Dewclaw69
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a lot depends on the ground you'll be lamping on. think about the dogs your mates have and how they fare with what they're used for.then if they're not quite right, think about what would make them a better dog for you. that'd be a good place to start. everyone's gonna recommend the dogs that they run
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i used to shoot and ferret a sand quarry where all the rabbits were infested with fleas. but never had myxi on there in the 6 or so years we were working it. the fleas won't be on the rabbits because of myxi but myxi is transmitted by the fleas.
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i never take more than i need. i have a nice bit of permission where the rabbits bother no one. no point in me hammering it to get a big bag and cooking my own goose. wouldn't take any more than 1/2 dozen in a session.
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nowt wrong with that for the age. he'll do well . he's had a good start
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nice looking pup that. sure he'll do well for you
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yep http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longhaired_Whippet
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fashionable things to have now lurchers. and deerhound crosses are lookers. 25 years ago walking down the street with a lurcher all i got was scowls and pulls from plod. how things have changed. when there's a ready market for these they'll keep churning em out. met a bloke at a show this summer and he was showing his deerhound cross off. looked a handy sort of dog. the bloke said, fell them bones in his neck, made to work. trouble is there was no muscle around em. dog spends all his life trolling round shows . shame.
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when you click on your pic in photobucket a list comes up on the right . its the 4th one down starting IMG. left click on that and it says copied then paste onto here
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since the first post on this topic i've been walking the dog off the lead to heel. 4 days and he's got it nailed. never tried before as its something i've never thought of before. his recall and obedience is good and he learns fast ( faster than me, he's a collie x). maybe i'll be lamping without a slip shortly
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me too. never owned a pure bred lurcher yet. they're all bloody mongrels and i love emWhat I meant is just lurcher to lurcher with a bit of most in them........ i know what you meant ross
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me too. never owned a pure bred lurcher yet. they're all bloody mongrels and i love em
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agree with that too mate. horses for courses. its what suits each owner .
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i'd agree with that but the humble collie cross don't half spark some debates and the knockers quickly come out to play
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cheers for the replies. he has a good mixed raw diet i'm getting more than enough rabbit for us and thought about giving the dog some. just wondered if there were any issues other than the low fat. he does get wormed regularly but i will freeze first now. thanks
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always a subject that seems to generate plenty of opinions. I reckon a lot of it is down to whats in fashion at the minute. a lot of die hard dog men love the collie cross and won't be swayed, but the popularity now of bull x and saluki cross lurchers seems to mean unless you have a lurcher of those types its no good. same seems to have happened with deerhound crosses. just not mainstream dogs any more. that said, I reckon most lurcher x lurcher matings will still have a smattering of dh or collie or both in em. i'm running my first collie cross ( 3/4 gh 1/4 collie) at the minute and loving
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he might be right with that. only gettin out once or twice a week due to work. buy him a pint from me eh ?
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put me down for one too kev. cheers rob
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just getting over a similar thing with mine. 3/4 grey 1/4 collie ( not hancock). at thye beginning of the season was retrieving to hand. after catching 2 dozen or so ( in 2's and 3's not the same night ) started to do a lap of honour around me with the rabbit and eventually bringing back to about 10 feet away. i put it down to a juvenile dog getting a bit too much free reign. gone back to basics trying to get the dog to focus on me and tighten up a bit on his freedom. he is kennelled but when i'm home he's out and around the house. he had started running straight indoors past me. also whingi
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i can appreciate that TC . just something i've never considered doing before.
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the only reason i use a slip is that i'd prefer my dog to run the rabbits i pick. he's also young and keen as mustard. maybe when he's got a few seasons under his belt and settled into it i may try without.
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nice looking pup that. get it out on a dark wet windy night and walk some sitters up in the middle of the field. only slip when the dog has definitely seen the bunny .the pup'll catch on quick enough
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cheers gaz
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full credit to all the lads who lamp their dogs without some sort of slip lead. in 30 odd years of lamping i've never managed to get a dog that well trained that it will only give chase on command
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any pics of that moorside ?
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A keen dog can easily pull out of them ....... not mine socks. his nut's too big and its on the tightest setting. its definitely good enough to stop him and he is keen alright. the wrist strap is only there to retain the lead on the slip and the finger loop used to slip/tighten as you need. been using this a couple of months now on the lamp and he aint got off yet unless i mean him to. when i lamp with him he's a dab hand at nicking back rabbits that have just made it through a gate or fence. i'd rather the dog twist out of any lead than have to run a hundred yards to save him hanging h
