Known a lot of Yorkshire lads, great guys, a bit frightened to come up here when invited, but when they got here really enjoyed the harder, similar sense of humour lads here..Yorkshire lasses, now theres a different kettle of fish, always found them to be so positively sexual orientated, in other words, love to f**k..
Nowt to do all right, I wish..
Use my days off as de-stressors, taking pictures winds me down..
Been down behind the hospital over the last few weeks, there are 3 there, at least.will be there tomorrow afternoon weather permitting.
Thanks for the comments hon..
Cheers for the info matie..have been asking the farmer if I can go on the land to get closer but hes an old shit house..we used to poach the place years ago so have to stay on the road..Im hoping they are staying to nest..
A few years ago after a hard winter here in Northumberland, a farmer friend of mine, his collies were killing hares that had come down sickened by the weather, and at all times of the year they killed foxes, leaving them on his door step..think they could do rabbits ok..
So the good old deerhound was the dog to beat on the hills? Were they slipped single handed and what decided who was the winning dog? You'd have thought that the salukis loping style which is easy on the feet would have prevailed
Not necessarily, Ive had lurchers that would kill a lot more than any deerhound, and yes, on the hills.. a decent lurcher will always beat a good deerhound in most situations..but it is what they are designed for so they have a head start on a lot of dogs...They were slipped under NCC rules, with a NCC affiliated judge, whos`s decision is final...Peter on the p
There is a DVD of coursing on Dava over 20 years, but getting it is like getting a correct spelling off Whin, Ive just sent an email to the guy who did it, but with my track record with members from the Deerhound Club I aint got no chance..If I get it I will let you know..
A pic of a painting of deerhound and saluki at Dava, Im sure the young lady, who is a member on here, who pained it wont mind me showing it..
Sorry, second thoughts better check with her first....
A deerhound bitch called Coranach Luckpenny, used to wipe the floor with every saluki she ran against, But, overall, I dont think there was much in it, and the competition went quite away back..could probably find out what the totals were..the Saluki club also had a day meet on the Lammermuirs, best dogs in that era on them stages were probably Paul Sagar`s stuff, thats PS (1) as there was another from Durham I believe. But on saying this, its a deerhounds stage, they are designed to run on long heather, and their loping stride takes them across it decivingly quickly at times, deerhound agaisn
,, THEY USED TO BE A COMP,,, DEERHOUND, V SALUKI,,, ON DAVIOT MOOR,, SPEY SIDE AREA,,,GOOD DAYS LONG GONE,,
Yip, the breeds were kept apart, the champion deerhound and the champion saluki were matched together..
Had some massive scores of bunnies off these hills..and also seen some dogs carried off, your right matie, takes the right dog to work there continiously and to the limit..
Sly a bit over rated, Axel was a good example of the cross, great hare dog on small fields in Northumberland where he lived, completely inialated foxes..saw him get over 30 rabbits in one night..