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As has been said a million times by others it was a bit of a lottery with the Hancocks given they absolutely were not ‘a line’ and bred from various different dogs at differing percentages. BUT, I’ve seen some crackers; a lad I know, not that long ago, had a rough coated 3/4 bred beardie-border that was almost competition standard obedience trained, a fantastic proven all-round worker and just a just a lovely dog to own and a great companion. He always said he’d have another like her in a heartbeat but by then the Hancocks had pretty much stopped breeding. He bought in and had bred on

Looks good

If he did, he’s obviously got one eye on the local elections in May as Labour will probably need every vote they can get to avoid a wipe-out.

I agree

That is funny!

I thought about getting one of the half crosses at one stage as a general ferreting and all-round dog. Unlike a lot of people I quite liked the look of the collie coloured or black ones.

Some of the 3/4 crosses are absolute missiles. Almost too fast and powerful for regular work.

What a unique and, sort of, beautiful dog. It does look a bit like Jar Jar Binks though! Would love to see one in the flesh.

Seen some great ones and some less so. I like them and as said you knew exactly what you were getting. Lots of blood from dogs out of his kennels in a lot of Lurchers walking around today. Sally produced their last litter about 2 years ago, I think.

Good stuff Are you using the vet wrap to protect dew claws, or for extra support? Or both?

Sad to read this but looks like she had a good life. Rip Brenn

Lovely looking dog, hope he gets a great home.

Great to see these posts.

As I have pointed out in the General and Lurcher sections, it is highly likely that ferreting with dogs, lurcher work and other currently exempted hunting will also get mopped up in the proposed bill to ban trail hunting, in a similar way to Scotland. That means no more rabbiting and effectively a complete end to what is left of lawful Lurcher work and ferreting with dogs in the UK. We must be vigilant and at least try and engage in any consultations and the process, if there is any small hope of salvaging what’s left of that part of our precious rural heritage. W

As I have pointed out in the General section, it is highly likely that ferreting, lurcher work and other currently exempted hunting will also get mopped up in the proposed bill to ban trail hunting, in a similar way to Scotland. That means no more rabbiting and effectively a complete end to what is left of lawful Lurcher work in the UK. We must be vigilant and at least try and engage in any consultations and the process, if there is any small hope of salvaging what’s left of that part of our precious rural heritage. Whilst not perfect, engaging with organisations like CA and Hunting