Unusual dog breed nowadays.

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Well I've hunted with otterhounds ! So there, aren't I Billy big bollocks! Back in the seventies Dumfriesshire.. It was a good day out, lots of tradition. The huntsmen were well respected in those days. Didn't kill many, but kept a tradition going and men in jobs. I think there are still a few mink packs left and I'm sure some of their hounds will have otter hound blood. Like all hounds, they were/are very easy going, friendly dogs.

I've been a lifelong geek when it comes to dogs and dog breeds. I'm forever stopping people and asking what mix is in their dogs.

 Seen plenty of dandie dinmonts as I live in Scotland, but never seen a Glen of Imaal.

 

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1 hour ago, DIDO.1 said:

The new forest had a famous line of Welsh in them from a hound called medig (sic). Most of their hounds have gone back to a Welsh pack this year I believe as they have turned to bloodhounds 

Dwfh have a bloody good Welsh hound and a good fell hound. The Welsh hound is quiet abit smaller then the rest but very often leading 

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i have seen a working border  terrier, now that takes a bit of beating.

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1 hour ago, Councilestatekid said:

There's a woman who lives on a barge near me has 2 or at least she moors up here regularly if I see her with them again I'll get a pic if it's OK with her.im sure that solicitor clives reece used to hunt a pack of otter hounds in South Wales he used to advertise in cmw as a hunting solicitor , he had bloodhound in the pack and he got two airedale pups from scotland with the intention f adding them into his pack

 

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2 minutes ago, big sid said:

 

Yea now you mention it I remember he had bloodhound in the pack used them for mink.the airedale from Scotland would they be off the woman who had a working strain think they were off American imports was she from Ayrshire I always fancied one but had full kennels back then with my terriers and lurchers 

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14 minutes ago, big sid said:

i have seen a working border  terrier, now that takes a bit of beating.

Aye, Ive heard them described as border terrorists, and they are often scrappy on the end of a lead. However, how they would perform in the field is a different matter.

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11 minutes ago, Councilestatekid said:

Yea now you mention it I remember he had bloodhound in the pack used them for mink.the airedale from Scotland would they be off the woman who had a working strain think they were off American imports was she from Ayrshire I always fancied one but had full kennels back then with my terriers and lurchers 

everything right but the sex, it was a man not a woman.

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Presa Mayo new unusual breed just a matter of time before it’s created 

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6 hours ago, mackem said:

I have never seen one, that's why he sent me the pics, beautiful looking dog

On the subject or rare working breeds, I was in Cobham High Street once, I actually stopped a bloke to enquire about his dog, he said I was the first person to ever recognise it as a dandy dinmont

 

Last time I saw one of them was when Dan died in Montreal...

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5 hours ago, gnipper said:

I had the same here recently with a bloke walking a Glen of imaal who was shocked I knew what it was.

I had the same down here; was about to write the same almost word for word

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Green Lurchers might have a old pic or two of a mink pack that ran a otter hound and a otterhound x or two.Went out with them a couple of times myself and remember one otterhound was called General...

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4 hours ago, DIDO.1 said:

There's a pack of minkies on the south coast that has a lot of otter hounds though there's some retired foxhounds mixed in. This is the only pic I can find at the minute. 

Can probably arrange a day with them on the Saturday before the fishing comp if anyone is interested. (yeah I know I've said that for 5 years but this year will be different ) 

Met up with them a couple of times on Bodmin Moor.

Cheers, D.

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Aot of hound breeds are dying out. Shame as they are brilliant at what they do but takes a certain type of person to handle them

Read a feed the other day otter hounds here the reaest breed followed by the bloodhound which was surprising to me as I have one here and wouldn't wish one upon anybody

[dogmad riley 1,343]

Don't see many fox terriers about anymore either. Just in spain and seen a few but non in blighty 

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58 minutes ago, dytkos said:

Met up with them a couple of times on Bodmin Moor.

Cheers, D.

That could of been the Devon pack that disbanded....cheriton?