'ol Stripe...

[Bosun11 537]

Just thought I'd put up a few pics of my mates old dog Stripe after a walk this evening.

 

He's twelve now, at least! Just lurcher x lurcher bred, ain't got a clue whats in him, only the names of the dogs he's out of, goin back a fair few generations now.

 

All his life he's been a laid back 'easy' dog, almost invisible at home and in the field he's sommat else. His tally of gear over the years is quite something. He's as hard as feckin nails, with a gob like a steel trap and he's still working. Even at this age, he'd still put many to shame. Just a good 'ol Scouse lurcher...

 

 

[.WARREN. 288]

good to still be working at that age.

[CurryChip 18]

You always have to make room for an old timer and its nice to look out the window and think back at what was probably the best thing you ever had

[weasle 1,119]

Lovely to see the old uns and for a dog to be still doing he's job at that age he must have a heart of a lion.

[RossM 8,119]

Honest Worker to honest worker, how it should be

[Bosun11 537]

Lovely to see the old uns and for a dog to be still doing he's job at that age he must have a heart of a lion.

He has and the legs of Elvis..

[low plains drifter 10,403]

Good to hear of a veteran that is capable and willing to still do the job,always remind me of the old well past retirement age fellas you see in the gyms,full of enthusiasm and still looking forward,the mind is willing,but the flesh is weak,but nature is'nt always as simple as that,what's the dogs name not kirk douglas by any chance

[Guest thebigdog]

my kind of hound that, there's a world of wisdom in them eyes

[fitchet 788]

Nice old dog. Ever been bred to anything ?

[Bosun11 537]

Nice old dog. Ever been bred to anything ?

He was never put to anything until recent, think everyone just took him for granted and went to more 'typey' dogs with 'fractions' in their pedigree! Then, when eventually tried, he produced nothing and we thought he was a jaffa.

 

He recently lined a tidy cur type bitch and produced one pup. Vet said at his age he could sire anything from twelve to none, its a gamble. Probably shooting dust, so he needs a very wet bitch..!!

 

To be honest, I'd love a pup out of him...

[fitchet 788]

Shame that bossun. Sods law. I must admit i would love a dog of unkown breeding out of good honest workers that have seen plenty. There would be no set "bounderies" with such s type snd if it was any good would be a rollercoster of a career.

 

But for now ill atick to what i know. All the best.

[Saluki246 1,053]

Sounds like a dog that deserves a well earned place by the fire.

[paulus 26]

i have an 11 yr old similar dog here mate, just one of those dogs that you take for granted without giving it a second thought,, Then one day you realise what you have had for all those years

[jerry attrick 264]

Just thought I'd put up a few pics of my mates old dog Stripe after a walk this evening.

 

He's twelve now, at least! Just lurcher x lurcher bred, ain't got a clue whats in him, only the names of the dogs he's out of, goin back a fair few generations now.

 

All his life he's been a laid back 'easy' dog, almost invisible at home and in the field he's sommat else. His tally of gear over the years is quite something. He's as hard as feckin nails, with a gob like a steel trap and he's still working. Even at this age, he'd still put many to shame. Just a good 'ol Scouse lurcher...

 

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that my type of dog, worker to worker, just how it should be

[darbo 4,774]

Nice to see a old dog that has lasted and is highly thought of. some people these days do seem very concerned with percentages of breeds in lurchers . pity it does not always work in theory. saw quite a few breeding unknown lurchers work ,more so in the 80s some good ones among them. i also agree with paulus sometimes you do take dogs for granted and dont realise what you have got till they have gone.