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Worked with a girl some years back Ditch, typical dumb blond and quite 'port out starboard home'. She was at ant-natal classes with someone else I know and we would get to hear great snippets like....'why can't you re-use disposable nappies' and 'can we wash the baby with washing up liqid in the shower'..........honest but the best was........ guess what she named the little fella when he finally arrived........poor bugger! She really didn't believe us when we told her about using those very names together!!!
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An almost forgotten classic , Christopher Walken......legend.
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Great replies lads, thanks. Kye, know what you mean, a mate bought a first X Deerhound pup years ago, living on the fringe of Altcar estate we would hear of his forthcoming hare and fox slaughter everytime we were out, so he starts him off on bunnies and the youngster did well for a big 'un, impressive. Thing is, fully matured at around 29", the dog never made it on hares, never figured out 'the moves' and wouldn't go near a fox but my mate was out weekly with this big fella, taking good hauls of rabbits! The lad ended up buying another Deerhound type, that made 27" and very lightly built,
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I suppose I'm the same as Ditch, in that I voted that I don't breed but I have had two litters in the last 25 years. The first was 17 years ago after buying a good honest bitch that I had always admired, she was sold and I missed her first time round but she went to a messer who ran her on hard ground till she went lame. I had a look at the bitch for him and told him that she would be out of action for a while and no permanent damage was done. Two days later I recieved a phone call, he couldn't be arsed waiting and so, she was mine. Three weeks later and shes putting on weight . The resulti
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Bought or bred a dog for a specific job but it excelled at another, especially against its type/size/temperament ?? As multi-functunal dogs our Lurchers come in all shapes and sizes but have you owned a dog that really suprised you in the field at doing something you never really expected it to do (and I don't mean 'jack'!!), opening up another door for you whilst out hunting?
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Here is an old picture of Todd my Lakie, it's an old one taken about 1984/5 and again as a pup. Both are pics of pics so please excuse the quality. John Cowan bred, he was quite typical of the line, dogs quite light and leggy with strong 'doggie' type bitches, he also carried a silky 'top knot' (which I hated and would cut back) so there must have been some Bedlington way back. This dog was a real allrounder, came with me everywhere and worked the lot (oh those good 'ol 's!). Apart from the 'big stuff', I was offered the chance on black rats once by a pest controller in a old warehouse
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Exactly, the pup i saw and handled looked capable of turning into quality dogs. The fella who had the seems genuine and i would not let anything thats been said on here be off putting. And BTW just in case anyones confused like i was there was a few pups there not just them two pictured above Well said John, these pups wouldn't have been put up on this site if I had any doubts about the parents or the lad who has/had them, all very good stuff. As I said before, I know the Bitch well and rate her highly, I figured such an unusual litter would generate interest on this site and it woul
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Red........IMO, no question!
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Bump
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The two dogs I have mentioned on a previous thred, real deals, neither had bull blood. Cheers
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Two more pup shots......
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The Sire......
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Putting these on for a good mate. Bred for own use. Out of his 27" bitch, Ridgeback/Grey X Bull/Grey, she's around 7years old and has run the spectrum, fast and game. I have seen this bitch (Widow) run and she is always impressive, also good out with terriers. The Sire is out of her litter brother to a 3/4 bitch, around 3 years old and 28", this dog is doing very well. Pics of pups and Sire (Widow was out getting her fitness back when I called round!) Pups priced at £100.00, dogs and bitches left, PM for details. Cheers
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Couldn't have put it better SJM Pure spineless drivel........ Wish someone would dig that Lloyd fella up again, wherever he's been hiding I'm sure he could spice things up again!!
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Maybe it was luck Frank but I would say that with the multitude of dogs (both greyhound and pastoral) that must go through this breeders yard, plenty will/would be quite sound physically, most greyhounds (track and coursing) are of perfect conformation, though feet can be suspect in certain lines and pastoral breeds in the main have very good feet. It's around 30" above these what I would be worried about!!
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Mine too Swamper, though without the logo, an estate, cost me £60.00 an lasted around 12 months. Bought it on the Friday an first trip out was Sunday, 4 mates 6 dogs and a trip down Shropshire digging, only past my test the week before...... Wild days!!!
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Yep, gotta agree lucky, a long haul usually ended up with good results. Though, its always worth marking the areas you hit on the map and keeping notes on numbers and weather conditions. Walking my 'local' lamping spots usually lands me a few throughout the season but they ain't my main quarry in these specks and are just an added bonus and would never go out walking local just for foxes (they just arn't there in enough numbers). On salting, I have often split and dropped the first bunny caught on the first big field I walk and yes, after an hour or two returned to see a fox in the field (on
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Sounds like a bad night in the Pleasure Rooms!!!
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Legend
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Ah.....Donnington.......All seems like a lifetime ago (an to most on here probably was!) sat here looking at the Tshirt from 20th August 1988.....Maiden headlined, Kiss, Megadeth and Guns & Roses (for anyone younger, see the Paradise City vid) but best of all Dave Lee Roth.....feckin legend!!
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I'm with you on the latter two Simo but 'cheese fondue'........ did you win your set on the Generation Game in the 70's!! Had one go of the 'ol fondue...... would have been nice but for the huge blister it left on the roof of my mouth not to mention near taking my top lip clean off
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Yer Ditch......I can recall we had this conversation on one of my first visits to the 'chat room' (an I'm still here!), i'm sure we all do or have done it at some stage and most of us blokes will admit, when required, to swinging the buttocks in our trusty hounds general direction (though makes me wonder about our female hunters? My missus in particular, as her exaust would rival a shire horse!!). Think its the same as the old Big Yin line....... 'Never trust a man, who, left alone in a kitchen with a tea cosey, would not put it on his head!!' It must be hell to a good marking dog!!!!
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I have never seen a straight Saluki X take a fox..... Pull 'em, yes but finish the job in the manner of a real deal single handed fox dog, not me. Sure, over the years i have witnessed plenty of 'predominantly' Saluki blooded dogs make good fox killing dogs, some fecking lethal (my mate owned a cracker recently) but all these carried some other blood in 'em. A little tale...... A few years back I went out with two dogs that came from good match running stuff, and had done well in this field, both were noted as being nasty feckers for fighting and both had taken deer well. They certain
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Amongst the different critters i seen whilst on hols, this fella blew me away by sheer size, about as long as my hand, an at 6.1" my hands aint small (I know this as they make sommat else look really small whilst.... )
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Ha Ha, thats about the same advice i have found on here too......... Stick with it an you'll have a world beater!!!
