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  1. Maximus Ferret
    I do them fairly regularly with pups, then once the dogs grown and fit, only if I notice them getting long. My lamping is mostly done on short grass in wettish, slippery fields so I like them on the long side. Dogs with naturally flat feet tend to wear them less and vise versa.
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    Well you can tell just off the pic mate it's not a deerhoundxgreyhound,it's a colliex There may be a sliver of collie and a sliver of bull in there but not anywhere close up. It's almost entirely deer x grey for generations. It'll make for an interesting dog though. This one is a little different from the others. Their only 4 1/2 week old so I can't say if it will be good or bad but he is one to watch. There aren't more than a handful of people in the USA that mess with crossing collie into their dogs because it doesn't do much for running coyotes. Most of the stags here are just big,
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    Forestry brash is probably one of the most hazardous surfaces for a dog to run on as their legs can slip between branches. If they know what they're doing they seem to adjust their pace and look at what they're running over. I have seen broken bones though and some tears from branches sticking out.
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    I'm at it quite a lot. If they're brought up with it they seem to do OK. Some exciting runs with the occasional catch. Carrying stuff over it can be hard going if the tracks aren't good.
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    He wouldn't have to try very hard to give bottles of brandy to me .
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    Best thing is to sell them directly to people who want to eat them. There are more around than you'd think since Hugh Fernley/Jamie Oliver etc. They need to be undamaged and ready to cook. I sell mine for 4 euro each or 15 euro for 4. If you know anyone at college, get them to ask around the students - good place to start. One of my sons got me my first customer and it grew from there. It's a good healthy food. Once you get good customers treat them well.
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    I like those Dai. I look forward to seeing how they shape up.
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    Mine at 29 inches, struggles a bit on rabbits but she does catch a few and she makes up for it in other ways.
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    Gundog trainers have been spoilt by having gundogs to train - natural retrievers and naturally soft mouthed for the most part. As lurcher owners we have no such luxury .
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    I like the look of her Frank. Next time you take a side on photo try squatting down so the camera is at the same height as the dogs shoulder. That'll give a fairly accurate idea of her proportions.
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    Well they certainly make good companions. If you've searched older threads you've probably seen these pics. I can't be bothered with a camera most of the time but might take some new ones soon. That one's first cross. Keep us updated with the progress of yours. I like deer crosses. Not the best rabbiters but fun to have around and pretty to look at.
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    What've you got? I'll show you mine if you show me yours .
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    It's nice to see that some people maintaining high standards. Personally I like to have the option to use the rabbit for the table rather than a poorly trained dog who will bruise the catch or even worse not retrieve it to hand. It beggars believe that people are willing to accept anything less than their lurcher retrieving live to hand and it is no wonder why gun dog people regard us lurchermen with such low esteem. I don't think poor retrieving or hard mouth is why lurchermen are held in low esteem.
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    I prefer rabbits unmarked as I sell a few, skinned and "oven ready". Most from my own two bitches are unmarked but sometimes when they have to strike hard or catch by the leg they can be a bit bruised. I mark those ones and use myself or feed to dogs or ferrets. My youngest son has a bitch that's reverse bred (less greyhound, more base breed) with wheaton and airedale. She has a good strike but whenever she catches a rabbit you can hear the crunching from 50 yards away. That's useless to me, for rabbiting at least anyway.
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    Try the search box, top right hand corner of the page.
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    Personally I'd always pick the boldest, sassyest out of a collie bred litter. I've mainly kept collie bred runners for almost 40 years. I can cope with headstrong and hyperactive and I like drive but I've had a couple of "shrinking violets" and they're the ones that drive me mad.
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    I doubt if it's a poodle anyway.
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    Not illegal to net hares is it they just did nt have permission to net them at that time, and the ICC rightly suspended them for the season Y.I.S Leeview Or in that place. That's the thing about the coursing clubs, some of the members think the hares are theirs alone, no matter who's land it is or who's permission they're tresspassing on. They'll poach hares then attack the person who's permo it is or vandalise their car.
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    I'd love to have this fella back - faster than he looked clever and gutsy too.
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    Know exactly what you mean Johnny! When you get a good one though, they really are good.
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    Well just to play the devils advocate here....... I'd love to see european lynx, maybe even bears and definately boar.
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    He's a lovely looking pup shaun and as said above, going to be big. It'll be interesting when you start him to hear your opinion on how he differs from Gaffer in the way he works. Looking at some of the litters bred over the last 12 months a lot of folk have used coursing/fen type blood on working lurchers and others have bought in well bred coursing/fen type lines to use as allrounders. Personally I can't wait to see how they go.
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    Rather sweeping that statement there Willow.... Ban the fecker Bosun....
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    He couldnae hit a coo's ass wi a shuil, couldnae hit a bothy frae inside!
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    That's just daft! You need to measure from the ceiling down to their shoulder then subtract it from the height of the room.
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