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  1. Neil Cooney.
    Correct. A lot of the greyhounds used in Irish open coursing are trackers and I hate it when I see a judge awarding a course to the dog that wins the run up in an open meet. English coursing dogs tend to be smaller than Irish coursing types. It's not unusual to see 100 lb dogs of Irish coursing lines.
  2. Neil Cooney.
    So have I but I find they get educated to it quickly.
  3. Neil Cooney.
    Didn't think the Whimbrel went over that side, even on migration.
  4. Neil Cooney.
    One of the sandpipers possibly ?
  5. Neil Cooney.
    Had a terrier disturb one 2 weeks before Christmas last year while checking an earth. They started to swarm but it was just a case of going across the field and calling the terrier after she'd checked the empty earth. Was wondering whats the best solution if the nest is in a shed/attic etc ? I always wondered in what way does the wasp fit into the eco-system/food chain?
  6. Neil Cooney.
    I paid £40 for a bulldog graft 17 or 18 years ago. At the time my weeks wages was £60. I'm still using it.
  7. Neil Cooney.
    YES.......The best. I read "Manka the sky gypsy" when I was about ten. If that book doesn't tell you something about life and death ,nothing will. My daughter's now ten and has just read "Brendan chase" "Little grey men" and" down the bright stream". She's now reading Phil Drabbles "Country Seasons". Herbert Atkinson and Jim Corbett could write too.
  8. Neil Cooney.
    I'm an angler too and I once heard a saying about the 4 stages in an anglers life.......... 1. To catch the most fish, 2. To catch the biggest fish, 3. To catch the fish no one else has caught, 4. To just fish. Often wondered does it apply to proper hunters too?
  9. Neil Cooney.
    Thanks for that OTC.
  10. Neil Cooney.

    lamping

    Neil Cooney. replied to micky's topic in General Talk

    I don't lamp nowadays but most was 45 with 2 dogs. But the best was 14 out of 14 runs in 50 minutes. Quality but I have to admit when I was lamping hard it was a numbers game. After all it is pest control.
  11. Neil Cooney.
    Could someone give me details on snaring foxes in the tramlines (wheel ruts) of a field of rape?
  12. Neil Cooney.
    Good advice. I kept ferrets several years back and use to remove the kits at 10 to 12 weeks age. I started again 4 years ago and notice lads taking the kits away at 4 to 6 weeks of age. To young IMO.
  13. Neil Cooney.
    If the only work your terrier does is ratting and rabbiting then yes it is a terrier that works. Is it a true working terrier? No. I'm not saying your terrier wont work below but that is what a terrier should do to be called a true working terrier. Most dogs will kill rats. It's as simple as that and a good spaniel will make a better bushing dog than a good terrier. Enjoy your terriers and hopefully he'll pop below some day and bolt a fox for you. He's a nice type of border and when a border does work they can be as good as any terrier from any strain. You see a lot of terrier pups for s
  14. Neil Cooney.
    Hope you got that indoors before the rain came p***y,
  15. Neil Cooney.
    I thought the ferreters conducted themselves very well in all ways and the farm manager too. The farm manager showing the rabbit damage first before the hippy doctor made her lame statement was positive for fieldsports. If rabbits grazing the grass so tight benefits several species then surely sheep do the same without the undermining and digging.
  16. Neil Cooney.
    IMO when a terrier is worked hard on a mill it leaves the terrier hyper and highly strung. To use a mill properly the dog should be walked first untill it emptys and then walked after it's mill work 'till it cools down. If you don't empty the dog first you'll just boil the piss in it's kidneys while it's on the mill. Lets face it ,if a terrier has a good sized pen and gets a bit of exercise every day ie. a 40 minute road walk or an hours mooching, most terriers would be plenty fit for most terrier men.
  17. Neil Cooney.
    I buy and chop up garlic to put in my dogs, fowl and ferrets food and water. Would I get the same result from wild garlic bulbs?
  18. Neil Cooney.
    The fastest solution would be to give someone who's good with terriers and trustworthy (wont come back uninvited) a day or two out. Get your foot in the door first.
  19. Neil Cooney.
    I remember dog men having this debate 20+ years ago and I suppose it was debated 100 years before that. One thing I've noticed over the years is that the man who puts some thought into his terriers breeding and is clever about it ie. line breeds, breeds to a working standard, uses the best studs and broods available and culls hard has ALWAYS had a usefull kennell of usefull terriers. The man who's always swapping and changing, taking a chance on breeding and doesn't care how it's bred always seem's to be the man who always says "It's hard to get a good one" or "I wish I had one as good as ol
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