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A rabbit running straight at the dog can be harder to catch,get to the side a bit and choose one that is sat out a bit.Get up as close as you can,get the rabbit running wait till your dog see's it then slip him.Take your time mate,i won't slip my young dog on a rabbit near a hedge,give him every chance to catch while he's still learning.I allways turn my lamp on on the same side and the dog learns to be looking that way straight away,go alone till your dog has learn't a bit and don't take the terrier,it could trip up your whippet and end up with broken dogs.All the best mate.
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Caught a hedgehog and they are sods to get out,if you pee on them they open up.Used to use mine for catching phesants a couple of times,put it up across a strip of woodland and walk it through had a few but hard work.Also used it to catch my chickens when living on the road,loads easier than chasing the things.Have caught my dog a few times as well :realmad: !!!!!!!!!>
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All the best to you all(been driving all day got the flu and feel to shit to go lamping house full of kids being rock stars on their new guitars) and a happy new year
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Thats what i was thinking Snoopdog got to be a ton of meat there,shame to see but a bigger shame to see it go to waste.Still how would have a freezer that big?.
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Don't be blagged by them mate,i lived on the road for the best part of 20 years and have had run ins from all sorts but don't give an inch.just because they live in trailers don't meen they can move,most don't nowa days.Give them the choice burn or give the dogs back,start with the mothers trailer.I would go to war for my dogs,travellers of all walks of life still bleed like you or me mate.Caravans have thin walls and iv'e seen what a jcb can do to a 20 grand trailer.Best of luck mate in getting the dogs back,not trying to promote trouble but they didn't give a toss about you,they nicked them
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Grand fish mate,were they from near the city?.How long do the sea trout hang around for?.
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Maybe the whole thread is a p*ss take and a underhand way of putting them down?,are they worthy?.I had to explain myself 3 times saying i wanted to breed the best working fault free litter i can,you tried once and failed and i just want the best chance of succes.If folks think i'm wrong then they know f**k all as thats what everyone should be aiming for when breeding any livestock of any sorts.To change subject on to lurcher pups is undermining and patronising to anyone who is intrested in the thread and loads of hits have been made on this one,i don't mind folks slating me mate and being call
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I have a couple of plummers and i would bring them so folks can get a look at them in the flesh and have a smoker,do prefer to dig them myself but do use one when needed.
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Thanks huntinggirl kind of figgered that myself,some know best.Shame how folks slate the plummer and every post about them ends in bitching and the slating of a breed they know naf all about,whether they own these dogs or not.
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Not all plummer lines are sutable to mix,some carry faults and if mixed you have a chance at breeding fault full dogs who may suffer because of them.So if i were to breed from a unsutable line just on working merrets then i am chancing the outcome,where as if i find a line sutable to put with my dogs then find the best working,fault free dog of that line i am using my head and breeding to improve.Don't want to get into a tit for tat mate,but with the plummer as with all other breeds there is a type and to try to keep that type when breeding is important.Does eveyone breed their bitches to anyo
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What i said was i would breed from the best dog with the least faults,to breed on working ability alone and letting the dogs suffer the curse that some faults can bring is not good breeding pratice in any kennel.Most lads with terriers who breed a litter or 2 over the years wont think about faults like undershot jaws and the like and will be wanting pups out of workers that will work,what is wrong with wanting the same working ability but in a fault free dog?.I will wait for the right dog in the future for my bitch and will travel anywhere for the use of him,i wont just use a dog on its worki
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I do agree mate that breeding worker to worker you have more of a chance to breed a worker,what i ment was you do also need to look at faults as well as these are of equal importance.My own dogs i got from working stock,my bitches father dug regulally as did his father the dame was also from a proven strain(coalville).My dog is from a cracking bitch who does all thats asked of her,his father was a show champ but he was also worked in the field.To say the breed as a whole is f**ked is i think a little wrong mate as there are owner workers out there that are working their dogs and breeding worke
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Can you hunt these places at night with a lamp as rats are nocternal and there may be more numbers around at night?,if not then you could try baiting with some grain a little way away so your pup will have a chance at a little course get in between the rats and their home and your pup should have a chance block the runs if you can, a board placed across it will do.A live catch trap could help things along as would taking another dog out with him even just once to show him the way,he may need a bit of help to get the first one under his belt but the more you get out with him the more he will le
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I am a plummer owner but not a fan of the man himself(told a good story but thats all they were)people say about the this and that that was put into the plummer to form the breed itself and go on about yet more outcross is needed,i am not that knowageable about the breed but do know that some dogs were used to smarten things up or to put working traits in when developing the breed.Today faults are still aprearing so owners are attempting to breed these out,has to be said but there is only one kennel breeding solely for the pet market and doing all they can to get the dogs kc'd so more money ca
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Thread closed?,ooops sorry.
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I have a hancock dog and at 11 months old he is coming along nicely,had a few rabbits on the lamp with him and he is learning the ferreting game ok.He is a 3/4gh 1/4 beardie,boarder and has a great waterproof coat on him,i am quite happy with him he can be a bit of a fool someimes but he is young and nothing that is unfixable with experiance and age.He was fine to stock break and haveing been on the end of some ribbing(i own plummers as well) and being told there sh*t all your dogs,i am having one of the best sporting years i've had for years.So all i can say if it looks good for you give it a
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That bloke wants to come out and admit to wanting to be forked by a prick,proper closet case. :wankerzo4:
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Hit the pier myself today with a mate and caught 15 odd fish mostly codling and a few whiting,all were small but good to see the small stuff that may grow big.Southwold pier in norfolk is where we went and lug tipped with squid,had black lug on as well but didn't catch on it.
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Seen it happen a few weeks back to a mate who ain't a small chap,we were ferreting with long nets and a rabbit hit the net was chinned by my mate taken out of the net after about 30 seconds it got up and hopped back down the hole.The burry was a large one one around a large hawthorn tree so we didn't put the ferret down again as digging would have been hard work.He even said he felt the neck go when he chinned it.
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A few ratting pics, from last season
fireman replied to Keeps's topic in Earthdogs & Working Terriers
Can't wait for the shooting to be over myself for the feed crop ratting,good sport and usally a grand day out for all. -
Have a look at the ratting last season post by Keeps and you will see plummers along side other breeds.
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What i have seen and i have 2 at home indoors with other dogs and know about 30 plummers personaly is that they are a lot more mellow than they used to be.I myself go out with 3 different lads who have plummers and apart from a couple of scuffles we have had no probs,saying that there are a couple of dogs who shall we sat put up with each other when we are out but bring on something to hunt and all is forgotten.All the lads i know kennel their plummers in pairs,some won't kennel with others ,but as with people we don't like everyone we work with and we wouldn't want to live with them either.I
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Good looking dogs and cracking pics.Hello Keeps
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im not getting kennel blind mate.i know what i want i used to breed them. Was just nicely saying that as joe isn't breeding any plummers anymore and the fact that there are plenty of lads working thier plummers to all sorts of quarry,there are dogs out there that are producing stock of equal quality work wise and if not better looks wise.I used the phase kennel blind as i didn't really know how else to put it,hope you get what you are looking for.
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I caught this one earlier this year,did see it go to ground and was going to let it go if i caught it but the ferret had other ideas.It was the only rabbit of 4 not to bolt from the warren and i saw at least 2 go in.