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The modern "British" greyhound and Saluki may look similar and were developed to perform the same job, sort of, but are very different animals. However, if a person gets a pup early enough in IT'S development then anything is possible. A dog can be created to suite the requirements of it's owner, if the owner has a plan/common sense and can make a connection with the animal. It helps if the dumb animal grows to love it's owner and even more so if the dumb owner allows themselves to become fond of the animal.
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I reiterate that I'm no expert on Saluki or crosses. I'm not in the insurance business either so if she starts chopping sheep or pulling down deer in Richmond Park it's got nowt to do with me.. Early exposure to forbidden animals very important :-)
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Katie B, welcome to THL. I don't know if you are aware of this but I believe Skycat is also a women of the female variety. I don't know for sure but if she is who I think then she is an extremely knowledgeable, experienced and respected person who writes for a weekly fieldsport paper on the subject of lurchers. So you see the running dog world is not just the preserve of us chauvinists :-) There are many folk on here who are far more knowledgeable than myself regarding the Saluki and maybe they are not ideal for someone starting out. I do think though that when choosing a type of dog
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I see the two men in straw boaters as officer class. The man in the flat cap is PBI. Flat cap owns the ferrets and the none descript terriers. Kneeling boater owns the classy looking Fox Terrier, keeping a hold whilst the photograph is taking because it's a bit hot with ferrets. Who knows ? Thanks for sharing the image Darbo.
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Known Jack Russells, "one Eyed Jack " And "the General"
eastcoast replied to brenner's topic in Earthdogs & Working Terriers
Out of all the recurring topics on THL I find the stuff about the white dogs worked and bred by the men of Cork the most interesting. I realise that I'm treading uninvited on sacred ground here but I think it is fair to call them a Sealyham type. P3d states that these working terriers are not related to the K.C. Sealyhams or the Parson Russell's dogs. A good thing of course. Idiots ruined the good work that Edwards achieved within a decade or so of K.C. recognition. The only accurate record of Russell's blood only lives on in the K.C. Fox terrier The Russell type and the Sealyham type exi -
WHIPPHOUND 14.25 Wolverhampton got to be worth a £1.00 followed by SAKHASTIC 17:40 Brighton ending with INSTANT KARMA 17:50 Uttoxeter
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The arguments regarding a whippet's suitability as a rabbiting dog will, hopefully, continue long into the future. My take on it is what is your reason for owning a dog that can catch rabbits ? If a person NEEDS to catch rabbits, for whatever reason, then a whippet will probably not be the best breed type. That's why lurchers exist. If a person just LIKES to catch rabbits then a whippet can be a rabbit dog without equal.
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The memory that sticks in my mind is a bit off thread as it doesn't involve a canny jukel using guile and cunning. The dog in question was a simple uncomplicated Jack Russell. He loved life and grasped it all with open arms/mouth. One Saturday my sister returned home from shopping in the " toon ". She ignored me and my dog, as was the norm, and went upstairs. I ignored her, as was the norm. About 10 minutes later I heard a scream and foul language directed to towards the terrier and went upstairs to defend him, as was the norm. I found the dog on it's side looking bloated as though a large lit
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A great many lovely images here. The old ones and the new ones. The old ones seem more important in a way. To me it because they are a record of people, and times and dogs past. The very fact that these images still exist is a small miracle. Photography was the preserve of certain class of people in it's early years. Not now of course. Taking the pictures is easy now. Storing them even easier. But the digital images can be lost within the blink of an eye. A stolen camera/phone, dropped in a river, an irate ex stamping on it, some one erasing all images to free up space. What I'm suggesting lad
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Craig1990ward, I offer you two ways of looking at your predicament, one using your head and the other from the heart. The land that you walk, does it favour terrier work or running dogs ? If you have access to land that allows a terrier being worked properly then problem solved. If you can run a running dog then retain them. If you can work both...well you're a lucky man and you may never find such fortune again. I hope that you never find yourself in a situation where you have neither types for a time, but if you ever do, then the choice may be easier. I discovered that I NEED a terrier i
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The original question was regarding a possible weakness in the Pro Sport's cocking lever. The fact that people are arguing the pros and cons of Pro v TX but not using the cocking arm as leverage ( puns intended ) in their argument suggests to me that there's nowt wrong in that area of the rifle under consideration ? I have enjoyed reading this though and thanks to the people who have posted. But...should I get a .22 or a .177 ? : - )
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Thanks for that gurtwurz. I don't think that I've put a quarter of a million rounds through any sporting gun and wont be shooting that much with the next one. It would seem that the pro sport is a tad form over function and that the TX is the better design mechanically . No matter. The form of this rifle I think will iron out any design flaws it may have regarding my criteria, basically just a nice thing to own. I will try and work out how to post pictures on here when I get one.
