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If breeding terriers or any working animal was as easy as some profess wouldn't we all have a yard of workers ? I've only had one lifetime, I'm no expert but I can tell you what I've come to know is fact.......... No ones got the answer ! We're all just guessing and we're all still learning. Granted some are having more LUCK than others. From what I've seen I'd say the breeding IE the dogs natural ability is the key too consistent workers but socialising and giving them time to learn on the job without being pushed is the difference between average and good. And for my two p

Here is pic of couple of lurchers we bred ourselves. Long line I've kept for years. Strong keen animals. Just gone 11 months old.

Exactly, you can eliminate all the luck factors, you can go to the legends with their legendary dogs and bitches and still produce shit. I'm with you 100% in taking the guess work out of breeding and the luck factors but I'll still have my fingers crossed and I'll still be thankful when it falls into place. The difference between most good yards and the average man is kennel management, knowing what you've got and when to work it and how to work it. You've still got to see the potential in your animal and have the ability to make it blossom. ........but you can only fetch out what's

Asking when a dog is ready is like asking how long is a piece of string. They are all completely different and even litter mates will be ready to start at different ages. Dogs mature mentally And physically at different rates and there will never be a set time there will be youngsters that can a handle a few runs at 7 months for example then there will be others that won't be ready until their over 12 months. Watch how the dog moves and turns and runs when it's playing look at how physically capable it is and how mentally ready it is ... if your happy with all of these points give it a couple

Wee haircut for the hairy dog and then a walk out....

Reading between the lines it sounds as though this dog is the man's first lurcher. There might be any number of reasons as to why he hasn't entered it before. Strange how a late start is slagged off by some when starting a pup early is not. Better to do things when you, the owner, are properly ready, as well as the dog, rather than going in all gung-ho and messing things up. Sounds as though the lad has had some sound instruction from a friend and is only just now coming to grips with the whole lamping hunting thing.

Yes they have good jackets, the one on the left has passed it onto his daughter too.

My mates 2 young dogs, both just over a year and are being held back for september

??? how did a post about bringing a pup on end up having words like molested and government posted in it ??? mad as f**k!

You may benifit from smoking some weed.... I hear it chills oneself out??

Young bitch 9 month.

Scaflad has to be shaddys cousin.

I cant understand why anybody would even give a "Sab" the time of day they are the saddest bunch of badger shagging wankers on earth, just a bunch of mushroom head hippies crying over thousand year old traditions while listening to morrisey albums and attending student loan marches even though they're 36 and work as a coffee barista, bunch of wanks

Two 8 month old sisters coming along well

Sounds like you've smocked enough crack to knock two horse's out.

My first proper lurcher 40 years ago was similar bred purchased out of the exchange & mart from Castle Bytham in lincs.

This site is just magic

A few shots of some birds of prey I have taken in Surrey and Kent, I am pretty lucky where I live as I see a Buzzards, Ride Kites and Kestrels most days and we have Barn Owls nearby as well. It is worth the odd trip to Kent for the Harriers and a few Hares this time of year as well the Merlin which are so quick and low when hunting I have yet to get a photo but will keep trying.. Buzzard (blue sky seems to be rarer) Buzzard by Martin Billard, on Flickr Red Kite Red Kite by Martin Billard, on Flickr Marsh Harrier Marsh Harrier (male) by Martin Bil

2 guys with no sense. Both admitting breaking the law on an open forum. As for a sporting. If you catch, it either kill it ASAP or let it go for another day. You owe it that regardless of being a pest or whatever other thick headed excuse you see to justify it.

its oldschool. outdated and as has been said teaches very little that cant be got by just getting the dog to the right place at the right time

My old beddie/collie whippet is enjoying her well earned retirement, so the time has come to try and fill her boots. Lets see how this laddie gets on.

A mdma taking mma wrestling wife dan mate no wonder you look like a jap pow ?

Would it not be less hassle to just post a few pics of yourself through her letter box.

Good luck with it. I had similar, admittedly was 40 years ago ( as per decor lol) so perhaps a little rose colored glasses but he was a very good type, quick in mind and body, excellent on the lamp taking pretty big bags and not adverse to bigger stuff when available, about 23".

