Collie Greyhound Pictures ...

[Accip74 7,112]

 

 

 

I had a beardie/border lurcher quite some years back from hancock. He was a first cross male and was quite tall with it. Compared to my straight border cross he would range much further working more independently, he was one of the best hunting up dogs I've owned. Scared me how committed he was when chasing something, I often closed my eyes, but I can never once remember him ending up at the vets. He's even been tangled up in barb wire and caught on it before but with hardly any serious damage to his skin.

I only ever hunted rabbits and hares, I've never been bothered about foxes, but my god could he find them, think this was his real passion. With other dogs he was a coward and would run/ avoid confrontation, but by Christ he would sort a fox out no problem.

I didn't realise how good he was at the time. He had a cracking temperament and was the most laid back lurcher I have ever owned. I often wonder why beardie isn't used more often in rabbiting/ mooching dogs because to me at it has a lot more qualities than bedlingtons. Or maybe I just got lucky.

 

my mate had the same beardie/border 1/4 x 3 /4 grey of Hancock , it was big fawn dog 27in and strong , was good on hares- day, and good in the lamp rabbits. But his dog was the same type temp, was ok with dogs as long as were ok with him, but fook me on foxes he would smash them easy, he killed 2 in a morning and killed another 1 same night. I wonder if its the beardie puts that bit of fire in them , as borders seem not have as much about them.?

You could be easily describing my mates dog from the early 90's....even the colour lol, a fox specialist, but an accomplished alrounder as well......I'm sure that bit of beardie make a difference.

the lad (kevin) lived by me back then, just outside W-ton , the dog name was Jake , if they all like this dog you got very good dog there it was only 1/4 b/b so not that much in it , but enough .!

Well this is getting weird now bird.....my mates dog was called Jake as well! Lol......but in North Essex.....I was back at Christmas & we were talking about the dog in the pub, it's still a legend amongst our little group lol, his boy has got a bull x now & we were comparing the two :-)

[colliejohn 840]

 

It,s each to their own, for what i do, which is ferreting, mooching, and lamping, and nowadays it,s more lamping, i like a dog which uses its brain, has plenty of stamina, and can take a knock, the collie greyhound of the type i keep ticks all the boxes, the numbers game means nothing to me, been there and done that when i was alot younger, you can only kill stuff once. regards collie john.

WHAT WUD YOU CALL BIG NUMBERS , WITH THIS X,,WHEN YOU WAS FULL ON,,

 

I was helping out on a rabbit clearance job, totally different to how i normally work my dogs, i work my dogs for pleasure, big bags especially on the lamp mean nothing to me my and my hunting companions like seeing our dogs have a few runs whether they catch or not is irelavent, we dont bother with big bags of rabbits, like iv,e already said you can only kill stuff once, i,d sooner go out half a dozen times and catch a few, than go out once and clear the place of stuff, when we were on The Big Rabbit Job, we were taking 20 plus rabbits a night with each dog, don,t forget the land we were working our dogs on wasn,t for the faint hearted, it wouldn,t suit the point and slip types of dog, they wouldn,t of lasted two minutes, before they would of been badly injured or killed, my types suited the enviroment on which they were worked on. regards collie john.

[wuyang 513]

 

 

It,s each to their own, for what i do, which is ferreting, mooching, and lamping, and nowadays it,s more lamping, i like a dog which uses its brain, has plenty of stamina, and can take a knock, the collie greyhound of the type i keep ticks all the boxes, the numbers game means nothing to me, been there and done that when i was alot younger, you can only kill stuff once. regards collie john.

 

WHAT WUD YOU CALL BIG NUMBERS , WITH THIS X,,WHEN YOU WAS FULL ON,,

I was helping out on a rabbit clearance job, totally different to how i normally work my dogs, i work my dogs for pleasure, big bags especially on the lamp mean nothing to me my and my hunting companions like seeing our dogs have a few runs whether they catch or not is irelavent, we dont bother with big bags of rabbits, like iv,e already said you can only kill stuff once, i,d sooner go out half a dozen times and catch a few, than go out once and clear the place of stuff, when we were on The Big Rabbit Job, we were taking 20 plus rabbits a night with each dog, don,t forget the land we were working our dogs on wasn,t for the faint hearted, it wouldn,t suit the point and slip types of dog, they wouldn,t of lasted two minutes, before they would of been badly injured or killed, my types suited the enviroment on which they were worked on. regards collie john.

