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2 hours ago, poxon said:
Interesting replay runner Neil Someone with some experience of them
I think in the lurcher world people jump straight on to the negatives then give a negative replay I’ve no experience with huntaways I’ve only ever seen one work that was down in Oxfordshire on a sheep farm I spoke to the farmer he said he bought it for novelty to begin with as he normally used collies and wanted to try something different he said to be fair it’s a pretty good dog tbh it looked a pretty good dog to be fair I looked like it worked in the same manner as a collie pretty responsive dog. I had a bit of a read up on them what information I could gather there a pretty hard dog with good coats tough as nails feet endless stamina and pretty easily trained I think the only off putting thing was the deep bark bit why lurcher people would be against using one for Lurcher breeding but I personally think the odds are the same as any other cross of them producing a lurcher for work it’s a case of either they will or they won’t its the same odds as worker to worker lurcher to lurcher they will or they won’t. I’d be interested to see in the future if you do decide to breed yours some info on how you feel about the cross mate
I will keep you informed of progress . The Huntaway works in the opposite manner to my Collie , she is a great driving dog , she gets behind the sheep and pushes them on , fantastic for working in yards and filling races etc , where as the Collie is more of a herder always wants to bring sheep to you . Completely different temperaments to , the Collie tends to dive in and sometimes snap at the sheep a bit where as the Huntaway tends to use her physical strength more . Here's a couple of pics , not the best sorry
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1 hour ago, shaaark said:
What cross/type is your lurcher mate?
His dam is Bull x Grey and the sire is Whippet X Collie / Grey
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The chap i work for has a Huntaway x lurcher , getting on in age now . It showed plenty of promise as a youngster but the chap is a terrible dog man and made a mess of it . It was keen as mustard and def not just a rabbiting dog.
I run a pure Huntaway at home on the sheep alongside a collie . She is a fantastic dog and I much prefer the breed to a collie . She has a huge prey drive and a brilliant nose , as soon as the sheep work is done she spends hours up in the forestry hunting , and not just edible as someone else stated . She is very vocal but she is bark on command trained ... other than when after roe . They are a heavy set dog with great feet and amazing stamina so I think could add a lot to a running dog , if my young runner progresses over the next few seasons as he has so far I would be tempted to try a litter out of the pair of them .
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31 minutes ago, billhardy said:
My kind a man I am not on my own I hope that answered your query. But let me tell ya this that how the feck da yas think British working performance animals hit the heights they did ,I'll tell with a working animal his that allways taught when a a nonaligned his done unless really exceptional that's it don't worry yrs gone by the remains of bullocks gone in the Trent when they been slaughtered and boned out lol atb bill
Fair enough ... Not my kind of person then !!
You have no need to tell me about keeping the best of the best and breeding from them so these animals can hit the heights , I have had working dogs for years now , through runners , terriers and herding / driving dogs . I just can't get my head round the lack of respect shown to the animal thats served you until death .
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On 30/04/2019 at 07:49, billhardy said:
Terry I know how it his in my time with jukels I lost a few it's gauntlet we run killed five on the roads some hunting Charlie two in one collusion hit on the charle lost two non peds on coneys broken necks ,they went in the Trent no point taking them home they dead ,cruciate snapped on another jukel had ta cull , train collision on the Derby line not much left offa him coursing along ear across the tack, I have a few more lost some that were not really remembered because they got no time in em so ta speak it his what it his difficult at times one picks oneself up and gets on with it a trier a not a jacker his borne with in that includes men aswell has livestock. Atb bill
I have to beg the question as to what kind of man runs a dog and has so little respect for its life that when it has given its all for you and died tying you don't even have the respect to bury the poor thing but just throw it in the river like trash
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2 hours ago, Black neck said:
Much game about
Several young rabbits, about now its warmed up a bit they are out at the fresh grass coming through . Seen a few Roe , but the estates stalker has taken quite a few out as they been causing a lot of damage in the gardens . Not seen any Reds for a week or so but they will be out more once they have their calves and a few too many charlies for my liking
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8 hours ago, terryd said:
Out of interest do you have to allow access ? Poxy paths are popping up every where. Got a nice bit of wild ground I walk with no worries and now they have just stuck a path through
Afraid so , public footpath so unable to obstruct etc , its the worst part of where I live path right through the length of the farm . Got to say though 95% of users are good people and would say if there was a problem with any of the stock etc and tend to keep to the path with their dogs on leads , the other 5% are total ignorant sods who think its their god given right to do exactly as they please
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The owners are ignorant people. We have a footpath through my yard , there was a chap who would walk through every weekend with his Lab and without fail stop in front of my kennels with his dog barking and straining at the lead to get to my dogs , you have to question the mentality of someone who behaves like this . Ended up walking through one Sunday morning when I was late feeding up so my dogs were still out , my old Deer x grey was on the lab in a shot and had it on the floor by the throat , the chap reckoned it was unacceptable and the dog should never be loose ..... needless to say we haven't seen him again . Turns out the lab died a few months later after he let it in the river above a fallen tree and got sacked under and drowned, this was everyone else fault as well even though there is no footpath where he was walking the dog .