Some one once asked me why do you not charge any one for doing the refurbishments or why donT you sell the ones you do that have been given to you most of the time it costs me and the answer is easy ITS NOT ABOUT THE MONEY ITS PUTTING A SMILE ON SOME ONES FACE WHEN THEY SEE THEM FOR THE FIRST TIME AND BRINGING SOME THING BACK THAT WAS FIT FOR THE BIN AND MAKING IT BETTER THAN NEW THATS THE BEST GIFT ANY ONE CAN HAVE JUST ASK THE LADS WHO,S RIFLES IV DONE FROM STOCKS TO FULL REFURBS ATVBJIMMY

I wait till there fully mature say 12months before lamping them I like to get them pinning to nets as young as possible to build confidence. Dropping rabbits to a young dog teaches them nothing bar putting pressure on all muscle An joints that are not fully formed plus you could potentially be setting your pup up for failure with a dog that’s not mentally ready in turn createing a yapper or if your in to much a rush without putting the time in with retrieve work it’ll all go out the window on a unmentaly ready pup

Went out for a little shoot the weekend had 2 magpies

Been a while since I've posted. Last six months been focusing on my river fishing and doing a bit ferreting (though the rabbits aren't around in great numbers at the moment). So today I dusted off the trusty S410 and ranged it up in the back garden. It was still spot on with AA fields but then I tried some Sovereign Rangemasters and the groupings really tightened up so I re-loaded all my magazines with these and headed to the copse for 6pm. Haven't been up there for a while and it was a bit of a shock to see a large number of big trees had been felled. So I decided to settle down opposite

I'm back on my special tablets now ? .......

You took it to literally marshman, I've had 35 years on the bank mate and even with the best intensions and all the pedigrees in the world there's still an element of luck. Quote me some big names that consistently produce the goods and I'll tell you some shit they've bred.......myself included. I follow a line, a family call it what you want and I consistently produce working terriers, but I still need that little bit of luck to get the golden goose instead of gifting it to the lad down the road ?

You won't go far wrong listening to Ken , when he's got his sensible head on and not his aggressive threatening head on.

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Like you say, could be any number of reasons for the age someone starts their dog. And lets face facts here as well, 18 months isn't exactly a late start! I'd far rather that than starting too soon. Look at the amount of dogs that suddenly become 'available' from the age of 10 - 14 months, 'just right for starting.' They've already had the guts run out of them, and are already ruined, injured, started yapping or any amount of reasons as to why they are now suddenly 'unsuitable' or whatever for their 'owners' needs! Patience is a rare thing with the majority of lurcher and terrier owners the

I don't have any problems where I live with my neighbours Pete..... Everyone knows the Mrs does boxing and mma on the estate...... And I'm a horrible unapproachable c**t that's always dragging carcasses /gun slips out the motor at unearthly hours, to be fair no cnut under 40 will look at me, that suits me fine

Zip now 2 ½ Managed for the first 12 months ferreting, then started in the light Ongoing, substantial injuries = 0 Used all year round, usually hard ground 2- 4 times a week Rabbits caught - lost count Proof is in the pudding, time will tell! JMO

When my lad was a nipper I trained him to point in to an empty room and say "Who's That Sad Little Boy?" He could only have been 4 at the time. My mate's Mrs thinks the house is haunted to this day...

2 bitch pups, need stripping out.

A lovely evening tonight, too nice to miss out . Here`s the spot I chose to shoot, the tree tops are 35 to 40 yds up and were the pigeons flight in. I`m not sure if anyone picked up on a topic I posted yesterday, Pro sport v`s T Rex but it was put to the drawing pin head test tonight. Picking and threading those shots, sometimes, like tonight, only head or neck shots are on, the Pro Sport excelled lads. Here`s my best mate retrieving to hand. Here`s the Pro Sport .177 atb Mark.

Mate I’m not denying that anyone can breed shit that’s part and parcel of breeding . We both been around long enough to that knowone can breed 100% consistency. But what I will say that without men at least men trying to eliminate the luck element you wouldn’t of had your line or the amount of workers that you’ve had over the years . if it was luck the line that you’ve got would’ve died out with the man that bred them years ago . It’s only through good stockmanship elimination of shite and granted luck lol that you still got a line workers . If it was luck then how comes someone ju

Cheers, lots of reasons... Babies, self employment, lack of kit... The main reason has been waiting for my mate to take me out, it was well worth the wait! I now have free access to his perms that cover huge tracts of cornwall, expert training and entering, use of a very good lamp and good company. If I had charged ahead without him, I would have been scratching around without a clue, clumsily sending my dog after unsuitable quarry with inferior kit. With a few summer sessions he'll be ready to go come autumn. Besides he's a part of the family that just happens to contribute considerably to th

Poor ole Victor kiam will be turning in his grave.

You wanna lay off the bud if you get that triggered by fuckers disagreeing with you, you seem a little sensitive

mush dont look much better to be honest....

I had this a builder brought the semi next to mine turned it into 2 flats the top one a unemployed bloke moved in music till 4 in morning I went round and asked him if he could lower it he told me to f off so I did the next best thing knocked crap out of him and I'm 60 odd and him 35 but it stopped the music

auld Bree

Epic capture Sir That ferret,...is a Master of his Trade,..and when I brought my bitch Dusty, back out, from her five years lay off, I was privileged to be allowed to handle him. He did not let me down and provided us all, with some champion sport...