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A few pups

.........Lancaster bomber crews took off from Lincolnshire, on a top secret mission over Germany, known as Operation Chastise. All of those involved earned their place in history, including the 52 who didn't come home. The men were flying from 617 Squadron.............The Dambusters. https://www.express.co.uk/news/uk/960073/dambusters-flypast-2018-peak-district-derbyshire-raf-617-squadron-world-war-2

13 month old now shaping up nicely, showing good signs on the rats at the min fingers crossed for her.

my type of work wouldn't be without one with hound blood in i think hound blood or collie blood is a must good feet good stamina good jacket but most important of all you need independence and they need to be willing to search for hours sometimes not seeing or finding a thing for a few days on the bounce

At the back end of last season I managed to get out on the hills in various locations. I mainly lamp, bush and try to fit in the odd bit of ferreting. I enjoy all types of work but have really taken to getting out on the hills. I see a lot less up there but really like seeing the dogs hunting and letting them range. The dogs have taken to it fairly well, especially my lurcher. He’s saluki collie grew. My busher enjoys it but won’t range too far. He’s young so will hopefully pick it up. Im probably looking at bringing on another lurcher pup next year so want to start doing my homework.

Pride of place on my wall .have another of the spitfire in hall.

Not introduced this bitch the the group yet. 2 years ago, a few days after my 7 month old collie/grey was killed by a car, I was being offered many pups by kind people but nothing seemed to click. I spoke to Dan Poxon who had a couple left from his litter which I'd watched grow, including his original pick. So off I went, a 3 hour drive to have a look. It was a medium sized bitch puppy with a striking white blaze, she'd been my eye catcher when seeing photos of the litter. She had a good disposition and was playful with her litter mates and it just seemed right, so it was meant to be. Hei

Great place to work dogs

Putting a tiny pup alone in a kennel in a strange place is asking for problems. She needs to be with you, not shut away on her own. 90% of the sort of problems you're having would not happen if the pup was able to cuddle up to someone. Dogs are social creatures, so being isolated is so terrifying: she has lost the security of her litter mates. You are a giant in a strange land. Some pups are more needy and worried than others, but to think that kennelling a pup alone will 'toughen it up' is an outmoded and cruel way of doing things. Keeping a puppy with you, letting it fall asleep on your lap

it doesn't get much better than this.

You have hit the nail on the head there fellah ... My dogs are just like me,...wee fat feckers, that love their grub and live for the hunt,....certainly wary of strangers, and yes, most definitely needy, especially when it comes to carefully choosing our hunting companions...

? Not so sure about that doctrine with a mouching dog,... I like my dogs around me, I enjoy lavishing attention on them... For me, its part and parcel of having a canine pal... Of course, when out on the hunt,..shit can happen,..and then,..its time to harden your heart... This bond can help us both assess the situation,...it can definitely save the day (and the night),...so I strive to become good pals with a dog. If I wanted a jukel kept in the manner of a racing dog, I would keep a racer,..but I don't...so its plenty of fuss, hugs, and strokes from me...

Of course i have a 19 yr old student working with and she asked what music i was into which led me rapidly down memory lane here is my Madness vinyl collection bottom pic is of a comic handout i got when in the queue at the Hacienda Madchester at the beginning of dance music

Can't thank the man enough for this little bitch. Started well at the end of the season and lovely with the kids and big dogs too

Half sisters, enjoying the sunshine.

Pablo,young dog entered last season,

Hello, the owner wanted a Jäger knife with Scagel style ricasso and guard, so we took a nice one from the Dr. Lucie book of W.Scagel. Here the result 12cm drop point blade from 1.3505 12cm handle from brass, aluminium, fiber, copper and buffalo. Kind regards Nico

Cracking day up here so obviously you would expect the ice cream van out. What you wouldn't expect was his choice of chimes. Lily Marlene. A favourite of the German troops in ww11 about a prostitute lol Not the tune you would associate with kids and ice cream. Wonder if he even realises.

