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  1. grompz
    For years, lurcher men and certain farmers, have been at loggerheads about running lurchers on there land,no new thing, the thing is you got to respect the land owners wishes, the main reason that permission is usually refused is the irresponsible actions ofacertain minority of lurcher owners,lot of farmers i know had lots of problems with stock being killed and worried by dogs, lads lamping and coursing through fields of pregnant ewes,gates and fences damaged, stock let loose, and general disregard toward land owner and his land, im not saying that i have never poached or gone where i had no
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    yeah , i agree they were bred for dollar even back then the only difference then was lads payed the prices for dogs, but majority of dogs were bred from proven workers so lads took there chances and paid the price, most dog men back then were honest down to earth lads with working mans prices,didnt all breed crap and charge extorniate prices like today.
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    les robinsons, early bedlingtonxs, definetlly carried willhay blood in them andwere good stock,the last dog i got from les in the 90s, carried stag night blood in him, made an excellent ferreting, lamping, and gun dog, sadly lost the blood line of that dog, not heard much of les for years now, but him and his missus were decent people to deal with, the bedlington blood was always rillington, he was a great friend of george newcombe, never had any thing to do with carl williams dogs , but hewas from my era, always had ads for his stud dogs and pups,in the old shooting news, really enjoy this th
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    been trawling the various lurcher for sale sites these last few weeks, prices are an absolute joke, dont think they will ever go back to ordinary working mans prices , same pups holding same manic prices week after week,are the dog pounds filling up yet, surely all these dogs will not sell for the prices these peddlars are asking,i know to rear a litter properly it costs a few bob, but lock down certainly sent the dog world mental, whats your views lads and lasses.
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    so sad to lose any dog or pup,to toxic plants,many grow them in the garden, and dont realise how lethal they are especially to pups who chew any thing, monks hood, fox glove leafs are some of the most common, the other one to watch is if using slug pellets other than the pet friendly ones, seen a pup sadly succumb to the effect of eating pellets, aterrible sight to see, sadly to late to give it any thing to spew them out,one more rat bait, just exercise caution with these things, talking from past experiences, keep safe everybody, and keep your dogs and garden safe.
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    what do you lads use on split pads, and stoppers, seem to take an age to seal up when all four feet are cut up, owned a couple of dogs preban, where hares took them onto tarmac roads, and on a disused airfield, came back in a hell of a state,out of action for a good while,but thats hares clever way of escape, ran plenty but got alot of respect for them, ultimate test for dogs in daytime.
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    the, dog that you lost was like poxon stated certainly my type of dog for general mooching about with ferrets, lamp and even working with the gun,on the look out myself for a dog bred like that, getting harder tofind these days, could you not get in touch with the bloke who bred him, or he maybe able to put you on to some off similiar breeding, surely there must been lads up cumbria way,working and breeding this excellent cross, good luck in your search.
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    Well done vicki, got a lovely looking team of fit dogs and ferrets doing you proud, even old nancy looks well for her age, nice to see people like your self, enjoying some sport and finding a few rabbits atb.
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    been thinking on those same lines ever since this crazy price hike began, lurchers been in my life for 65 yrs, born and brought up with them, remember when no money ever changed hands for dogs,just on the barter exchange payment, in the1960sremember blokes paying round the 10 or15 pounds for quality bred lurchers,last lurcher ibought was in2015 paid 300 pounds thought itwas steep at the time, but he was bred for the type of work ineeded him for and suited my life style,never did ithink i would see the day, lurchers and dogs of all types would be reaching telephone numbers, lets hope prices l
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    sorry buddy didnt read that bit, just so enraged that this scumbag would attempt this sort of thing on decent folk.
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    top man should have give the scum bag a bit more, we salute you sir.
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    lovely looking strong and sturdy type of jack russel, my type of terrier, had similiar afew years ago, were spot on ferreting, bushing and working with the gun, atb
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    old farmers round my way, used to do it to young working collies, in my opinion damn cruel practise,easier ways to train a dog than cruelty
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    do a search on here loton, back in march 2017,there was agood thread about him, and what a character he was,he had not long passed away at the time.
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    what a great story ianm. thats how things were back in the day, you and your misses were real plucky characters to undertake such an epic journey, cant beat a bit of history like that,it was a case of needs must and the lurcher scene was in a far better state than it is today, with good honest people about, still time has to moveon, but great memories and a great adventure.atb keep safe.
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    could well be loton, your probably right mate, been in this game a long time, seen them come and go, glad theres young men like yourself and others that take an honest view of dog work, my self am creeping up round ould phils age group, but i still keep lurchers and always will, god willing.
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    y.eah i remember lockhart lurchers, another that used to advertise in the cmw years ago, think he used to be from hearne bay area, used to have ads for colliex greys and hand made shepherds crooks,never seen any thing he produced, reckon it would be round the late 80s
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    do you knowif he is still breeding beddyx whippets, and if not when was the last time he bred a litter these past few years, sound like they would do me fine, as general mooching dogs.
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    just sitting home here, looking through a few old cmw and edrd mags, for something to do, name from the past popped up phil haynes, remember lads posting a few pics and comments on his bedx grey xwhippets, any of you lads had them , or seen them run,dont know is he still in the dog game these days, and what he breeds these days, remember phoning him years ago, about a pup, told me all i wanted to hear about them, couldnt get a word in edge wise, the pup didnt materialise,often wondered how it would have worked, mainly wanted it for ferreting and lamping, this cross bred the right way are good
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    reason that i stated the 1200 for a pup was that alan had alitter of litter of pure deerhound pups, advertised in dec 9th2020 country mans weekly, ive got contact for him now, so i will be able to talk to the man direct,price is irrelevant if there is qualitybreeding in them, but just my opinion, thankyou lads for your feedback.atb
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    strong looking animal excellent condition , a credit to you young buck, how old is it, and whats the breeding, looks to be a nice size and not too cloddy, atb
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    any of the irish lads on here, heard or know anything about the rathcreevagh deerhounds, bred in the republic, by a chap by the name of alan, is this alan charles who bred a good strain of deerhounds anddeerhoundxs, heard these dogs carry a bit of doxhope, and coursing lines in them, any of you boys, seen any thing out of them run, or are they just another money spinner, price tag of 1200 quid, just asking.
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    spotted a couple of visla xdeerhound pups on pets for homes,only a few days ago, looked almost like firstx deer greys,strong looking animals for 6 mths of age, might have been tempted if they had been a more realistic price, instead of the 1200quid price tag,reckon in the right hands would make decent workers.
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    dogs and puppies section still on there, but seems to be more ads in that section of late for gamefowl, pygmy goats, and alpacas, asking silly prices ,must admit havent seen alurcher or terrier advertised for months,even the dogs for sale section on the irish donedeal, seem to have stopped, probably down to dog thefts and the covid crisis.
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    fantastic ground to work your dogs nothernlite, my favourite type of ground to work lurchers on, certainly keeps them sharp and fit, and your dogs and pup are in excellent condition, you are such a lucky man to have that kind of land to work when you want to, nothing better than the solitude, just you the dogs,, and nature, and nobody botheringyou, could spend hours walking that land, and enjoyin thedays out, atb
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