the blue colour probably is a throw back from bull blood added into the mix many generations ago.
after all its a common colour in staffies.
The blue dog i knew of was a rough coated lakeland type so always assumed that it was a throwback to Bedlington genes but who knows?
isnt the blue colouring down to a recessive black gene?????
yeah read the book fella, you'll be aware N.S and I.C are not in it... your point is??????
back to the original question of dogs/ bloodlines that have been instrumental in passing on what we have today..
this has the makings of a great thread!!!!!!!!!!!
im no expert but like researching history/bloodlines etc ... maybe we all can learn something!!!!!
here goes.....
Hardesty's Turk... by all accounts hell of a worker and a looker..... corner stone of the lakies!!!
G.W.. from durham started and based his line on turk...
N.S from durham carried on this line....
and i think I.C from durham works/shows this line today....
maybe some of the heavy weights will post and fill in the blanks...
Alex higgins is due to be buried in a peaceful corner of a cemetery..
at one side a chineseman,the other a jamaican and in front of him an asian..
a family spokesman has said " he's completely snookered behind the yellow,black and brown"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that flints a belter, reminds me of a young pup i keep seeing at the shows, who's part gouldy bred, wouldnt surprise me if there litter mates!!!
cracking pups.
atb. rich
le chameau ..... leather lined.... expensive but last for ages.... got 15years out of the 1st pair... 5 years into my second pair....... do alot of pigeon shooting etc and out on average 45days beating on the shoot a season... so there well used... you cannot get better in oppinion....
before i got these used to do 2 pairs of boots a season be it cheap hunter/aigles whatever!!
northumbria police have put a £1o.ooo price tag on raoul moats head...
if he's not caught by next wednesday, it goes up to £20.000...
making it a Raoul over!!
woodman, just wanted to confirm that the terrier show is at kildwick summer fair???
the mrs was passing today and mentioned the summer fair, dont want to end up at the wrong place!!
see you all on sat