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4 hours ago, tatsblisters said:
All the best one's i have seen have have been dogs and i think that was down to the extra size over bitches . Some local lads in the 80s had gooduns bred by a chap out Emley moor way.
used to be a lad called dave emerson think he was from bradford way tats, always had an ad for years in the ed/rd mag. you mightremember him or seen some of his stuff running,heard lots of good reports on them , but never oned or seen one run, he was a pig farmer if memory serves me right.
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7 hours ago, hounddog3 said:
There,s a small bitch on FB only about 8 MTH,S old she will only be about 19 In when fully grown.Bespoke Bedlington Terrier,s bred them great worker,s he breed,s .
surely it must be a beddyx whippet if its only going to make 19i inches, all the first x beddy greyhounds ive seen and owned were that the bitches usual levelled out at about 22inches, and the dogs about 24inches,ideal lamping ,ferreting and day time dogs.i would have another no problem, but dont think decent working bedlington blood is out there these days,naqmes like rillington,eakring, and cutchcommon,all but distant memorys.
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i was diagnosed with prostrate cancer 5 yrs ago, psa test showed me at a score of 6 which according to doctor was alarm bells ringing, after scan and tests was toid i had cancer in 3 spots in the prostrate, ended i up in clatterbridge cancer hospital liverpool , the surgeons and nursing staff were superb couldnt speak highly enough of them all.the end result was i had to have a prosectomy,4hr op and brutal but still here 5yrs later, my advice is lads any of you over50 yrs have a psa if you trouble passing urine, trouble starting or stopping, or up at loo afew times in the night,aint slow me down much still hike the lurcher work a couple days a week, and approaching 70 yrs old never say never,8 off us in the ward with it 2of us walked out, atb
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love the bedlington x greyhounds, great all round mooching dogs,had 4 of them over the years,only fault i found with beddy x whippets was that they could get a bit vocal when outpaced by their quarry, but terrific ferreting dogs,fantastic noses woild put a bloodhound to shame, the last one i owned was in the late 90s, would have another in a flash,but sadly these days good woking bedlingtons are as rare as hens teeth, most ot dogs i had all came fro george newcombes rillington lines, les robinson pest controller from brigg always used rillington in his breeding and bred some damn good stock a good few years back.
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5 hours ago, tatsblisters said:
Starts me reminiscing when I read posts like this of a bygone age and time in the lurcher world. I never met Mick and the nearest I got was having a pup out of a bitch a lad from Sheffield had been down and got a straw coloured bitch pup of him and said MD was some character.
how did the pup go for you tats,whatdid you work her on and was she game on most stuff, the reason i ask was looking back on the dogs mick bred,most of them looked very bedlington type and height,think mick only used as daytime hunters, correct me if im wrong
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32 minutes ago, thefensarefarbutistillgo said:
Arther Carter feild sports, is he still going, he use to have a page in the countryman’s weekly with all the stuff he sold
arthur carter, packed up a few years back, think his son took over for a while, had lots of stuff from them , a good old fashioned company, dont know if the greyhound and whippet store still going, used to be based round london way, used to carry loads of stuff for the dogs, used them a lot when i was running 3 dogs,might be worth a try.
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2 hours ago, Gypsydog94 said:
Was that the chap on I think jack haergraves program about lurchers
yes reckon your right on that one matey, also remember old phil, meeting up with him, and doing a write up on him in old shooting news,seem to remember phil wasnt too impressed by him,he will be long gone by now, but he lived his life, the way he wanted .
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mick douglas, the fenman, lurcher breeder, hippy. was well known in his day, for walking the roads and stubbles bare footedin the 80s, there was some old footage of him walking stubble fields, with his norfolk lurchers, they reckon the soles of his feet were as hard as shoe leather, to say he was a bit of an eccentric character was the least.
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1 hour ago, tatsblisters said:
A big name in the coursing world who had some outstanding dogs back in the day RIP.
tats you will probably recall when jimmy, run that red dog. in the forley cup alongside other coursing legends,that greast character willie tough, taking far too soon, alan sankey, joe murphy, don southerd, all top men with top dogs in their day, great times before thecoursing ban.
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9 hours ago, tatsblisters said:
First time in 52 years I have not had a dog around me sat here twiddling my thumbs after been up since 5 am. I need another dog if only for my mental health. It's an emptiness I can't describe when you're daily routine suddenly stops with a walk out with the dog everyday.
i would be feeling exactly the same tats,nothing worse than having no dog to take care for, may be a little whippet or small type lurcher,would bethe sort of thing that would be easy to live and cope with ,hope things pick up for you both soon,atb.
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just a genuine question, never had any experience of taking goats with lurchers, just not my type of hunting but surely lurchers doing this job regulary, could never be trusted with livestock be it young calves or sheep, and would be a real liabilty, when out hunting other quarry,i stand corrected if my belief is wrong.
