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Andy do you remember a grey dog called smash a minshaw x collie grey, i think it got sold to the Liverpool lot ? Cheers Atb

 

Yeah i knew the dog well mate..it was litter brother to that coloured bitch i had called Jess..it was owned originally by a lad in Carlisle called Kev then it came back to West Cumbria when he moved up Scotland..it got killed running a big Red down in the Lakes..i seen it take some canny bags of gear when my mate had it but when the guy from Carlisle had it we took it North and it bagged a few but he said he didn't wan't to tire the dog out and put it in the motor lol..it never got tested until it "came home" lol..this is Smash below after our trip with Kev..ATB Andy. :thumbs:

Cheers Andy, yeah that's him. Am a mate of Kev,s i still see him now :thumbs:
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Just to add to the thread,,,I know most have seen the pic befor,,,but possibly not tree hands ....   Venus ,,half minshaw,,half coursing dog,,,littler sister to swift,,the black and white bitch fran

I wasn't ever going to comment on this thread ever , I wasn't prepared to say anything about the breed or the men although I've seen a few run and know a lot of the men mentioned including victor gh

I did manage to find a single photograph all be it not a great one. Can't really remember the night but the blue bitch in the picture belonged to my old mate from Workington.   The Handsome guy in

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Do you know if anybody in northern Ireland is running minshaws? Seen a supposed minshaw x collie greyhound run in Stanley co.Durham was a speed machine and didn't seem to get out of breath, impressed me it did

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bullshit andy ,,,evryone on here knows minshaws are bigger than that,,,,,,,,,,,,they cant be proper ones................

 

Here Tomo..check these out lol..Lou and Rambo..same sire and exactly the same way bred dam's in Nipper (Blue's sire x Grey) just different Greyhounds and nothing else..so there goes that theory out the window don't you say haha...ATB Andy. ;)

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Andy do you remember a grey dog called smash a minshaw x collie grey, i think it got sold to the Liverpool lot ? Cheers Atb

 

Yeah i knew the dog well mate..it was litter brother to that coloured bitch i had called Jess..it was owned originally by a lad in Carlisle called Kev then it came back to West Cumbria when he moved up Scotland..it got killed running a big Red down in the Lakes..i seen it take some canny bags of gear when my mate had it but when the guy from Carlisle had it we took it North and it bagged a few but he said he didn't wan't to tire the dog out and put it in the motor lol..it never got tested until it "came home" lol..this is Smash below after our trip with Kev..ATB Andy. :thumbs:

Cheers Andy, yeah that's him. Am a mate of Kev,s i still see him now :thumbs:

And i remember the Carlisle crew calling you west cumbrians scorched earth merchants !!!!!!!!!! :laugh::tongue2: Atb
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Andy do you remember a grey dog called smash a minshaw x collie grey, i think it got sold to the Liverpool lot ? Cheers Atb

 

Yeah i knew the dog well mate..it was litter brother to that coloured bitch i had called Jess..it was owned originally by a lad in Carlisle called Kev then it came back to West Cumbria when he moved up Scotland..it got killed running a big Red down in the Lakes..i seen it take some canny bags of gear when my mate had it but when the guy from Carlisle had it we took it North and it bagged a few but he said he didn't wan't to tire the dog out and put it in the motor lol..it never got tested until it "came home" lol..this is Smash below after our trip with Kev..ATB Andy. :thumbs:

Cheers Andy, yeah that's him. Am a mate of Kev,s i still see him now :thumbs:

Nice one matey...he also had a red dog out of Tartan at the time,not sure what happened to that though? ATB Andy. :thumbs:

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Do you know if anybody in northern Ireland is running minshaws? Seen a supposed minshaw x collie greyhound run in Stanley co.Durham was a speed machine and didn't seem to get out of breath, impressed me it did

 

Some down in the South Chid21 of that i can guarantee running well with plenty of Minshaw blood running through them mate...stamina was/is their strong suit,looks and one or two other traits ain't lol.ATB Andy. ;)

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Do you know if anybody in northern Ireland is running minshaws? Seen a supposed minshaw x collie greyhound run in Stanley co.Durham was a speed machine and didn't seem to get out of breath, impressed me it did

 

Some down in the South Chid21 of that i can guarantee running well with plenty of Minshaw blood running through them mate...stamina was/is their strong suit,looks and one or two other traits ain't lol.ATB Andy. ;)

I'd like to try one over here on some of the ground we run some of it can be real testing with the fields being rough and small and plenty of hedges to deal with .

