[Beware the Footpad]

1 hour ago, low plains drifter said:

tock!

[Brother to sister mating is it to close,]

 

[Do anybody else use these for training]

Have you been smokin' them dogtreats again Drifter?

[Pups retrieving]

I agree with Bangers about walking away. Would also try her with a cold pigeon in a sock or womans nylon stocking. I haven't done it but remember old gundog books recommending it to keep the loose feathers from bothering the dog.

[Is m parishs lucky the best of all time.]

6 minutes ago, Gene said:

Must make two lad, don't get much kip me mate, that's what work does to you.

I couldn't resist replying to Levis post, talking about measuring speeds with lurchers and what not.

Most lads with runners can't even tell you what cross they're running let alone using range finders and stopwatches.

I buried an old bitch I had PTS earlier today.Had a couple of beers and a bit of sleep but i'll take the others out for an hour once it's properly light. I do that every morning then the days free for other things.

[Is m parishs lucky the best of all time.]

1 minute ago, Gene said:

Fell asleep early, I could ask you the same.

I'm mentally disturbed.

 

[Is m parishs lucky the best of all time.]

6 minutes ago, Gene said:

Happy hour mate?

Are you a vampire? What're you doing up at this time?

[Is m parishs lucky the best of all time.]

I can't do a hereford accent. Would Geordie do it? Everybody knows they're really hard after all.

 

[Is m parishs lucky the best of all time.]

2 hours ago, Deerhunter1 said:

Don’t be fooled it'll deter most, it’s easy to talk big but when it comes down to a possible sentence a lot of men won’t be so keen on dogs then 

Might deter some. I can't remember who said it first but most people don't go out expecting to be caught. Most people go out to get away with it in which case the penalties are not foremost in their mind.                                                                      If they do get caught they see it as a reason to do better next time.

[Working German shepherds]

9 minutes ago, Black neck said:

Yep

Shouldn't have been poking it.

[Guess the bird]

jackdaw

[Saluki x grey]

21 hours ago, low plains drifter said:

 

Bedlington Station!

[Saluki x grey]

16 hours ago, mC HULL said:

i do like a dog with that nastyness about em 

i doesn’t mean it’s had to fight for it’s scran 

hopefully one day your around a real un you see they have abit a madness to em feral eat odd un especially when young some don’t show any emotion and only every wag tail when killing expressionless other wise

why would i a been f****d mate i’m not fighting with the bull x  

 

If ever you change your mind sell tickets. I'd pay to see that.. What do you think your chances would be?

[Chalky and the boys weightvest.]

Just seen one of these advertised. What is it? A conditioning aid maybe? How would a weight vest be used and are they any good?

I imagine that, like vitamin supplements, such things mostly shouldn't be needed unless there's an actual issue to be sorted but then I believe a fair few people find treadmills useful.

[What you listening to at the moment.]

 

[Best lamp.]

10 hours ago, burrowman said:

Thanks Dytkos I will look into an led with red filter.

Black neck when u say a “variable one” is that an led or a halogen ?

I use the same and would vouch for it. You can narrow the beam by turning the reflector and turn the power down 'til it's almost off. That's good for getting through hedges and so on.

When you want to scan a field you can turn the power up a small bit. When the dog's almost on the quarry you up the brightness again to what you need for the run.

Don't forget to keep the light out of the dog's eyes but in the rabbits and move the spot from side to side as they approach cover. It's not rocket science.

 

[Other creatures.]

2 hours ago, ijf said:

Deerhound caught a mink last summer as it made its way across a rocky beach. 

 

Anyone ever catch an otter ? would always thought that one would do a lot of damage to a lurcher. 

 

I was walking a couple of dogs up the riverbank near my house one morning when a couple of otters came running up the path towards me, playing chase like they do. The dogs had never seen an otter before and when the front otter ran into the front dog she scooped it up in her mouth as she would a rabbit. It gave her a good bite, cutting through the leather of her nose and she dropped it. It was away into the river like a shot.

[Other creatures.]

14 minutes ago, mackem said:

Wouldn't have minded meeting EG Walsh but there's an old saying about never meet your heroes as they are sure to dissappoint, met a few authors who once you glimpse behind the scenes, hear the unedited stories, you realise they are no different to any of us. 

Authors are just people who write books. Doesn't make them any better or worse as hunters.

[Other creatures.]

Pheasant, partridge, mallard, moorhens. The 15 month pup I have has come close to catching snipe on a few occasions. He's mad for the scent but hasn't quite gotten high enough yet.

[Good deer dogs (pure)]

  Fine if you only run pastureland.                                                                                                                                                      What if the only ground you could run was rough and rocky/craggy? You'd want something with a lighter footfall and variable speed surely?

[Local drift]

2 minutes ago, Black neck said:

Seen a black hare other night

Stuck in the plughole?

 

[Sheep Issue]

Forgot to say, all through the process he should see sheep running away as well as standing still and should be recallable before the long line is removed and the e-collar put on.

[Sheep Issue]

On the upside you've got all summer now. I would get him around sheep as much as possible (at least once a week, preferably more). On a long line at first then maybe an e-collar. I'd use the e-collar on a low setting just to keep in touch so he never thinks you're far enough away to ignore.

I've heard it said that if that doesn't work you should turn the collar up to 10, wait 'til he's right up the arse of a sheep and let him have it. 

[The big lad's getting dog aggressive, anyone got any tips?]

I'm guessing this always happens when he's on a leash. Am I right?

[My we acd x]

18 hours ago, Penda said:

Dunno what the feck the black flag is 

Anarchist newspaper mate.