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i used to feed raw meat in the summer months for years,and kept the ferrets close to the house for security reasons,the wife usedto go ballisticabout the number of bluebottles that used to get in the kitchen and on the worktops, still feed flesh in winter months,but all dry this time of year,justgot to watchweight gain on the ferrets
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another good read is running dog addiction by j.darcy, and the working lurcher by frank sheardown 2 good books.
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i used to name my ferrets afew years back now, 2 polecat hobs i had were bone crusher who always went in for the kill,the burglar because of his classic black mask, and a white albino hob called percy cause he was always good at hunting the holes.
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been thinking about getting a clubriter to try this season,any body give me good or bad reports on them,what they like in big open fields,and how long would you expect to get from them on a full charge just curious cheers.
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lovely looking strong pup,good bone on it,whats in the breeding ,atb.
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last time i saw a face like yours tarzan was throwing coconuts at it, last time i seen a body like yours there was a harpoon in its side,
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you have got a kind sort of face, the kind i would like to kick, pick your window your leaving. shes got a face like a hard winter.
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lambourn,another good show wrecked by idiots and ale,still got the paper back book of it with all the excellent pictures by hancox of the people and lurchers that used to attend happy days sadly long gone,please remember lads,keep it cool at the shows and treat it as a good day out with lurcher folk and their dogs,used to judge at shows a few years ago,and picked dogs that looked as if they could keep you in hard times,and not the dolly bird or braggard holding the lead.stillcant please every body.enjoyed judging and showing but didnt enjoy the bitchingthat has started to creep in at some s
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used to be like that peterhunter in my area, the old boys used toj joke and say that you had to chase the rabbits away from the gate to get the dog in the field,but ican honestly say,that before mxy and vh, good hauls of rabbits were taken by myself and lots of other lads,conted 50 rabbits in 3 fields on this mornings early forage,hoping numbers will pick up in all your areas lads.
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Last few mornings, been out on the freshly cut grass fields,about 4 30am,with the lurchers, agood healthy crop of young rabbits getting round again over a good area,dogs picking odd ones up,good exercise for them,hopefully still about when season starts,thats if dreaded mxy dont start,whats it like in your areas lads,been bad for a few years now,amazed how they make a comeback.
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the dates for scone are friday 3rd july to sunday5th july, hope you will enjoy it if you make it.
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both nice looking strong pups,how are they bred mate.
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Brian is a tough old dog,the old school,been in the game a long time now,must be getting on in years ,atb brian for a speedy recovery.
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that pup is an absolute belter samba, looks like he is going to be some animal when fully matured, what blood lines are in him,hope he does you proud,atb.
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seen this problem before as katchum says it usually starts when you use 2 dogs together, day or night,seen it when the lurcher makes a catch and a terrier wades in, dog takes off with rabbit, kills ,crunches it and some will even resort to eaten them,sadly a lot of soft mouthed good retrievers are ruined this way,once started almost impossiible to get them retrieving to hand again,
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out this morning around 5.30 am, with dogs,round my usual woodland haunts, always heard the cuckoos call about this time of year,sadly not a sound,always used to be hot spots for them,any one else seen or heard any in your parts of the country,well on the red list along side corn crake and other birds that we used to see and hear in the country sad changing times.
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,here you go 01709 876696, always got his ad in edrd.
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I presume that most of the picardy lurchers mentioned on this thread, have all originated from marks stock,also why would mark want to go back to picardyx greyhound,droping the beardie out of the cross,would the reason being just to lose the beardies traits.
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thankyou skycat,for your reply,did a seach on picardy lurchers,well impressed by the pictures of your oh lurchers,andthecomments by yourselfand other folk who own and work them,sound like good alrounders,never see any pups for sale,must be snapped up pretty quickly.
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just recently read an intresting article on this cross in an edrd magazine,the bloke who was creating this strain was mark treadwell,any of you guys ever used ,owned or worked any of these dogs that mark was producing at the time,think i seen some advertised in cwm some years ago,did they ever catch on, how good were they,or were they just a money maker,never heard any reports of them,think the article was written about 2007,just curious.
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i worm every 3 months,still use the panacur on pups, and the drontal on the adult dogs do alrightby me,stick with what i know,atb.
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what breeding is in your pup matt, looks like its going to be a real cracker,nice strong bone in it,atb.
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thanks lads for all your comments,the one about the old colliexgreys, rings true,an old boy i knew who came of old farming stock, and used this type of lurcher, during the 50ths and 60ths,day and night,worked the strain hard becausetimes were hard,those dogs did him proud he managed to buy a small croft with the money he made from hunting, granted there were loads of rabbits abut then, and the croft cost about 300 pounds,hard man and hard dogs,this is genuine,he died acouple of years ago aged 87 yrs,but always had a lurcher about the place.
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years ago lurchers and lurchermen like the old time warreners, caught hundreds of rabbits day night,to make a meagre living,the dogs were worked hard and treated as true working animals.and basically ate what they caught and were fed scraps,why is it nowadays that every body advocates feeding high protein dry,every supplement going,and alot of dogs willnever see or work enough rabbitsto justify this type of feeding,the old lurchermen never had the money or acess to this type of feed, so how did these dogs do the work they did
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just like straight answers,may be from people like gaffer,i hear and read about how people have various generations of dogs in their breeding,say 2nd to 5th,abit vague on this,but could any of you guys explain what ios a generation in dog terms,and how much work and time would it take onthis breeding programme,would be intresting for any feedback,cheers