I can understand where your coming from, I get my enjoyment from watching my dogs hunt and if I catch anything......which is a rare occurrence.....it's just a bonus......and more of a challenge..which keeps me keen.

Edited January 15, 2015 by wuyang

[nothernlite 18,076]

Snap love to watch dogs work

[Maximus Ferret 2,063]

 

 

My lad 5/8 x 3/8IMG_33861164154248.jpeg

He's looking well Thorny. My daughter wanted me to choose him instead of Kipsy when they were pups. How's he doing in the field these days?

(Must be 4 years old heading for 5 in 2015)

cheers mate his a cracking dog, im glad you didnt pick him. Yeah they are 5 this august. His not a bad lamping dog, perhaps a little to big and fast to be considered an out and out rabbit dog, but keeps himself busy enough. Cracking ferreting companion, positive marks, good round the needs and mops up most bolters. Holds his own as a daytime dog to. How about yours

 

She's a handy enough lamping dog. She got a cut across the back of her wrist in her second season and it did some kind of lasting damage that weakened her wrist. Maybe nicked a tendon or something. You wouldn't notice once she's fit but if she catches more than 10 or 15 she'll be stiff and lame on her front right leg the next day. She's ok with the ferrets too, as long as there're no shock wires running over the warren!

She'll hunt up hares quite well (deer and foxes too) but hasn't the speed to be a coursing dog on open land.

Now she was never a fox dog to begin with and if she ran one in the lamp she would only make half hearted puts at it, but in her third winter she suddenly changed her mind and now she'll catch one.

All in all I'm happy enough with her as rabbits are my main quarry here and I have a young deerhound cross for anything else. You say your fella is a bit big for rabbits but my deerhound cross is 28 inches and picks up rabbits well enough. She'll never be as good on rabbit as Kipsy though, and Kipsy's only alright if you know what I mean.

I do enjoy mouching about daytime with them and see what pops up and enjoyment's what we do it for.

Happy hunting mate!

[thorny 100]

He ended up at 28tts shoulder mate. His just never learnt to use his gears, he is top speed at all times, bunnies right out are easy enough for him, but little paddocks and bunnies just out he don't get many, where as my little beddy x whippet scopes them up. His had a few run ins with Bambi and I sold bushy tails, that suits him a little better

[thorny 100]

Few

[pesky1972 5,217]

Couple of pictures of mine taken this morning...bitch about 15 months. Probably about 1/4 collie and I'd expect getting on for about 1/2 grey (cg x 'lurcher').

 

 

[FUJI 17,184]

Cracker is that Pesky ")

[Phil Lloyd 10,738]

Lean and mean,..looks to be a real handy sort...

[Accip74 7,112]

Couple of pictures of mine taken this morning...bitch about 15 months. Probably about 1/4 collie and I'd expect getting on for about 1/2 grey (cg x 'lurcher').

 

I bet your well pleased with the way she's shaped up...eh?

[TOMO 26,042]

It is nice that one of peskys,,in fact it's that nice,,,cos it looks like there's no collie in,,,lol

[pesky1972 5,217]

 

Couple of pictures of mine taken this morning...bitch about 15 months. Probably about 1/4 collie and I'd expect getting on for about 1/2 grey (cg x 'lurcher').

I bet your well pleased with the way she's shaped up...eh?

 

Couldn't be happier pal thanks.

 

And thanks for the comments.

[bow hunter 10]

1/4 collie 3/4 greyhound 27in tts picked rabbits up like a whippet sadly broke his leg and was put to sleep

[bow hunter 10]

the new pup bred the same as the one above approx 9 wks and 4 mth