Dogs throwing the towel in and breeding.

[Penda 3,341]

43 minutes ago, Black neck said:

No use talking 2 yourself over it 

Nugget

[Penda 3,341]

Any ideas on redmite

[Greb147 6,809]

3 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

didnt ed reid greb ? 

He bought dogs off working stock mate, he didn't decide what lads did with his dogs. 

And yes of course he was a peddler. 

 

[mC HULL 12,432]

1 minute ago, Greb147 said:

He bought dogs off working stock mate, he didn't decide what lads did with his dogs. 

And yes of course he was a peddler. 

 

but they produced mate  didnt they ?

 

[Greb147 6,809]

1 minute ago, mC HULL said:

but they produced mate  didnt they ?

 

Yeah, the Skipper dogs did yes. That dogs mark on the game can't be denied. 

Still, the bloodline was moulded by the game it participates in. 

[mC HULL 12,432]

12 minutes ago, SheepChaser said:

You know what I mean you might be a pain in the arse but a little bit of saluki goes a long way, not too much mind  

Also depends how fast your bull x is I don’t reckon this pup will be slow. 

i seen fast bull crosses mate its the turning and going again and again they struggle with lol

if only speed killed aye lol

[Tyla 3,179]

4 hours ago, SheepChaser said:

It’s not jacking though is it, it’s just become a c**t. Agreed that may well but be a reason to not breed the dog, but it ain’t got much to do with a lack of heart, dogs just a knob. Do agree if it decides to not take its quarry but takes other stuff then aye that lack of heart. 
 

The whole deer thing is a bit more complicated and I agree there is a lot more difference between a dog that pulls deer and one that pushes. That’s why I stuck to talking foxes as I think that’s more cut and dry ?

I've got a heartless knob here lol 

[mC HULL 12,432]

1 minute ago, Greb147 said:

Yeah, the Skipper dogs did yes. That dogs mark on the game can't be denied. 

Still, the bloodline was moulded by the game it participates in. 

what did or does a bull add to a grey mate abit more hardy and gameness that must still a been there even though ed didnt work them mate 

[Greb147 6,809]

3 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

what did or does a bull add to a grey mate abit more hardy and gameness that must still a been there even though ed didnt work them mate 

Don't know what you're on about now pal? 

Gone from bulldogs to bull crosses?

He didn't match them no but I doubt he was as naive as some think, he certainly knew what clicked.

Let's remember he lived out in the States and undoubtedly met many good dogmen.

And just to clarify, he wasn't the only one peddling bulldogs over here. 

Edited September 10, 2021 by Greb147

[SheepChaser 8,083]

14 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

what did or does a bull add to a grey mate abit more hardy and gameness that must still a been there even though ed didnt work them mate 

I personally just like their attitude, and how they are to have about as dogs. Different strokes for different folks but I find I just get on with bull blooded dogs. 

[Gilbey 1,434]

31 minutes ago, Penda said:

Any ideas on redmite

Ficam w

[lurchers 2,768]

10 hours ago, Penda said:

Any ideas on redmite

A tin of fly spray ficam is far to strong to be wasted on redmite mate.look at the ld50 on it.

Edited September 11, 2021 by lurchers

[lurchers 2,768]

Just now, sid g said:

keep it sweet lads been a decent thread ,,

Ya know that will sharpe change on here.

[SheepChaser 8,083]

Back to the original question, or related anyway, I often think ground is fairly important. Ie a dog might suit someone and catch a lot, but quite possibly wouldn’t on your ground, so the graft and numbers don’t make the dog a suitable stud (for example) for you. I sometimes go places that have smaller fields and fences and it changes things a lot for some quarry. Other things, big open prairies are an advantage. 

[moonlighter 1,163]

If a line/type of dog all had similar traits and stamp, I’d breed off a litter mate that wasn’t proven. For example, I had a very well bred coursing dog, bred from some of the best dogs at the time. All the pups looked the same, just like the parents etc. Now the dog I had, lost his nuts due to cancer. If I had a bitch and I was really wanting to use him as stud, but now I can’t, I would use his litter brother that went to a pet home and was nether worked. I would take the risk , as this pet dog would have the same DNA as my top coursing dog.