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8 hours ago, tatsblisters said:
Cheers mate. Just be glad when it's over and done with even though we're still managing a walk out in a morning she is getting weaker and is hardly eating Just wish there was a tablet you could give them and they passed in their sleep.
really feel for you tats and your family, gets harder as you get older,especially when the dog has been through thick and thin with you, and been a good companion,but the time comes when the old dog thief calls timeon our honest and loyal workers, lost 2 dogs last year which was a real blow, but even though im near 70 yrs of age, ive got a nice young dog here now that keeps me going, he will definetly be my last, probably out live me, but like you the dogs have always been my life,my thoughts are with you chin up mate,your doing right.
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in General Talk
yeah michael is certainly on fire at the tt races clocked up his 25th win this morning, just one more win to equal uncle joeys 26 wins, sadly a spanish rider lost his life yesterday,the fastest spaniard ever round the course, did a 125mph in qualifying last week, these boys know the risks, but love the mountain course, real good coverage of it this year.
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dont think id be letting dogs sniff round any dead seals young or old lying on the beaches, only a little while ago dead seals were tested for diseases in my local area and a lot suffered from distemper, also other symptoms were found in them,the other problem on beaches were the number of seabirds found dead with avian bird flu,dont know if it would harm the dogs or not, if they were to scavenge on the dead seals or birds,but my self personally wouldnt beletting dogs loose on beaches these days. atb
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now thats what i call a salvage yard,could spend a good bit of money and hours in a place like that, right up my street, is it local to you or where abouts is it located,wouldnt mind looking at their website if they got one,hope you and the misses picked up a few nice bits and bobs and enjoyed, i certainly would have, atb.
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a good friend of mine,only just recently put his dog into kennels, whilst in their care the dog suffered a serious injury, the kennels point blank refused to pay or help out on the vet fee costs, apparently most kennels get you to sign a disclaimer form, which safe guards them,and you have no chance of making a claim against them, may be this isnt the same for you jok, but if it was me i wouldnt be happy with your outcome, at the end of the day you expect your dog to be returned to you in the same health as he went in, wouldnt use them again after treatment like they gave you, atb.
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the rabbits in my area have been making a great come back recently, was even thinking of getting a couple of this years kits,also got the young deerhoundx greyhound to get going properly, but as usual the mxy is back big time,not been seeing many young rabbits about, but plenty ofadults pairing up, hopefully wont get them all, no signs of any vhd as yet, wants it like in your areas lads, and lets hope theres a few about for us to have a go at at the end of the summer.
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seen quite a few pure salukis, running over the years very unpredictable, some days and they were on top form they were brilliant at coursing hares, other days wouldnt try hard, would just lollop behind the hare, and wouldnt even attempt to strike or pick the hare up,never seen one retrieve, just stand over what they killed,owned a couple of first xs and a 3/4 bred salukix greyhound, totally different dogs, if i were abit younger id be going down those lines again,obedience can be very challenging to say the least, still i wish you well with a pure if you can find one with decent breeding and at a realistic price.
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dont know would it be worth taking an insurance out on the dogs,ive heard from mates off mine that some of these companys not worth a toss, myself over the years have just put a few pounds a way a month, and hope nothing too drastic happens, must admit had a good few hefty bills over the years,still treat minor injurys myself,and buy bits and pieces on the net to keep costs down, what with vets fees, and feeding costs, its getting expensive to keep dogs if you look after them proper.
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just got the bill for my old deerx grey. that i had to have pts at christmas time,this vet used to be realistic on prices, till she started taking on young vets just out of veterinary school,who have wised her up to the prices to charge, total bill with vat was £280, used to have to wait ages to get a bill from her, now your hardly out of the door till they want payment, still i never begrudge the money ive spent on my dogs over the years, still miss having the old boy,round the yard, rip cloud.
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15 minutes ago, sandymere said:
Cheers, I'll likely get a few prints done. Will message you if so.
nice one sandy cheers mate
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4 hours ago, sandymere said:
reall like this sandy is it up for sale or just a commission, wouldnt mind it hanging on my wall
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they dont call them weirdie beardies for nothing,encountered a few in my time from hancock,would go with moon at the drop of a hat, skulky , nervous critters,some days would work quite well if they were in the right mood, next day complete opposite and run if they felt like it . certainly not my type of dog to run.
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come back hancock, all is forgiven, try ringing sally hancock his daughter, she may point you in right direction,they used to churn loads out, good luck in your search.
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Hares and Rabbits
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went out for a bit of a shine, last night managed to get 3 rabbits, lamped about 6 plenty of wind on but new moon about making it a bit harder on the dog to catch, up on hill ground, lots of hares about must have seen around the 20 mark, definetly something in what paulus says, and its not unusual to see thislater on in season roundour area.