Bosun11
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We really need to get away from using terms like 'the slop', or 'land where it matters'... All land matters, your all just playing into the hands of some... And it really doesn't make a blind bit of difference where you hunt your chosen quarry, if you can kill your game on the land your hunting, whatever it may be, well then your fecking hunting, and don't let anyone tell you any different...
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Just took 10 mins to open this thread...
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How can you tell if a Wigan bird has an orgasm... She drops her pie...
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Need I say more...
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The Forley, or the Callander...
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As I said, they are not the same hounds, and almost all of the owners are involved with their local hunt. It's just a fun summer sport to get them out on the fells.
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There's some shit chatted on that Facebook site to sell shit puppies...
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Your right Gunter, world's apart, BUT for many, me included, it really is a good watch. Maurice Bell, the old Wensleydale huntsman, had hound racing at his 'day in the dales' shows. I used to love watching the hounds go out, then see them moving as swift white specks over the top of the fells, whilst your also watching the dogs ringside. And finally the race down, to the rattle of buckets. It really was a sight. Many of the owners/racers are hunt supporters, and walk puppies for their local hunt, but kennel and race their own trail hounds as a similar, but separate entity. I've
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I'm not the biggest fan of a carvery, I really don’t like the 'school dinner' way of self service, and hoping the jobsworth 'chef' is generous with the beef (i only ever get beef), then he asks if you want a giant Yorkshire Pud, so as to fill up your plate, to screw you on the meat... No feck off! I want more of what I want, the meat. And the shittyarsed look he gives you when you ask for all the offcut trimmings. Woe betide anyone who asks for them infront of me..!!!! So, i almost always I end up pissed off, and them posh ones are even worse, so it's not the best start to a meal. Th
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If anyone needs hoknow a bit more about Trail/Fell Hounds there is a good Facebook page with loads of information and video clips
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I've not seen this before. TBH since he stopped posting here I've not followed his content on SM. Enjoyed that video. Love the fact that he's gone for a full working APBT, and am interested to know what lines it's off. That 'thing' I own and hunt, is a gen half cross working APBT (a working Cocker is the other half), and I can only agree to how good they are as ratters and general knock-about hunters. Ronda's nearly eleven now, but she will still find, mark, dig and kill rats better than any dog I've ever seen. Which is a huge boast, but I've worked and watched ratting dogs for
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Same sketch with the one I had. A hob, from a pole jill that was run over whilst pregnant in Wales. The kits were tested and full wild polecats (is that an eu polecat?) Mine was as tame as a kitten when handled every day, a hissing, scary pain if I missed a day handling, but I never missed any more for fear of a bite. At work he was almost usless, he'd flash underground faster than any ferret I've ever seen, then kill everything that didn't bolt ASAP. We had to be so silent not to give anything away, so a few more might bolt, because he could kill like nothing else i'd seen. ALL
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Some great photos your putting up Welch. Great to see Bedlington types working the rock with hounds and lurchers. I'm a huge Beddy (and Beddy crossbred) fan. Though tbh, I've never seen a decent one in the field, nevermind earthwork. And that's only because I've not had the opportunity to do so, but I very much believe the 'real deals' are out there. In the 80's i got to meet a few enthusiasts, like George Newcombe and Terry Athern to name but two, and although I wasn't in a position to own a Beddy then, those days really did give the breed/type a platform to see they wouldn't go und
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I've joined the FB group, just to see what they are on about. Thing is though, before I'm accepted into the group, how hard can it be to be into a 'dog sport' and crossbreed to produce just what's required...? Personally, I really don't think it's hard al all to produce a rapid, gassy lurcher type if just speed and agility are required for a one dimensional game like Flyball. And it can be done in a couple of generations. Are the same dogs used for obedience? Then that begs the question, if all you need is 'speed, agility & brains' then how does it seem that we can get it wr
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Fantastic news Richie, well played that kid
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Please keep us updated, I'd really like to know how he gets on. Best of luck
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That's a fine, well put together animal
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New one on me, gonna give that a go. Cheers mate
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A leek pudding...? Recipe required please...!
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Cheers Dodger, yes there are still one or two really into their dogs. We steered the club toward the youngsters. Getting them off the streets and into the fields.
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I don't think so...
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All my dogs have always been decent rabbit dogs, no matter what the cross. Firstly because I believe the definition of a Lurcher should always be decent at that game, and secondly, because I had a great rabbit speck just up the road, so no excuses. Not that I wasn't prepared to travel for my rabbits. Fawn was probably the very best of them. She came as a giveaway pup, that I really didn't want, but her breeding was more than good enough to keep me feeding her. Fawn was out of a bitch called Ness, who was out of a Minshaw dog called Obo, put to a half bred bull bitch. Fawn's sire
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He sired one litter, to a bull bred bitch. The two pups I knew were really doing well. One was killed at work, the other was sold on. In hindsight I should of been flat out for the right pup off him, but he died before I got the chance.
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Couple more of Mack...