less then 1 hour in the field

[moter poacher 2]

muscle does not mean a dog is fit .....thats the easy bit getting a dog muscled up ....get them RUNNING FIT is a different thing altogether ......not all dogs get muscle projecting everywhere ....and imho a black dog is easy to get LOOKING fit than any other colour for obvious reasons ...(not saying your dog isnt fit socks i have no doubt in my mind it is ).......but like i say a dog dosnet need muscles evrywhere to be fit ....

to be giving any dog that amount of work would produce muscle mateimoa

[snoopdog 1,256]

muscle does not mean a dog is fit .....thats the easy bit getting a dog muscled up ....get them RUNNING FIT is a different thing altogether ......not all dogs get muscle projecting everywhere ....and imho a black dog is easy to get LOOKING fit than any other colour for obvious reasons ...(not saying your dog isnt fit socks i have no doubt in my mind it is ).......but like i say a dog dosnet need muscles evrywhere to be fit ....

to be giving any dog that amount of work would produce muscle mateimoa

salter ... some dogs like some people dont get muscles sticking out off evey horrifice ....i was watching a bitch run the other week on the fens there was no muscle protuding on here ...but feck me she was fit ... very fit .........all dogs are different just like humans .....i ve met some right skinny stong fookers in my time .........

[snoopdog 1,256]

i forgot what that womans called who runs marthons for us .....infact any marothon runner are they muscley ...NO well dogs can be just the same ...now dont think iam sticking up for markbrick he digs deep holes so he can dig his self out ..... and iam not saying this because my dogs has no muscles because it has ....but they came well before his fittness ....

[moter poacher 2]

i forgot what that womans called who runs marthons for us .....infact any marothon runner are they muscley ...NO well dogs can be just the same ...now dont think iam sticking up for markbrick he digs deep holes so he can dig his self out ..... and iam not saying this because my dogs has no muscles because it has ....but they came well before his fittness ....

i was just going on the dogs in particuler snoop?lamping rabbits night after night they do tend to build up muscle on the back limbs :thumbs:theres nothing wrong with adding a little salt to something thats plain ovious

[snoopdog 1,256]

i forgot what that womans called who runs marthons for us .....infact any marothon runner are they muscley ...NO well dogs can be just the same ...now dont think iam sticking up for markbrick he digs deep holes so he can dig his self out ..... and iam not saying this because my dogs has no muscles because it has ....but they came well before his fittness ....

i was just going on the dogs in particuler snoop?lamping rabbits night after night they do tend to build up muscle on the back limbs :thumbs:theres nothing wrong with adding a little salt to something thats plain ovious

whatever salter .. ......his dogs better had be fit if hes taking then to the fens

[moter poacher 2]

i forgot what that womans called who runs marthons for us .....infact any marothon runner are they muscley ...NO well dogs can be just the same ...now dont think iam sticking up for markbrick he digs deep holes so he can dig his self out ..... and iam not saying this because my dogs has no muscles because it has ....but they came well before his fittness ....

i was just going on the dogs in particuler snoop?lamping rabbits night after night they do tend to build up muscle on the back limbs :thumbs:theres nothing wrong with adding a little salt to something thats plain ovious

whatever salter .. ......his dogs better had be fit if hes taking then to the fens

:kiss:

[socks 32,253]

a fen dog is a marothen runner and like marothen runners muscle is a necesity they dont need ... salukis are not muscle bound dogs for the pure and simple reason that after a prolonged distance run the lactic acid in the muscle would cramp the dog up and pull him short on a long run .... for the fens good stamina is the essential ingrediance .... lung power is key .......

 

however the lamp dog is a sprint master and like all sprint athletes by dint of their work they will build muscle as they are using their short twitch muscles ... rabbit spotted sprint out catch back ... rabbit spotted sprint out etc etc etc ... a lamp dog doesnt need the lung power of a fen dog ... what it needs is to be fit and have a quick recovery time so that it can go again in minuets .... a decently muscled dog will have a more explosive take of than a weak muscled dog and thats what a lamp dog needs ... explosive power ..............

[snoopdog 1,256]

a fen dog is a marothen runner and like marothen runners muscle is a necesity they dont need ... salukis are not muscle bound dogs for the pure and simple reason that after a prolonged distance run the lactic acid in the muscle would cramp the dog up and pull him short on a long run .... for the fens good stamina is the essential ingrediance .... lung power is key .......

