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  6. Terriers and Terriermen

    in Hunting Book's

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    Terriers and Terriermen has been reprinted and it is for sale for £49.00 + postage.

     

    I know that copies of the first print are like gold dust and I'm just wondering if worth the investment.

     

    Any opinions would be welcome.

     

    Thanks

     

    Rebel

  8. shows

    in Gamefairs, Meet Up's and Events

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    I was at the Kilkenny show last year, a good show with plenty of dogs.

     

    Does anyone know if Mullinavat Harriers and Tory Hill beagles are having a show this year.

     

    They had one two years ago, it was a fairly good one too and only up the road.

     

    Rebel

  12. Wheatens

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    Oldskool,

     

    In reply to your post, and as you said no offence to the English Bull, but I'd say the English Bull from the 60s and 70s was a different animal to the ones of today, there was probably still working strains back then.

     

    As I said in my post it was purely an observation and based on the particular strain that I was familar with. It wasn't meant as a generalisation. Any bull that was introudced would have beed done a long long time ago and would be very diluted.

     

    I'm sure there are plenty of other guys on here who would know more and would be better qualified than me to commet on the wheaten.

     

    Good topic, and hopefully a few lads who know more about the breed can add to it. It would be good to see pics if anyone had them.

     

    Rebel

  13. Wheatens

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

    Posted

    I would agree with most of what has been said here about the Wheaten and with what Eamonn Mc said.

     

    I have never owned a wheaten but I saw wheatens working. The ones that I saw were all from the same breeding, kept by a man who at the time worked them very hard and only kept and bred from those that did the job right. They were excellent at their job and were some animals. I wouldn't mind a few of those dogs in my yard now. The dogs could get to a fairly big size, wouldn't know the exact measurement. I think with a lot of the working wheatens there is a bit of bull blood (I was always under the impression that a bit of English Bull was used) in them at some stage, but I'd say it could be going back a good few generations(60s - 70s) - I could be wrong this is only my own observation and from what I heard and may not apply to all wheatens.

     

    There are a few posts on this and other websites with wheatens and a few of the Northern Ireland lads have dogs that most would love to have in their yard.

     

    In my opinion a wheaten from the proper breeding would be a good cross for anyone.

     

    But as has been said in the other posts I wouldn't like to see them becoming a fashion item and mass produced by puppy farmers.

     

    Rebel

  17. REBEL

    in Earthdogs & Working Terriers

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    Dont know who you are and dont really care, for your first post you dont add up.

     

     

    Ive deleted the post so i hope it stays deleted.

     

    Cheers Trev.

     

     

    Trev,

     

    Just someone who is interested in working terriers.

     

    I was under the impression that forums were places where people could discuss items of interest and that is all I was trying to do. I just wanted to create a discussion similar to all other discussions on this forum on the subject of strong dogs which having searched through the forum doesn't really seemed to have been discussed.

     

    If people don't like a topic or aren't interested then they just don't reply.

     

    What should my first post be "lovely looking dog mate"?

     

    Rebel

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