I once killed a Roe with my old lurcher 'Blue' that ran fine. Wasn't until we got to the dog that we realised the deer had 3 legs and a stump at the knee on the fourth. Didnt seem to hinder it.
The lines are old. But how long have they been known to the masses? Every man in the country has heard of AC now. Before he was in the Ireland book only a few will have heard of him.
Im not crabbing the man btw. Im talking of the wannabes that constantly want the 'in' thing.
2 or 3 years ago Id never heard of the man. Now every man and his dog claims to have one off him. One lad I know even said his mate had bought one for £700!
The Stevens stuff was all the rage before that. I'm sure the phase will pass and before you know it there'll be another name being the 'in' thing.
Ive dug a couple with no brushes. Ive also bolted one with no brush and when the dog appeared behind it the brush was in his mouth. Which is how I think they lose them.
Ring your provider. They'll change it the first time for free but it's £25 a go after that. That was with O2 so I imagine they all have similar tariffs.
I'm pretty sure there's a chapter on the dog in one of the old Terrier Yearbooks. Also gets mentioned in Didriksens book, Nick Stevens book and Plummers Fell Terrier so was pretty well known it would seem.
I agree with that last bit . I've been quite disappointed with some people I've met but on the other hand I've been impressed by people that I didn't think I would be. So it's swings and roundabouts.