symbeau
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What do people think about driving four wheel drives across the fields when lamping? I know if I was the landowner I wouldn’t like it! Personally, I think if you can’t walk the fields, you should stay at home and play computer games. Maybe an exception would be if you wanted to take a disabled friend, but even then I would clear it with the farmer first. What do you think?
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There used to be some famous ferreting Firths in Stockport. Not related are you?
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Thanks for the feedback, I really will do my best to get some pictures uploaded this week!
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Set off to my mates last night for a night’s lamping. The weather was bloody awful; it was raining cats and dogs and there was puddles everywhere, or is that poodles? Anyway it was about 8pm and I was going to get my dinner there, (lamb chops, lovely jubbly). I wasn’t unduly worried about the rain because the weather report said it was sweeping around the north of England and going back to Ireland. The good thing was, it was quite windy on the motorway, knocking my van about a bit. Had a lovely evening talking about dogs, etc, and then it was time get going. Me, my mate ‘dog’, hi
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They look well cared for, good for you!
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Read my post on next page, the saluki whippet mentioned also caught over 100 rabbits in a week in Scotland.
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Cheers for that, I saved the picture!
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I’m writing this reply for the second time, (the first reply was didn’t get on the board) in reply to a post about whippet crosses. He stated that the racing whippet was the result of; “crossing - K.C whippets with greyhounds then a 3/4 whippet cross a 1/4 bull terrier was crossed with the whippets greyhound. Later some of these hybrids were mated to 1/4 working fox terrier cross 3/4 whippets. Thus evolved the modern day racing whippet.†Well whippets were around when the kennel club was formed, but usually referred to as snap dogs, they were rough and smooth coated and used for
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Start on the basics. Is he wormed? Well fed? Well excercised? Tie a rabbit skin on a piece of string and rag him with it 'till he goes nuts on it. Then pull it over a 12" jump, over an' over again, and make a game of it. Gradually increase the height of the jump and tell to keep his front paws together like my dog on the photo
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Thanks for the replies, much appreciated. Sorry no pics, I'll try to sort some out in the next couple of days.
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Went lamping again last night with my mate "dog", his girlfriend, son, old dog, good dog and pup (8 1/2 months). It wasn't a good night weather wise. We decided to try some hill country first. The old van struggled up a steep hill and started getting too warm, I,ll have get that sorted out soon. There was hardly a breath of wind, and rabbits not in evidence. We saw five hares however, and the pup was pulling like mad on the lead, so it was worth a walk. We set off back down to the lowlands, "dog's" girlfriend and son keeping us entertained with farmyard and watership down impressions.
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Mainly using him with the ferret, been out about a dozen times with the lamp.
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Well done, must be nippy for a saluki. What are sowns?
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Not sure, I've had him 8yrs and he was already grown?
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He is. Cheers. Nice comment!
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Got back from lamping early tonight. I went out the back about 8pm, and there was a nice breeze blowing, so I phoned a mate up, and was on the way round to his house with the old dog in no time. He hasn't got a dog at the moment, so he borrowed a dog off a mate, problem was, it's never been lamped before. We went local as we're both working tomorrow. The old dog jumped the gate into the field. My mate lifted the other dog over, first mistake, he dropped it on a strand of electric wire and it didn't like it one bit, anyway, no harm done, just a little shock! Got the first rabbit in t
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Good on yer sunshine! Better luck next time!
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Interesting post. I also raced wippets in the 70's, in fact when I was 18, I was treasurer of the club (long since gone). A friend of mine had a record breaking whippet dog, which had the old death or glory temperament. He bred it with various lurchers and most of the progeny were good hunting dogs, he kept a bitch from one. This bitch became almost a legend of it's time, regularly catching three out of three hares, and being only 20" and 27lb. He was offered a lot of money for the bitch and eventually sold it, but that's another story. I'm sure there are lots of theories on how the raci
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My best bitch was 24 1/2", my best dog was 26". I wouldn't want anything smaller than 23 or bigger than 28. I think the bigger dogs do better on the big heavy winter ploughs
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Interesting looking dog on the top Photo, the first dog I've seen with the body and legs of the greyhound, and the head of the bull terrier, very impressive! Those golf course rabbits take some catching, don't they? I was out Friday night as well, read my post on page 4
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Fishin' n' campin'
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It does my nut in as well, but they usually grow out of it. I had a dog once that rolled in human shite at the back of a car park and got covered in it, I had to jet wash it when I got home. How does that grab you?
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Nice one, I wish I had an erection like that!
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I tend to agree with you, it depends on how much work they are getting. Greyhounds are fed roughly 20% protein when at rest and 27% to 30% when training and racing. I'm not ashamed to say, I'm a fan of complete greyhound foods, (fed well soaked of course). Years ago good complete food was hard to get, and you had to make your own recipes up. A lot of lurcher men used feed almost exclusively meat, and green tripe in summer. Some friends of mine who still call chavey, still feed their dogs this way, but I think they are losing out to people who feed their dogs on a more scientific diet. Remem
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Nice one son!
