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  1. I know that Salukis have been imported and added greatly to the coursing stock in this country, but reading some of the posts on this, and other sites, what about other breeds/types from abroad? Would they have anything to add to our dogs ? What about the Staghounds from America ? We've all seen on here what they can do. And what about the Australian Stags and 'Roo Dogs ? Also, how about Bull Arabs and Catahoulas ? Now that quarrantine is a thing of the past, it's far easier to import a dog; would it be worth importing some of this overseas blood, or are we happy with what we have ? Cheers
  2. There are, obviously, better crosses than Whippets; but I still have fond memories of the ones I have had... and I'll probably have a Non-Ped again, before I get to old, for a bit racing and mooching ! Grand little dogs !! Cheers.
  3. FFS !! Bob, you're sounding like Whin !!! You know more about Non-Peds than most, so stay of the "Buckies" when youre talking aboot Whippets !! !!! LOL !!! Cheers, Richie.
  4. Thomas, just a genuine question...... you seem to have a say on every post on here; but do you actualy have any dogs yourself ? And are they any good ? It would be interesting to hear about you coursing dogs . Cheers.
  5. We've all been thru' the same shit, young'un !! It's part of the game ! I read your theads, and it's obvious you do a bit, so, good luck, young 'un !! Keep it up !! Cheers.
  6. Just an answer to your question, and no offence meant....but how many on here actualy have a "line" ? I'd say about 90% or more on here haven't !! I've thought for many years about my own "line", but at the end of the day, not bothered, I can get a well bred pup any time, without trying to go down the Plummer, Handcock, Burrell route ! There are lads who HAVE got their own lines, and certainly don't need to advertise them ! Cheers.
  7. K100. you're a keen young lad, and I can see you reading this ! It probably sounds like nonsense to you , but us old farts know what it means !! LOL !! You lads stick with it.. you kids are the future !! Cheers.
  8. Aye... in them days we could get a made to measure top coat, a stout pair of walking boots, a bag of monkey nuts, and change out of a farthing !! Luxury !!! Cheers.
  9. £15 per week , take home pay in the mines of Lancashire, out weekends we a greyxwhippet. i can see the look on my mothers face now, when i came home with the bunnies good days. poaching tales, you wouldnt believe em Aye; and we lived in't middle of road in cardboard box ! Hand full of cold gravel for breakfast, then down pit for shilling a day !! Luxury !! Try telling kids that today, and they won't believe you !! LOL !! Cheers.
  10. I would say poaching and putting food on the table were the same thing. We were selling rabbits for £1 apiece back in the 70's, and my take home pay from an engineering job was £53 a week, so it was good money for rabbits ! Hares and venison were usualy kept for ourselves, much like now. Don't get me wrong, we didn't HAVE to poach to eat, but it was an enjoyable sideline ! LOL ! A guy on another site once asked me why I went out to kill a hare for dinner, when Tesco's has all the food we need........ He simply didn't understand some peoples way of life ! Cheers.
  11. OK, a couple of reminisces from me ! I'm a man of, shall we say, "vintage years", and over the last couple of seasons have been going out, day and night with a far younger, fitter laddy !! He drove me to a place were I recognised and said "this place used to be red hot with keepers, years ago " ! He said"no problem, I'm on here every night and no bother "! Anyhow, It was my first night with an 8 month old pup on the lamp, and she was running her first rabbit well, when my mate said "quick, get the dog, let's go "! I said "no, shes doing well"! Next thing a 4x4 is roaring across the field towar
  12. I had a 40lb bitch, she killed them, but not easy. I also had a 75lb bitch, she killed them easy. When a 75lb Lurcher hits a 15lb fox, and means it..........there's usualy only one outcome. Cheers.
  13. I remember saying "nice Lurcher, how's it bred" to a guy in Texas, he was most upset, and told me it was a "Chartpolski", a Polish Sight Hound; hence my user name !! LOL !! Cheers.
  14. A previous poster has said he thinks the image of Lurchers has been "tarnished beyond repair". I don't agree with that. This may be the biggest hunting site on the 'net; but it's small fry in the grand scheme of things. The vast majority of "ordinary people " haven't a clue what a Lurcher is, or what it's used for ! And, it's not just ne're do wells who own Lurchers; I was priviledged to be asked to have a look at two Lurchers that were given to an Arab Sheik, by the Queen, from her Sandringham Kennels. And very nice they were ! Also, I'm sure Princess Anne owns Lurchers; no doubt thru' her Ho
  15. Chalky, as a devotee of Non-Ped Whippet Racing, I can see your point; they have improved tremendously over the years, and so, no doubt, have Lurchers. I may be looking back thru' Rose Tinted Spectacles, or maybe there was just more game, less rules about back then ! LOL ! My brother asked me how my old dog from the 60's would do now; I said he caught pleanty them, and I don't think the quarry has got any faster since !! LOL !! In the end, it still comes down to animal husbandry, .....a bad dog man can ruin a good dog !! Cheers.
  16. Well, I've had a fair few dogs over the last 45 years, some as "allrounders", some brought in for specialised jobs, but the two I have in my kennell just now, are not realy any different to the dogs I had back in the 70's. I still hunt the same game, day and night, using the same methods, although the lamps and batteries have improved a lot ! I've owned just about every "mainstream" cross or purebred, apart from Bull X, and I still get enjoyment out of the "game", weather its lamping, daywalking, ferreting or just mooching ! Cheers.
  17. The dog did it's job, but nothing special. In fact, I'm a bit disapointed that it didn't finish the job quicker. It may be a better dog on different ground, but on plough, it didn't realy impress ! Cheers.
  18. I judged a couple of these a few year back. Nice looking dogs, black and tan. The breed was supposed to go back hundreds of years, but then the guy told me they had Piccardy in them, so I suppose that contradicted the "hundreds of years" of the same breeding ! LOL ! Cheers.
  19. A pair of Pedigree Whippets used on foxes in Australia; They didn't take all those foxes, they were used as part of a team including Staghounds, 'Roo Dogs & Terriers. Cheers.
  20. I'm sure people DO understand this ! The posts about coyote in the US or foxes in Oz, or pigs in NZ don't get deleted. It's the posts by idiots where it's obvious that they are breaking the law, and the posts by people simply slagging each other off, that get deleted . Cheers.
  21. did,nt relize that tread got removed ,what were they bitching about chap The threads still on mate, but I lost interest in it when a couple of the "usual suspects" started slagging each other and their dogs. Nothing whatso ever to do with the post. Cheers.
  22. There was a topic about "Tallest Lurcher", and it was quite interesting..... until some people turned it into a bitchfest !!! What they were on about had NOTHING to do with the topic, they should PM each other if they want school yard arguments !!!! Cheers.
  23. Of course SOME Whippets, not all, will take fox...but why ? There are far better crosses and pures for the job. Fox should be taken as quickly and cleanly as possible, it shouldn't turn into a fight, which it sometimes does with Whippets ! Whippets are grand little dogs, but shouldn't be over matched. Cheers.
  24. Your first two sentences are a complete contradiction, mate ! Cheers.
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