lets have the truth how long have you been into runing dogs

[highlander 0]

When I was growing up I wasnt allowed a dog because my mum and dad worked too much. But my baby sitters son had two lurchers and a terrier and he used to take me out mooching with him when I was about 10 he would let me walk the dogs and I used go for a mooch with them. Then when I went to college to do gamekeeping at 16 I bought a spaniel and a terrier. Then as years have passed I got a few more now I have 4 terriers. I always wanted a lurcher cos I go hunting most weekends and wanted one of my own now I have two Bullx's one 20 months and one 6 months its only took me to the age of 23 to get one.. I love just being able to get the water proofs on and get the lamp out the cupboard and head off in to the darkness nothing beats it.

[Guest ceredigion bull cross]

i must be a late starter, i was 32 when i got my first lurcher 8 years ago i now have 2 bull crosses father and daughter and 1 hancocks blue merle and 4 terriers

[Guest Frank]

Got into it in 91 till 98, then had a break from it, as my work, as a badger controler was very demanding. ( under government permit) Got back into it last june and am well into it now.

 

Frank.

[juckler123 707]

Where i was a kid your mam sent you off with a bottle of water and a jam sarnie and us lads would bird nest use a catapult and rabbit most days and eat anything we got cooked on a fire. First dog i owned was a smooth fox terrier we would chase a rabbit to ground then let the dog dig it out. saw my first lurcher at eleven yrs old and we all used to take him out as he was a roamer, some good memories buckets full of duck and plovers eggs learnt to snickle and then eventually owning me own jukel in total forty years and still get a kick out of going out did have a break for eight years and got into pits and bandogs but still went dragnetting,longnetting and birding when there was too many lurchers about thank god the craze has passed not many folks running dogs in my area now so theres plenty of game and no hassle

[cymruguy69 5]

I'l be honest and say Iv'e been into hunting since Mid season (january) 05 so 2 years but that was airgun.

 

I got my first lurcher back in october and she's 7 months now. Got a new terrier but that's the missus dog

 

So not long. As I'm only 19 got a long time to learn though

 

Happy Hunting

[Sorley x 32]

On and off for 25 years

[Irish Lurcher 1,013]

I have had Lurcher for a whole seven months now, and ya know what, would never give them up, love them.

[Guest freestate hunter cfc]

I have grown up with dogs thanks to my father and his father,very keen hunters.We would of gone ferreting to bolt for the dogs and walked for a hare.Now my father is more into his shooting[not my crack]i have kept on with the running dogs im 34 this year and have had them all my life.The wife is always saying that i care more for the dogs than i do for her well at least they dont talk back.

[Guest Leveller]

I have many years ahead of me that's how I like to look at it

[Bosun11 537]

First Lurcher, I was 7, first terrier 14 and never been without them since, i'm now 41.

[DEERMAN 1,020]

FIRST LURCHER 25 YEARS AGO AGE 14, A MIXER OR EVERYTHING, THEN THE SEED WAS LAID !!!

[J Darcy 5,871]

Well, from as pretty much as soon as i could open my eyes theres always been a lurcher and terrier knocking about. The love affair with hunting dogs is lifelong...But i'll tell you one thing, i was in my twenties before i knew what i wanted in a a dog, and a while later before i got what i wanted.....JD

[kvnmcwebn 0]

Just got a small lurcher last month and thats the first one for me. I got a terrier by accident 4 years ago, someone i did work for gave it to me..first time it flushed a fox out in front of me i was hooked. Im basically still a messer just chasing things about. Still dont really know what im doing but have learned a lot about dogs and also loads about the native wildlife here which is cool.

[JollyPoacher 3]

Had my first Whippet at seven and caught the bug in a big way (Lilly was a strong fawn bitch -who picked it up fast, as my father said "a natural dog will make a dog trainer out of anyone"), but then moved about alot after leaving home with work etc so had a break of nearly 20 years without any dogs Back in the game now but cant help feeling I lost a lot time, still learning something new everyday. A day without the dogs is a day wasted.

[brookie 1,193]

ive had lurchers 40 yrs now i remember my first lamping trip me and my mate pinched his grand dads battery of his old triumph motor bike and got an old car head lamp and held the lead on to the terminal on the back of the head light to put the light on and off