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  1. eastcoast
    No offence taken by me. I have no association or knowledge of the dog or who owned it. Just an interesting photograph to me. Of a different world but not that long ago. I appreciate people who share such things. I commented on your comment to the photograph and you have responded with a civilised gentlemanly response. Cheers.
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    The dog is undernourished TonyT? You can tell that from 1 photograph, 1 moment in time dependant on how the dog is standing, breathing and the light. Without seeing it and placing hands on it or seeing it run? Showing lot of rib in the photograph but maybe a bit rashly judgmental based a 1 photograph. Anyway, it's dead now.
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    I remember when Wimbledon‘s keeper got red carded at St. James’ and he went in goal. He got some stick. Then put in a canny shift. “Vinny Jones super keeper” was being sung at the end. Ended 6-1 but that was when Newcastle had some firepower.
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    A large impressive looking dog for the time? Very much like a lurcher a friend owner years ago, but not as long ago as the photo obviously. Lurcher to lurcher he was but mostly greyhound and deerhound composite. Thanks for sharing, love the old photographs.
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    Do you mean the bar gauge on the stirrup pump? If so, all I have ever done is cock the rifle, unloaded of course and attach the hose. A small transfer of air will happen if there is air in the reservoir. The bar gauge will indicate the pressure in rifle’s reservoir. Then I pump until the needle can go no higher and there is discernible click. It’s now full. But please wait until someone more knowledgeable comes along before doing anything. My Huntsman and pump is over 20 year old. You have a very nice rifle there, make sure you’re following the correct procedure for a more modern piece of
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    Your pup will have the brain capacity to eventually know what feather is fair game and what isn’t. Had a great rabbiting terrier once that would ignore my sister’s pet rabbit running around the back garden. He wasn’t comfortable with it, and would go out of his way to avoid it, but understood he wasn’t allowed to kill it however much he wanted to.
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    North east England Phil
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    I bought this Huntsman new in 1996, I think. So around 24 year old. Probably a different animal to those produced in more recent times. After use it is wiped down and put in the cabinet with whatever charge it still has. Months or sometimes years can pass before it is called into action again. I charge it with the original stirrup pump that I bought with the rifle and there is always air still in the reservoir. About a dozen pellets will be put through it to check zero and that it has not lost power or accuracy, to date it never has. It probably could be improved, on paper, with a service but
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    There was an article about the lad who’s the subject of this thread in my local paper, the Sunday Sun. Just read it. On the next page a write up with pictures of Stowell st. yesterday. The Chinese New Year. Year of the rat! People dancing about in giant rat costumes. Made me smile.
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    Hunting a mammal with dogs without permission from landowner I think was the charge. The landowner being a Labour CC.
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    The reason I mentioned the Hunting Act was that when it 1st became law 3 lads on Teeside got caught digging rats on council land without permission and were prosecuted. 2 got fined and 1 a 12 month custodial. There was probably more going on with the lad who got 12 month but all got done. In the same court on the same day a house burglar with repeat offences got 12 month suspended.
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    Fair comment. The way certain people are predicting the futures of our Planiit it may end up with just us and the rats , and cockroaches of course. And badgers.
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    So you think hunting rats with dogs is a bad thing?
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    You mentioned RA’s. That’s the kind of thing that they will try and get this lad on. The Hunting Act ? Perhaps I’ve misunderstood it but have all ways tried to adhere to the law ever since an helicopter used to miraculously appear whenever I left the home with terriers,
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    The Chronicle, A local newspaper. Local to Newcastle . That’s all I know.
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    A mate just sent me something relating to a lad rattling with a Russell in the Newcastle (England) area. He takes his kids with him and allegedly is now being investigated by social services. He could be on a sticky wicket as will not have written permission from landowner (2004 Hunting Act), but still...what have we became as a nation?
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    They were readily available at 1 time from the racing lads who for whatever reason would want a 1 re-homed. The ones I saw took to field work like they had been bred and raised for it. Not talking about 100s of rabbits a night or winning bets on the fens, just catching stuff. Always surprised me that such quality animals were available for no money.
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    A vastly underrated cross IMO. Would do what most people require without the need to add anything else, even pre-ban. Lovely looking animals also.
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    I just looked at the ducks and jumped to a conclusion.
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    Based purely on the photo possibly a dash of Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Dog?
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    Only you know the dog that you are running and the land that it is being ran on. Carry on lamping and eventually you will know the answer.
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    That top picture is a timeless scene,
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    I found this in the spare room today. Not to everyone's taste and obviously an English north east bias but some genuinely funny people on this DVD. Bobby Thompson was one of best IMO. My favourite local comedian was Brendan Healy. I used to help out in a small way putting on fund raising events for a certain charity. Brendan became our go to guy, not just as an act but sometimes comparing. If he had a window in his schedule he would do a gig for nowt, only asking for his expenses to be covered. A true gent and a genuinely funny man.
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    Living next door to Indians? That reminds me of one of his jokes ?
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    I can understand why people would not want enter terriers in "rock earths" but, paradoxically, the most popular types of working terrier around today were developed, originally, to work in those places.
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