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Went to Crown Court today for the final adoption certificate. In 2021 my lad and his wife lost their Daughter my only grandchild of 18 months after trying for a kid for nearly 10 years. Seeing my son and his wife's hurt was hard and of course the wife and I were devastated not being Grandparents. As it was an ultra rare genetic thing they decided to go down the adoption rout. Well after over a year of foster to adopted a long drawn thing. Finally the last rubber stamp so to speak I'm a Granddad to a lovely little Lad. To say I'm over the moon would be a massive understatement.

Called a bank holiday Thursday today, no work today, took the lads out on the boat instead. You can't waste days like this, flat calm sea, sun up all day and had a good few fish, loads of laughs.. Plus the best fresh mackerel baps for dinner and bass for tea... it don't get much better

It has been a privilege to be Phil's friend, work colleague, and occasional hunting partner/photographer. We worked on "stuff" outside of the pest control/lurcher world together and had a good laugh along the way. I have lost a good friend. Rose has lost her best friend and husband. Till the next life mate...

Me with my brindle bitch bonnie...Phil in the middle and his mate paul on the right...bolting to the dogs up on the high ground

I know there is a fishing section but thought this might have a general appeal. On jollies in France at a friend's pond after carp. Got here and they are all bloody spawning - for those that aren't into fishing when they are shagging for the week they aren't interested in eating at all. Then this thing took my bait. Ugly slimy thing but an absolute beast. 45minutes battle on 15lb line. Scales bottomed out at 67lb. Estimated at 100lb. Unreal and saved my holiday!!!

@The drover

Suluki grey x non ped whippet.

I met Phil through Ditchshitter in the early 80s and had been in touch and met from time to time ever since . I only hunted with him once to my great regret . He used one of my photographs in one of his books which l considered a bit of an honour. A couple of years ago ,and completely out of the blue , he gifted literally hundreds of his traps to me and l did detect a change in him . I had the feeling that he clearly had other things to do while time was on his side. Phil was a ruthless hunter in his heyday . Mercenary too ; "lt's all about the pounds " was one of his sayings .

Thanks to @Alan P off here for put this clearance job my way. Not the best time of the season with the little squeakers about and a lot of work for just two handed. Managed a dozen. Cheers Arry

Counting down the days til stubbies are down for the young bitch 10 1/2 month old now outta my old breeding 24 3/4" shell be a big un

These are coming on well and are as fit as fire from all the hikes up the wainwrights and climbing 4000ft and 14miles,the little shits would go around again when ya get back to the car as I can’t tire them

I opened this thread yesterday after not being on here for a week or so and thinking I must have misread the title. I read the first post, closed the computer down and went for a long walk up Windmill Hill. There was a hare at the top and I wondered if he believed in reincarnation. I only met Phil a handful of times, maybe a little more, but I learnt a lot on those few occasions, particularly when he once borrowed the two ferrets I had at the time to get one of his previous 'cur dogs' started (I think it might have been Dusty). However, despite his standing in the lurcher world, my o

7 week old update

A friend of mine id like to mention he's coming up 60 now he keeps a right good like of pure saluki iv seen these dogs stop some real toppers over the years especially his smooth bitch and a daughter of her sold to the Arabs for 20000.

My 3 pups that I kept back out of Boots x Rose..Gus back left,Tino back right & little Maggie at the front..they were 7 months old on May 6th..the two dog's will be well over 26tts & the bitch about 24tts..I weighed them the day they were 7 months old,Gus was 28.70kg,Tino 29.55kg & the little bitch was 24.50kg..they are all doing really well,so far so good with them..not a bother kind with sheep/lambs,will jump absolutely anything,very very keen pups but so they should be with being 5/8 Greyhound..from birth I've always favoured the black dog Tino & that's still the case,I real

Sad news this...Been out with him a good few times when he used to come up the dales with me and vin... And of course growing up ..used to read all his stuff in the shooting news ...he walked the walk did Phil.....Vin even named one of the fields on our permission Phils field...reason being we would get on the tops...spread out a bit bolting to our own dogs...but as Phil was a guest we would give him the best spot...and the name stuck between us ... I think also Phil might have been the one that originally got Moochers hunting site going... RIP peace Phil....Chalkwarren...

Good to see SeanC, Geth, Joe (Borr), and Bud at the comp fishery yesterday, me and fin had a few hours fishing...he hammered me off the next peg, looks like his education is over! Lol

750 kg of battery’s and 50kg of brass

He's a f***ing traiter that c**t..

If anyone encompassed the uk lurcher scene , it was him wasnt it . from the bad old days to Lambourne , the ushering in of videos , the ban and the refining of your dog sports into legal and as a business , he will have seen all that . a massive loss to the lurcher world , such a shame.

