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    That's the worst,...claggy as feck...?
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    Our Bilko Bred, Race Whippet,..
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    Looking forward to the Eubank v Smith fight this Saturday night..? Does anyone know of a Free Streaming Link please... Many thanks,..OldPhil..?
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    Lovely ?
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    100% correct young Sir? Hares are pretty easy to take in wires,...to some,...its maybe not fair, its perhaps not kosher,.but as my old Trapping Master repeatedly said to me, "snares are deadly".. and Brothers,....he was nae kidding...?
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    Still plenty of running going on,...in fact, I recieve regular WhatsApp footage,.. from all over the UK .? Some really exciting chases,...mostly at dawn's first light,..on and off quick...? Fabulous dogs, and I love to see them,..but,..I think that the writing is now,.. on the Wall... It has been getting harder and harder, for many years,.but now I believe the 'end' does not justify the means... The balance has changed,...too many eyes on the prize,..and the penalties for capture,... are becoming ridiculous... Plenty of keen lads still carefully breeding, and trying t
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    The real cause of over aggresive, cranky jukels is,..buying in dogs that are not being used , for the task they were bred for... Some examples, are wired to the moon,..they NEED work like a drowning man needs oxygen.... Working dogs that are worked hard and regular,..rarely have the time or inclination to act up,...most of them just want their beds...? Over the years, there have been a multitude of amazing breeds that I have desired,.but thank God good sense prevailed... Nobody wants a watered down, wimpish example of the original,..we all fancy the real deal, whatever the
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    Smashing sort?
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    Lovely batch of dogs, nice to see a bit of interest from hunting men, in the Pastoral types.? As an aside,...I remember when I was a boy, back in Wales, a local farmer had a really tough and durable Border Collie that had Staffordshire Bull Terrier blood in his ancestory.. I believe this had been the result of a miscelience , but, this dog was mighty effective at handling Cattle that would not go, where they were being asked to go.. In fact, when he said move, they pretty soon moved...? I reckon , IF he had been used on good Herding bitches,..we might have produced a genuine spe
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    Sensible advice Max??
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    Typical Rillington type of Beddy...?
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    What gorgeous colours..??
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    Thousand of pounds for a wee pup,...how did it ever come to this ?
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    Yes, if your stock is 100% hot, ...then a Pet Home is obviously out of the question....? However, I only ever breed Herding Dog composites,..and the Greyhound or Whippet portion of their hybridisation usually insures, that they are fairly chilled and perfectly happy to accept, an active and enjoyable lifestyle with a good stable, sensible family? Some dogs appear to be prey driven and mad keen for their chosen game, but we often forget how they were introduced to this type of activity.. .A lot of dogs are quite happy just living out their lives and accepting their lot in life...
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    ? Yeah,..thats a difficult one,..but, it really depends on the type of pup you are trying to home...? A few dogs (very few) are so 'hot' and prey driven, that it would be both cruel and foolish ,placing them in the hands of folk who quite plainly, cannot handle such critters.. However,..most lurchers and running dog types, will settle in quite nicely in an active family pet role,..so I do not stipulate 'must go to a genuine working home'... Just as long as a pup, is well cared for and enjoys a healthy, happy life,..that will do me just fine? Actualy, I've an eye open myself
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    Yeah,..I gift pups to folk that understand jukels.... I only breed when I need a new youngster,..and when I have made my choice,..I keep it out of the way when lads come to collect theirs. Given a fair few lurchers away over the years,..I just prefer it that way...?
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    Poor critter,...i wish it well....?
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    ? Yeah,..I remember visiting a man, who I regarded as being, one of the best 'running dog Vets'... My bitch had a collatoral ligament injury, to a front outside toe , and it seemed to be a recuring problem... Now, this guy was used to dealing with such annoying , debilitating,.. maladies and he told me straight,...."The bitch needs six weeks rest Phil",...I nodded in agreement.. The man smiled at me and repeated his advice,..."I mean six weeks proper rest ,..NOT a lurcherman's rest"....? I got the message,...I did as he said,...rested the gal up good and proper,..and the t
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    When travelling abroad,...I love to drink the coffee that the natives prefer....? But, here in the UK, I quite like Kenco Rich...?
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    Gorgeous?
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    Yes, its a sad,.but true fact,..that when your work dogs get good, and really know the game,....they get old...?
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    Hi Northern Lad,.yeah,..Kelpies and Cattle Dogs are completely different in many ways, but amazingly similar in others.. Both types have been purpose bred to fullfil a specialist task, in their native country.. I think it is a missnomer to confuse these herding types with the average Border Collie,....facts are, they are,..different... Problems can sometimes occur, when folk simply get one, because they fancy one,...obviously, its a free country and a man must always do as he wants,...its no business of anyone else.. In saying this,..I do owe a great debt to certain canines
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    My dear old hunting pal Speckle,.was bred here in Hampshire ,..in May 1986 ... I used a working Australian Cattle Dog over a small Sprint Greyhound...?
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