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    Exactly the same DS, It takes one ZIP to light a fire, but half a box of cheap shite to do the same, so it ends up costing you twice as much. You pay peanuts, you get monkeys!
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    Maybe I'm completetly wrong here, but I think I heard somewhere that the poodle originated from a spanish water spaniel of some sort. Plus, the poodle was originally a retriever in the beginning but without the perm and the pink rinse.
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    Hi, there are still lots of top class shooting and field trial Irish setters in Ireland. They are on a par with the English setter and the Pointer and in fact, it's the Gordon setter that is rarely seen working in Ireland. Unfortunately, show breeders have done a lot of damage to the traditional Irish setter and they are nearly two separate breeds now, much like labradors, beagles and any other nice looking dog that falls into the hands of show people. If I had a chance to have any dog in the world, circumstances notwithstanding, the Irish setter would always be my number one choic
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    Sorry Guys, I meant absolutely no offence to IanB or anyone else, but I just got a bit of a shock when I saw that particular ad at the top of the page. I'm not up to date with the technicalities of running a forum and didn't realise that the ads were governed by somebody else.
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    Who manages the banners at the top of the page and how the hell did we end up with this? Hunting with dogs now illegal in the UK. Help IFAW monitor hunts! www.ifaw.org
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    3 Nuns turn up at the gates of heaven. St. Peter meets them and says that they have to answer one question each before they can gain entry to heaven. He turns to the first Nun and says "Who were the first two people to populate the earth?" "Easy", she says, "Adam and Eve!" "Correct", he says "You may enter" He turns to the second Nun and says "Where did Adam and Eve meet?" She says "In the Garden of Eden" "Correct, you also may enter" He turns to the third Nun who happens to be a Mother Superior and says "Because of your higher ranking and longer experience, I h
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    Bit of a grumpy looking little sod, isn't he? Anyway, I hope he does the biz for you, all the best with him, he looks a cracker.
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    Pai Mei??? That's the chick from KILL BILL. Sounds like a vicious bloody cat. Those chipmunks are tiny, I always thought they were ferret sized.
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    I think he means by 100% that he a full patterdale and not a cross breed. Maybe I'm wrong but that's the impression I got. Anyway, best of luck with him, and as already said find some permission and start walking the hedges. Also, try and find anyone local who does some ratting and get them to bring you along.
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    Joke

    pointer28 posted a topic in General Talk

    How many fishermen does it take to change a light bulb? One, but you should have seen the bulb, it must have been THIS big.
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    "For sale to PET homes only" Does it not enter people's minds that maybe it's cruel to stop a dog doing what they were bred to and love doing. If someone doesn't want to hunt, that's no problem, everyone is entitled to their own opinions. But why in the name of all thats sane, would you buy a dog that's bred to hunt? Even if it is a show-bred animal, it's still in their nature to hunt.
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    I know it's not exactly what we're discussing, but still worth mentioning. "Not all well-bred horses are great horses but most great horses arewell-bred" I can't remember who said this, but it was in answer to the question "why would you spend a fortune on a well-bred horse, when a cheap one might be just as good. I think it's quite relevant to this topic.
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    "Under the law, he should have killed the fox with a shotgun and should have made sure it had another exit from the hole before sending the terrier down." So, let me get this straight, his crime was that he shot it with a .22 pistol instead of a shotgun, and that the fox didn't have another hole to bolt from. What the F*#k are you meant to do if it's a single hole earth??? That's the greatest loads of nonsense I have ever heard, this law if a complete ass.
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    The Irish Hare....definitely. Beautiful, intelligent and mysterious. And the best way to see and learn about them is with your local pack of beagles. I have no problems with people hunting hares with lurchers and I'm not starting a row I'm just stating that MY favourite method of hunting hares is with a pack of beagles.
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    Bloody hot here

    pointer28 replied to a topic in General Talk

    Jesus, I don't think I'd fancy that, I was in south Germany a few weeks ago, and the locals had great fun laughing at poor old pasty white Paddy Irishman wilting in the corner, and that was only in the low 30's. As for over here, well it was 50 days of continuous rain last Thursday, that's some record for July.
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    BY THE LOOK OF THEM PICS BILL88 IT LOOKS LIKE YOU ARE REALLY INTO YOUR DOG :clapper: :clapper:
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    How about maybe giving the lad the benefit of the doubt!! Maybe they are strange questions, but how many of us have asked stupid and strange questions when we start a new hobby? I certainly asked plenty. Don't let this turn into a witch-hunt, because then we'd be every bit as bad as the antis. Obviously we should all be careful in what we say, but that goes for whoever you speak to. I've never met the guy, I don't know what height, colour, religion he is or anything else about him, but until he proves he's a wrong un we should maybe give him a chance.
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    WEATHER?

    pointer28 replied to a topic in General Talk

    Just back from Germany and it lashed for most of last week. So it's not just us.
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    Open All Hours Ronnie Barker and David Jason. Had me rolling about laughing.
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    Your "mates" dog might be great for what he wants but I bet it wouldn't be half as good at the job that you want as the dogs you already have. Seriously though, some people are just wind up merchants and they're not worth listening to. Only one answer for them Someone on here has a signature that says: Those that matter don't mind and those that mind don't matter. Truer words were never said.
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    Hunting

    pointer28 replied to Cleanspade's topic in General Talk

    I love just mooching about the countryside with a few dogs and seeing what comes along. There are always "proper" hunting days, where we go digging or ferreting or pheasant shooting, but I really love the more informal mooching about.
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    This is funny as fcuk :clapper:
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    Newlyweds turn up at a hotel and ask for a suite. Receptionist says "Bridal?" Groom says "No thanks, I'll just hold onto her ears until I get the hang of it"
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    Old horsey saying - A good horse doesn't come in a bad colour
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    Mayne we should start a list of once useful working dogs that have been ruined by showing people breeding just for aesthetic reasons and not for physical soundness or mental stability, let alone working ability. The list of genetic faults caused by breeding for show would be huge, for example, German Shepherds that are riddled with hip problems because some tool decided they would look nicer if they stood funny. Or bulldog bitches that have to have the majority of litters by caesarean section because of those ridiculous oversize heads. As well as: Fox terrier Welsh terrier Manch
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