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  1. cocker
    i have tried it on a few fox killing dogs in the past non of them would eat it, cocker
  2. cocker
    from what ive seen dogs with a lot of saluki in them have been the least injury prone, and least prone to the effects of being run hard,
  3. cocker
    i ran pure whippets which were under 23" on hares regular,
  4. cocker
    yeah mate, a smithfield is a collie type herding dog, and a wheaten is a type of terrier, they are two totaly different types of dog, what the man would have meant is that his lurcher had greyhound and wheaten and smithfield in its make up, cocker
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    cheers lads droving had died out by 1900, so its over a hundred years since droving dogs were used regularly, there was a man called jeff burril who used to sell what he said were "genuine" smithfield lurchers, these used to be advertised in the exchange and mart and then the countrymans weekly, i dont know jeff burril but if anyone on here does know him or his dogs, then they may be able to let us know more, about smithfields and smithfield lurchers, i think ted walshes book lurchers and longdogs has parts about smithfields, in it. the dog on the dulux advert is an old english she
  6. cocker
    hi as far as i know they are extinct, there is another smithfield type, in australia but its a different type to the drovers dog, which was used in this country, its more like a bearded collie or bearded collie hybrid, the genuine smithfield collie used in this country would have died out after the drovers stopped moving livestock on foot, this would have been when railways and road transport would have took over, the only things that are left now are remains of the old drovers roads and smithfield market itself, cocker
  7. cocker
    here is a picture of a proper smithfield collie
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    a proper smithfield type is a thing of the past now i am afraid gone with the drovers who once owned them to drive cattle from as far north as scotland, to the famous smithfield cattle market in london The ‘smooth fields’, an area of flat pastureland outside London, was the original site of the British fat-stock show and market, which was rebuilt in 1860 and renamed Smithfield. A band of drovers were specially licensed and employed by the markets to bring the cattle in and for this they required the assistance of large, strong dogs known locally as ‘Smithfield collies’. Although fantas
  9. cocker
    the idiots have got their storys mixed up, between hunting with hare hounds (beagles harriers and bassets) and coursing, two different forms of hunting with two different types of dogs. it just goes to show what they know, cocker
  10. cocker
    to me a lurcher should be a cross between a whippet or a greyhound and any other usefull type of dog, be it terrier pastoral or another sighthound, in creating or aquiring your lurcher, some thought should go into the "type" you require, this would depend on several factors, ie the type of land you will mostly hunt on, the type of quarry that you will want to take, and the characteristics of certain breeds, should be taken into consideration, depending if the dog is used on permission land, or not, to me a traditional lurcher should be a clever little dog or bitch of around 24 inches, but n
  11. cocker
    todays laws dont make it easier for me from my own personal point of view, landowners round here worry about giving out permission for running longdogs, as rightly or wrongly they fear they may be condoning breaking the law, and if i dont vote then does that not just go in favour of labour, ?? i dont have any respect for any MP least of all gordon brown, who after all is self appointed and wasnt even voted in
  12. cocker
    theres only one party to vote for if you want a chance of the ban being repealed,but in the history of this country there have been very few bans of any kind being repealed, i will still take the chance though regarding the ban and vote conservative, what other option have i ???????????????????????????????????????????? cocker
  13. cocker
    me and a couple of mates are off there
  14. cocker
    whoever pays you £50 first should get the gun for £50, :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown: :thumbdown:
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    thanks alan i will join the forum, (i didnt know about it, but it looks good) cheers cocker
  16. cocker
    hi alan alan, i have looked but i cant find it ?? whereabouts on the forum is it please ? cocker
  17. cocker
    ducks and pheasants are pretty easy to catch with a dog
  18. cocker
    wanted bsa scorpion cocker
  19. cocker
    hi mate if anything changes i will come straight through in the van, and buy yhat off you, be there within the hour. cheers mate cocker ps pm,d you but your full up.
  20. cocker
    it happens a lot
  21. cocker
    20 years ago i had a ardkinglass deerhound, he was a good dog,
  22. cocker
    FACT, pure salukis are capable of EASILY, and regularly, taking a wide variety of game, mice, rats, squirels, rabbits, hare, pheasant, fox, deer, they will work with falcons, guns, ferrets, either single handed or as part of a pack, they hunt, jump, kill and carry, and they can be used to hunt anywhere, salukis only being good for hares on big fields is a load of absolute rubbish, cocker
  23. cocker
    7 16ths bull 9 16ths greyhound, best bull x i have owned or ever seen was bred this way, got some pics of him if you want to e mail me. cocker
  24. cocker
    hi if anyone knows where i can get a pure saluki, from "c o o bred" sire and dam working parents, from a uk breeder for £500 or under, let me know i dont mind waiting 10 weeks 10 months or 10 years, cash waiting here now, i could do with a spare dog, i bet NOONE can get me one, or knows where there is one :whistling: cocker
  25. cocker
    i empty all my pockets before i go, and dont take anything except, battery lamp and dog,
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