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    captain was bred from d smiths gazza x w toughs spindles WAS W T`s SPINDLES SOLD ON TO THE GASKIN`S??? no spindles died givin birth two the captains litter captain use two be my dads as a pup ha ha the one that got away WAS THAT THE LITTER W T HAND REARED WHEN HE WAS SADLY IN DECLINING HEALTH?? yes pal my dad called him captain after W.T thats what all the lads called him when we was coursing with him .
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    WELL IF YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT AN ALL ROUNDER IN THE TRADITIONAL SENSE,THIS 3/4 BRED FROM HANCOCKS TAFFY WAS THE NEAREST IVE SEEN, HE COULD TAKE ALL QUARRY BUT WAS NEVER A TRUE COURSING DOG BUT TOOK BROWN HARES IN SHORT SLIPS OR HUNTED UP & TOOK WHITE HARES EASILY; EXCELLENT NOSE WHETHER HUNTING COVER OR MARKING BURROWS. SUPRISINGLY QUICK FOR A BIG DOG & AN EXCELLENT STRIKE WHETHER AT BOLTERS OR HUNTED UP RABBITS. GOOD LAMPING DOG ALSO & COULD TAKE BIGGER GAME & ALSO FOX. DURING HIS DECLINING YEARS HIS OWNER TOOK HIM DEER STALKING WHERE HE WOULD INDICATE WHEN A DEER WAS NEARBY &
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    captain was bred from d smiths gazza x w toughs spindles WAS W T`s SPINDLES SOLD ON TO THE GASKIN`S??? no spindles died givin birth two the captains litter captain use two be my dads as a pup ha ha the one that got away WAS THAT THE LITTER W T HAND REARED WHEN HE WAS SADLY IN DECLINING HEALTH??
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    captain was bred from d smiths gazza x w toughs spindles WAS W T`s SPINDLES SOLD ON TO THE GASKIN`S???
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    "Only the good die young,..All the evil seem to live forever!".....HOWEVER I TAKE IT YOUR QUESTION RELATE`S TO DOG`S???? SEEN MANY GOOD DOG`S END UP DEAD IN THEIR PRIME. MAYBE SHEER BAD LUCK, OR THAT THEY STICK IN OUR MIND BECAUSE THEY WERE GOOD??? PERHAPS THE GOOD ONES PUSH THEMSELVES ON THAT EXTRA BIT MORE THAT PUTS THEM IN DANGER WITH TRAFFIC OR NEGOTIATING AN OBSTACLE THAT ANOTHER DOG WOULD BE LESS KEEN AT WHEN IN PURSUIT??ALTHOUGH MANY MIGHT SEE THIS AS STUPIDITY IN A DOG. I BELIEVE THAT MANY GOOD DOGS MEET THEIR END BY PUSHING THEMSELVES THAT BIT MORE & SOMETIMES WITHOUT REGARD FOR S
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    yes she was the runt, but has loads of character so i kept her.Trev TREVOR IVE SEEN A FEW LITTER`S WHERE THE RUNT OR THE PUP NOBODY WANTED TURNED OUT THE BEST ONE. GOOD LUCK MATE
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    be like looking at your pup in a =year or so in my opinion the best stud dog ever this dog could graft mac turned down so much money for this dog a superb black dirt dog this dog as we know was put to eve producing three cracking bitches millie seagull and bow mb bow was put to dels dog producing three match dogs did you ever see blaze run ian think he was the brother to micky drews joe? blaze was merlin`s litter brother, owened by george from liecester THERE WAS 3 DOGS IN MERLINS LITTER BRED IN 1980. THERE WAS A ROUGH DOG SOLD TO GEORGE FROM LEICESTER, BUT IT WAS NAM
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    11 month old running a Feb hare for 5mins(in a "stinger of a race") is quite a task. Put it bye till stubble`s are cut when the dog is older/stronger & condition`s are better to enter an inexperienced dog
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    11 month old running a Feb hare for 5mins is quite a task. Put it bye till stubble`s are cut when the dog is older/stronger & condition`s are better to enter an inexperienced dog
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    LUCKY WAS SIRED BY G, C,FD`S "JOE" TO A BITCH CALLED SEAL. HERE`S A PHOTO OF LUCKY
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    TERRY AHERNE OWNED RUSTY THE COLLIE X DIDNT HE?? FAWN DOG FROM PLUMMER BREEDING?
