Season Not Quite Going To Plan!

[trenchfoot 4,243]

The dogs were shaping in up nicely pre season. Usual road work and some steady mooching sessions. Go on holiday and come back to find them fat as seals! Back out with the bike and a few short lamping sessions and they all 3 are back in reasonable nick. A few good runs for the bigger dog and some nice outcomes, mooching rabbiting cur keeping me honest and had a nice few rabbits in and around the rush beds and the occasional game bird and the little bull x now starting to earn his keep in good style. Feeling quite pleased with the first few weeks.

 

Then went and knocked my back which laid me up for a week. Starting to get back on my feet, gentle walking and a bit of mooching and looking forward to the cooler weather. The wee old cur then goes and knocks a toe up, an old injury recurring and needs resting up for a few weeks at least. So I crack on last week and with some good runs and start to see the fruits of mine and the other 2 dogs labours. A night on the lamp then goes awry, leaving the bull x somewhat out of action for another couple of weeks. The next day just me and the big dog (he's not that big but compared to the others he is!) and get pestered by the sodding dog botherers.

 

The injuries were racking up, then yesterday a run on a critter lead to a bit of a melee, and I ended up standing on the dogs back foot and and today he's as lame as feck!!!

 

This morning I felt like sacking the season off! But took my collie out to look over some old ground for a few hours and after sitting for a while just watching the dog work up some rough old quarry ground and seeing what might of been, I have pulled my head out of my arse and shall focus on getting the dogs straight and look onwards and upwards to a good winter. Hopefully.

 

Apolgies for blethering, but that's running dogs for ya

 

Trench

[artful212 394]

unfortunately it goes like that iv had my fair share also very disheartening mate

[Hot Meat 3,109]

We all had starts like that, keep at it

[trenchfoot 4,243]

unfortunately it goes like that iv had my fair share also very disheartening mate

We all had starts like that, keep at it

Cheers lads, I know it's part of the rich tapestry of the dog game, but having added a third dog in last season, I hoped I would have reduced down time. It's just a pis###r when they were all fizzing up nicely

[trenchfoot 4,243]

Had the "big" lad out a few times over the last week. Nothing over strenuous, and his foot is holding up with no signs of the injury. Happy days! So had him out with the wee cur, bushing out a bit of cover or two. A bunny and a pheasant bagged and then a nice run takes shape. No fences just rough sedge fields. The dogs running well, with the cur in tow, and it looks a certainty. Strike, as the critter turns down a ditch leads to a cartwheeling hound walloping hard into the scree. The games away,( the wee cur stands little chance on this ground). Fortunately the lads slowly back on his feet, but a bit dazed! The look on his face says it all. "Sorry boss!"

 

He will be back on the bench for a goodly while but hopefully nowt serious. Sometimes a think twice about what my dogs put themselves through in pursuit of game, but it would gut me to think of them floundering in front of the fire. That's running dogs for ya!

 

And for those coming on New Year's Eve, at this rate you'll be on the nut roast

[the big chief 3,099]

We all have done it from broken toe's little cuts big cuts muscle injuries and broken legs I myself have had everyone I mentioned its the game we are in am afraid just plug on that's all you can do one thing I do know it all comes good in the end and makes you a better lurcher man for having these experiences

[trenchfoot 4,243]

Cheers fella, been there plenty before! But when they are laid up, need to recuperate, but they are ready to rumble mentally and fitness wise, they start climbing the walls. Especially when the rest of the gang are rocking and rolling

[redcharge 378]

I thought it was just me who had shite luck

[miles 227]

What a palaver, never mind new years eve......... You can do the pantomime on boxing day!

 

Hope things run a bit smoother for you from now on ;-)

[C Hall 552]

par for the course