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    Footage shot today at Frampton Country Fair - Severn Vale Beagles, Leadon Vale Bassets, Three Counties Minkhounds, Berkeley Foxhounds, Devon and Somerset Staghounds and deerhounds -
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    Mixed ancestry terrier - fair bit of russell, a bit of lakeland and quite a few generations back there was a cross to a bull terrier. Although only quarter whippet my bitch is very fast for her size and has tremendous prey drive with a great nose. But her coat is thin unfortunately. That's the one thing about her I'd change if I could.
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    The sire of my young bitch is first cross border/whippet. He has a great coat and is quick for a busher, but not fast enough to take a rabbit on open ground.
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    Sometimes yes, but not off a long slip
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    I was doing a new bit of ground one day last season with longers off here and we got held up for a while. Got the locator out and we eventually picked the ferret up right on the extremity of the locator's readout - we could just find it at 16 foot, then it would disappear momentarily then back again, then disappear etc. By this point it was well on in the day and we wouldn't have had a cat in hell's chance of getting anywhere near it in daylight. So we started whacking the ground as hard as we could with the spade in the hope we might stir things up and shift the ferret. Luckily it worked and
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    Lovely to watch. Can't beat bolting to a good dog that knows the score.
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    Bassets

    krawnden replied to MFH ONEDAY's topic in Bushing Dogs

    I've had lots of days out hunting with packs of bassets over the years and although you might find it hard to believe, they can shift at a fair old pace when they hit a line. Here's a short clip I took of the Leadon Vale a couple of seasons ago which gives you an indication of their speed -
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    Looking promising Rob
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    Thanks madrarua - would love to hear that someday...
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    Not sure how you plan on working yours and on what quarry, but for a dog to mark rabbit holes that will be ferreted I try and get the pup out from the word go. Initially the pup obviously hasn't a clue what's going on, so you just have to ferret every likely looking spot and hope for the best. Once the pup gets to sniff a few netted rabbits it should begin to make the association, and start paying more attention to holes. From then on it's just a case of being observant and you'll soon be able to 'read' the dog. The key is - practice makes perfect. In other words the more experience the pup ge
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    Forgive my ignorance, but what are double and treble tongue?
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    Is it a dog or bitch willo? Any other pics - side on etc?
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    Just curious but why is the boxer blood added? Many moons ago I spent a few months doing a lot of pighunting in New Zealand and some of the guys I went out with had a right old mishmash of different dogs. They'd give anything a chance and if it contributed anything useful it would be added to the team. They couldn't give a stuff how it was bred if it did the job. About that time I used to read a lot of books on NZ pighunting and I remember one (by Philip Holden I think) in which much the same philosophy was advocated. It talked about some bloke who used to go to the local dog pound and
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    As said, you'll need to board back, sides and roof. But ignore timmy k's inference that it's too big - the bigger the better. The more space they have to run and play about in the fitter they'll be.
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    In those new pics it looks as though her shape has changed a little... she looks a little more athletic. atb. I must admit I've not really been aware of a change, but when you see them every day it's hard to spot. Easier for someone who only sees 'em from time to time. But I agree - particularly in that top pic she does look athletic.
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    These have now all gone.
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    What a life...
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    Perfect size
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    Sorry, couldn't get the videos to show up earlier, but here they are -
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    Sorry, couldn't get the videos to show up earlier, but here they are -
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    3 black eyed white hobs, 1 albino jill. Full details, plus vidoes here - http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/344202-well-bred-kits-in-gloucestershire-free-to-good-homes/
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    And the father's nice and small - https://youtu.be/myTdUEVCTDs
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    4 kits out of really good workers free to good homes. 71/2 weeks old so ready to go now. They've been handled daily and are really friendly and also used to dogs as have been brought up around them. Fed on carcass - rabbit, crow, magpie, pigeon, squirrel etc. 3 black eyed white hobs, one albino jill. I'm in Gloucestershire, about 5 mins from jn 13 of the M5. Here's some video footage shot today which shows how used to dogs and being handled they are - https://youtu.be/3lr4b3QIelw The father is nice and small - here's a quick video of him https://youtu.be/myTdUEVCTDs
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