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A dog I bred last summer that a mate has nearly ready to start his career

Same dog when fit. He looks like a labradoodle in first picture. Nice and cuddly and doesn't draw attention to his intentions. I'd like to throw in some gamey saluki blood for gears in his off spring.

A bit fat at moment but likes his job. First cross so not a speed merchant. Can keep up with foxes when fit though. Not many rabbits here so always on the sharp end. Stripped out he looks more athletic but the hair can cover a multitude of sins.

It's good to hear that hunting lads are still keen to peruse a few books? I remember buying Ted Walsh's, 'Lurchers and Longdogs... Bookwise, the lurcherman had not been well served before this,..then suddenly the floodgates opened and we all had something to enjoy. The tide had turned,..great times lay ahead, everything was so fresh, so new,.. and so exciting...

Last year I got myself an icotec 350 , and I’ve had some success with it but mostly on cubs . After reading some of Jarvis posts he is an advocate of the distressed pheasant call . Well I’m useless on computers and don’t have a computer that can accept an SD card to load the calls . So I was at the midland game fair and called in to have a chat to the guys on the “best fox call “ stand , I explained my predicament and they handed me an SD card loaded with calls and no9 was the distressed Pheasant on the house . They seem a nice bunch of guys and very helpful . I’ve noticed some puffs of feath

that white flat cap still anoyes me

Wheaten/bull/grey ... 6ish months old

I do mainly bushing and expect the dogs to hunt whatever's there from rats to antelope Its good fun and I get more chance of gerrin on a bit of summat each to the own tho

My nan took almost three months of being poked and prodded by doctors before she drew her last breath she was around a 100, it would have been far kinder to let her go before the 3 month nightmare as there was only ever to be one outcome, but I can't see any of these wankers protesting about that, it may have had nerve movement but if it had a hole in its head it was clinically dead, it's just all part of the big bullshit machine that sways gullible public opinion in the direction they want people to think ?

blue bitch 5 months old, just ferreting and maybe the odd night on the lamp end of season...... 2019 will be her yr?

TBH I think its the best book ever written on the subject and every pit village and town in working class areas had people like the author back in the day.

She prob see the end of this season but next season be perfect for her

Well me and viz(Sean) went off to si,s this week end gone and as all ways the lad went out of his way to put us up and make sure we had a cracking week end , time was set to leave ours at 1 but ended setting off at just before 12 . DAY ONE Got to Si,s just after 2ish unloaded the tank had a cuppa a bit of a chin wag then set off for some fish and chips WELL it would not be right to go to Scarborough and NOT have fish and chips lol Now i must say i had took the mick out of si earlier in the week as he had that cold bug that was going around but turned out i had it on th

The disabled tend to do their best at getting on with life, not begging, and f*****g up their lives in public!

Iv seen a horse kick the side of a knacker wagon out minutes after being shot and killed instantly. It's trial by media. There aren't even hoping for legal action, just like with the hunting act. Win the media battle is their aim.

I have to thank Brian Plummer for his Rogues and Running Dogs and Tales of a Rat Hunting Man for opening up my eyes about lurchers and terriers as a young teenager and regardless of what is said about the man, for that i am eternally greatful.

I think that the voting public generally would struggle to accept the idea of killing for fun and can rationalise the need for pest control more readily. I personally only shoot foxes when Ive got to , on pheasant shoots at certain times of year and poultry units and on occasions lambing fields . I find it challenging and I find the fox a beautiful beguiling creature who I have a great amount of respect for . If you came to my house you would see pictures and ornaments of foxes everywhere, I drink my tea from a mug with a fox on it . I more than most people would hate to see the last fox . But

About to receive advanced train from a saluki?

the great game by harold wyman is a very good read ....

dave harcombe gave me a signed copy of the great game for something I wrote in the earth dog running dog, it is a decent read but written by someone that spent a lifetime doing the job, not ten minuets.

Without a good bitch to start with your on a down hill slope straight off. I personally believe their are plenty of good dogs out there but good working bitchs are not as plentiful. I have always preferred bitchs as to dogs and at present I've only 1dog in kennels rest are bitchs but I have access to a number of dogs if need be and they are dogs that are all related to my own and also well worked and well proven.a good brood bitch is worth their weight in gold IMO and should be treated as such because when their gone its very hard replace them.

Young dog good to go now.....

I'm not doubting the woman but, these accusations seem to be rather fashionable at the moment How could I ever accept fame and success after fingering my sisters mate in the 90s?

The 2 I kept back about 6 months ago ago around 8 months old

Two next week Made a nice retrieve off some drilled after the farmer shot one this morning

My fecking jaw is still hurting

Just bought j.darcys book 'scooby' should be here next week so hopefully its a good read... johnny blucks book the terriers and terriermen of ireland has some interesting pics in them, however i dont think some of the stuff thats in them terrier books should ever have been published to the public. Its only Educating the ignorant ...

As I always say check the tail, it looks like a large domestic to me, here,s a real one, should make 20" -22" at the shoulder and 3ft body length without the tail, for the lads that are into the lamping the eye shine is worth a note as most things light up red cats are big and greenie yellow ?

Falling over and getting lost will be a good read And written by a genuine idiot

Seen a bit end of last season but this season is hers

Young W/B/G

Not my dog but a fine animal to ground. ...I bred his Dam

Fcukin hell. I wonder who will read out your obituary when your gone it will read something like. RIP SOCKS found killed in action by security who found him creeping around old celebrity's and actors homes with evil intentions. ??? I bet your last post on here will be your last will and testemant and you will still get in ahead of the boys before the last breath.?

Id rather have a good working bitch than good working dog if I had to start from scratch, having been to quite a few lads kennels over the years I'd say working dogs outweigh working bitches maybe 3 or 4 to 1.

This is my young un she’s a home bred bitch she’s had a couple of small lamp trips an been successful on her trips but I called any more lamping a day till the ground softeneds up it’s still like rock under foot and I don’t want to smash her feet to pieces being the only bitch I’ve got to run now has her mum is living sofa life retirement

Ah right..... Now I know who he is I'll pretend I give a f**k.. Rip Charlie

Real nice mate, like the black socks lol. My lad Picked a few up on the lamp, coming along well.

All too heavy I've got a tuned 95 shoots almost as sweet as a pcp and lite enough to carry round a field all day

Cheers mate hears a few more of him

Two nice clean Carcass there - spot on.

Is it to early to say he touched me?... Yokel.

Few hours this evening.keep the lads busy

ive a size 12 shoe box available for the passing.

a mouchers tale good read mainly as I remember the time well myself expcially giro day being like Appleby fair ? lol lurchers n longdogs and of pedigree unknown by drabble, the old ones are usually always the best ? but if it a fairy tale yam after plummers are a dead cert lol

Pic maybe 27 years ago. No world beater but a honest dog who tried his best.Half cross beardy greyhound.

Only lurcher book i ever read was that lamping one from darcy.... Honestly thought it was f***ing shite and threw it in the thl fishing comp raffle few weeks back, i read harcombes terrier books when he brings them out, would sooner be out doing it than reading about someone elses exploits ?

Books are there mainly for "entertainment". Whilst some have more fiction in than others, I wouldn't knock folk for writing them until Id tried putting one together myself.

You got knackered struts as well then ?