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  1. How did the article go fellah,...I've walked out with both men,...very different types...?
  2. Great to read (and inwardly digest),..some credible imput, on the subject of Traps..? As an aside,..whatever happened to the Fenn Book project? In my opinion,..YOU were,.(and still are), the best man for that task...? The Fenn Trap came on the rural scene at a time when the Gin Trap was banned,..and as such it filled a much needed gap within the realms of Game Preservation and Pest Control. I really do think that the history and facts , should be recorded for posterity... AS I say,...only one man can do this job justice... Maybe throw me a PM sometime soon..?
  3. That is the best way to keep the nails short...? I believe that a hell of a lot of toe injuries are caused, by overly long nails... Nowadays I use a Dremmel Grinder,.. I find it is a vast improvement on the Clippers..?
  4. ?Yep, its a difficult one , that's for sure? There is never a guarantee, that sold or gifted pups will have a long and happy life... Personally, I feel that high-powered, performance dogs and other, serious minded tykes, are best placed in hands that know how to handle them....or problems can occur... I remember once seeing a real, forward-looking Collie dog ..He was bred from good, strong eyed hill workers and had ended up on a big housing estate. The folk had been touring around the Welsh hills and had seen a hand-written sign advertising, 'Beautiful Border Collie Pups for Sal
  5. True words W. Katchum...
  6. A line is only worth its name if it used extensively,...poor performers need to be removed and young stock should only be offered to men that can enter them sensibly, and test them to the full over a few seasons,...otherwise, the actual phrase means nothing...? I've bred a few pups, and I could have bred and gifted dozens,.but as a commercial breeder of lurchers once told me, " Phil, you will never make a dog breeder, because you ask too many questions, of a prospective customer"... I rated his remarks as a great compliment....?
  7. Some beautiful Brindle lurchers lads,...? I've had loads over the last 60 years ,.love the ancient color, especialy a white socked Red Brindle... Fecking stunning..?
  8. Nothing worse than difficult neighbours? We have been lucky here in Hampshire, real nice, sensible folk,..friendly and always willing to help out a hopeless, lost cause such as myself?..whilst keeping out of my face at the same time. I think we all need a bit of privacy and respect from our fellow beings, and it must be bad to be surrounded by folk who have different values to yourself. If I had a to wage a constant war with agressive, untrustworthy folk, I think I would move. All the best for the future, stay safe, Old Phil.?
  9. Just checked the old Fenn ...it has the same Patent Number as quoted...763891 I have to chuckle at Ken's Deputy's responses....his words remind me of Michael Corleone when he said, " I thought I was out of it,..but, it dragged me back in again"... That's old traps for ye...?
  10. Lovely wee tykes,..(amazing price tag) I would have to see the temperament of both parents, before even considering owning such a unique breed... There are some nice ACD x Greyhound lurcher about,...it is so tempting to just go one last round....?
  11. Schoolboy error Brother...? As a dealer in Antique Carpets once told me,...when you see a genuine piece,...keep cool, calm and uninterested..?
  12. Wow, amazing footage ? I wish we had the use of a Drone camera, back in the day,.just imagine what footage there would be now? Personally,..I like to see a hare put 'under pressure' by a single dog,...I like to see plenty of turns and strikes. It was always great craic on the Fens, and those match dogs really are something else,..the best of them are awesome? I've captured hares over lots of different terrains,..but as was mentioned earlier by Socks,..some of the criiters that live on Salisbury Plain are genuine heart breakers...? Nowadays,..I only take a few hares w
  13. Problem with the lurcher game is that whilst it is full of passion and thrills,..it can also bring Heartache and sadness.. I'm sure we have all,..been there...? I've been around hunting dogs all my life and was,.(for a short period in the 1980's),..fairly well known,...but, being in the news is frequently a double-edged sword.. Possibly today it is a profitable thing to be a face and have a profile and a huge following?... However, it can get to be a chore, and in my opinion,..it pays to keep your genuine friends real close to you,...and steer well clear, of anything (or a
  14. ?Hey, there are dozens of lads who have walked out with me (some of them are on this site) and I'll put good money on the fact that to a man they will ALL say the same thing..."He is a funny old c**t and he takes offence quickly and is easily hurt"...BUT,..I would be shocked if anyone who has hunted with me would ever call me a liar, or say that I did not know my business..SO,..sad folk who abuse me and choose,.for no logical reason, to bad mouth me? are not a problem? Some guys are born fools,..and they are destined to die fools,..I never wanted to be like that,...I wanted more out of li
  15. Its good to hear some Whippet chat...? These diminutive speedsters were the first dogs that I encountered when we moved from our Holding in rural Wales, to the deep Sarf...? It seemed as though everyone had a whippet or a whippet hybrid...I soon got myself a pair and used them extensively.. We would walk where we liked and hunt what we liked. Pheasants, rabbit, Hares, were the staple quarry and these wonderful little dogs filled the game bag on a daily basis. Nowadays,..life is cool,.I am totally chilled and I have exceptionally modest demands, from a working lurcher.. Howeve
  16. That Cotswold Coursing Club was a tremendous meeting place to see the KC registered whippets in action. AS you say, it was often fast and furious and invariably exciting. Nice bunch of whippet enthusiasts , all mad crazy keen on their choice of running dog. I accompanied the late Ted Walsh , and he was a dyed in the wool whippet fan.. The one thing I always noticed with the Whippet Coursing clique was that they nearly always had the best running grounds, choc-full of hares.. I'll never forget watching those diminutive speedsters waiting in the slips , often behind a dry
  17. Geoff was a real nice guy...we named him, King of the Speedsters...? I once had the honour to Judge, a real prestigious and amazingly well attended Lurcher show... At the time I had never met Geoff, and to be honest, I did not really take much notice of the guy... Facts were, my eyes were drawn to a really nicely made, silver Brindle bitch... She was built like a pit bull , but still racy as feck, and truly handsome...? There was a hell of a lot of cracking looking dogs on display that day,.but when I handled his bitch, Sally,..I could feel her energy, power and shee
  18. Well, you can never say never Brother...? Realistically,.I've had my days in the Sun,..I've done my bit,...my life with lurchers is all but over... But,..in saying that,..who really knows what the future holds for us all, eh...?
  19. Hi , Loton Moocher..? No, Supreme Racing Champion, Country Music was already, done and dusted many years previous to Moon's day... Her sire was a wee Red dog called Mobek,.I wanted to use his Sire, a strong, determined dog name of Mo-Evil.. Unfortunately, he was totally unavailable, being a bit on the dead side...? Go careful now, all the best, OldPhil.?
  20. Not daft at all Allan...? A lot of whippet lines seem to throw up the 'prick eared' trait.... Obviously when hybridised with other types, this trait continues.... Personally, I prefer the rose shaped ear of the Greyhound,..but this is purely a cosmetic preferance and as you know,..looks mean nowt... All the best, stay safe, Old Phil.?
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