[my set up]

My take on the metal vs. wood thang is this. .

If you can trust your dog(s) not to chew (or you can adequately protect it) then wood should be warmer. It looks nicer than metal but will require regular maintenance.

The metal panels are galvanised so require little maintenance, they are sectional so relatively simple to take down, dogs can't chew them.

 

All down to personal preference . . . . I can't trust myself to do the maintenance thing (and mine was originally put up for American Bulldogs) so chose metal.

 

Same here, my young dog [ 13months old] still chew's , so he as B.B kennel and a galvanised metal run. If i had bought, or made a wooden one he would wreak the fecker and a bought one can cost up to 800£quid so metal it is

[More Alaunt pics.]

Looking Good mate

[Hard Mouth?]

If lurchers and Longdogs were used on fox Pre ban then do you think this made them hard mouthed on other quarry (rabbit and hare) e.g. ? I'v been told this is the case and just wanted some opinions. Thanks, Sambo

 

 

Not really, its down to each dog.? I have had dogs, that would kill foxes, and be soft mouth with rabbits. Some dogs can get hard mouth, if they do alot of hares. They will kill the hare to stop it struggle, and it can make them hard on rabbits. As i said it comes down to each dog

[Hancocks Beardie half cross]

Regards Beardie collies, dont know any working dogs, but plenty of good working border'collies.

As you say if its a Beardie x grey you want, then you know where to go. I would not go there myself,

my 1x collie grey was bred from a good hard farm border collie to a 1000yds grey bitch. My mate

bred him, he is had 40 rabbits so far not bad for a 13month old pup. As i said plenty of

good working borders, but not beardie's

[kangal into a lurcher]

NO, i like the look of them, they are very Big or them blokes are small in the vid .

You got to ask your self , how healthy they are [ H.D, etc........] They look like they could be a good guard , if nothing else.??

[Joe Calzaghe vs Roy Jones]

Joe to Win, only because Jones he is past his best

 

BIRD

[memorable pain]

Having a Steroid [corticosteroid] injention in my Elbow [funny bone] FECK me it ant funny .It felt like you had arm smashed with a lump hammer

And having 3 slipped disc's, which as left me with fecked back [PAINFUL]

 

BIRD

[stuck up bitches]

Say to them,look if you shoot my dog, i will end up in nick, and you Will end up in Hospital with smashed skull+bust rib's, now if thats what you want, go on then.

 

BIRD

[wolves vs cardiff]

WELL DONE WOLVES, KEEP IT UP LADS

 

 

 

BIRD

[Big Man]

utter C--T

desperate man, desperate action

 

 

SHE SHOULD HAVE SHOT THE b*****d

[How many cups of tea do you drink a day?]

Try to keep to 3 coffee,3 tea, if i have any more, it makes me piss to much and when you are out with the dog, and you want to go in the daytime, it gets a feckin pain in the arse , every 20mins

 

BIRD

[My lad]

A nice strong looking+fit dog, well done keep it up mate.

 

BIRD

[The Hunting Life]

Nice to be back Ian, well done!!

 

 

 

BIRD

[FORUM SHUTDOWN???]

Thanks ian keep up the good work

 

 

nice one

 

BIRD

[Here are two I bred last year]

Very nice , should make great lurchers [ brain+power+pace]

 

 

BIRD

[Smoking]

Stopped 17years ago, feel alot better+fitter, put on weight but stay about 13st or abit lighter when

lamping a lot. Feck knows where all the money gone though

 

ray BIRD

[lamping]

aye it will feed them for abit. is it me or does any one else hate skinning rabbits?

 

 

Well done, good bag. how big is your dog height+weight, ye i hate skinning feckers.

 

BIRD

[Not very sucsessfull lamping]

dont worry bout the numbers mate,

some people aint got a lot on there land, if it aint there you cant catch it

even if they are there, some ground a lot harder tae catch on than others

 

just keep getting oot, an the rest will follow

 

 

Spot on,

 

BIRD

[FIRST OF THE YEAR]

Well done mate, good pics

 

BIRD

[A good night with bryn and joe]

Thats great going Ray, well done to Bryn, good luck for tonight, keep us posted.

 

Hi Frank, not so good tonight only 6, no wind+ it got lighter .The rabbits were very nervy and hard

to give the dogs a proper run You carnt win them all?, try again the weekend

 

BIRD

[A good night with bryn and joe]

fu*KING HELL RAY,THAT DOGS GOING TO KILL MORE RABBITS THAN MIXY IF YOU AINT CAREFULL,NICE ONE

 

 

Thanks Nick, you was right what you said him he is going to make top lamping dog

 

BIRD

[A good night with bryn and joe]

Was that local mate????? looks like hes coming along

 

 

Hi TOMO, yes local had 30 runs, no squarters taken , all on the move. Bryn catching well, craig [ pryor1] his dog joe , is a good teacher for Bryn , to make a top lamping dog. Out to night hope to have another good night.

 

 

BIRD

[A good night with bryn and joe]

Good stuff Bird

 

Some dogs just plain don't take to retrieving but as long as they catch and don't feck off down the field with 'em... good sport can always be had.

 

 

Yes Mate, your right , the main thing he is catching very well. And he will carry back a little bit, but sometimes you carnt have everthing.

 

BIRD

[A good night with bryn and joe]

nice one the weather is good for tonight what one of the dogs in the pic is yours

 

 

Hi , Bryn is the brown+white dog, out again tonight try get a few more for the bag.

 

BIRD

[A good night with bryn and joe]

Went out last night with craig, bryn and joe done really well. We got 20 rabbits from 30 runs, bryns 13 months old and hes strike is brilliant for a young pup, and joe who is 7 is spot on. Both 1/2 x collie greyhounds. If the weathers good tonight see if we can knock a few more over. Bryns still not keen on retrieving but catching well. The end of the day he fills a good bag.

BIRD