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  1. birddog
    i'll have a wee look
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    having put up some pics i was hoping to see a few more if i'd wanted an argument the mother in law is just along the road
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    im liking that rough coated Black dog that young lady is holding...tidy looking dog. if your talking about the young lady in the last pic.....they'll be no living with her now....young lady? thats mrs birddog and she's a granny Soz ...i hope i havnt started something off...LOL. tidy looking dog though..looks like mine...is it dog or bitch and whats the breeding if you dont mind me asking mate. her pics are on here lots, look earlier on in this post, or recently dh pics running or a couple of weeks ago i put up a few from a mornings walk, her father was a 29' basically deerho
  4. birddog
    im liking that rough coated Black dog that young lady is holding...tidy looking dog. if your talking about the young lady in the last pic.....they'll be no living with her now....young lady? thats mrs birddog and she's a granny
  5. birddog
    who told you im not that old your youthful good looks and friendly optimism tell me that
  6. birddog
    the wagging tail........ whether it's at a hole or a patch of cover it's a cert a little encouragement and she'll pounce into cover and bingo....wheres the curry sauce
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    no dog was ever spoiled by late starting but plenty are ruined by starting too young, i know it's hard but a long time ago i was young with my first lurcher but i had an older wiser mentor who kept my brakes on, be cool you and your pup have years together. like 'bearinater' says as she progresses she will begin to mark herself its up to you to recognise her body language, some are head down the hole types, others whine, some point, others scratch the ground i have one who wags her tail their all different, watch her hunt, watch what happens when you put a bunny to ground you'll learn what he
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    bob, sorry bud theres none of the original members we maybe did it in the 's but i had relations that raced in arbroath in the 30's and ffs even bill's no that auld, the people who are mumping need to have a proper look.....there was 10wk old pups, primary school kids, pregnant women, pensioners, self employed businessmen etc a great cross section......... some of these holier than thou types really need to wake up..........because a staffy nailed a cat in a scheme ?????????? and they say ignorance is bliss
  9. birddog
    be patient theres really no hurry and 'stay' is immense when learning the ferreting game, she's still a babe it'll all click in a few months
  10. birddog
    for variety at that age i like retrieving in the dark i believe it helps them pick up sitters later on, don't encourage marking it's too easy to encourage false marking, i'm a big fan of 'stay' a really handy command but don't overdo it they don't like it too much, if youv'e started her jumping keep the sessions short and the hurdles low wer'e looking for a command and an action height will come soon enough good luck with her she sounds the part, what about a pic or two
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    No disrespect Andy but if you did go down the line of a grey would you use a track dog????? Or would you use a dog that's been tested in the field as there are many out there. I feel as it would hold 50% of the next off springs genes I would want to know more then just how fast it can run in a straight line. But hey that's just my opinion Nigh on all Greyhounds will kill ANYTHING and that goes for track dogs too,if they run for 3 or 4 years chasing nothing other than an imitation rabbit or a rag with a bag tied to it believe you me they will destroy anything with a pulse..like i said
  12. birddog
    think theyv'e maybe had a goodyear sorry i'd better tread carefully
  13. birddog
    think theyv'e maybe had a goodyear
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    Can you read? I said I would not add pure to my dogs be that collie, greyhound or bull. What I have said is I would CONSIDER using a lurcher i have seen run which was sired by a pure greyhound . I would also CONSIDER using one sired by a pure collie or bull. BUT I would look else where in a line 1st is that plain enough for you to understand? or are you going to try and twist what I say again! is that happy fathers day to the greyhound, the collie or the lurcher?......................sorry guy's i had to..........it's the voices
  15. birddog
    she looks real smart mate and still young need to put up a pic or two when she's mature
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    some of mine
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    one of mine has 3/16 border collie blood and has stalked daytime (never on the lamp yet) is it not a worry putting so much collie into the mix?
  18. birddog
    great topic guys keep it going...........a wee question though..........if it's not thought the done thing to put a pure greyhound into the line, why put a pure collie in?
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    as they are both my mutts i thought i'd put in my tuppence...the hancock cross is 3/8 beardie / border and at 30 or 40 yds they were levelish, she has had 3 good winters ( her 1st she wasn't much more than a pup) she has by far more multi run stamina and a much quicker recovery rate....if we rerun the race 15 or 20 times i know who i'd have my money on, i'd rather it went 20 or 30 times but that wouldn't be fair on the young un. the deerhoundy x has excellent greyhound blood from her mothers side including english and scottish derby winners....she was still very much a pup last winter although
  20. birddog
    bob, the bairn takes better pics than you, and you really shouldn't take the credit for sarah's champ
  21. birddog
    just read this entire topic maybe because i like whippets and............. unbelievable you really couldn't make it up..............many posters on here need to look at the whole topic then look in the mirror
  22. birddog
    I do not want a Lurcher to replace a Gundog but to supplement it. If during a daily walk a Spaniel hunts up a rabbit and flushes it from it's seat, the Spaniel should sit(reinforced by whistle command) and remain seated until asked to continue to hunt or to retrieve the shot rabbit. In the requirements I have outlined in my original question, instead of shooting the rabbit, if a Lurcher was present it could be sent to pursue and hopefully catch the prey. Very much like how a Dogs hunts game for a Hawk or Falcon. I see little difficulty in keeping a Lurcher with me whilst fishing because,
  23. birddog
    Nice looking dog. Hows it crossed her sire is a 29'' deerhound x kinda hard to work out percentages but he was out of a doxhope bred 3/4 greyhound deerhound and her mother was a greyhound
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    would certainly be interesting, have any of the american hunters tried using their blood?
  25. birddog
    I think worker to worker you will have a good chance of some good pups, but still down to the owner to put the time in to bring the dog on!! my own view is the sire must be top class proven! the dam although must be a worker its not as important as i have seen average track dog through good lurcher pups in the past!!! Thats all very well and I totally agree on worker to worker, but lets not forget bad conformation as that is not down to the 'owner'. With genetics things can pop up and make what would be(or is) a 'good worker' a failer due to physical problems which again will effect the %
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