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  1. abrasivewheel
    Was reading on one the Facebook lurcher sites someone has acquired some young mink kits .I am aware that you require a licence to keep them , but was just wondering if anyone had any experience in the UK of working them with dogs .i have seen the mink man videos on YouTube and seen him working them with his dogs and others . and they come across as fast hard little bstrds to be honest like a ferret polecat on roids.
  2. abrasivewheel
    On a serious note he may have been possessed by the spirit of a dead lurcher and terrier man called a plummergeist they made a film years ago about something similar happening to a little girl.. Talking tellies and all that .???
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    He hasn't got them yet .
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    Like a certain individual who was not only a teller of tall tales but was irresistible to the opposite sex and one stare from said individual would have the ladies swooning at his feet . God I think back and this has to be one of them most cringe worthy comments ever made . he thought himself like this geezer in the advert in the link which is a blast from the past itself. Needless to say those who know 'know who said it !!! The Erroll flynn of the lurcher world
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    Was told to me face to face at a game fair not long after it happened and by the same person here a few years ago on this site .was common knowledge at the time .which will put the incident around 30+ years ago . Let's just say someone had something plummer wanted and threatened to report the individual if he didn't relinquish it . it really is that simple . As for Hancock he has wrapped up with the odd litter bred by his daughter. As for the OP its been an interesting thread but as far as I am concerned his original breed can not be resurrected unless he has blood going back to his original b
  6. abrasivewheel
    Far from it just relating to an incident that occurred many many moons ago. Between 2 individuals and a very nasty one in my book anyways.
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    Must have been related to plummer then ???
  8. abrasivewheel
    He bloody well did .
  9. abrasivewheel
    in regards to plummer and Hancock the later was a breeder so logic dictates that he will have had few good dogs due to the amount that was breed . As for plummer I would have categorised his literacy works in the same category as homer's the iliad maybe a very small smattering of truth mixed in with a large percentage of fiction . Mind you i never heard that homer threatened to grass socrates into the Greek dole office so he could have his job .???
  10. abrasivewheel
    Got to admit your one top windup merchant its easy to spot by some of your replys and highly amusing especially as some of the replys by members are like watching a pike attack a dead bait . Funny as feck though I will give you that especially the plummer quote which is bound to trigger a feeding frenzy quicker than a chum bag in shark infested water .
  11. abrasivewheel
    Coronavirus has a lot to answer for during these times of isolation. I didn't believe the thread when I first started reading it and certainly dont now . it's just a wind up in my humble opinion .
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    Or bloody cormorants .
  13. abrasivewheel
    They also don't like rehoming to people with kids or if they work or a plethora of other rubbish.try local dog pounds or as I know a few who point blank refuse to send lurchers to lurcher rescue centres or will have anything to do with them vets are another good source of getting hold of a stray as well .
  14. abrasivewheel
    Al the best in what you do it's TRUE your a long time dead make the most of what you have and family is the most important thing especially wife and kids .follow your heart and I am sure you have made the right decision in the long run .life is full of if onlys . And to be honest Cumbria or north Yorkshire are cracking places to live .as long as the family are happy and it's a unanimous decision then go for it . Hopefully I will be in a situation similar to yourself with my long term goal being france .
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    Lads I got my dogs from years ago used lurchers x lurcher small stamp biggest one was 23 and funnily enough a bitch . They worked all cover with a dog always waiting for a bolter working the outside of the hedge bushes brambles etc .I have too agree this is the best and my favourite type of lurcher work by a mile followed by working open ground at night no lamp and ferreting were the odds were always in favour of the rabbit. I once got lucky and got given a load of permission in skipton were I did 40+ rabbit in a few hours bolting with ferrets to the dogs and I swore never again granted there
  16. abrasivewheel
    Penda no need to be sarcastic what I meant was when walking the dog or pup if it showed interest in a moggie a tight leash and the word no was sufficient of course like breaking to livestock it's done over a period of time till they learn to ignore them . Theres plenty households with cats and even a half an hour walk you usually come across half a dozen or more .my last point on the subject now was it was a deliberate act and it served no point whatsoever the only think I gained from it was the RSPCA just confirmed my theory that some of there officers are thick .
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    To my point about making sure your dogs cat savvy it's the same way you would teach it to ignore sheep cattle horses etc .you certainly wouldn't go out lamping ferreting if your dog wasn't stock broken. they learn from the owner to resist the urge to chase sheep etc the same principle is the same but just applied to cats tight leash word no till they learn to ignore it with indifference let's be honest theres plenty cats and encounters with these are depending were you live .you would use the same methods as you would on livestock .
  18. abrasivewheel
    The difference between feral cats out in open country and this moggie sat on it's own property is worlds apart. I do come across frequently and what we deem to be ferals no small number belong to farmers Tennant farmers etc . Best way to avoid conflict is to make sure your dogs broken to them especially from an early age same as you would any livestock. And as been pointed out they can inflict serious wounds which leads to complications. Accidents do happen when out mooching especially with a dog not cat savvy. But this was a deliberate act on someone's pet which can not be condoned in anyway
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    The price is not the problem the problem is the number of pups breed . it's better to spend 12 months waiting and researching and getting to know who is the real deal and who is just trying to flog for profit .
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    That was me I think and seen them regularly £500+ especially merles or unusual colours .
  21. abrasivewheel
    Or a £1 a day or 7 quid a week cant buy you 2 drinks in some pubs fair price I say .
  22. abrasivewheel
    https://whippet.breedarchive.com/animal/view/taltonia-shining-comet-82515039-ceff-4408-8880-b82a204907d5 found this if it's any use too you .
  23. abrasivewheel
    It's a cloudy subject poaching if your on about a bloke or lady for that matter who goes about there business quietly efficiently taking what they need with no disturbance disruption damage or theft on foot either as an individual or with a trusted partner who cares or do they exist anymore as some would lead you to believe they don't . If its mob handed 6 dogs running from vehicle's using it as an excuse to eye the place up for theft etcleaving behind damaged crops fencing etc then throw the book at them justice wise .I honestly believe apart from the very few and I mean very few and I have b
  24. abrasivewheel
    The attitude of a minority shouldn't have such an impact but I fear the lurcher hunting fraternity as an whole would be allowed to become the sacrificial lamb to enhance the interests of may I say more influential groups within the hunting fraternity to further there standing . A modern day version of the nazis .night of the long knives
  25. abrasivewheel
    Fact is your a disposable asset there to swell the ranks fill in the forms and join the marches .but at the end of the day lurcher work is viewed as a plebian sport associated with the masses working class pursuits like course and match angling were as you can fish a match on a multitude of venues usually canals with a bag of home made bread punch casters you turned yourself the week before and be in with a chance of winning. Not fishing for salmon on the tay etc for these lads .of the course the press don't help with far fetched stories of would be gangsters betting thousands on the outcome
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