough problem so I understand, anyone had any success in stoping a dog from chewing its tail? Thanks in advance for the advice. Cheers
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    Here`s one for the bloke who reckons Alaunts "got no balls"
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    Well not many takers on this thread so I just nipped out to take a pic of the old girl, She will be nine this summer. Not a great photo, a bit gloomy out at the mo.
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    Good to see some Alaunt images back on THL, I didnt think they would go to ground forever, thanks for sharing. Cheers
  25. longbow
    I have two lurchers at the minute. Up untill last week I had a terrier aswell but sadly the poor little chap died on Friday. As much as I miss him, I have to say that managment of the pack is that much easier now that I am down to two dogs. So its two only for the time being. If you are taking on a smallholding you will have more room, you will also have a heck of a lot more work! you wont have time for dogs! But if you want another dog get one and worry about that later. Cheers
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