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

[hunter-girl 10]

Have to agree with Kye, its quality that counts not quantity

 

 

Here Here! I totally agree.

 

I have had working dogs since before i could walk, i was helping to dig terriers before i started full time school and i still have a lot to learn!!! No one is a know-it-all

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My dad had lurcher's and i was out lamping as a nipper, had my own first border terrier at around 10 years old, bred my first litter at around 12. I currently run two lurcher's, and am from a family that live and breath dogs for generations.....My great granddad bred greyhounds and my grandfather kept and trained working GSDs.

 

But that all means bugger all, its about being out there hunting and kennel management of the lurchers, terriers, hounds and ferrets that breeds experience.

 

I have met plenty of people who have had dogs for 30-40 years, but the type of person they are is what makes there experience good or bad not the length of time they have had dogs or how much permission they have , have they learned from there mistakes? are they boasting, big headed sorts? Have they learned from there mistakes?

 

f**k me you can own a car all your life and still not know much about them???

 

Good hunting

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a lier as well

 

Li´er (lī´ẽr)

n. 1. One who lies down; one who rests or remains, as in concealment.

 

Yes I am a Lier I have been known many times to lie in concealment very good observation of yours.

 

Remember levs mark was too busy out with the dogs to go to school :clapper:

 

Dont lose your sense of humour mark, just a bit of banter :rolleyes:

[Guest Leveller]

He's quite right though you know it Loader, it was only yesterday you saw me lying in the wet earth head first two foot down

[stej 0]

I HAD MY FIRST FERRET WHEN I WAS 9,THEN I GOT MY FIRST LURCHER WHEN I WAS 12,IM 24 NOW I WOULD SAY I NO A LITTLE ABOUT THEM,BUT I DONT NO IT ALL,IN MY EYES EVERYTIME YOU ARE OUT WITH THE LURCHERS YOU LURNING ALL THE TIME,

IV HAD MY FAIR SHARE OF GAME,AND I HAVE BRAUGHT UP SOME CRACKING DOGS,

AT PRESENT I HAVE A FIRST CROSS BULLGREYHOUND,AND A WHIPPET COLLIE GREYHOUND

[Magpie 102]

My great grand father had lurchers and he and my grandfather had Greyhounds for both coursing and racing. It then skipped a generation.

 

I started with a 3/4 Whippet 1/4 Bedlington at the age of fourteen. I kept and ran Whippet types into my early twenties. Eventually I got very disillusioned with them, always tearing themselves on wire and such. I then bought a very Greyhoundy Collie bred pup from a friend that turned out to be OK, but had bad feet. It was at this point that i decided I wanted something altogether tougher and so plumped for my first Beardie half cross.

 

I had a enforced break from dogs for about two years after the ex ##### decided I was surplus to requirements. I wasn't permitted to keep dogs where I was living, mores the pity.

 

I've owned two lurcher to lurcher crosses both from the same breeder. The first was an absolute belter, a real blood and thunder merchant. A hell of a Hare dog in her and not a drop of Saluki blood in her veins. The second, though a very good hunter had some what of a dodgy temperament, far to sensitive even for me.

 

And so now after 21 years of rabbiting, coursing, digging, (I've had a couple of terriers too, one excellent little bitch, one not so) Ferreting and lamping I'm sticking with Beardie bred dogs. I'm picking the latest addition up this weekend.

[whippet08 8]

my first lurcher ,is my current one at 13month approx,

[chester 147]

5 Min's for me. worked terriers from 12 till i was 24.then had a spell away from working the dogs for 4 yrs then got into lurchers .

[mikeyboy 7]

my mate took me out 2 seasons ago. iv been hooked ever since.

 

atb mike

[Miss Tarka 3]

Was first taken out lamping when i was 17 to change my views on it....and it did watching the dogs run the chosen quarry was such an exhilarating feeling and from the first slip to the last i was so amazed at watching the dogs do what thye were breed for and was hooked....have had my lurcher for 5years and have learnt alot about both hunting and dogs themsleves but have still got and want to learn so much more....dont think i'll be without a running dog know!!

 

Atb Miss T x

[martin 332]

Well,I am brand new to running dogs,and,my Whippet is 14 months old now,and,unfortunately has a couple of foot problems(split pad and a split Web on the rear outside toe),they are geting better,and,hope to get her back at it in a few weeks.I've had terriers for 20+yrs and ferts all my life,and,I'm 50 now.Quite late coming into it maybe,but,I am really enjoying it,and,wish I'd done it years ago now.............Martin.

[moggs 18]

My first was 10 years ago when i was 14, died at 3 year old with distemper. cracking whipetxgrey threw back to whipet though and was only 21 inches fast as feck and rarely missed a bunny. Got one here now beddy x at 6 yrs old good rabbiter and got plenty of guts for other things. And also got 1 3yr old bullx who jibbed the other week and is on the short list to go. So wouldnt say i'm experienced and learn every time i go out, most mistakes are mine not the dogs.

[sighthound1811 6]

my mate got me into it about 7 years ago...he had two crackin lurchers(one was 3/4grey1/4collie an the other was whippetxgrey)a used go up the hills with him with the dogs an about 5 years ago a got my greyhound bitch an only picked up my wee lurcher a few weeks ago..so am always optomistic an eager to learn from other folk(you can never stop learning) an am 31 by the way...

[dennned 172]

got my first at 18 a whippet x collie x grey second was a pedigree cairn terrier , that was it , hooked on hunting , dogs today , dogs tomorrow , dogs forever, im 46 now and still learning , as i've been told on here ,

I KNOW f**k ALL ABOUT DOGS .

from some c**t who thinks he knows it all , easy to blow your own trumpet i say.

[Guest markbrick1]

got my first at 18 a whippet x collie x grey second was a pedigree cairn terrier , that was it , hooked on hunting , dogs today , dogs tomorrow , dogs forever, im 46 now and still learning , as i've been told on here ,

I KNOW f**k ALL ABOUT DOGS .

from some c**t who thinks he knows it all , easy to blow your own trumpet i say.

hi denned, dont listen mate we all are the ones that count know you know a bit take care mark