tumblers

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In my Book a Tumbler is a racing Pigeon

 

mad-mouse

 

 

There is a big difference between a tumbler and a racer in pigeons.......change your book.....lol

 

Bugger you beat me to it nikey l.o.l

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if no one knows what a tumbler is how they no they are exstinct? ive met jeff burrell an tumblers aside he is dedicated to what he is doing wheather he is or is not breeding and saveing the tumbler strain he is dedicated and i lamp alot with the man that let himhave back a brood bitch of his[jeffs] own strain to keep it going

How is he saving a strain ? they every breed going in them. If they are any good it must be the saluki in them. LOL

[leec 132]

mush do you know exactly what is in them? oh dear didnt think so. but a realy smart comment anyway considering he is the only man breeding them so there for they would be exstinct if he never gee maybe he is saveing a strain

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yep as he had the pedigree of how his dogs are bred on his web site, the saluki blood he added was a dog called Fred ( owned by A B ) or bred of him.

[GOOSE 0]

having read a thread the other day about tumblers dieing out over 150 years ago and this burrell man being a liar baffled me somewot ,having visiting a good friend of mine just today who has one ov these tumbler/smithfield dogs that is very much alive and kicking and looking very tidy indeed at only 5 months .

 

I am the bloke who chink is refering to, I have one of Jeff Burrells Lurchers. she is about 5 months old and I am very keen to hear from people who have worked them. I live in the real world so I dont expect to read about mystic dogs taken mystic game, I'm just a humble rabbiter catching the humble rabbit, any other game is a bonus!! The said pup is doing fine. I would just like to read about other peoples experiences with them!!

Regards Warren

 

Alright warren i no people who got these breeds and their boss.. i regular go out with a lad with one and doing evefrything and its a bitch.. i think he said he got it from a lad in yorkshire. been out with this dog for last 12 months cant find any faults as yet. good all round dog mate. take no notice of the "bad mouthers"..... Good luck with your pup..

 

ps ive never heard of hip thing with these dogs, and this one of my mate is showing no signs either.

[sniper 30]

got one meself goose no probs at all great allrounder

[stevemac 442]

Yep I always thought a tumbler was a pigeon as well, I like to see a pic. of a smithfeild if any one has one.

stevemac

[sniper 30]

Yep I always thought a tumbler was a pigeon as well, I like to see a pic. of a smithfeild if any one has one.

stevemac

heres mine stevemac

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc232/j...7/Falcon015.jpg

http://i214.photobucket.com/albums/cc232/j...7/Falcon017.jpg

[TOMO 26,586]

thats a real nice looking animal there sniper

[Garn 0]

All I know about this "strain" is that they're a mish mash of dogs, and GB is trying to recreate what looks like the imfamous smithfield lurcher. If in a litter the a dog doesn't turn out looking like what a tumbler should be it isn't classed as a tumbler yet has the same genes (doesn't line up in my lines of thought). lurcher x lurcher cross as far as I'm concerned that has a fair bit of publicity so higher pricers are charged for the pups. You pay your money and take your pick

[sandymere 8,263]

I thought tumblers, or at least the modern lurcher version, was all about running style rather than breeding? something about stride length and a shorter stride giving greater agility + improved pick up.

[bucko1 0]

dont know much about jeff but have a dog out of zeph and hawker his bloodline 10 months old and more than happy with her took odd couple rabbits very alert

[doga 50]

ok so the smithfield collie blood was pre war and jeff has been adding to the strain ever since to keep the blood lines going if im not mistaken,the tumbler type of lurcher that come from these litters are a type with its own style as has been said.some one correct me if im wrong,but added to these lines has been deerhound greyhound,whippet,saluki,cumberlnd spaniel,huski different types of collie ie not bearded or border but to name a few,if you want one of thes pups they come at around 250-300 quid wich to a working man seems a little steep considering you would not know how it would throw.