GREWS

[sowhat 1,572]

Many thanks Bob for taking the time and trouble to put the clips on for us bril

[otter 61]

THE OLD FILMS HAVE BROUGHT BACK MANY MEMORIES FOR ME AS WELL ,

 

 

THE NORTH - EAST AS I REMEMBER IT ....

THE OLD GUY ACROSS THE BACKALLEY FROM MY OLD MAs HOME WAS FROM A LONG LINE OF WHIPPET KEEPERS .... 4 GENERATIONS , NOT AN UNCOMMON THING AS WHIPPETS , LURCHERS AND TERRIERS ARE STILL TEN A PENNY IN THE AREA , MY MISSUS GRANDFATHER CAN STILL REMEMBER GOING TO THE RABBIT COURSING MEETS WITH HIS MINER GRANFATHER WHO USED HIS WHIPPETS IN BOTH THE HUNTING FIELD AND ON A SUNDAY AS A RACE DOG ,.........WHICH WAS COMMON PLACE

AT THAT TIME MEETS WERE STILL ORGANISED FOR WHIPPETS WHERE A FERRETTED RABBIT WAS PLACED IN A SAWDUST CIRCLE , 50 YDS AWAY FROM THE PAIR OF WHIPPETS , AS SOON AS THE RABBIT LEFT THE CIRCLE THE WHIPPETS WERE SLIPPED .... FIRST TO PICK UP THE RABBIT WAS THE WINNER ...... THIS WAS DONE IN A TWO DOG MATCH SYSTEM TILL IT CAME DOWN TO THE FINAL WINNING PAIR ....... IN LARGE ENTRY FIELDS SOMETIMES A DOG WOULD HAVE TO RUN 8 TIMES A DAY ......

THE OLD MAN PREFERRED HIS DOGS WITH BEDLINGTON BLOOD IN THE MIX , AND WAS APPARENTLY SUCESSFUL ....

THE BEDLINGTON INFLUANCE COULD BE SEEN EVEN WHEN I WAS A KID WITH MANY RACE WHIPPETS SHOWING A SILKY TOP KNOT .

I REMEMBER QUITE A FEW GOOD DOGS AMONGST THE WHIPPETS OF MY CHILDHOOD ,....... A DOG NAMED BEN THAT ALTHOUGH FINE BONED WOULD SMASH INTO EVERY DOG IT SAW INCLUDING A BULLTERRIER THAT OFTEN BOTH HAD TO BE BROKEN OFF EACH OTHER ! BEN HOWEVER EXCELLED AT RATTING AND WAS NEVER BEATEN BY A TERRIER TO A RAT .... DYNAMITE ,WE TOOK HIM EVERYWHERE WITH US BUT NEVER TOLD OLD MOTHER ARMSTRONG WHAT WE WERE USING HIM FOR , HELL NO ... SHE WASNT ABOVE HITTING A YOUNG LAD ACROSS THE SHOULDERS WITH HER CANE MAT BEATER IF ANNOYED !!

CHIPPER WILL REMEMBER AN OLD BRINDLE DOG CALLED SAM THAT DROPPED MANY A ROE ....

IVE TOLD THIS STORY BEFORE . BUT ....... SINCE A FEW HAVE MENTIONED THE STAMINA ISSUE ....

I ONCE SAID AS A SNOTTY NOSED KID OF ABOUT 10 TO A GOOD MOOCHING LAD THAT USED A SMOOTH COATED CUR MARKED DOG ,.......

" IS THAT A CUR X WHIPPET ? "

 

" NO KIDDA ITS A WHIPPET "

 

" I THOUGHT WHIPPETS WERE NO GOOD FOR LAMPING AS LADS SAY THEY AINT GOT NO STAMINA ? "

 

TO WHICH HE QUITELY PUT ME IN MY PLACE ......

 

" BONNIE LAD ,..... I CAN GO OUT 6 NIGHT OUT OF 7 WITH THIS WHIPPET AND KILL A DOZEN RABBITS ...... HOW MANY CAN YOU EAT ? "

 

 

 

ALL THE BEST

 

 

DUCKWING

good post duckwing .......... lol @ how many can you eat

[Jamie m 668]

Bring back viva vans

[optimus 447]

glad everyone enjoyed video,s ,,,,took all my computer skill,s to put on ,,,,just loading up part 3 the last 6mins,,,ill edited it in under part 2 on previous post

REALLY ENJOYED THAT BOB. BLAST FROM THE PAST

[whip x grey 276]

i thought you would optimus,,,,,still got photo,s too put on off a suliki/grey x hard blood breeding retriving shot foxes,,,good retriver off shot game ,,said dog is

 

that ill put on later

[whip x grey 276]

some, picture,s off a grew,,,,retriving foxes,,,just like a gundog after foxes have been shot ,,smart dog,,and good retriver,,very verstile breed at retriving shot game now within the law

 

 

1st pic

 

 

2nd pic

 

 

3rd pic

 

[birddog 1,354]

hey bob ive got a few pics some of abbey but i ll need to get the help fae the kids eh as long as i dont need to use the one wi my exwife in it when she ( the dog not the ex) became a champion.

[~REDWALL~ 60]

great pics bob

[Rory4 267]

good retrieving pics them, what size is the dog?