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  1. border lad
    Jake had that killer look in his eyes very focused, for me now, i still love to see a good dog work, I mean get his/her nose to the ground, and work the field or wood /bushes, and some thing you have control of, thats why i am toying with the thought of lining my bitch with that good collie x, the saluki for out and out coursing on big Land you will not beat, and if you are going for hard days running the Saluki is there, but at my age and the land i walk i need something a bit more biddable, so with a good collie x in the saluki mix I think it will be more suitable, I know it will be my
  2. border lad
    I am thinking of breeding my wee black bitch, Saluki/whippet/grey, to a collie/grey thats been bred from collie/greys workers for at least 10 generations, the bitch is a single handed dog, only on Edible, great Pace, and lung power, ((( Her grand sire was Westmeadehawk, she can do her job, the sire = he takes all edible, plenty of stamina, he is 4 rising 5 stands 26" this is not for definite, I am only toying the Idea around in my head, if some lads who would be interested please Pm, me, the Last litter of Pups I bred was back in the 70s,
  3. border lad
    You can sicken any dog for sure but collie xs , can sicken there selves in my opinion. you can sicken any x especially in its first year, if you want a fox dog, then add terrier blood, but every rabbit they catch, CAN BE badly bruised, obviously, you can get exceptions to the rule, I do not want to eat a smashed rabbit, (((( even placing the carcass, in a basin of salted water, to remove the blood, does not do it for me, I like to eat good clean meat fresh ORGANIC, there is no better, (((((
  4. border lad
    well done Andy, good photos, dogs look well,
  5. border lad
    i saw this bitch, when she was 9 years old, bolting Rabbs, by the ferret, she had the power drive, even then 9years old a once in a life time bitch, she had over 3 minutes in her tank, like a guided missile behind her quarry,
  6. border lad
    I was born 1945, the year the world war finished, after the war, things were pretty tough, for most family's, all the food stuff, and most goods were on ration, my family, my grannys family including myself was 13, I was the 13th, No television, no Telephones, an open fire, with two ovens one each side of the fire, an old radio, that used to crackle and fade, on most stations, an old wind -up masters voice, Radio-gram, with the volume, Horn coming out of the top, my grannie was up about an hour before any one else light the fire, and cook the breakfast, Porridge most days, bacon- eggs, peaw
  7. border lad
    The end result, The rabbit Pie, thanks for the comments,
  8. border lad
    Richie, she is fed on the best,LoL, nice to hear from you,
  9. border lad
    Just a wee photo of A Humble Rabbit, It is all ready cooking, I will put a photo up of the pie when its ready,
  10. border lad
    We were out for our morning stroll, down along the river bank, along the River Annan, A beautiful place, in some places the river was sparkling, the mallards, were feeding along side the river edge, Birds singing, and warm rays of sunshine, just a beautiful morning to be out and walking with an ole Jukel beside you, or should say Hunting about, The high light, of the morning was when my black bitch, Ran a Humble 3/4 /7/8ths grown rabbit, The rabbit got up about 40yards from the bitch, she ran it for about another 30odd yards, Picked it up with out breaking her stride, I was delighted it was
  11. border lad
    The saluki x has that aristocrat,Look about him, ole Don looks great, and your wee pom well a picture says a thousand words well done, to all,
  12. border lad
    first class, (((( i think the fox must have been reared with the dog, you see how nimble that ole fox is very sharp
  13. border lad
    the black bitch is a genuine saluki/whippet/grey, grandsire is westmeade-hawk, she has the gears, turn on a 5pence piece, and a good strike to boot, ideal for rabbits and the long ears,
  14. border lad
    The ole saluki x can give you a head-ache at times, but when they come over the arising carrying, there quarry ((( were possible that is)) all is for given, for a poaching dog, that 1/4 lab 3/4 grey was hard to beat, next a good collie x,(((( they are biddable and under command, the saluki x is head strong, but very useful,
  15. border lad
    she could turn out very handy for you, Saluki/grey, she could tick all the boxes for you, best of luck with her,
  16. border lad
