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    Caught plenty ,...night after night,..with the ACD x Greyhounds.... Always a fun night out....?
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    Personally,...?... I would use (and have used) any type of canine, that can get me a result...? Obviously,...some varieties are better adapted to do the job than others..? This could be a really interesting and informative thread,.so lets hear everyone's opinions?
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    ?Yep,..the Beddy influence was extremely strong; I found it created an incredibly determined prey drive in a lurcher. Our dog Solo, was deadly on the Roe,...once he was locked on to their vapour trail, they were pretty soon grassed. He done plenty of two's and three's, and i reckon that he would have amassed quite a tally, if he had not busted his silly neck on a tree stump...? Great type for them old times....?
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    ? Taken a lot of rabbits over the last 60 years with various working dogs,....but, under the spotlight,..I would think that 78 with my Sadie , back in the 1980's would be the most that I've grassed in a night. Now I know that lads have bagged up , on the Dales and similar rabbit laden areas, but back then, such Elysian Fields were unknown to me. We were poaching in West Sussex, mostly on stubble, and it was strictly a case of lamp on, lamp off, and keep on moving..? You could not get yourself or the dog into any kind of rhythm, it was all in and out , guerrilla tactics,.hardly conduc
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    Old Moocher was a Beddy/Grey x Collie/Grey....? He was a real honest dog and an amazing retriever,...he fetched everything straight back to hand, even dragged a few larger bits and pieces back..? The fecker started off badly,..I don't know why? I schooled him proper and he had speed to burn, but was a tad excitable....and this is always the precursor of trouble... However, I did manage to cure him ,..mostly by running and running , and fecking running that silly shite noisiness, right out of his system....? Lovely kind-hearted and manageable cross,...I liked him so
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    Beautiful dogs Jacob Evo?
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    SheepChaser.. You are right to be looking for that type...?
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    Yes, that was Tony P? The wee paper pamphlet he sent out, was simply a few bits of A5 stapled together,.I think he earned a few bob from that wee project,...and bloody good luck to him? I never took much notice of the construction of the wooden half barrel mole trap,..I can barely put air in a car tyre, and I have no practical ability whatsoever, so it meant nothing to me. I am pleased to see my fellow trappers making their own tools,...it must be nice to have such skills..?
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    You are enjoying yourself?
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    Locally, we all had whippets,...and we all managed to kill a few hares... Good old times...? Actually,..when you look at the jukels all around our beautiful Island,...the Whippet influence has been phenomenal...The inclusion of these diminutive speedsters within many lurcher types really does make for an attractive and exceptionally useful, rabbiting helper.... ?
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    Good practice to do that....? I was at a meeting in Alresford once and it was, straight run up,..no turns, just a pick up The Secretary came over to us lurcher boys watching in the crowd and said,.."What do you think lads,..yes or no"? We gave him a resounding no... Fair play to the man, he stopped proceedings on the spot, and we abandoned that part of the Estate and moved onto fresh ground.. I think the hares were obviously sick or had been effected by crop sprays,.whatever ? Its curious that organised Hare Coursing was banned so easily,.when you think of all the
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    Wow,.that is a superb image of a truly beautiful running dog.... Many thanks for showing us.?
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    ? Not sure...
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    Jeemes,...the guy you are thinking of is Roger Upton. Real interesting, well travelled fellah to talk to.. Sadly, I've just learned he succumbed to Parkinson's . He lived one hell of a Sporting Life....? R.I.P.?
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    Nice to look back on old images..?
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    You are right there Katchum? I am not a fan of the hybrid myself,...unless the end result has the big old jaw of an old style Beddy, and the Whippet half is one of those chunky, big barrel chested feckers...? I've enjoyed watching these 30/35 pounders break a bush in half when they scent a vulpine.... I was once out with some digging lads and they had a strong rough coated Beddy lurcher. It wasn't much of a size, but had a kind of strange seriousness about its demeanour...? When a fox bolted from an earth, the dog rolled it in about twenty yards... It was straight onto the
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    With such a diminutive tyke , it is all down to their intent,...and to be honest, a lot of jukels frequently bite off more than they can chew..? I've seen several dogs spit out a vulpine in double quick time, when he retaliates... The small dogs are incredibly useful in dense bracken and rough woodland areas... They are often able to keep in contact with the fox , especially if they bolt fast from a shallow earth. Obviously, not the ideal dog for the job, but if that is all you have available and you are trying to clear an area of foxes, with traps , wires, etc, they do hel
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    I've always had whippets and whippet based lurchers, for the rabbiting job... These were the first dogs I encountered when I left my native Wales....I was captivated ..? Bred various permutations and hybrids to suit the dense woodlands and Ditch busting adventures, and I've enjoyed being around these dynamic canines. The cur dogs that I have today, are a judicious mix, of Sooty Sam, Working style Whippet and my friend Barry Sharp's Border Collie Sheepdog blood.... ? My target species today, is strictly rabbits, so a diminutive runner is just about ideal... ? Its good
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    Fabulously evocative images Green Lurchers? I used to follow on behind the Slipper at some of the events, mostly the larger hounds. Its amazing just how strong and skillful you need to be, to get the dogs balanced in slips, and away, evenly? I tried it a few times myself and it is definitely an acquired knack!
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    It has been known....
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    Some people are so fecking clever?
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    True .... Both my Madishan and Laguna Whippets loved a bushing session and relished a rodent hunt...
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    ?I love ratting,...great fun for man and dogs whilst serving a definite pest control need. Seen all sorts at the job, from Terriers to farm collies and they make a grand job of helping to rid us of this noxious pest? Curiously enough,...some of my best ratters have been,....whippets... Facts are,..when these lightening fast hounds take to the vermin job, there isn't much to match that strike...?
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    Wow, what a fabulous looking animal..?
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