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  1. Rabbit Hunter
    I've got the new book, quality as per usual from DH, he certainly knows how to put his thoughts and theories onto paper...best author bar none IMO.
  2. Rabbit Hunter
    That's a nice sight to greet you...
  3. Rabbit Hunter
    I can't fault any of Darcy's books, always a decent read, good photos and portray our sport in a good, humane way...
  4. Rabbit Hunter
    I won't feed bread myself, I like them to have flesh and bones. Hovis or Kingsmill?
  5. Rabbit Hunter
    To me good breeding is the start of the jigsaw, then bringing on a pup and getting it out amongst everyday things progressing onto out coupled up on digs as it gets older, then when you think it's ready letting it go and hoping it has the drive, nose, determination etc. to see the job through until it's dug to is what makes a digging dog. I think a dogs upbringing bears a big resemblance onto how the dog will turn out as the final product, not saying all dogs make the grade but a good upbringing and confidence in it's owner helps a dog to be a better finished article IMO.
  6. Rabbit Hunter
    I think people that are going to pay high prices for dogs are going to want to make their money back, meaning that the pup will be bred from regardless of how good (or shite) it turns out to be, just to recoup some of the coin. Free to trusted mates is the best way IMO.
  7. Rabbit Hunter
    Well said, dog theft seems a bigger thing in Ireland than it is over here for some reason?
  8. Rabbit Hunter
    I remember the 'Red' dog off the old Patterdale site, a lad on there called 'Taffy' owned it I think if it's the same dog.
  9. Rabbit Hunter
    I think it does matter, I wouldn't like to think I was breeding to a certain line or dog and then getting told 3 or 4 generations later that the breeding was wrong.
  10. Rabbit Hunter
    Fair play Glyn, heard good thing's about Chaz and Tilly...
  11. Rabbit Hunter
    Downsouth I was told that 'Billy' was out of N's 'Charlie'? L' up here that had 'Molly' said she was 'Billy's' litter sister and N' gave her him when she was a pup.
  12. Rabbit Hunter
    Some fair comments on here, and BB I think the badger ban was '73 not '78.
  13. Rabbit Hunter
    I believe the 'Barney' dog was a black and tan from Barnard Castle, there's a pic of it in Frain's 'Middleton' book. I've a couple of mates that have a grandson and great grandson of the dog and they're both fox only at best.
  14. Rabbit Hunter
    I think to breed off a bitch or dog that hasn't made the grade regardless of the breeding goes against everything we strive for, and I don't like the 'oh but it's got all the right blood etc etc' because surely the blood can't be that good for it to leave you in a predicament to want to breed or even keep a dog that has spewed?? And also how many times in that dog's pedigree have other 'non workers' been bred off because 'the blood's right'? I think NCooney is correct aswell saying to breed off the dog/ bitch out of a good working litter rather than an outstanding dog/bitch that was the only
  15. Rabbit Hunter
    I've seen a couple of whites from black parents, also recently seen black pups that have a lot of white on them (chin, chest and feet). Just a case of mixed breeding (Russell, Patterdale, bull etc.)in the pedigree of the parents I'd say.
  16. Rabbit Hunter
    I'm sure it was N.T from Wakefield and not Wheeler that owned 'Charlie'.
  17. Rabbit Hunter
    Out of all 3 books there's about ten genuine 'terriermen' that have been there and done it, he should have done a book on them and left it at that, he's overdoing it now and it must be only for one reason £££££££
  18. Rabbit Hunter
    If you want some advice don't buy the new 'Digging The Dirt', it's f*****g terrible. It seems to me that he just interviews anyone that owns a terrier, not to mention his terrible spelling and his writing style just doesn't make sense when you read it.
  19. Rabbit Hunter
    Dogs looking well, long time no speak mate.
  20. Rabbit Hunter
    Bull?
  21. Rabbit Hunter
    Like has been said you can find a fox anywhere this time of year, badger setts, rabbit eaths, bale stacks, drains, artificials...and that comment about it should smell of fox is a load of shite. The chances are the earths that smell of fox are the one's the dogs (foxes) have pissed on to mark their territory.
  22. Rabbit Hunter
    Did the case against the Heythrop get thrown out of court then?
  23. Rabbit Hunter
    Badger digging with terriers by Harcombe is a good book, so is Work Them Hard... by DH. The Nick Stevens book is a good read and also the little terrierbooks that Darcy does are decent.
  24. Rabbit Hunter
    If I could get hold of some I'd use them for kennels, they have a lot of advantages over wood...cough cough...
  25. Rabbit Hunter
    I'm smack bang in the middle of all your permission...any invites... :whistling:
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