the internet and dogs

[Guest bob]

now do you think the internet / hunting sites

is affecting what dogs we run these days

 

hancocks

now i was told that hancocks were the bollocks

from people in real life / not the net

but these people had the dogs from the 80s

 

now if you were to ask me about these dogs before i came on the net id probaly say they good dogs

but even then i would never of had 1

 

minshaw

right before i came on the net never herd of this type

even the good ole boys who i know never herd of this type

but then im from somerset

not the fact that these dogs are ran boubled up

but the fact of the people who run them is the majer thing that puts me off them

( my dog is a cur and i dont want broken legs so no i dont want to match dogs before you ask )

 

can i mention terriers

yes you know the ones im on about

well the least said about then the better

 

but how do you think the internet has changed the way you view lines of dogs

 

is it for the better

 

do we have more choice of the quality dogs to run

 

have you been educated in the type of dogs you have / run

from being on the net / the hunting sites

Edited October 14, 2007 by bob

[Guest SJM]

I cant speak for anyone else but the internet doesnt affect my opinions whatsoever, I just take each dog as I find it, if I see a dog working and I like what I see, I will praise the dog up, no matter how its bred or who owns it (even if I think the owner is a tosser) Good dogs are really hard to come by so it doesnt matter who owns them or how they are bred, so long as they do the job. I dont care much for what anyone thinks apart from my close circle of friends, but the internet is a good form of entertainment when there is fuckall on the telly and you cant be bothered going out

[Guest bitsa lurcher]

i feel that i for one has been educated in the way i view dogs since i've been coming on hunting forums/sites , but i'd allready ordered and payed for my hancocks bitch before i started visiting these sites ..........would i have bought a hancocks after visiting these sites NO i would not , but there you go i've got a hancocks bitch and i'll make the best of her that i can with some help from my buddy ............maybe you should extend your question "bob" and add how many bulls****ers has any one person come across since visiting hunting forums / sites ?????? i've come across a few genuine bods you all know who you are i edited the swear word above , sorry if i caused offence

[john hubery 9]

well said Chalkwarren there are good dog of all breeds and crossbreeds some are born good some are made good, by better men than my self, but like you say to have a conversation with folk not on your wavelength is near impossible, also pepole are not always all they say they are, or even how they say they are. Saying that the best dog in my oppinion is blah blah blah

[john hubery 9]

Sorry Bob for steeling your post, you can have it back now sorry again

[fathom 2]

Hi everyone new to the forum and hope you's don't mind me getting involved in your tread, everythings still up in the air regarding replying to posts and using this forum in general so if i've did this wrong i apalogise in advance.

the internet sites/forums especially forums have changed the way i few lurchers and running dogs, as i am new to the lurcher running dog seen and have no mentors to show me the way i have relied on books DVD'S and the internet sites and forums to help me on my way. when i first got involved with lurchers my head was in the clouds with regards to what cross our what strain of lurcher to get, do i get a dog with a dash of this and a sprinkle of that out of this strain etc i could'nt decided what i wanted but it was through the internet sites and forums that i decided that i needed a good worker that could do the job i required it do do regardless of cross. i think the internet sites and forums can influence new comers to the sport but know that i have came on a bit in the lurcher world i would'nt be influenced in to buying a certain cross are stain of lurcher just because someone on the internet said its the best thing since sliced bread, if i've learned anything in the lurcher world it is that everyone is till some extent biased in there prefered lurcher cross are strain and just because some dont like a certain cross dose'nt mean it not a good working cross. So i guess my answer to your question is depending on circumstances yes the internet sites and forums can affect what dogs some people run

[john hubery 9]

to answer the question I should have in stead of ranting, Im not lead by what I read on the net, because I know Im always right,[well most of the time ?some of the time? maybe]any way,yesI can see how some folk can be swayed after all its no different to when pepole got info from books, pepole think if its writen down some were by some one how nows better then it has to be true

[Giro 2,648]

I wind myself up on these sites...

 

Sitting at home thinking what a load of bull shit or he is a plank ect..

 

But no sooner am i saying i am washing my hands of the web i am back again for my daily dose..

 

I think the web should be taken with a pinch of salt...

 

It would not influence my decisions on dogs i run or keep...

 

I would not knock anything till i have seen it in the flesh so to speak or heard it from good authority..

 

Its like book reviews or food critics everyones tastes thoughts are different you have to make your own choices in life and live by them..

 

 

 

And bob how many Minshaw ownwers do you know seems strange you are put off by the owners of the breed not the dogs..

[Guest MOLLY]

One lesson i have learned. Ive rarely heard anyone tell me they have met someone and their dogs and rated the dogs working ability, they can always find fault.

I suppose it is just human nature....my dads bigger than your dad etc.

MOLL.

[Guest SJM]

 

 

Thats a grand pic of Maggie, she looks quite young there

[Guest bob]

so youve not lernt nothing and your still running

the same dogs you were before comeing on the net

 

 

well you must know everything

and your dogs must be awsome

 

i think the dog that has impressed me the most would be the bull x

and ive done a complete u turn with thes dogs to the extent

that ive now got one

[J Darcy 5,871]

The internet is great as long as you don't take it too serious. I still run the type of dog i always have and doubt if the 'net would influence me much about the breed side of hunting.

That said,i have learnt quite a fair bit of stuff the net is huge, with more knowledge on it that anyone would have time to read.

 

IMHO take the net as a place to have a laugh , don't take it too serious, and don't believe everything you hear on here

JD

[Guest joe ox]

bob do you talk to yourself in different voices? because Iam sure you have a split personality. Sometimes a "tiny" bit of sense comes through on your posts then on your next couple of posts you talk sh*t

[Guest WILF]

One lesson i have learned. Ive rarely heard anyone tell me they have met someone and their dogs and rated the dogs working ability, they can always find fault.

I suppose it is just human nature....my dads bigger than your dad etc.

MOLL.

 

Not human nature Moll........just common or garden planks who dont have the brains to look for the good in someones dog and maybe LEARN a bit along the way.

Never seen a dog (or handler) that DID NOT teach me something.......for good or ill.

 

I had an example yesterday........2 "p***y" looking blokes approached me at a show....."How your dog bred?" they asked..........."sal/grey x bull/grey mate" I replied..............they gave me a look like I had just asked to ride their mum.........The 1st bloke points at my dog and announced to his mate that he didnt like dew claws left on because they smash them everytime they run........

My only reply was "Idiot"............

 

You just know that these are the type that would have a walk out with someone and not bother to thank them for the invite or have a good word to say about the blokes dogs............thick as shit!!

[Guest bitsa lurcher]

so youve not lernt nothing and your still running

the same dogs you were before comeing on the net

 

 

well you must know everything

and your dogs must be awsome

 

i think the dog that has impressed me the most would be the bull x

and ive done a complete u turn with thes dogs to the extent

that ive now got one

well put bob , and at the end of the day the man /woman that knows everything , generally knows f**k all