Popular Post Rabbit Hunter 6,613 Posted April 16, 2015 Popular Post Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Found this scratched onto a tree on an earth that looks a rough one, only one hole but goes into a sort of rock face under a load of old oak trees. I've only ever been to it twice and (maybe luckily for the dog) it was empty both times. If you can't read it, it says-' Dog killed, 1981, Viper, Do not enter dog'. 21 Quote Link to post
smasher 1,055 Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 The fact that someone took the time an effort to inscribe this is admirable,imo it shows he had not only respect for his own dog but also had the welfare of others workers in mind,hats off to him,a good chance the dog had no locator back then tho 19 Quote Link to post
peterhunter86 8,627 Posted April 16, 2015 Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 I wonder how many chavs that couldn't read put their dogs down there 2 Quote Link to post
Rabbit Hunter 6,613 Posted April 16, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 16, 2015 Yes it's an interesting bit of history, I've asked about a few of the old boys around here and they reckon it was an old type smooth red Parksy dog, whether it's true or not I don't know. And like has been said it was probably pre-locator, could probably go where you don't expect it and be diggable, who knows. 1 Quote Link to post
foxbolter 447 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 What part of the country was that youngman Quote Link to post
marshman 7,758 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Good find 34 years on ! just on a side note if it was holding would you of still entered your dog ? Quote Link to post
Rabbit Hunter 6,613 Posted April 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Before I read that I would have, not sure now though.lol 1 Quote Link to post
marshman 7,758 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Just shows how old some earths are, id love to now the exact age of some earths or seen how many times theyve been dug over the years. I bet that tree was a lot smaller 34 years ago lol Quote Link to post
Rabbit Hunter 6,613 Posted April 17, 2015 Author Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 There's an earth where we go that is on a ditch, nothing major, my grandad used to dig it in the 60's. So it must have been there 50+ years. Like you said marshman it would be nice to know the age of some of the bigger ones. 1 Quote Link to post
lukey 1,621 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 How many of you would still put the dog in then?? Tbh, I don't think I would, it's one thing to put the word about about a bad place but to do that it must have been a c**t Quote Link to post
marshman 7,758 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 I think I would ? 1 Quote Link to post
foxbolter 447 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Put a little bayer in and have a look Quote Link to post
foxbolter 447 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 Or yer take a tent too Quote Link to post
the goat 642 Posted April 17, 2015 Report Share Posted April 17, 2015 That oak tree looks like a beech ? hats off to the man who spared his time writing that in the tree. 2 Quote Link to post
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