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Andy do you remember a grey dog called smash a minshaw x collie grey, i think it got sold to the Liverpool lot ? Cheers Atb

 

Yeah i knew the dog well mate..it was litter brother to that coloured bitch i had called Jess..it was owned originally by a lad in Carlisle called Kev then it came back to West Cumbria when he moved up Scotland..it got killed running a big Red down in the Lakes..i seen it take some canny bags of gear when my mate had it but when the guy from Carlisle had it we took it North and it bagged a few but he said he didn't wan't to tire the dog out and put it in the motor lol..it never got tested until it "came home" lol..this is Smash below after our trip with Kev..ATB Andy. :thumbs:

Cheers Andy, yeah that's him. Am a mate of Kev,s i still see him now :thumbs:

Nice one matey...he also had a red dog out of Tartan at the time,not sure what happened to that though? ATB Andy. :thumbs:

Dont ever remember a dog called Tartan, but will ask him next time i speak to him mate and find out what ever come of it. :thumbs: Atb
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Andy do you remember a grey dog called smash a minshaw x collie grey, i think it got sold to the Liverpool lot ? Cheers Atb

 

Yeah i knew the dog well mate..it was litter brother to that coloured bitch i had called Jess..it was owned originally by a lad in Carlisle called Kev then it came back to West Cumbria when he moved up Scotland..it got killed running a big Red down in the Lakes..i seen it take some canny bags of gear when my mate had it but when the guy from Carlisle had it we took it North and it bagged a few but he said he didn't wan't to tire the dog out and put it in the motor lol..it never got tested until it "came home" lol..this is Smash below after our trip with Kev..ATB Andy. :thumbs:

Cheers Andy, yeah that's him. Am a mate of Kev,s i still see him now :thumbs:

Nice one matey...he also had a red dog out of Tartan at the time,not sure what happened to that though? ATB Andy. :thumbs:

Dont ever remember a dog called Tartan, but will ask him next time i speak to him mate and find out what ever come of it. :thumbs: Atb

 

Tartan was owned by a lad called Martin Richardson..it had quite a name for itself out that way back in the early to mid 80's...ATB Andy. ;)

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Andy do you remember a grey dog called smash a minshaw x collie grey, i think it got sold to the Liverpool lot ? Cheers Atb

 

Yeah i knew the dog well mate..it was litter brother to that coloured bitch i had called Jess..it was owned originally by a lad in Carlisle called Kev then it came back to West Cumbria when he moved up Scotland..it got killed running a big Red down in the Lakes..i seen it take some canny bags of gear when my mate had it but when the guy from Carlisle had it we took it North and it bagged a few but he said he didn't wan't to tire the dog out and put it in the motor lol..it never got tested until it "came home" lol..this is Smash below after our trip with Kev..ATB Andy. :thumbs:

Cheers Andy, yeah that's him. Am a mate of Kev,s i still see him now :thumbs:

Nice one matey...he also had a red dog out of Tartan at the time,not sure what happened to that though? ATB Andy. :thumbs:

Dont ever remember a dog called Tartan, but will ask him next time i speak to him mate and find out what ever come of it. :thumbs: Atb

 

Tartan was owned by a lad called Martin Richardson..it had quite a name for itself out that way back in the early to mid 80's...ATB Andy. ;)

Was his nickname dint eyes ? Atb
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Andy how did you meet Vic and did you run with him for long or did you do your own thing??

 

When did he pack up his dogs and lamping?? Was Blue his most well known lurcher or did he own other great dogs??

 

Some Great pictures and hair doos :thumbs:

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Andy do you remember a grey dog called smash a minshaw x collie grey, i think it got sold to the Liverpool lot ? Cheers Atb

 

Yeah i knew the dog well mate..it was litter brother to that coloured bitch i had called Jess..it was owned originally by a lad in Carlisle called Kev then it came back to West Cumbria when he moved up Scotland..it got killed running a big Red down in the Lakes..i seen it take some canny bags of gear when my mate had it but when the guy from Carlisle had it we took it North and it bagged a few but he said he didn't wan't to tire the dog out and put it in the motor lol..it never got tested until it "came home" lol..this is Smash below after our trip with Kev..ATB Andy. :thumbs:

Cheers Andy, yeah that's him. Am a mate of Kev,s i still see him now :thumbs:

Nice one matey...he also had a red dog out of Tartan at the time,not sure what happened to that though? ATB Andy. :thumbs:

Dont ever remember a dog called Tartan, but will ask him next time i speak to him mate and find out what ever come of it. :thumbs: Atb

 

Tartan was owned by a lad called Martin Richardson..it had quite a name for itself out that way back in the early to mid 80's...ATB Andy. ;)

Was his nickname dint eyes ? Atb

Sorry Andy just read it wrong, you meant Kev had a red dog out of Tartan. Cant recall him ever mentioning that, but will ask. :thumbs: Atb
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love this thread ye can see andy go through all the stages of his life bit like mine from skinny as fook with being out all the time an then putting weight on as the sands of time start to catch up lol ....love this thread boys keep it up..... :thumbs:

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Andy how did you meet Vic and did you run with him for long or did you do your own thing??

 

When did he pack up his dogs and lamping?? Was Blue his most well known lurcher or did he own other great dogs??

 

Some Great pictures and hair doos :thumbs:

Giro, i met Vic after he had jacked in with the lurchers and was on with the pigeon crack. Just had a good banter and dog crack and showed me his albums, they were an eye opener to say the least. And your right about the mullet hair doo,s in the pics ! :laugh: Atb
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