were do you think there is the most dog lads ?

[davehunter1 14]

just looking through posts and alot from sunderland co duraham

[Simoman 110]

Yorkshire without doubt has the highest population of dog lads, and Barnsley is amazing, litterally a bull cross on every street, never seen anything like it...............

[TOMO 26,280]

yes theres alot of dog lads from the north east,,, also south yorkshire, and south wales, also a good few around lancs , the thing they have in common is coal mines, or heavy industry. i also grew up in coal mining area , (mansfield) and lurchers , whippets , terriers , ferrets and racing pigeons were the norm

[mackem 26,814]

Tomo hit the nail squarely on the head,coal-mines and heavy industry,working-class districts always have more working dogs than middle class or upper class,when I was a kid there were loads of pigeon duckets,lurchers,terriers,ferrets around,plebian sports for the average guy that didnt cost a fortune,I live in a very nice area now,I maybe see one or two lurchers a year being walked if that?

[mackem 26,814]

Also a lot of my old mates who still live up-north have gotten their children into the sports,my mate in p/well shaun(a few of you know him)now keeps BOP's but his lads are into lurchers,Clucky also now has BOP's but his son has a dog,its sometimes a generational thing with the interests passed down.

[hedz31 1,308]

yes theres alot of dog lads from the north east,,, also south yorkshire, and south wales, also a good few around lancs , the thing they have in common is coal mines, or heavy industry. i also grew up in coal mining area , (mansfield) and lurchers , whippets , terriers , ferrets and racing pigeons were the norm

Its still the norm now

[bird 9,938]

wales as quite alot of dog lads (terriers+lurchers) and fair few west midlands+staffordshire.!

[lowry 48]

am scottish living over here in ireland and the proper working dog scene is very strong over here.. lots of genuine dog men with good solid working lines.. not yet taken over by the show craze..

[dytkos 17,802]

yes theres alot of dog lads from the north east,,, also south yorkshire, and south wales, also a good few around lancs , the thing they have in common is coal mines, or heavy industry. i also grew up in coal mining area , (mansfield) and lurchers , whippets , terriers , ferrets and racing pigeons were the norm

 

 

Where I grew up in Lancashire, there was terriers and lurchers in every backyard. Or it seeemed like it anyway. No wonder there was a shortage of game around and we pretty much always used to have to travel for sport.

 

Cheers, D.

[North east finest 105]

Sunderland is fulla people with lurchers

Edited July 30, 2011 by North east finest

[Simoman 110]

I'll admit the north east has its share of dog lads, but this reduces during a harsh winter as they also regards pets as food............

[Born Hunter 17,779]

yes theres alot of dog lads from the north east,,, also south yorkshire, and south wales, also a good few around lancs , the thing they have in common is coal mines, or heavy industry. i also grew up in coal mining area , (mansfield) and lurchers , whippets , terriers , ferrets and racing pigeons were the norm

 

I noticed alot in chesterfield when I was working there.

[blan89 159]

depends on the area I think,im in a shitty upper-middle class town in yorkshire and as far as I know im the only person here with a lurcher.

 

all fat labs and spaniels.

[Bogger 243]

its ok though blan as your always on here an nobody sees the dog anyway

[jesseboy 7]

not many in essex but plenty of game around