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Il start.. 2 year old. Bred from worker to worker, mostly ferreting, lamping mooching dogs, 21" pics have been put up before.

My whippets. Dam and son                  

Hopefully these few old pictures and some of recollections from my early teens (the late 1950’s and early 1960’s) may be of some interest. They’re all old style “rag whippets” and pre date the require

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a fine looking animal. Some crackin looking dogs lads..
how is he bred magwitch ?
Sired by Gen strike while the irons hot to a Gutchcommon/Nimrodel beddyX....
what % beddy magwitch ?

 

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An oldie but a goodie.

 

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Love that pic strayshot. I'm assuming 'stowell' means Stowell Park. I went to lots of whippet meetings there over the years. They always had plenty of hares (and fallow!) but from what I remember the 'keeper was a bit of a bellend. He used to insist drives were done in ridiculously complicated ways that didn't have a cat in hell's chance of working. Consequently most of the hares either turned back or slipped out the sides. Very frustrating, especially as he never seemed to learn.

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An oldie but a goodie.

 

Coursing.jpg

 

Love that pic strayshot. I'm assuming 'stowell' means Stowell Park. I went to lots of whippet meetings there over the years. They always had plenty of hares (and fallow!) but from what I remember the 'keeper was a bit of a bellend. He used to insist drives were done in ridiculously complicated ways that didn't have a cat in hell's chance of working. Consequently most of the hares either turned back or slipped out the sides. Very frustrating, especially as he never seemed to learn.

 

Yep, that's right, it is Stowell Park. You are not the first to point out that the keeper there was not the easisest of characters to get on with ;)

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a fine looking animal. Some crackin looking dogs lads..
how is he bred magwitch ?

Sired by Gen strike while the irons hot to a Gutchcommon/Nimrodel beddyX....
Glad to see he is still about and still doing well for you my pal Mark bred him atb BB
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a fine looking animal. Some crackin looking dogs lads..
how is he bred magwitch ?
Sired by Gen strike while the irons hot to a Gutchcommon/Nimrodel beddyX....
Glad to see he is still about and still doing well for you my pal Mark bred him atb BB

 

best £175 I ever spend................. :thumbs:

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