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    no he doesnt as they are usually smooth coated and dont sell well. this is a shame as i have seen and heard about a few dogs of this breeding which were pure class
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    Does Hancock do straight Beardie 3/4 grey crosses? I know he does 1/2 breds, some nice looking pups on the site now, and he's got a couple of Beardie studs, just wondered about 3/4 breds
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    Same here jack, much prefer the older ways, and types of dog. And a couple of the best dogs I've seen on all quarry were lurcher x lurcher and deer/grey x collie grey. At present we have a collie/grey x deer/grey bitch that's doing really well now, 3 1/2 yrs old, this her second season, and my lad picked up a dog pup a few wks ago, 15 wks now, sire beardie/borderxgrey x deer/grey, looks very similar to your rough dog, and his dam is pure greyhound. As for being stuck with old ways, I'm glad I am, can't hack all this modern caper lol, another old man
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    A pint and a game of dominoes it was then
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    how do you know he wanted to go home, maybe he was wanting to go to the pub or maybe the pictures, a meal in a nice restuarant perhaps ? just for a change like Probably the pub, for a pint of stout and a game of dominoes perhaps, pretty sharp these whippets, got to be on your toes to beat em
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    Terrier, not anymore, the noisy, snappy, moody, aggressive little fuckers do my head in
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    Lurcher x lurcher, collie/grey x deer/grey, whip/grey, deer/grey, still like all these types
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    And that goes for any type, from the couple that I owned and others that I've seen, guts was the one thing they were never found wanting
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    As gafer said, a lot of bollox talked about these types. Give him a bit of time, and timid and shivery I don't think you'll find him, looks a very nice dog
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    You can't say they can catch hare and deer on here! lol
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    Excuse my ignorance lads, but the title of that clip says 'blue terrier trials' not wheatens, just a tad confusing to me, don't know much about irish type terriers
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    Think that's obvious, don't you think? Yes, but you are "generalising" smaller dogs ability to turn better because of a lower centre of gravity. Which is bollocks........ Everything with a lower centre of gravity turns faster, whether that's a formula 1 car to land rover or Zola compared to that tall useless guy who played for Liverpool I think. It's the laws of physics. But your right, not all small dogs will turn faster, but a good small dog will turn faster than a good large one. Anyhow, as Kranky says, this has nothing to do with the thread so I'll leave it at that. Have you
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    As kranky has said, there's a fair bit of difference in build of all types, but in my original post I pointed out the fact that if a tall dog retains balance and doesn't turn out too heavy etc, it's going to be more versatile, and there are not that many tall dogs that are used in the field that are too heavy. What would someone's opinion as to which dog would be more agile or be able to turn quicker, a 28" saluki x or a 24" collie/grey x bull/grey for example?
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    More versatile? What can a 29" dog do that a 25" dog can't do, unless it weighs 100lbs? Does it ever get into top gear? If so, I suggest that the lurchers it makes a mockery of, turning wise, must be shite? Cheers, D. More versatile as in running /lamping rough ground or where a shorter dog's field of vision WILL be impeded due to height of grass/cover etc, and top gear within a few strides, very quick off the mark. And at 70 lb, she'd have more than enough power. Why does a dog have to weigh 100 lbs to theoretically be strong enough for deer? Seen more than one or two weigh 50l
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    Always love the pics you put up of her . What size is she IWW?
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    I agree with that to an extent, but as I've said, if a dog has good balance/coordination and isn't too heavy, then as with any type/height etc, with experience the overshooting etc is minimized. And over the years I've seen plenty of smaller types less agile than many taller, but not too heavy types.
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    Bitch we have here now is almost 29", doesn't struggle on anything, picks rabbits up no bother, doesn't get outmanoeuvred for agility or turning ability on anything else either, and makes a mockery of many lurchers smaller than her, turning-wise, and is very quick off the mark, and seen many other taller types do the same. If a tall dog keeps balance and doesn't turn out too heavy, they're going to be of more use and more versatile than a smaller dog, maybe not as ferreting dogs, but everything else, especially lamping. And no, that hasn't come from any books
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    Utter nonsense! Same as people, all dogs are individuals, and even if it's you're favorite type, it will have it's own slightly different character, and to me that's part of the fun of bringing on a new pup, even if it does your head in a bit more for a while than the previous pup did. Not saying the above post is nonsense, just the cloning mullarky!
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    edited to add, and the above post from border lad lol
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    As paulus, borderscot and fazza have said, also a fair percentage of lurchers in rescue centres etc could well have been stolen and tried by said thieves and fecked off and found wandereing, might be feck all wrong with the dog
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    Good point that mate, I also believe you bond far better etc with a type that you genuinely like and want, not one you get just cos they're the current trend. For example, I really like collie/grey x deer/greys, and collie/grey x whippet/greys, or a mix of both, and never had any bother with em, cos they suit me down to the ground
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    Agree 100%, and so laid back and easy to live with, and the bitch we have now you'd hardly knew you had a dog in the house, can't fault em
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    Don't think it was that drastic, depending how close you lived to hunting grounds that held deer, a couple of toes taken off, or hamstrung, something along those lines, as far as my memory recalls what I read years ago. Couple of people on here will correct me if otherwise. Sandymere is normally spot on with running dog history, as I'm sure a couple of others are, but he came to mind first
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    Nice quartet of dogs there bpr, are they all pure whips? Fawn/white pup is a non ped... The rest are peds ... All very nice dogs mate, but those two black young uns are exactly my cup of tea, belters
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