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    Didn't mean to sound harsh with my earlier post, and your pup certainly kooks like it enjoys jumping. And I think that's when some people think 'great she/he jumps for fun'. Most 5 bar gates are around the 5 foot mark, so that's double the height of your bitch, it's a fair way down for a young still growing, joints etc, dog to land. Scrambling over logs etc, like your bitch is doing in this clip, is all I let any youngsters I've had do til they're getting everything together, balance, coordination etc, which is normally over a year old, or even longer with some dogs. Anyway, no offence inten
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    I'm a very cautious twat, certainly wouldn't be asking any of my pups to jump five bar gates at 10 months of age, especially onto roads/concrete. What's the rush, it's still a youngster? And I realise that a smaller lighter framed dog will mature a little quicker physically than a bigger type, but they're still pups. As I've said in a previous post, I've been critisized for 'wrapping my dogs in cotton wool', I couldn't give a f**k, none of my dogs have been injured through stupidity or lack of patience, ever
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    Leg injuries are pretty common and varied with most running dogs, only a vet etc will be able to tell you after examining her, hope she'll be ok
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    Lovely pup and a nice shape even at this young age, how's she bred?
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    The brindle pup will probably make a top mousehound tho! lol
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    I've tried on a fair few of his posts, but no, can't fathom em! lol
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    Are you related to 'whin'? I couldn't work out fukc all he posted either
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    Brilliant post
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    Nice pup, some of these bedlingtons are starting to take my interest
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    Best post I've read for a long time
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    With a name like cleetus, I'm guessing american bulldog in it somewhere?
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    Lol another new modern term, he/she's a 'dentist dog' = likes teeth!
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    Ah you had the brindle pup then, that would've been my pick, feet don't look too big on him either! lol. Very nice pup
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    Hope that was sarcasm and not another THL gem lol I read it on here, so just took it as FACT. Anyway, older bitch we have is just under 29" tts and has pretty big feet, and she catches rabbits pretty comfortably, so I aint telling her she's too tall just in case it gets inside her head and makes her miss more than she catches
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    But, keep in mind, if it's over 24" tts it'll be too tall for rabbits, especially if it's got big feet
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    Nothing gay about a bit of D I Y, some of us long term single lads have been doing a bit of D I Y pretty regularly! .........
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    lol@ shaark.. I've seen that advert before Lol yeah seen a few over the years pretty similar too
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    Lol good ones there lads. So, if someone was to offer to sell me a dog that was 2 years old and was 'like shit off a shovel, ' was 'smashing teeth' at 10 months with a mouth like a 'bear trap', is as 'game as they come' will 'run through a brick wall to catch', has no 'reverse gear' can 'turn on a sixpence', has 'wind to burn', 'prey drive through the roof', can 'ping any fence', is 'mustard on long ears field or fen, no kickups' always gives 110%, only for sale THROUGH NO FAULT OF HIS OWN, should I be a tad scepticle? .........................
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    Don't agree with that. I believe that to get the best out of a dog you've got to actually like the breeds, and the qualities they have and give, that make up the type of lurcher that you work. As an example, the second lurcher I owned, about 30 years ago had a small amount of saluki on both sides, but she ended up with all of the undesirable traits of a saluki, not saying all salukis are are bad, and I couldn't get on with her at all, and it's coloured my judgement of saluki bred dogs ever since, and I know I couldn't get the best out of one. Some types of lurcher suit your own character, and
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    Without wishing to be contentious, wasn't russell's foundation bitch 'trump' mated to his father's black and tan terrier? A few black and tan russells about down my way years ago, a mate had a belting smooth black and tan russell dog pup, proper black and tan like a doberman, in 1978, same year as I got my russell bitch, also smooth but white with a tan head. Neither were worked to fox, but were both really good ratting dogs and general good fun workers/bushers
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    Good post, like you say, you could probably pick out maybe 5 or 6 dogs that were all really good at a couple of things and average with everything else. The example I gave was based on mainly lamp dogs, but they were both good daytime hare dogs too. But they were never bought with ferreting in mind, or much else besides lamping anyway. Bit of an impossible question to answer really
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    Some good uns there lads lol. I know a few like 'prey drive' have been around for some time, but some of the newer terms, well,
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    Pilot dog, Lol yeah I'd never heard of it either until recently. South hams hunter off here posted about it, caused a few good laughs and some leg pulling. Using an older dog to show a pup the ropes, something along those lines anyway lol
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    Just been thinking of the terms used in todays working dog scene. I can think of a few such as ; prey drive, wind, teeth, pilot dog lol, and my personal bugbear 'smash'! When did these terms start to be used, and are there any more? Feel free to add your own or any that could give us something to laugh at
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