 

however the lamp dog is a sprint master and like all sprint athletes by dint of their work they will build muscle as they are using their short twitch muscles ... rabbit spotted sprint out catch back ... rabbit spotted sprint out etc etc etc ... a lamp dog doesnt need the lung power of a fen dog ... what it needs is to be fit and have a quick recovery time so that it can go again in minuets .... a decently muscled dog will have a more explosive take of than a weak muscled dog and thats what a lamp dog needs ... explosive power ..............

yes you have it spot on there socks but i was saying all dogs are different ....not all lamp dogs needs muscle in mass amounts .....and not all fen dogs are stream lined .....with no mass amounts off muscle ....ive seen fen dogs 3/4 saluki 1/4 lurcher with no bull in them built like brick shit houses ..and vice verser with the lamp dog ....

[TOMO 26,064]

to be honest i think he put that pic up on purpose , the one with 21 rabbits. then said he got 31. come on mark own up , you did it to get a bite didn't ya

[Guest joe ox]

There is different types of fitness. Any dog man who knows what he is doing gets his dog fit to do the job he chose the dog for. You dont train to run a marathon if you entering a sprint race.

[Killing Machine 0]

Right i haven't read the whole thread cant really be arsed.........

If your dogs are out doing all these rabbits every night why do they look unfit? Might just be the picks but from everyone iv seen not once has one of your dogs been ripped.......as it would be if it was out doing so much.......

Another thing........You say some times you drive with dogs following outside the car........n you run them alternate slips.........how the f**k can you control which dog runs........and how have you managed to train the dog to A know its turn to run and B to stand and watch another dog run with out it joining in???

Its good if you are doing these numbers.........but ya really cant blame people for doubting.......if ya shown 31 rabbits n didn't brag about how it was in an hour then id 100% believe ya......Your asking for your thread to get ripped to bits tbh....Maybe you are doing it who is to say your not........If you are then good on ya........just be more considerate to how you type your post and no one will think oat of it.........know one likes a bragger.......

Witton

how can you tell a dogs fit by a photo?

[Killing Machine 0]

thems some nice dogs youve got there mark

[towzer 3]

muscle does not mean a dog is fit .....thats the easy bit getting a dog muscled up ....get them RUNNING FIT is a different thing altogether ......not all dogs get muscle projecting everywhere ....and imho a black dog is easy to get LOOKING fit than any other colour for obvious reasons ...(not saying your dog isnt fit socks i have no doubt in my mind it is ).......but like i say a dog dosnet need muscles evrywhere to be fit ....

spot on snoops

[Guest SJM]

I learned long long ago never to judge whats on the outside of the dog, its whats on the inside that counts!! Its what the dog can do that makes it as a worker, and what it can produce that makes it as a stud or a brood. Its very difficult in this age of shallowness and sensory bombardment not to let your eyes guide you. Yes to a certain degree, you can judge if a dogs in good condition or if it looks shiney, well fed, well muscled, but these things show nothing of the dogs true worth. Only the field proves that. Some of the best dogs I have seen have been nothing special to look at, even a little dull looking, no obvious WOW factor, no rippling muscles, nothing to make them stand out in a crowd. Then they start to run, and thats when you change your mind!

 

The same goes for people, or I suppose any living creature that has the power to surprise you with its inner qualities. Some of the most amazing and interesting people I have met have been hidden deep within what seems a dull or unattractive exterior, which is why I prefer to go on instinct rather than eyesight, there are more ways your eye can be deceived than anything else in life

[snoopdog 1,256]

I learned long long ago never to judge whats on the outside of the dog, its whats on the inside that counts!! Its what the dog can do that makes it as a worker, and what it can produce that makes it as a stud or a brood. Its very difficult in this age of shallowness and sensory bombardment not to let your eyes guide you. Yes to a certain degree, you can judge if a dogs in good condition or if it looks shiney, well fed, well muscled, but these things show nothing of the dogs true worth. Only the field proves that. Some of the best dogs I have seen have been nothing special to look at, even a little dull looking, no obvious WOW factor, no rippling muscles, nothing to make them stand out in a crowd. Then they start to run, and thats when you change your mind!

 

The same goes for people, or I suppose any living creature that has the power to surprise you with its inner qualities. Some of the most amazing and interesting people I have met have been hidden deep within what seems a dull or unattractive exterior, which is why I prefer to go on instinct rather than eyesight, there are more ways your eye can be deceived than anything else in life

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