Will there ever be another like him?, not a chance and hope he knew how much he was respected.Gutting to read the news and wish i had met the man as spoke to him a lot over the years about the cattle dog x's in pm's.. May your spirit be at peace Phil and RIP to a real legend...

Just been into Canterbury to take my daughter to her favourite wing shop as she's been away on a school trip to Bude all week so said I'd treat her.We had 2 flavours of wings,Mac n cheese and chilli loaded fries.Then there was a food market on with a jamaican jerk stall which I couldn't resist and then spotted our favourite Italian bakery stall.80quid later

I didn't post this Purley about salukis no pun intended just saw the site flat n was thinking what my pal had done had good lurchers competed with whippets competed with greyhounds and competed with salukis in the original saluki cup n continued running them when that folded I don't know anyone that's managed to be successful on hares with all the different types and at 64 although always humble his dogs are still always bang on and look great what is it he says don't worry whatever anyone else is doing or not doing or thinking or worrying just go and work your dog it's been a good life..

My eldest lad was gifted a little Plummer bitch when he was turning 11, was a great wee bitch to have around, dynamite at marking anything, could come ferreting 7 days a week when we was bang at it, an the ratting most nights, was even a useful wee bitch at bolting fox, deffo no digging dog but fkr what she was she was worth her weight in gold, loads a folk off here saw her graft, she impressed me. But she come off lads who are bang at it, killing more rats than most

Also coursed greyhounds and ran in the waterloo cup as said at almost 60 now his dogs are still the best conditioned you'll ever see and a nice man he is, those pups at the top are one week old and homed all ready two going out to the dohar qutar when there ready.

Sad news indeed my condolences to Phils family and close friends RIP. Those of us of a certain age will have heard the name Phil Lloyd the first time in his weekly page in the then shooting news in the 80s a page in that paper I always looked forward to reading and a name that if it ever cropped up in conversations between other lurcher enthusiasts be it at shows or on the land never once did i ever hear a bad word spoken of the man an indication of how genuine and the real deal he was.

Had to be one the best writers or dogs a fieldwork a nature there’s been? Between him an doxhope I can’t think of anybody better with a pen

Spent some more time in the Mountains looking for warrior bass again. I bought me a life straw so I could filter water to lighten my load so I could travel faster.Water tasted great. Endangered vermillion darter in the last pic.roughly 2 inches long.took a while to sneak up close enough for a picture.

Well back at stourport docking the big boat tight squeeze but she’s in then down to Bredon to get some plate on the other one the big boat will be pressure washed and have new anodes fitted today then we will start blacking the bottom in the morning

6 1/2 weeks old now

Been chatting about this sad news with my pal, very hard to know what to say and almost impossible to follow some of the wonderful tributes on this thread. So I’ll say this, he came across as a proper chap and a gentleman….the worlds a bit poorer when it’s looses people like that. Wherever he is, I hope it’s an autumn night and he hasn’t got permission to be there !

Had family tip up from Portrush yesterday,so didn't make the Gower...fished ogmore deeps instead with the youngest,had him baiting up,casting and reeling his own fish in,was a cracking few hrs had a few Smuts,doggies and lost a cracking Big Huss

And me just moved me gear into me van and am up somewhere around Kidderminster droitwich way in the middle of nowhere

Just posting coz its quiet

Cheers Arry

Home made chicken tikka kebabs done on the bbq with home made coleslaw.

The pups mchull bred with young lad round corner any takers cur x coursing pups the gay one has went to saluki side pm him for details

Up on Dartmoor again hoping to hear the Cuckoo and see the fields of Blue Bells at Emsworthy Mire. Well Seen and heard the Cuckoo one landed for about two seconds above our head. Blue Bell looks like couple weeks time. Loads of twitchers after photos of the Red Starts and Cuckoos. If anybody is down in a week or two Emsworthy and Halwell lawn will be a mass of Blue Bell. Acres of them. Think this is a Willow Warbler Not very good photo I'm afraid of a Red Start. Few little Thumpers. Couple os ponies in the distance on to

Homegrown bacon and egg to start the day....

He also did well racing and coursing with whippets. Mona mandingo 12 months old won the NATIONAL BENDS CHAMPIONSHIP 1979 AND 198O WON THE YEAR AFTER Great little bitch on a Hare small land of course

Took a friend fishing on the farm pond. Rather embarrassingingly l insisted he have the tench hotspot ,then caught three tench myself from the swim next door. He was happy enough with 20 or so roach and rudd though.

Because regular joe shouldn't own a bulldog and game terriers and game bulls are completely different animals I'm sure theres plenty boys have working bulls but the game bulls are better staying on the chains with boys that know what there doing with them there's men dedicate there life to it and would you give one to some empty head down the street to run about with better keeping them away from kids and Joe public and people using them like a weapon

Breakfast in a diner,and alcatraz in the bay.