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    IT IS NOT JUST THE QUESTION OF SPEED, IT`S THE QUESTION OF HOW THE DOG USES IT`S SPEED. RUNNING ALL OUT ON A HARE & PUSHING IT ON TO GO IN FOR THE STRIKE WILL NOT WORK WHEN THE HARES GO UP A GEAR. CONSTANTLY PUSHING & STRIKING AT A STRONG HARE THAT HAS EXPERIENCE OF BEING RAN, ALLOWS THE HARE TO ANTICIPATE & EVADE THE DOG`S TACTIC OF SPEED THEN STRIKE. MORE ENERGY & EFFORT USED EQUATES A SHORTER COURSE & A DECENT HARE ESCAPING. DOG`S OF NOTE LEARN TO WORK THE HARE WHEN THEY ARE BEHIND IT NOT PUSH IT ON, WORKING THE HARE WHILST NEVER LOSING MUCH GROUND & THEN GO UP A GEA
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    THIS POST MADE ME DIG OUT SOME PHOTOS OF TYPICAL N, IRELAND TERRAIN WHEN I WAS OVER HUNTING, AS YOU CAN SEE THE FENS IT CERTAINLY AINT. WALKING FOR HARES WAS MORE LIKE AN ASSAULT COURSE
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    HERES A REVERSE 3/4 BORDER COLLIE I/4 GREYHOUND ,A CROSS THAT YOU DONT OFTEN SEE
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    THE POST SAYS "real lookers" NOT "pot licker`s" MR PATTERSON ................. nothing wrong with pot licker,s and lookers ,,,,if u like chinky with cat in ur chicken curry ,,,he was the dog to supply i still have him 4yearold now,,,,he,s the thorn in my side ,,,( i,e what if ???),,,,,he stays on lead now except for last week , i gave him his buuny time,,,,,he,s the dog i want a pup out off but wont line,,,,zods law,,,if he was still going i would put him up agaist any lurcher,,,,( he has brillant recall , one silant whisper off his name , he,s straight to heel ,) hopfully one
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    THANK`S FOR A DECENT REPLY BOLIO, BIT OF SENSE
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    HERES ROMULUS ANOTHER 3/4 BRED
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    He looks just like Eddie Jones Celt who was also bred from Merle. THATS BECAUSE HE IS EDDIE JONES CELT/ OOP`S I HAVE HIS PHOTO BESIDE CHAPMANS BOB & GOT MIXED UP MATE.
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    SHAME THAT D. WASNT BOY HER SIRE???????? IVE GOT SOME PHOTOS OF THOSE PUPS IN YOUR OLD HOUSE D WHEN WE LOST TOUCH. I WILL LOOK THEM OUT FOR YOU "auld yin"LOL
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    This mating Marco? Unfortunately they turned out only average. They took hares but none were as good as either parent alas. SADLY BOLIO`S LITTER WERENT AS GOOD AS EITHER PARENT, BUT TO BE FAIR SNIPER NEVER PROVED TO BE THE SIRE THAT WAS HOPED HE WOULD BE. SNIPER WAS A CLASS ACT & HIS OWNER J T A TRUE GENT. HOWEVER WAS TURK BRED AGAIN D? I CANT REMEMBER?
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    HERES A 3/4 GREYHOUND 1/4 BORDER COLLIE. EDDIE CHAPMANS BOB BRED FROM MERLE
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    THE POST SAYS "real lookers" NOT "pot licker`s" MR PATTERSON .................
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    IF YOU CANT AFFORD A DECENT DIET TO MAINTAIN YOUR DOG ,THEN PERHAPS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER WHETHER IT IS FAIR ON THE ANIMAL FOR IT TO REMAIN IN YOUR CARE????
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