    this dog, had the same problem, recall, was when he wanted to come to me, I received this dog when he was about 10 months old, his training was about zero, and he was extremely nervous, the only way i could get into that dog was by very good exercise every day and of course schooling to go with the exercise, one morning, i took him out myself on the ole bike, we got to a good field were there was some nice rabbits, I slip him he missed but he carried on hunting, after some time he come back towards me but only about 10 to 15 yards away, I sat for about another 5 minutes no he was not coming i
  17. border lad
    Its a common fault in Saluki xs, as said above the bond, every time you call her into you, a wee tit-bit, a long line works with the tit bit, one they are very strong headed and at the same time very sensitive, I have a 5 year old one , he is a master of the deaf ear, but you learn to work with it because they make it up to you in the stuff, they are able to catch, stay calm and cool at all times, do not use the heavy hand, you will over come that problem,
  18. border lad
    sorry one mans meat, is another mans poison, enjoy your day Lads, its only a dog, but to find the right one is difficult, but life is not easy, thats the way it is,
  19. border lad
    well i have seen many so called lurchers, without pace, nothing worse, when something jumps, in front of you and the dog can-not put a bend in his quarry, Even good rabbits, can show plenty dogs a clean pair of HEELS, (((( nothing worse,))) my two dogs at the moment are saluki/grey/whippets, Now it depends what part of the country you live in, you breed a dog to suit your hunting ground, but for general mooching and filling the pot, a good lab/grey, is hard to beat next for me is a good collie/grey,xdeerhound grey, but you have to have the racey type, thats why they use to add a good
  20. border lad
    Just a wee story, we were doing the M6 Shap fell 1969, I had a bitch called Mandy ((( collie/greyxdeer/grey x whippet grey, Blue rough coat, stood about 25" Earl of Lonsdale ground, Grouse, rabbits, a bit thin due to the hard winters up there, a few Hares but not too many, (((( more when we were getting near Penrith, there was a truck driver, who owned a couple of site trucks, ((( No M,O,T, and run on Red diesel, He also kept a Lurcher, and of course when we had a chat it was all about dogs, He liked my Bitch, and the conversation always came round to what was the best x for filling the po
  21. border lad
    I have posted on this type, thread before, back in my young days, around 1974, I had a 3/4 grey 1/4 lab, he stood 26" length to go with it, he could take all edible, Hare, deer, rabbit, and feather, never done foxes I was never into them can not eat a mangy fox, fantastic retriever, I saw him come over 5 bar gates and 6ft, stone walls, with a 7lb Hare in his mouth, He could swim across the river, with a cord off the sheckle net, and he was the dog who took 7 Hares off the Scottish coursing land, in just over an hour, yes that is the truth, daylight, Fantastic temperament with my kids,
  22. border lad
    My mate has has a Pepsi, bred bitch, she is 4 years old and she is able to knock 3 and 4 s, but she was bred out of a very good bitch as well, the same bitch was put to Lucas, and the bitch, he kept back is now rising 2 out in end of January down in good Yorkshire ground, run 2 kilt 2 (((( dont tell Harey Dave,,
  23. border lad
    there seems to be a lot of people who never saw a good greyhound behind a hare, when you get a good one they can put them to bed quick, but sadly all those good ones I saw and had, that strain is no longer grazing the fields, How many times when you put lurcher to lurcher,the pups they lack a gear,No problem when you are lamping, and you sell the pups, £150,to £500, and they can not do there job that they were bred for, 100s thats why the dog pounds are full of unwanted lurchers, A man was telling me on Friday past about a great so called coursing dog his off spring are jacking ((( yes we
  24. border lad
    IF you breed from the right greyhound, there is No problem, in my young days we could get a lining from an ex coursing champion, now those types had taken the gentry years of breeding, I believe, Maxhardcore, was offering his distance greyhound dog for stud, that type put into a good lurcher would do no harm for fast work, The fella who bred one of the greatest bitches to grace the coursing turf, was DANCER, she had a fair bit of greyhound blood in her veins, she was slipped by an Independent slipper, ((( NO KIck-ups,)) On short Land, you need pace to pressure the Hare, ((((( its all a ver
  25. border lad
    the downside of a running dog, Fife was a bonny dog as well, you gave both of them a great start in there life,
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