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26 minutes ago, Bobtheferret said:
My old whippet/bedlington was the same with collies. One had a pop for no reason when he was a puppy and he never forgave the entire breed as long as he lived!
My Parson Jack I had was the same , mother in laws collie squared up to him once , from then on every Collie was fair game for him to attack
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53 minutes ago, Yadad said:
Badger
Are you a total idiot or something
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Good luck with it
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1 hour ago, Boristheblade said:
Just no big cats
Not on this post mate
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Some great pictures in here and some very interesting reading
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He looks a little cracker , hope you have some fun with him
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2 hours ago, stormyboy said:
So the story I heard is true? Mum is shagging her son and says you do it better than your dad. He replies, thats what my sister said!
You must be from Redruth or Camborne to hear stories like that
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3 minutes ago, billhardy said:
Some fifteen yrs back I believe I sighted what I now believe we're black melamistic cats a pair in Staffordshire bordering the moorlands forestry blocks ,daylight hrs early doors ,travelling crossed the road blink of an eye,I investigated the situation conclusion reaesed from a sanctuary just before the keeper set on travels and ventures new.,I spent roughly seven maybey more yrs try get go relocate sighting ,but to no avail I thought I may have had one possible sighting on the lamp ,but could never be sure,gave up in ta end but ta sure I was a covering some rough forestry plentiful with game it would not be difficult ta survive there ordeal on being released.there was other sightings by general public became a feature of of general ramblers the morning I sighted them snow conditions all over but it did not sink in da many moments I asked the driver did he see what I believed I saw we both looked at each other in disbelief . That was kept very quiet we did not even speak again about to each other ,another sighting mate mooching with his beddy whippet she had hinted on but came running back ta handler yelping etc being pursued what was believed to be a large cat ,place was staked out local television and groups of paranormal groups .thing his that fella was a ferriting partner of mine he jacked there and then terrified poor fella ,this I write ain't bull shit it's all true what I believed I saw were cats will they have bred on I doubt it they would I presume have died out I I know j.h released the had to be him he had them in ran shackle runs in the woods in his sanctuary.this would be the possible conclusion of cats in uk released animals feral trying ta survive atb bill
That's very interesting mate , I believe there were a lot released quietly over the years
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2 hours ago, mackem said:
24.5 million,its a shit-hole of epic proportions,the leopards are well known,televised.
It is that for sure , but i wonder how many of that massive population have actually seen one in the flesh
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4 hours ago, Saltmoon said:
Second that one
You not that far away give me a shout sometime
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4 hours ago, ginger beard said:
Lamping permission please neil.
Lol ... they are not rabbits mate
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I bet Boris still thinks the world is flat
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It strikes me as funny that when i mentioned i had seen a red stag in my field a few pages back i was ridiculed for being slow , couldn't get a photo ... I must be useless . Thinking logically i have farmed here for about 10 years and we have always had a herd of 20 or so reds that float in and out off the moor and every year we watch their calves grow , but in all the hours i have spent outside , day in day out , all hours of the day and night , lambing , tractor driving , fencing , walking ,shooting and of course out with my dogs ... countless hours ... I have only seen that one stag , a fleeting glance of a prime stag that must weigh 250 kg plus and be getting on for 6 foot at the head , and yet he must come every year for our hinds to get in calf . Yet at the mention of the possibility of a big cat being about , a creature that is naturally shy and evasive , wary of noise and humans , probably weighing 50 to 60 kg and only a couple of feet to the shoulder i am classed a dreamer . I have seen all sorts dead and alive and have a good understanding of our fauna and how it works ... I also understand when something isn't right or doesn't fit with what we think we understand . And just for the record i can manage the odd pic
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4 minutes ago, Saltmoon said:
Well just googled it and I'm now 70/30 that there could be big cats in the UK
Lol ... is that in favour of yes or no
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1 minute ago, Boristheblade said:
No sightings have been proved. There is plenty of other explanations for kills. So as for big cats yes complete rubbish. There’s no proof just get over it.
You are entitled to your opinion , you still haven't offered another possibility which is credible for my lamb and a few hundred people every year who report sightings are wrong . I don't think you would notice one in plain sight unless it was pointed out to you
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Just now, Boristheblade said:
Don’t need any. The truth is your making assumptions the creating wild big cats. When there is no proof at all there is big cats in the U.K.
So my lamb , the sightings , the other kills of livestock etc all rubbish ?
Kelpies as a stud,
in Lurchers & Running Dogs
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A mate of mine runs a pair of Kelpies , a few Collies and a Huntaway on his farm . Was asking him about the Kelpies and by his reckoning they are fantastic working dogs . They push just hard enough to get respect of sheep / cattle without the manic nature of the Collies , then as soon as their job is done they are happy to go out the way and wait until needed again , where as the Collies are constantly around the stock looking for work nipping at the cattle etc