A Mild Octobers Excursion

[The Happy Ferret 6]

I liked reading this. Lovely dogs you have. Good going mate.

[collie/grey 238]

Fantastic read, really enjoyed it artic, keep it up!

[Maximus Ferret 2,064]

Great report Artic, really enjoyed it. Your deerhound cross looks a handy size. What is he to the shoulder and what breeding?

[artic 595]

Great report Artic, really enjoyed it. Your deerhound cross looks a handy size. What is he to the shoulder and what breeding?

 

Cheers MF, he's 27tts and a 2nd gen Deerhound/Grey X Saluki/grey.

[DogMagic 461]

Enjoyed that!

[The Happy Ferret 6]

Artic, is your deerhound cross out of a good litter bred by a chap in Wiltshire?

[artic 595]

Artic, is your deerhound cross out of a good litter bred by a chap in Wiltshire?

 

THF, yes I did. Thank you.

 

[The Happy Ferret 6]

Artic, is your deerhound cross out of a good litter bred by a chap in Wiltshire?

 

THF, yes I did. Thank you.

 

 

I've seen his brother who stands just over 26tts, doing very well on the lamp. Seems the whole litter are performing.

[johnny boy68 11,726]

Nice write up fella glad to hear the pup is coming on for you.It seems to be the same everywhere with the bunnies staying near the safety of the hedges.Keep up the good work artic

[artic 595]

Happy Ferret, yes I know the dog your on about.

 

Johnny, cheers mate. Your right, sometimes we just have to chance whats there, and it's those nights I like, when you see your dogs really trying their best to catch.

[kenny14 656]

Really good stuff artic, and a joy to read . I fully agree with you too that the nights when the dogs have to really work are by far the most enjoyable.

[Dan Edwards 1,134]

Nice write up.

 

How much collie is in the collie cross?

[artic 595]

Nice write up.

 

How much collie is in the collie cross?

 

Cheers Dan, the bitch is a 3/4 Greyhound, 1/4 Border collie from Hancocks Kubia Khan. She's a great dog to watch in action, and steady. I like her style of running, and her sharp pace.

 

[joe_l 1]

Great post artic, and my thanks to you for a very good night's sport on excellent permission. It wasn't a big bag, but it was a lovely warm night out and there were some hilarious moments, the saluki x's first run being the highlight, where as you say, he caught the rabbit by crash-landing the full force of his body on top of the poor bunny as it sought refuge in the hedge!

 

Then on one of the deerhound x's runs I was holding the other two dogs when the rabbit came within feet of us, and I somehow managed to both punch myself in the nose and blind myself with the lamp while trying to keep a grip on the dogs as they lunged for the bunny.

 

I've mainly only seen collie x's run up to now, with their tendency to stalk as you say, so I really enjoyed seeing the styles of the two other dogs. I've heard of dogs with 'no reverse' before but that saluki x set a new standard for me by literally bodyslamming a rabbit into submission. Most interesting of all was the deerhound cross's habit of running off out of the lamp, leaving you wondering where on earth he's gone, before he smacked the rabbit side-on at full throttle.

 

I don't think much of the moustache you gave me in the photos though, you must try harder next time

[artic 595]

Great post artic, and my thanks to you for a very good night's sport on excellent permission. It wasn't a big bag, but it was a lovely warm night out and there were some hilarious moments, the saluki x's first run being the highlight, where as you say, he caught the rabbit by crash-landing the full force of his body on top of the poor bunny as it sought refuge in the hedge!

 

Then on one of the deerhound x's runs I was holding the other two dogs when the rabbit came within feet of us, and I somehow managed to both punch myself in the nose and blind myself with the lamp while trying to keep a grip on the dogs as they lunged for the bunny.

 

I've mainly only seen collie x's run up to now, with their tendency to stalk as you say, so I really enjoyed seeing the styles of the two other dogs. I've heard of dogs with 'no reverse' before but that saluki x set a new standard for me by literally bodyslamming a rabbit into submission. Most interesting of all was the deerhound cross's habit of running off out of the lamp, leaving you wondering where on earth he's gone, before he smacked the rabbit side-on at full throttle.

 

I don't think much of the moustache you gave me in the photos though, you must try harder next time

 

Joe, it was a pleasure, and many more excursions to come!

 

I'm in stiches reading your post This is what its all about, not a numbers game, but having fun with good company.

 

There were some exciting runs from all the dogs. The quote of the night was "No Joe it's a bullet rifle"