Even though i met him only a couple of times he was a big connection to my past with lurches from nearly 40 years ago,did he die unexpectedly or had he been ill for a while, he had said he would have one more pup not so long ago ?
Had to split my native pair up this morning; cock dive bombing her all the time, only have the light on from 7 till 4.30 at the moment but he’s already getting aggressive, only started the conditioning seeds and rearing foods last week but beak nearly clear already, only difference this year is I’ve used heater at night to stop chill
Met him at a bird show and had a quick chat about dogs birds and country stuff, a genuine bloke I thought made a nice change from the lads I see at shows nowadays
I’ve only bred once from mine, last year, I’ve had jills up until 9 years Of age , I’ve one now 8 or 9, they loose a lot of hair nearly bold sometimes but once come out of season they grow it back, had ferrets on and off 30 odd years
Put an advert up recently for kc whippet pups out of good working dogs, I don’t usually comment but people putting laughing faces at advert who don’t know the dogs are dicks , incidentally they sold for more money than advert but unfortunately to pet homes
I came to that conclusion after years of foxing, went back to rabbiting, got a whippet and a spaniel and I’m having great fun with plenty of sport, ferreting big places with longnets and whippets great buzz and no looking over your shoulder and driving home when adrenaline has worn of worrying about getting pulled, can still play up a bit when you’re out with only a whippet