Haven't posted on here since December 2013! Thought it's time to show my face again. When I last posted, my young bitch Nancy was a family pet catching rabbits around the farm and stables. I was young, clueless, no idea how to work a lurcher and totally thrown in at the deep end. I picked brains for info, watched others from a distance and then found my own way with the bitch who is now 6 years old. She became a pretty damn good dog. I have ended up having several ferrets, and bred litters too. She is a remarkable ferreting dog with a brilliant nose, patience of a saint and cat

Great sport my type of terrain for that type of terrain you need a dog with good feet a lurcher without good feet is useless it will also need a good coat not a thin sighthoundy coat also a dog with plenty of stamina and have a good recall and plenty of brains them hills can be dangerous places to work a dog.Regards Collie John

I've heard the best cure is to mot out a disease ridden whore, you will have terrible breath for ages but it should mask the stench of rotting meat.

Last nights grub, nothing but flesh,

Making a cup of tea this morning i noticed this vixen on next doors shed roof, looks like it has cubs nearby.

And ps. Your 100% correct. I do think it's the best dog in the country. Simply because I own it. Its my dog. So if I like writing about it and showing pictures it's because I'm proud to own such a little honest dog.

You couldn’t make this up. As with training any pup it’s repetition, little and often, imo I’d look for a different pass time

Probably the best course ever filmed......

Well mine aren't bred by Hancock and 1/8 is neither near or hear and if like your user name night time netter a collie saturated would suit you lol each to their own pal.Regards Collie John

Paras used to do a jump annually on Caythorpe hill years ago out of Herc's. It was great as a kid to see. I think airborne engineers or something were based at Caythorpe during the War and so it went back to that.

Yes, I agree fully... I've acquaintances who favor the hare coursing types and also dogs of Bull blood,..and like yourself, they go to extraordinary lengths to obtain the best possible lines. The lurchers that they create are superb,..obviously, they do not always produce canine perfection or the type that they desire, but I'm sure it 'ups the odds' a tad.?

Phil sadly no longer with us he was a fantastic hill dog and a profilic trials winner a big powerful leggy collie the ideal stamp of dog to introduce into collie greyhounds or straight greyhounds.Regards Collie John

Got them off Amazon £55 for spitfire 65 for the Lancasters . Ironically they were shipped from Leipzig in Germany lol

Wouldn't want anything to fine either they hills and moor can be a dangerous place good luck in your search

these 3 have been nesting for the last few yrs.ive about 6 nests in the yard.

Triffid in the park...

Excellent bit of genuine Kiwi marketing..........(I just love the fact that they're called 5hitbox !)

Throwts

I'd love to visit Iceland, Scandinavia etc....

Young Molly.

lovely mate

Had a stalk on some ground that has had the attention of poachers recently and managed to grass a lone buck . Head shot off quad sticks at 60 yds

need a dog with the right attitude for it also, to keep looking and ranging out when there's hardly anything about and its been blowing and pissing down all day, collie cross

They should be good size and shape to float over that heather land. It'll be like the fens on steroids.

The bull cockers were bred to run a couple of local farms witch I did walk most days knocking bunny’s an fox out of not so heavy covers/woods/hedges.A good mate of mine was on the spade side of things on the farm an they was handy to have around at the time,they did bump in to Fox in cover on a good few occasions borristhemaid,but as I’ve always said they are not in the same league as a well bred beagle/spaniel as a good mate on here has a nice little pack now and doin very well with them.atb mud

one of the keys to getting ur product and name out in the business world is too get 50 influential people talking about it, they in turn tell and influence others and so on the domino affect starts.its the same in the doggy world but you only need 2 or 3 wel known dog men talking about a dog,i bet any money if 1 or 2 wel known terrier men started talking about a made up dog called HARDY for EXAMPLE,before you know it his name will have spread far and wide.

Me & Mrs Flattop love getting away at least three times a year my favourite place I’ve been to so far is Costa Rica what a place wildlife every where, we have pigeons dropping in front of you they have toucans and macaws, and the insects different ball game Sloths howler monkeys Humming Birds the lot I had Hummingbirds landing on my hands with a little nectar feeder, if you go organise your trips with the locals much better experience. We also crossed the border into Nicaragua lovely place visited Lake Nicaragua and an active volcano and also was involved in a street crime in Grenad

Everyone makes mistakes early on ,you sound like you've learned from them ,some carry on making the same ones for years. Your dog sounds like it's had a great life and if asked I'm sure it wouldn't complain.

I have been told Rhyl is nice .