A.P.B.T....

[YOKEL 2,228]

2 hours ago, gnasher16 said:

And on the subject of bulldogs i was informed about the passing of Mr.Butcher a few weeks ago which brought a smile to my face.....such is life eh....or death in his case.

See that, about a month ago now. That rascal wiped a few good dogs out over the years! Funny enough, I remember having a convo with the fella from your neck of the woods mentioned on here earlier. He had butcher round his house, returning something or other after a "misunderstanding" ...he reckoned the geezers knowledge of dogs and the game they played was probably greater than a lot of people involved in it, and had he ever done a gamekeeper turn poacher type of thing, he'd have been a man to beat! I s'pose you spend that much time involved, even if you are on the other side, you're gonna pick up a few tips...still a c.unt tho...

Yokel

[YOKEL 2,228]

From the 1st to the last....

This was the last proper one I owned. Nearly 17 yrs ago now!

Yokel

[Leo Sayer 2,365]

Good thread this, I am enjoying it. Nice one fellas 

[mC HULL 12,277]

13 hours ago, gnasher16 said:

Again.....steroids themself dont create winners the person administering them does....you can just as easily ruin a dog with them.....without wanting to blow my own horn i was one of the first people to do dogs on shots through a keep years ago as i had a lot of knowledge of them and for those who's dogs i shaped up their records spoke for themself....the downside was it made a lot of the dogs infertile and so you dont get to reproduce exceptional dogs......but done properly you are just going to get more of everything mate thats just a given.

you got any pics of any match fit from back in the day gnash ? be good to see mate 

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5 hours ago, South hams hunter said:

Looked everywhere for a picture I had of a daughter of the iceman; mate had her as a pet and she used to condition herself just chasing fallow around. She was soft as a brush and good as gold with everything but cats

useless then  

[WILF 46,679]

7 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

useless then  

I don’t think a dog needs to be a raving lunatic around everything to be good at it’s job, I had a dog that was lovely to be around, would find a corner away from other dogs in company or the back of a car, wouldn’t show any aggression at all to people or other dogs……but he would break a fox in the little pieces in 30 seconds flat and was mad to get at them. 
 

Anyway, that’s lurchers and this is something else…..I think these dogs sound a much more sophisticated tool to own, train and work and I’m enjoying reading all these lads tales

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2 minutes ago, WILF said:

I don’t think a dog needs to be a raving lunatic around everything to be good at it’s job, I had a dog that was lovely to be around, would find a corner away from other dogs in company or the back of a car, wouldn’t show any aggression at all to people or other dogs……but he would break a fox in the little pieces in 30 seconds flat and was mad to get at them. 
 

Anyway, that’s lurchers and this is something else…..I think these dogs sound a much more sophisticated tool to own, train and work and I’m enjoying reading all these lads tales

a gamebred dog that isn’t dog aggressive is useless though wilf surely 

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6 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

a gamebred dog that isn’t dog aggressive is useless though wilf surely 

I don’t know mate, I don’t know enough about them.

A total know nothing like me on the subject would assume that is the case but maybe it isn’t ?……I know this much, some dogs know what their work is and what it isn’t so that could be the case with these ?

Ill wait and see what somebody who has experience and knowledge says

Maybe that’s you?….maybe it isn’t ?

Lets see

Edited to add: I suppose it’s like saying all man work dogs need to be manny ?…..but the reality is quiet the opposite 

Edited September 15, 2022 by WILF

[mC HULL 12,277]

5 minutes ago, WILF said:

I don’t know mate, I don’t know enough about them.

A total know nothing like me on the subject would assume that is the case but maybe it isn’t ?……I know this much, some dogs know what their work is and what it isn’t so that could be the case with these ?

Ill wait and see what somebody who has experience and knowledge says

Maybe that’s you?….maybe it isn’t ?

Lets see

Edited to add: I suppose it’s like saying all man work dogs need to be manny ?…..but the reality is quiet the opposite 

need to be manny ?

edit to add if i had a game dog wasn’t dog aggressive i’d feel sick  

Edited September 15, 2022 by mC HULL

[mackay 3,330]

My APBT Max.

[WILF 46,679]

Just now, mC HULL said:

need to be manny ?

Yeah, as in aggressive to people

[WILF 46,679]

Just now, mackay said:

My APBT Max.

Great pictures mate

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3 minutes ago, WILF said:

I don’t know mate, I don’t know enough about them.

A total know nothing like me on the subject would assume that is the case but maybe it isn’t ?……I know this much, some dogs know what their work is and what it isn’t so that could be the case with these ?

Ill wait and see what somebody who has experience and knowledge says

Maybe that’s you?….maybe it isn’t ?

Lets see

I remember road walking a mate's bulldog out of Reids dogs in the 80s when he was working away it was OK with nearby dogs though I never let it off the lead though it would go into a frenzy when held and faced with another bulldog as though it knew similar to when some greyhounds are put in the traps as they know what's coming. My knowledge on these type of dogs I admit is very limited though. 

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7 minutes ago, mackay said:

My APBT Max.

What would happen if you bumped into another dog while out walking it off the lead, a farm Collie barking at it say or a dog on a lead? Just out of interest?

[mC HULL 12,277]

7 minutes ago, WILF said:

Yeah, as in aggressive to people

some are aren’t they but if i was handling em i would want it