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Apart from the BSA owners club I've been keeping an eye on those sites but AS S rarely appear. Anyway, however much I loved the old rifle from what I've read things have moved on a lot and the pro sport is a different class to our old springers. I've still got an Omega that I've also had since new if I'm feeling nostalgic. Thanks for the replies. My mind has been put at rest regarding the cocking lever. Pro sport it is.
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Where would I find another mk2 BSA Airsporter S ? I'm always looking. ]
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Practical constructive advice. Thank you.
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I think the DNA thing was " chaff " sent out to calm people down. Sent out by those who had no clue but had to be seen be to doing something. I'm no expert but as ripen states, DNA can prove, allowing for a margin of error, if a dog is closely related to other dogs if it's DNA and it's known relatives are tested. If a random bull type is DNA tested, unless you have a DNA record of the animal's family, then there is no way of proving anything one way or the other. All you can do is prove that it is a dog and is genetically related to millions of other dogs ?
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Hello THL air gunners, I am thinking of obtaining an Air Arms Pro Sport. I don't know anyone who owns one. I'm a bit long in the tooth and the lads that I know who still shoot only use shotguns or live round firing rifles. I'm not looking for technical info as such or input on the rifle's suitability for use on small game as this is a given. I probably wont be using it that much anyway. When I have a need to use an air rifle I use a Daystate PH6 that I purchased new many years ago but it still performs perfectly, it's only design failing being the fixed magazine. The Pro Sport, in .177 wit
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There was an incident not far from where I live in NE England this week regarding a bull type. Not an APBT but looks like a Staff. The story seems to be that some silly cow took the dog to a busy public park, let the dog of the lead and then removed the muzzle that he had been wearing. The dog bit her then ran amok in the park causing panic and chaos and attacked several of the kids before some lads managed to get it on a lead and tied it to a fence. I don't know how to post pics on here but wish a did. The photo that I've seen in the local news paper of the dog tied to the fence on his own, w
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The Vatican Museums have an insane collection of sculptures depicting man and beast dating back to the earliest times. If you look you will find sculptures of hounds that could perform every job that we require from our dogs today that could of been created last week as regard their form. Times change, people change, dogs don't change...apart from the ones that suffer from being bred to standards that were created in England a millisecond ago.
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I agree with BGD regarding Col. D. Hancock M.B.E. book's as a good source of material on the origins of our modern breeds. I once ordered one of his books by post and a few weeks later received a hand written letter by the man himself apologising for the fact that the advertised book was not yet in print due to unforeseen circumstances. My cheque was included. The thing is though I hadn't ordered the book direct from him but he had obviously taken it upon himself to make sure that no one was being ripped off. An officer and a gentleman. If anyone is interested I also have a copy of " The Masti
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Hello I came across something today that is new to me. I found it in an article in the Daily Express. Long story short but there is a lady who can talk to dogs by means of entering their minds. This is how to do it : " Imagine yourself shrinking down to a miniature version of yourself, give yourself some fairy wings and fly out through a trap door in your head and into the dog's. From there you will get your dog's eye view of the world " After that she goes on to explain how we can talk to our dogs .Sort of a Vulcan mind meld thing. Now then, I used to think that I was a good dog
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I believe that if a person was to obtain or breed a pup from a cross between a border collie and a whippet , and has access to land that holds rabbits, and has basic dog sense and likes dogs, and a ferret , then a collie x whippet will make a suitable dog for the bunnies.
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Well done Pinave for taking the Russell in and giving it a home and a chance do what terriers live for. You seem like a genuine person who loves the dogs and the hunt and without ego. I wouldn't be surprised if the white dog does well for you even if his stamp may not be ideal for the quarry you work, they tend to repay what is given to them. Clever little critters they are.
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By sheer coincidence the famous photo of the late Mr. Hodgsons' dog appeared in last week's TCW. I think the brindle colouring gene is in the make up of the modern working terrier types. From bull blood but also from more primitive terrier type dogs that maybe the modern Scottish breeds are closer to. It's always been a sign of cur blood in " English " terriers IMO so was never welcomed. Not so much fashion but just personal taste ? The Russell being a pure breed pablo esc ? Of course it is. Neil Cooney defines it well. A bunch of terriers were registered with the K.C. in 1988 ( ? ) as Pa
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Land management. There are very strict rules and security as to what activity is carried out in the places where planes land and take off. None of those activities effect the hares, and so they breed and prosper. Just a happy by-product of airports. Thought as much cheers mate Wasn't meaning to be a clever shite. Thought it may of been a genuine question. My mistake. The dangers of relaxing at the end of the day with a glass of whiskey and reading stuff on THL and jumping in. When will the people who are in charge admit that brown hares in England have started to become rare since the ban
