HALTY LAD
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Hi dean Are any of em rough coated? Cheers MH
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Well done
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That sounds like decent running land to me Skycat? I honestly mean that. But like has been pointed out ANY land with any sort of obstrctions can be dangerous in its own way. I work over land that most wouldnt even think about running a dog on, steep mountain, rocks, deep gullies with cliffs, waterfalls, forestry and moors with deep hidden trenches. But certain lurchers will fair well on any terrain, if they can learn to run clever. All lurchers are individuals and ive had a few different types that have been good on very rough, steep hill ground. Others dont suit the land . Usually down to t
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Ive been moving about a bit trying a few old hunting grounds, aye snow, ice, etc, but my dogs have not had a lay off yet, going very well for me so far, in tip top shape and earning their keep. Day and Night. Today I had rain/sleet and snow, still a good covering about and its getting a bit crust ontop which I dont like but we'l see how it looks in the morning. Could always drive to better grounds if here is too crunchy.
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Id get a pup in, bred for the faster quarry. Keep the bitch for putting to a proper bull lurcher, if shes that good, it would do her breeding the most justice.
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The thread your talking about, they were not lamping! It was a light night. Dogs can see at their best in TWILIGHT conditions, so on bright nights especially with the advantages of snow cover, its possible to work your dogs just as you would in the daytime!! Ive had 2 good nights recently evening time into darkness with lurchers hunting free, very successful. Im not the type of person to limit myself and my dogs to just 1 method of catching game, I do whatever works best to get stuff in the bag. So I didnt mark anything on your poll Id say most of the time my lurchers are worked off a
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I thought that Chartpolski's bitch was only half way through its first season? If your claiming a dog- that has not even had a season of work under its belt -is the best worker in the country, then I believe you are actually clinically insane matey. But some reason I think your just being a messer
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punctured lung can dog recover to work again
HALTY LAD replied to neck32's topic in Working Dog Health & Training Talk
It will cost you, but yes it should work again. -
I can imagine them being a decent guardian dog for the family home/yard.
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Good type of what?? Alaunt? Get real? a good type of bull x racy strong fast with plenty drive bred out of a track greyhound and a working bull dog whats your problem by the way his litter mates are also doing well show us what type of dog you have No problem, just thought this thread was about Alaunts, or do we now class all bull lurchers as alaunt TYPE ?
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without it they would not be able to masquerade as the extinct Alaunt (running mastiff) alaunt its a type- put some pics up of your dogs so we can see how great they are, am willing to take up a kind invitation to go out lamping on permision to show how they do for a bull dog ive never said they are a lurcher Matey, to me ALL dogs are just TYPES, thats not the point. But the thing is they are not the dogs that they were origionally bred to re-create and never will be. Plus, they have very limited use in the UK, and the jobs they could do could be done better by other types. Its the Masti
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'nothing' At last an honest reply Id also like to add that ive done LOTS of feral pig hunting abroad, mainly the Americas N/S, and yes, they could be useful holders used off the back of vehicles but only on suitable, fairly open land. I can safely say through experience, that to catch the Wild Boar here in the UK, they wouldnt get many at all, you would need hounds or other dogs to bail them or flush them into the open for fast/strong dogs, to be consistent in the UK. That backed up with tracking gear for hounds, and good collars and breast plates are absolutely essential! If this is
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quote name='robo-christ' timestamp='1293065526' post='1842979'] im asking what if anything the mastiff adds without it they would not be able to masquerade as the extinct Alaunt (running mastiff) LOL...An Alaunt gentil is of the running mastiff type....The Bull x would be classed as the Alaunt gentil type.read your bull and mastiff history and it will all become clear. They have been crossing greyhounds with bull and mastiff blood for 100's of years.It's no new thing even though some think they were only bred for fox. The bull cross was bred for big game. As i said do some
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without it they would not be able to masquerade as the extinct Alaunt (running mastiff)
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Good type of what?? Alaunt? Get real?
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Green eyed monster... you tit Ive edited your post for you, seems as though you were having trouble Hern if you are going to verbally attack an threatin people that dont agree with you then i would prefer it if you didnt comment on my thread again. . Thank you. . Your thread! No such thing SHanded. This forum is for voicing opinions, weather right or wrong. Seems to me hern knows his onions, and im sure plenty of members have enjoyed his input.
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Good one shame it didnt keep hold of the b*****d though, doubt it will catch it again. Feckin pests them yotes! Seen first hand the damage they can do.
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Ive tried asking these questions before on a thread about Alaunts. I got no sense out of them. Perhaps 1 or 2 could pop their heads down into a stop end now and then, big deal, apart from that this country has not got the game to allow these dogs a true working life.
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Everyones view of an all rounder will be different, and to some there IS such a thing!
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Sounds good to me that. I feed my dogs as close to a natural diet as possible, eg: animals etc(BARF bone and raw), plus bits and pieces from the kitchen to add a bit extra in the way of leftover cooked veg etc. In the earlier years of dried complete feed, I did try some of the better makes, but found that the dogs were slowly wasting away with daily work and often needed rest days. I ocaisionally add warm water in very cold weather, not sure why, but probably just feel that they will benefit as it will help keep their bodies warmer. The main thing ive found over the years is that fe
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Well that is true, but drive goes hand in hand with brain. To Me, an all rounder is a dog that can catch all game. Maybe not a master at any one quarry, maybe better on some than others, but will regularly catch the FULL spectrum of game available. I personally ended up going down the route of more specialised dogs, as in the past I always was an All-round hunter and went for whatever got up in front of me, but when I pushed the dogs hard at one particular quarry for any length of time, weaknesses start to appear, and so I now look for a dog bred for the jobs I do mostly.
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. Ive not long been back from Argentina, and didnt expect such hard weather so early... a couple of years ago this was still autumn-like weather! I should think il be doing a fair bit of mooching about this Island and taking myself where the running is good. I was near the Scotish border last night in temperatures of -11. But il be back in East Sussex and Kent next week, so I hope its thawed out a bit by then Good luck pal, i hope you get some sport... there are places like the edge of woods, corpses, heavy cover, where "certain" animals are hanging out and picking the od
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Im not a gambling man, but id put a solid bet that if I picked 5 dogs from a shelter, not one would cut it for me. I rely on people to put the best to the best in the hope that il get a dog that relishes the hunting I do, and that is not the work for the traditional lurcher
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. Ive not long been back from Argentina, and didnt expect such hard weather so early... a couple of years ago this was still autumn-like weather! I should think il be doing a fair bit of mooching about this Island and taking myself where the running is good. I was near the Scotish border last night in temperatures of -11. But il be back in East Sussex and Kent next week, so I hope its thawed out a bit by then
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Ive got a good friend who keeps half Am-Bull/Greyhounds, to be fair to him and his dogs they do OK, decent fox catchers, would hold onto a boar too. They have good noses and fair stamina, and trained to a decent standard. Not a route im looking to go down, but thought id share what little ive seen of this cross.
