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OldPhil last won the day on April 7 2022

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  • Birthday 26/07/1951

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  1. Hope that you are keeping well fellah.... Yes,...good ole times back then,....Halcyon Days, eh...
  2. Good answer... I feel exactly the same,...it used to really upset me that I felt like that,...but thank God, at last I have realised that there is far more to life than, "Dawgs and Ferrets"....I've done my service,...I've ate slept and drunk the hunting life, for over 65 years,...I feel confident that my life with lurchers has not been wasted,. .the dogs have opened so many doors for me, and in a roundabout way, my obsessional interest in them has given me a good living. But now,...although I will still always have a walk out , and can never really let go completely,...to all int
  3. An item is worth what the buyer wants to pay for it
  4. I reckon a lot of us change as we become older,...I certainly have.... Its a natural part of advancing into old age, nothing to be ashamed of,.. but,.. it does take some getting used to.. Back in the day, I never used to keep my old dogs,....but now, my mind set has changed and whilst it would perhaps be foolishly andromorphic to think of a canine in quite the same way as a human,.. or some kind of fur baby.......I no longer begrudge them a well deserved retirement....
  5. Canny ole Dawgs them Kelpies..
  6. I would expect a young dog to have all the drive in the world,...if it hasn't, then its not worth a dime,...but, ya got to impress upon a rabbiting dog,...that stupid behaviour,... is simply not acceptable....
  7. When the rabbit is in the net,..it belongs to you, its going nowhere.... Slow everything down,... and ask him to stand back when a Coney is in the meshes,.. his services are not required.. A work dog is an investment, ..so forget messing about with shushis for now,. just spend all Summer educating him to behave in the way you would like him to,... for the rest of his life.... Think about it....
  8. Sensible attitude fellah,...a dog that is inclined to bite folk,... can be a real liability,...it invariably ends in tears.... Personally,...with the dog you have,....I would gear your training regime heavily towards the jolly old Fetch and Carry.... A lurcher such as he, should be more than capable for picking -up and helping out on a game shoot ..
  9. A bit of Beddie goes a long way...
  10. I am a leg man myself,...and the pins on those pups look exceptional...
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