If You Could...

[marshman 7,757]

 

Toby/Hoover

Yeh think I would go with something like that,,,,, or what was the one called that was sal/ grey x beddi/ grey,,, was it fly,,,liked the look of that one,,,light frame with a rough coat,,,

 

Was it the one they called the street accident,,, that was supposed to have had a best of 3 match,,,wich it won,,,then another dog came out the back of a van,,and it ran that and won another match on the same day,,,,

 

Then went out lamping rabbits and put a sack full a way,,,,,

 

Could all be legend off course,,,or story's made up years later,,,, but that dog sounded like a cracker..

I've heard many story's and all from men that i trust, but I've got a picture of my father on the field with what turned out to be he's best dog, Charlie Winyatt and Toby , and my dads friend Bill Bruce he owned Toby's litter sister . The two bitches caught three and Toby caught five. My father says he made it look easy and was without doubt the best dog he's seen but one of the best producers as well.

[TOMO 26,124]

Cheers marshman,,, must be nice to here them story's from the men that were around then,,, I would have loved to have been able to see lots of them old dogs work from back in them days

[Bosun11 537]

Tomo's post is on the money for me, those early dogs, Laddie the accident etc...

 

I do know that one of these famous coursing dogs was a bloody good fox killer (though others may have been?), anyway, thats the one i'd own.

[marshman 7,757]

Cheers marshman,,, must be nice to here them story's from the men that were around then,,, I would have loved to have been able to see lots of them old dogs work from back in them days

oh mate the story's lol my fathers old and also disabled now but last year I took him to a few fields where he used to course and he made me push him down a footpath in he's wheelchair . We sat there just looking when we saw a hare moving in the distance I don't know why but we felt strange and a little bit sad . Lol sorry for the rambling post .

[TOMO 26,124]

Nothing wrong with remanising about old times mate,,,,I bet he wished he still had a dog on a leash and the freedom to have a few spins,,,,

 

It would be great to see loads of old pics of the lads coursing back then,,,,, but I bet there's not that many pics around,,,,

[marshman 7,757]

Nothing wrong with remanising about old times mate,,,,I bet he wished he still had a dog on a leash and the freedom to have a few spins,,,,

 

It would be great to see loads of old pics of the lads coursing back then,,,,, but I bet there's not that many pics around,,,,

he loves hes dogs but last year he had hes two border terriers nicked and won't have anymore . I'll try and get the pic up for you. I think its mid seventies and Toby's about two in it .