shaaark
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The proportion of hancock pups making the grade will be no more or less than any other litter of c/gh being produced out of un proven, non working parents. As for the dhx failure rates etc.. I have written stuff out.. then thought better of it and deleted so many times that its doing my head in.. A very frustrating thread to read as someone with 2 fully working dh lurchers Lol after a few of my own unwise posts recently I've deciced to give it a break and just read other posts, rather than just charge in with some of my heat of the moment thoughts! No disrespect intended to anyone . @
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Having to adjust YOUR ways and life to suit the dog isn't being a dogman in my eyes. More like role reversal, f**k that. I'm far from being thick, but don't fancy being practically a dog psychologist just to get out to do a bit with the dogs. And I know there some good saluki bred dogs about, but are they the ones with JUST saluki, or ones with say collie for example in as well?
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I know what you're saying mate, but some people think it's ok to course hares in the snow at this time of year!
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. The dog I mentioned, owned by an old mate I haven't seen for years, was broken coated and like you say, you could literally pour water onto his coat and with a couple of shakes he'd be dry. What put me off them more than coat though was that when we'd be out lamping and he'd miss, you'd be waiting about 10-15 minutes for the f****r to come back, and needless to say, we wouldn't see much for a while after lol. Cracking nose on him and a great daytime/ferreting dog, but very headstrong. Are the majority of em that way, or would it be down to the owner? I actually quite like em, but coat a
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I think you're right about the ban mate, can never see a repeal happening. A quick question for you mate, as I see you obviously like and own bedlington x's, I've not had much to do with them really,mainly due to the poor coats on the ones I have seen, well, terrible would be a better word than poor, are the majority of them like that these days? I've only ever seen one, about 30 years ago, that had a proper water/weatherproof coat. I don't do many shows etc, so wouldn't see many anyway and don't see hardly any of this x about from my neck of the woods, south wales
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I've got a 3/4 greyhound 1/4 beddy now. His body is like a pure greyhound and when wet (he's rough haired) you can reall see his shape. The Beddy has given him good feet, outstanding nose, great coat, plenty of stamina and he has retained the speed. I fancied the same with collie a while back. Really like the 3/4 greys. is there any cross u don't fancy ? Lol I've fancied most breeds at some point, i'm quite open minded unlike some on here who are just set on one breed and say all others are shite I like a few x's, but not bull, saluki, or bedlington lol. But to be honest, tha
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yes they crossed two smooths and got feathered wont work the other way round something to do with colouration and pigment of the nails still doesnt matter as brindle greyhounds are faster than other coloutrs anyway not sure about in the snow though i herd about that toe nail thing ,think if the nails are green they aint pure Are 1st season brindle mousehounds allowed to enter?
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Not for the impatient, that rules out about 75% of people on here then lol. Saying that, I personally couldn't hack one either, not that I'm impatient, I just don't like they're general demeanour, moody twats
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just saw this lol
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@ buster, the greyhound you worked must've been an ex track dog, and a poor one at that. f**k all wrong with a greyhound's brain, stamina, feet or nose. Too many people on here say the same as you, and 99% of em have tried ex track dogs. Normally they'll be well past 4 years of age and will only have known kennel life and after schooling, normally just one run around a track a week. Any dog, however bred, isn't going to be up to much in the field after spending at least 4 years on such a routine. Try working a greyhound that's been brought on like you would a lurcher from a pup, people wo
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I think it's just down to the individual dog's character. The two best dogs I've seen have been a 1st x deer/grey and a 1st x collie/grey x 1st x deer/grey, both superb dogs on ALL quarry on the lamp and both good daytime hare dogs, this was 80's 90's, just in case I upset a tree hugger!
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Didnt expect her to be that big from the photo I thought she looked smaller. Bet she can make up some distance when she is at full stride! mate shes in full stride 15yards max lol rapid as fook.. i got another pic here that shows her build better, feckin about with me old mans pup out front...you can really appreciate the shape on the fekcer then ...lol Yeah that's a good pic with pup rob, you wanna get that one on, you can see how much she's come on in that
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Didnt expect her to be that big from the photo I thought she looked smaller. Bet she can make up some distance when she is at full stride! That's me in the pic with her, and I aint exactly small lol
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You forgot to say she aint that powerful either, and she's 10-15lb heavier now! lmao
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Rob is that when she was about 16 months? I think it was
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The deer/grey x collie/grey were, are and always will be MUCH better than bull x's, and there are still a few good litters of this type available fairly frequently, if you have a bit of a look around
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same here Same here bobby, but I must admit to a liking for the faster brindles, especially the big tall mousehound types like our 'girl' lol
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19" and 15kg. Definate rabbit dog size. a little limited when lamping, but I put that down to lack of height on the rougher ground we have around here. I've had similar dogs before, but bred down from the grey rather than the whippet and they excelled at lamping anywhere. @ paulsmithy, this is the exact point I was making about taller dogs on rough ground
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Hahahha the 3rd pic is ma spaniel but if you mean the blue dog,, he`s beddy whippet bud ! Although some folk have other ideas !lol Lol I can see he's a spaniel, nice , they're all tidy looking dogs. I think it's an interesting point though that spaniels and saluki types have a similar ear carriage though. Was wondering if you went back far enough to when the moors settled in spain etc, if the dogs they kept would be as strictly seperated as they are now, just a thought, anyway, like I said, nice dogs
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That rough dog's a belter , not too keen on the saluki x in the 3rd pic down though, a bit too strong headed for my tastes lol, nice dogs
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Cheers pal for the help you would think us lads would pull together with times being as hard as they are with the law on our backs but theres lads like you pal that need to grow up mush. I agree pal,he,s taking the pish,a sensible lad like you deserves a lot better,a back passage thrusting by Errol may feck some sense into what little resource your skull capacity may allow,tell you mam. Lol after that 'big powerful bitch' thread mullarky I can't take f**k all serious on here anymore today!
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Lol
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Yep, I'd say the majority of young dogs being passed on etc nowadays have been tried far too early. And not just at fox. Like you say, most dogs, especially the larger types, are still pups really to a certain degree until well after 18 months. And age isn't really much of a guide, you're better off observing how the dog matures from puplike behaviour to a more serious/adult way about it before expecting alot from it.
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Dont forget to go for the brindle,their faster than the merle variety ,some real sound advice on here for you Brindles definitely make faster mousehounds, FACT!!! Lol
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