Your First Coursing Dog.

[craigo 137]

Just looking over old threads and looking back at how many great dogs where in country Durham. I used to talk to to a man walking his Salukis not having a clue who it was until years later and started to get into coursing and everyone talking about cruise lines. Then I got my first coursing pup bred out of sniper.

 

What was your first coursing dog breed out of?

[fourtrak73 1,334]

I know the lad that owned cruise and the lad who owned chance as I'm originally from Shildon, can't remember my first pure saluki but my last one was called naz when I was into my coursing dogs many moons ago

[craigo 137]

Yeah same here mate I know them both originally from shildon my self.

 

I had a black tan dog out chance.

Edited November 18, 2016 by craigo

[fourtrak73 1,334]

I lived on the Jubilee estate

[craigo 137]

Same buddy family still there now.

[fourtrak73 1,334]

Jubilee road pal near the phone box you probably know who I am, most of my family are still in that street

[craigo 137]

Bad memory mate I lived maple avenue. Few dog men within 10 miles radius of shildon mate.

Edited November 18, 2016 by craigo

[fourtrak73 1,334]

You got me curious now will pm you

[low plains drifter 10,354]

First one for me was said to be out of P H's Lucy, about two year old when I got her, they can be hard work compared to the other crosses, but they're in a league of their own ability wise, onto my fourth now, be hard to go away from the coursing bred stuff now

[craigo 137]

Tell me about it they can be hard work. But my fettle bred bitch was the easiest dog I've ever had to train.

[low plains drifter 10,354]

Tell me about it they can be hard work. But my fettle bred bitch was the easiest dog I've ever had to train.

They are a pleasure to own, but the combination of a big engine, huge prey drive and independent nature can put you to the test at times lol

[fourtrak73 1,334]

Yeah same here mate I know them both originally from shildon my self.

 

I had a black tan dog out chance.

what was the dam pal

[craigo 137]

Not sure name of bitch it was owned by richard railton or Alan Rialton I think red and white bitch

[fourtrak73 1,334]

let me no how pup is doing pal you shud have sum fun with it

[NE_courser 411]

The first 'coursing type' dog I owned was a bitch called tilly, my mates dad bred her from there well bred pure saluki dog, Jackson to there Lurcher nip. Nip was meant to hold a good amount of saluki blood but it certainly wasn't visible in her. She was a 25tts, strong, rough coated brindle & white pied bitch. When I went to view them there were only the one pup left out of quite a large litter. The pup that was left was a ringer for the mother and I was made up, but as it happened I saw the pup they'd decided to hold back for them selves. She was a lovely rough red bitch & After a lot of persuasion I talked them into letting me take her instead. She was absolutely wild for the 1st year. Drove me round the bend! one day she'd love me then the next she would hate me for no reason. She accounted for a lot of game over her time. she was a brilliant boxer like her mother, Not the most classy to watch work & not amazing at anything by any means, but I can't think of anything she was bad at. unfortunately she met an untimely end in the field at the age of only 7. It hurt a lot when she passed over as she wasn't just a worker but a best friend. I miss her almost every day still now. I don't think I'll ever have another like her.

 

 

The first 'coursing line' dog I owned was from scruff x Meg. He is heavy bred merlin x eve & rebel x eve on both sides and has quite an impressive pedigree. You know some of this line v.well Craigo ?

 

How is your bitch by scruff coming along LPD?

 

Oh & one last one just for the crack, the first dog I ever coursed with, was a lakey x whippet lol was the Gamest little dog ever... had some great times with him, 'twas of coarse before the ban :-(