Bedlington Northumberland

[coco 261]

7 hours ago, Loton Moocher said:

Odd few still do but getting scarce now, might go down the white dog route like others in wales have done , but not sure they take what what a beddy will . Atb

That’s upto you mate you know when you get the [BANNED TEXT] stuff and happy enjoy

[Loton Moocher 1,254]

On 11/11/2020 at 15:51, chartpolski said:

If I remember correctly, North Seaton used to run one bend. I had a dog back then, Blue Prince used to love running the bends.

21", 35 pound.

Cheers.

 

He nice him is he up for stud

[Black neck 15,875]

3 hours ago, Loton Moocher said:

He nice him is he up for stud

Dog would be about 30 year old now still doing abit

[Loton Moocher 1,254]

5 hours ago, Black neck said:

Dog would be about 30 year old now still doing abit

Might still av some lead in his pencil ,des O’Connor was still banging them out in age ?

[Black neck 15,875]

52 minutes ago, Loton Moocher said:

Might still av some lead in his pencil ,des O’Connor was still banging them out in age ?

Bet it were a young brood bitch 

[Loton Moocher 1,254]

46 minutes ago, Black neck said:

Bet it were a young brood bitch 

Defo I don’t think money had nowt to do with do you ?

[chartpolski 23,272]

7 hours ago, Black neck said:

Dog would be about 30 year old now still doing abit

That pic was taken around 1970. The dog would be about 53 now !

Cheers.

[shaaark 10,710]

On 11/11/2020 at 19:19, Black neck said:

Woh o ho whats looks got 2 do got 2 do with it 

That's love, but a second hand emotion

[Loton Moocher 1,254]

1 hour ago, chartpolski said:

That pic was taken around 1970. The dog would be about 53 now !

Cheers.

Des was a lot older just kidding bud it’s was a nice strong looking dog

[fred90 3,208]

6 hours ago, chartpolski said:

That pic was taken around 1970. The dog would be about 53 now !

Cheers.

still take a dales rabbit

[chartpolski 23,272]

4 minutes ago, fred90 said:

still take a dales rabbit

Took more than that ;

Cheers.

 

[fred90 3,208]

30 minutes ago, chartpolski said:

Took more than that ;

Cheers.

 

impressive . just what I am looking for in the near future. 

[eastcoast 4,115]

Those types were often available "free to good home" around here at one time and I think many people missed a trick by not taking advantage of that. I had one myself of a very similar stamp/height/weight that cost me £10 as a young adult dog. He took the full spectrum of game. He wasn't a prolific catcher of stuff bigger than a rabbit as he was not targeted on them but caught most things that we came across. Better than many bigger lurchers that I've seen particularly taking into consideration that he was bred and initially only schooled in chasing an inanimate object being mechanically propelled around a track.

[chartpolski 23,272]

47 minutes ago, eastcoast said:

Those types were often available "free to good home" around here at one time and I think many people missed a trick by not taking advantage of that. I had one myself of a very similar stamp/height/weight that cost me £10 as a young adult dog. He took the full spectrum of game. He wasn't a prolific catcher of stuff bigger than a rabbit as he was not targeted on them but caught most things that we came across. Better than many bigger lurchers that I've seen particularly taking into consideration that he was bred and initially only schooled in chasing an inanimate object being mechanically propelled around a track.

Well, that dog certainly wasn't a "free to good home" .

He was purposely bred from the best available non-ped racing whippets at the time.

Like a lot of race whippets back then, he doubled up as a pot filler, taking rabbits, hares and the odd roe.

Most top class racing whippets can trace their lines back to these types of dogs.

Cheers.

[eastcoast 4,115]

21 hours ago, chartpolski said:

Well, that dog certainly wasn't a "free to good home" .

He was purposely bred from the best available non-ped racing whippets at the time.

Like a lot of race whippets back then, he doubled up as a pot filler, taking rabbits, hares and the odd roe.

Most top class racing whippets can trace their lines back to these types of dogs.

Cheers.

Just my personal memories. There was a period, late 70's through to early 90's when men were kicking their heals with nothing better to do got themselves terriers or lurchers or racing dogs, even pigeons or big leeks and onions. People who had no real interest in or knowledge of these things that had once been valued and carefully bred. When they got bored or found work or the misses got involved everything was for sale or free to good home.

Edited November 15, 2020 by eastcoast