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Stabs

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  1. Ah the lottery...something that has occupied my thoughts for some time now! http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/page/index.html/_/hunting-country-life/protect-me-from-what-i-want-r32
  2. Thanks for the considered reply Magpie.....always a pleasure to read your posts mate
  3. Genuine question......do you think the role that a Beardie lurcher is expected to play (more of a traditional one I suppose) takes a while for a dog (any dog) to fully settle into and hence the thinking that Beardie's take a while to find their feet, or do you think another type could settle quicker? I guess what I'm asking is it the role/job you are asking them to fulfill that makes it seem like they're not as quick to master it/mature due to the complexities of what's expected? Is there any other type that would do the job to the same standard that would wed itself to the job quicker?
  4. That's very interesting Magpie. I have had bull and wheaten blooded dogs in the past alongside a Beardie cross and the latter was the one I had to use my discretion on in terms of holding her back as she wanted to get amongst at a very early age. The bulls and wheaten blooded dogs switched on comparatively later. It's something that the lurcher owner has to be very careful with as if you are used to dealing with strong dog crosses, they tell you when they're ready and when they do, they generally are. With the collie blooded dogs, they can be telling you they're ready but you as the owner sho
  5. Coming up for it's 20th anniversary in a few months I see......that's an incredible achievement and Mr. Harcombe gets my eternal gratitude for not only editing the mag but also for writing top quality articles month and month after month.
  6. A dog I would love to see run one day
  7. Nice one Stig. Had a nice touch myself on Friday. Bought a copy The Escorts - You can't even be my friend (1963). Cost me $4, and there's one on John Manship for 150 quid and one's gone on Ebay recently for $400.
  8. Not the traditional role, but a damned good working pure Beardie for the ferreting game
  9. Can't comment on the Border side of things but I run some Bearded Collie crosses and they do me fine. Good jackets, feet and plenty of hunt.
  10. I'm not sure how many people are aware of the hunting articles section of this website, but there's been some absolute belters posted up recently and if you have a spare few minutes you should give yourself a treat and have a read of some http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index.php?app=ccs
  11. Always nice to read well thought out posts like that
  12. We should get out there and bring those boys' remains home and swap them for some fresh arabs
  13. Nah, just been spending my hard earned down the local record shop and hadn't heard this one for years
  14. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7-p0A4SRq20
  15. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K9vrb27Bdeo
  16. Three different people posting with the same IP address PM which profile you'd like to keep in the next thirty minutes or they all get binned
  17. Eddie? The man himself, you know him like My dad was a bodybuilder all his adult life and knew him He never passed his genes on to you then you scrawny ginger man bag wearing fanny lol ......... Get f****d Muscle Mary You want to know the secret of Socks's training regime? 4 cans of Guinness and a block of cheese for breakfast
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