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    I guess one of us will have to recite the ballad of Master McGrath!
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    Airedale - We work 'em hard or else walk 'em home!
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    I think you summed it up in one..... "walking round some disused earths today". If you knew they were disused.....maybe at 10 months old he did too. Give him plenty of time to mature, he is still a kid. If he worked wonders in the hard end then you could have the makings of a brilliant terrier, but let him make mistakes. The more mistakes he makes the more he will learn. Some lads don't class there dogs good until they have had 4 or 5 seasons put in and even then they still might only class their dogs as mediocre. So patience is the best thing here. Oh and the obvious.....
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    That's a full working greyhound Cantona. My big fella Cú Dubh (KUDU) which in Irish means "Black Hound".
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    I wrote it because I am proud and deeply protective of who we are. Glad you liked it.
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    Hunting and man's relationship with his hunting dogs have ensured our survival to this very present day. Hunting is man's right, for some a reason to exist and is a natural law in maintaining nature's balance. The dogs which have been sculpted from different terrain, different quarry, working scent or sight or "sense" as the case for our "earth-dogs"; but all hunting breeds share one common factor, the desire to work and the desire to kill. When we look at art forms such as Ju Jitsu, a picture is formed of various disciplined schools, each being formed centuries ago in feudal Japan
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    Slap that dog all over facebook lad! There was a lad on here earlier in the year and he had the dog back to him with in a week. It even reached my own facebook and he was from London and I am here in Ireland, just goes to show how many follows it got to reach over here. He turned his dog mega hot, although i think that could go two ways.....the other way a bit more grim.
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    I think what blue223 is saying is his Jack Russell is more versatile than an Airedale, but we have never hunted together. As for my lines, I have a mixture of Mogollon and Redline in some bitches and dogs originating from the West of Ireland in the other. Does anyone have any good working photos of their hounds and terriers to bring life back to this thread? Large terriers such as wheatens and Irish terriers or even large leggy Lakeland photos would be great to see. To finish on a note, working Airedales can be a case of beggars can't be choosers. Basically when a pup comes to a w
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    And properly they are kept.
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    They all have their own raised boxes which are bedded with straw. They all have a 10m x 10m pen to run in. They are dogs. I will never trust them with lambs no matter how experienced they are in the field. Sticks and bones get chewed.......they will chew on anything that gets thrown in the pens. When did letting working dogs chew on sticks become bad stockmanship. I work them pens everyday, scrub them clean, carry buckets of fresh water across the yard, tend the dogs feet, teeth, wormers and spend a fortune on meal. Don't lecture to me about stockmanship because I can assure you
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    Well the straw is dry and since I live in the mountains they MUST be bedded on straw because it gets so cold up here. They are on chains because it is lambing season and I don't want any young bitches getting out in my absence and finding a hefty bill of a few grand going through the letter box. The "scrap" is a pillow they tore apart between them during playfighting and the sticks are there for them to chew on so they don't get bored. And the pen itself is a walled sheep pen approx 10metres by 10metres, ample space with straw filled boxes. But hey, maybe if I put them into a galva
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    You wouldn't dock a hounds tail.......so why would you dock an Airedales tail.....because of looks?
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    Cracker photos! I had to do a double take on where you from because they made me feel right at home! Strong legs needed by humans and dog for that ground!
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    Genral Lee.......ya know what.......working them and walking into the pens each day with them there is an great feeling. They get better and better every week. i would really like to see large hunt terriers make a comeback, especially the Kerry Blue (lets not get into this debate again!), large Lakelands, Fox terriers, Irish and Wheaten terriers to name but a few. They have a place in the field and between us all on this site we probably own the best native working bloodlines in the world. This is one fiery bitch below and only just over a year old. And another young b
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    Don't be afraid of keeping the long tail on the Airedales, they still look the part and really serve a purpose when reading a dog as it works ahead of you on a scent line. The tail straightens out and the tip dangles just above the bracken, heather and brambles moving a distinctive way, a clear indication the dog has picked up scent. I would just like to share a few other photos in case anyone is really thinking about starting their own working Airedales in the field. These bitches are just over a year old and really starting to show their fire in the
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    Hey Donmorris, sounds like you have your dog broke already, the signs of your pup wanting to play is a good thing, he may soft mouth them but I have seen dogs and ferrets enjoy a good bit of boisterous fun and it can be hilarious to watch if the ferrets and pup know their place and have a game of chasing. Let the pup be a pup, him playing with the ferrets means he sees them as fun not as food. But just keep a watchful eye that he doesn't over-step the mark or that kill trigger isn't engaged where he would shake it like a rag. Other than that don't ever listen to anyone who assures you
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    I just picked up a cracker big albino hob. I will be servicing my two jills and once I have that complete he will will be available for loan to anyone who needs him. No cost, totally free. I work in the Newry area and can drop him off in Mayobridge, Newry, Armagh, Aughnacloy and Omagh. So if anyone is having a bit of difficulty in finding a male like I did then sure no need to keep looking, we'll get ya sorted with a litter.
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    Hey JDarcy you are totally right, I termed it Deer bed as some don't know the reason behind a scrape. I have some great Sika scrapes in......secret locations.......near home. Driving to work the other day I saw 16 deer out feeding at 6am, in permission I have to shoot!
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    Everyone prefers a certain type of dog and everyone is entitled to it. It is funny how lads night not like a dog that looks too much collie but like one that is too much bull. Each to their own. The lurcher has changed over the years from the Norfolk or Smithfield Collie type, to the three quarter and now to heavy set bull types. Some lads state a working lurcher is not a working lurcher unless it can take a fox. Some great fox dogs would be a demon to work around ferrets, or too heavy for the hares. A working lurcher is a lurcher capable of doing the work asked by its owner.
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    Can anyone help. I have two jills and I'm having trouble finding anyone with a hob/dog ferret in the Omagh area. If you know anyone selling a male or would even lend one in return for either a few bob or a kit then please could you give them my details, it would be greatly appreciated. If I can get two litters going then I will be able to help any young starts with a kit and advice keeping the whole thing going as our way of life has never been under so much pressure as what it is now and the more interest the future generation show in hunting the better as we rely on their support
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    Jamo, I swear to god, I got away light. If someone asked me to go tomorrow to the most lethal rabbit ground known to man my answer would be "NOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Are ya nuts!". I don't want to kill your buzz as I am sure you are really lookin forward to it but honestly, you will encounter kits in every burrow!
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    I would be absolutely amazed if you get a closed ticket! Especially on a hmr. I shoot a centrefire and have a good bit of experience with open and closed tickets especially with friends applying.
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    Jeez lad, an open on a hmr should be easy enough! What age are you?
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    You are right lad, I saw baby rabbits in Jan and fledged baby magpies already!
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    Guided stalks and say you wish to be part of a syndicate go a long way. Be insured and a member of the club. I found being a member of the British Deer Society goes a long way too. If you are young as in early 20's with little experience I don't think there is too much you can do, but I am [BANNED TEXT] there are many a young inexperienced shooter on here that have an open
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