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  1. Maximus Ferret
    I've seen some right funny looking deerhound saluki/greyhound ones and some very nice ones from the same breeding too.? Deerhound/collie/grey do seem to blend well though and people have been breeding them for a long time now.
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    not many people mention this about deerhound in a cross but it adds a long back to a collie cross and this gives it a better stride for covering rough ground (like rocky, heathery places). It also can give a steady temperament but a GOOD collie cross should have this anyway. Length of leg and size as many collie crosses, especially the bitches can turn out 22 to 23 inches and IMHO that's too small for a real RHFD dog. I do like collie crosses though and I've had more of them than anything else over the years so I know what I'm talking about. I own a deer/grey ATM and she's the s
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    I see what you're saying Poxon and I have seen a small dog take roe and I mentioned fallow only as some of the earlier conversation mentioned them. Personally I'd still try and choose a reasonably tall and strong dog if I wanted deer to be part of it's job. Over rough ground I believe a good springy saluki or deerhound type bounding stride makes for less injuries too.
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    On the subject of mature fallow bucks though, I've never known of a fine 21 inch type animal able to take them down. Even sika stags are trouble for small finely built dogs.
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    Genuinely very sorry to hear that NL.. I don't have beddy crosses and never have but I really like yours. As Bird says, hope the bitch pulls through OK.
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    I like the look of that. ATB with her.
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    A few I've had over the years.
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    First time I've been able to log on since Saturday.
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    I've been waiting for someone to post on this thread again and thought it would be you Katchum. ? Cheers, she's looking good.
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    Tricky one to advise on. The vets over here will sell you things through the door so you could buy the vacc and do it yourself. Is it possible to find one there that would do the same? Personally I take my pups out before the vacc has taken effect but I go by car to somewhere where I won't meet other dogs. It's still a risk of course ( foxes or strays might have been by) but I take the risk as I run some very rough ground at times and want the pup to grow up running on it as early as possible so it's a risk I take. Hope it all works out for you mate.
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    If they hadn't finished this lockdown would probably have finished them anyway or left them with a load of litters to PTS.
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    TBH I don't know why anyone bothers with these pointless drawn out arguments on here. There's nothing to be gained form it and plenty to lose for some.
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    Always liked the look of that one.?
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    Big and hairy?
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    Howsever did you combine those breeds, I'm gobsmacked. What were his two parents? I'm not knocking by the way but I'm dead curious.
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    A gundog scurry is a race with a little obedience added. It isn't what gundogs were bred for at all. A working type lurcher, properly trained to it should kick the ass of most gundogs in a scurry.
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    Did you think of taking a couple of straws? You could cover your kelpie cross if she turns out good. Saluki/collie/grey is often a good cross so I'd guess saluki/kelpie/grey would be too.
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    Rob you for the next fix they will.
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    Good luck with it Gibbo. There was a litter of deer/grey on a thread on here recently, I think in Northumberland, so if it works out and you're looking for a dog they may be worth contacting. Racing whippets with a lot of greyhound blood often make good hunters so why wouldn't a pure have a good chance.
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    I've had lurchers all my adult life too, mostly from pups but occasionally older and in my opinion pups are easier to train (obedience train that is). Here's why. Pups have their drive and enthusiasm untampered with and as long as you have a bit of patience and savvy you can direct this along the right lines. What you're experiencing does sound to me like puppy stuff so I'll tell you how I'd deal with it. 1) The recall. I'd keep him on a lead when other dogs are around to begin with. Practise recall when you're alone with him and run off if it needs speeding up. High value food treats lik
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    Not for me it isn't. I'm sipping an IPA as I type this. Nothing else to do as it's a bank holiday and e3verywhere's on lockdown. Had the mutts out early and now I'm relaxing so happy saints day!??
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    I'd go with most of that Morton except that moorhens are most definately edible! I've eaten loads but you do need to skin them before roasting (hot for a shortish time). One of the things that irritates me most about going out with other people is when they have dogs that make a dash at everything they see, usually clearing the ground before a more sensible dog has a chance to work it up properly.
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    I wasn't knocking people who test their rabbit dogs, just comparing dogs who choose easy game for choice to people who do the same and personally I'd always choose to run easy rabbits and make a better bag. ( I was playing devils advocate and fishing for a bite too.)? As said before, this is one of those subjects that people will always argue about.
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    And yet we all admire dogmen who drive hundreds of miles to run in the dales, the brecklands or the scottish islands rather than run local where they'd be pushed to get one or two.... So dogmen like easier rabbiting too???
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