LDR vs Mally

[dogs-n-natives 1,182]

Had LDR and Mally over for their second round heat of the lamping competition tonight.

 

LDR running his lurcher Bruce, and Mally running his whippet Vixen...

 

The conditions were bad, with the moon and no wind. Mally won the toss of the coin and opted for the first slip... we planned on crossing some ground id killed a lot of rabbits on recently, and onto a spot where there would be good numbers, but that was cut short as the demented senile landowner, who iv worked for for 3 years and contacted prior to the night, fed me a bullshite story, so we sacked the place off. However Mally's first slip on this ground was successful and Vixen managed to nail the rabbit in the hedge bottom after he managed to keep it from going over the hill in the field. On the way back, Bruce scored with a straightforward run after walking past the squatter. We stopped the clock back at the vehicles.

 

Next venue held more promise as the west wind picked up a bit and brought a spot of light rain and some thicker cloud cover, Bruce killed on each slip he had and edged ahead of Vixen... a fox or two were patrolling the grass fields, so we headed to the arable below, by now the breif rain clouds had passed and it was again very light, and flat calm...Mally was feeling a little worse for ware, but we plodded on. A badger rooting in the rape hadnt semed to have disturbed too much, but we had to disturb him as we passed. Up to now most of the bunnies had been hugging the field edges making life hard, but there were a few rabbits well out in the fields down here by now, but the conditions made it hard to appproach for a decent slip. Vixen came very close on a several slips with one escaping out through a strand wire fence, and another was missed by a fraction as she struck out just a yard or two in front of us after a good course. Bruce was making it look easy, scooping up rabbits from varied slips, but he did finally miss a couple.... at this point the score was 7 to LDR and 3 to Mally. But by this point Mally was feeling what i can only describe as, rough as f**k, but the whippet managed a good catch after a good run from out in the field and caught her rabbit in the rough at a wall bottom. And again in the next field a good long run to the hedge from out in the field, and the whippet did very well keeping the rabbit out of the hedge, and finally caught it after turning it several times. We planned to go on, but called an end to the heat as Mally really was looking canny rough by this stage.

Who knows what could have happened in the final leg of the night, but the final score was LDR and Bruce 7, Mally and Vixen 5. Which takes LDR through to face Chartpolski in the next round.

 

Well done to both dogs and handlers, it was a joy to watch both dogs work... shame about the conditions and hassle on the night, but thats life! Good luck to those that are still in the comp, you will need it!!

 

Happy hunting all DnN

[BEARINATOR 2,869]

Well done LDR, unlucky Mally but it's being out that really counts. Good write up D'n'N, good luck to everybody still in

[martync1967 64]

well done ldr and mally good luck in the next round ldr

[farmer 1 0]

well done ldr hard luck mally

[Gin 498]

Bruce would always take some beating "on the night" but well done to Vixen also. I'm sure everyone enjoyed the night.

I'm saying nowt about the next round for Bruce, up-against Delta. I know both very well, and both great dogs.

[suffolkpoacher 219]

well done lads ,good luck in the next round

[SCOTTY1 3]

GOOD WRITE UP LADS WHAT WAS WRONG WITH MALLY?

[chester 147]

well done to ldr and bruce unlucky mally.

[LDR 29]

Well have only got access to the internet today whilst looking after me daughter.............. ...............had a good night though, quiet start then a good middle and then a quiet end that all coincided with the rise of the wind and the sudden fall of it again, not sure what was wrong with mally, but he didnt look in a good state at the end................... ..........but then again if he's had CP cooking for him what can you expect.................. ...........Thanks to D n N for putting us on for the night, and hard luck mally, that last run of hers was an absoulute cracker mate, she's a nice little bitch..............

[whin 463]

sounds like a good nite ,but not much quarry , again , are the rabbits getting scarce as its only november ,was the moon out were youse were ,localy started going late for a bag of rabbits , after 11 and getting better results ,

[LDR 29]

Sounds like you had some good runs between you's. Bruce seems to have a good catch to slip ratio. Welldone.

 

 

 

yeah on average his catch rate is pretty good, when he's on he looks like he'll never miss, but when he's off he looks a bag of shite...........

[bullmastiff 615]

Well done guys, sounds like you made the best of an average night (well average for you, I'd be over the moon to get that many runs on Rabbits! lol)

Fair play to you Mally for going out at all! I believe your still recovering from swine flu aren't you???

Congratulations LDR, sounds like Bruce is doing you proud again and good luck in the next round.

 

All the best guys,

 

Luke

[Malt 379]

Congratulations LDR, good luck in the next round.

 

Hard lines Mally, at least you gave it a shot.

[desertdog 149]

nice one lads, good write up.

[rocket ronnie 243]

sounds a good doe lads well done to ldr an bruce an hard luck mally an vixen an its the taking part that counts