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  1. morton
    As long as it's your intention to drive the hens towards a line of guns then crack on!! The law is an ass in this case. Those that suffer losses to livestock cannot protect their lambs/chickens/etc but if you run a shoot you can protect your pheasants/partridge/grouse. There is no mention of how many birds you need to put down to take advantage of the law. So buy 10 poults release them on your permission and keep your receipt. Hens are a member of the pheasant family,would that in theory allow their well being to be protected as the law states?,
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    I know of many dogs,fully jabbed up,died through parvo and distemper.
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    man is a factor in everything from the transport on the road down to his own arsehole, so man is always going to have an influance. but would you say that the introduction of patt / lakie / fell / jr / border / beddy / bull blood is the reason we have the hard grafting dogs that we have today? i agree mate without the introduction of bull to the terrier world we wouldn,t have the dogs of today. Whats that second rate terriers that in the not to distant past would be seen as backfills,terriers for centuries worked well,better than most about now,without bull in the mix,what does that sa
  4. morton
    The dog should have been stock broken by the time it was 6 to 7 months old,another jukel that met a fate it never deserved because of a feckless owner. he was stock broken mate his hesd just went for some reason he didn't touch stock until he was 5 year old, I won't keep a dog's that kill stock mate atb cbx The dog was knacked for stock killing,heads up mucker,the dog was not stock broken.The best trained dogs sometimes have a primeval error,as long as they learn from it and run true afterwards,fair play.What they learn as a pup usually carries them for life.
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    The dog should have been stock broken by the time it was 6 to 7 months old,another jukel that met a fate it never deserved because of a feckless owner.
  6. morton
    The Real McCoy When dogs where dogs,men and women dressed the same and Deerhoundy type jukels earnt an honest crust.
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    As soon as bull blood needed adding to a strain of working terrier,then you just knew the strain where not really workers. what book did you read that in?-nothing wrong with a bit of bull in terriers -some come out a bit too big or too dog aggressive but that sometimes happens anyway-good cross when it works out- It was never needed in decent working jukels,a quick fix that produces more for the wheelie bin than a working kennel.
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    In the early ,s i used to watch the trail hounds,above Brough,the Fell packs offered some fine hound specimens as well.I was sorely tempted to line a Greyhound bitch with one and run a couple of pups on,nothing came of it.With some of the trendy breeding that produces so much shite now,the hound would seem to have been under utilised and its work ethic and stamina would possibly have a lot to offer that a lot don,t.
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    As soon as bull blood needed adding to a strain of working terrier,then you just knew the strain where not really workers.
  10. morton
    Well for me the Scottish Tod hunters that earnt their trade through their terriers,working in the lakes,fells and pennines,influenced the working terrier breeds more than any other,the Scottish terrier influence shaped the terriers in the areas they earned a living.The Beddy possibly came from this influence,which then influenced the early Lakey/Fell breeding.Russels came from a southern source and in reality have never had the same influence as the Fells and Lakeys.
  11. morton
    Ive run day and night,daytime challenges good dogs and makes average dogs look inferior,nightime makes an average dog look like a decent daytime jukel,gives the owner a false sense of what their mutt is capable of.I respect the challenge a good daytime hare offers a mutt that a rabbit never will.Some respect the prowess of the quarry more than the capability of their jukels,thus a dog that finally comes to terms with a worthwhile daylight gallop deserves the plaudits that an inferior dog can only achieve by night and glare.You either respect the chase and challenge or see it as just another ch
  12. morton
    Tried that it don,t work,stick your index finger up its jacksy when it eventually returns,it will never leave your side for long then,if you doubt me,try it.
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    30 seconds,with a few twists and turns seems a lifetime in the lamp,one mans 5 minutes of excitement will be over quicker for others.If the mutt struggles in the daytime on longer gallops a lamp will make more of an hare dog out of a useless daytime jukel.
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    When i was new to the game i too was never happy with what was in the kennel,always wanted something faster,kill more,jump higher etc. Swapped and sold dogs id love to own now.With a few years under the belt,a few more holes have been added to the girth,id never swap or trade in a mutt now,all the months of training,conditioning and eventually working the jukel help forge a bond that a swap or trade could not replace,even if the barter ended up with a better mutt,which it seldom does not.Keep with what youve got,utilise it to its ability and the owners,don,t look for greener pastures,because t
  15. morton
    Different types of hunting scenarios,quarry,location,company etc. all have a say in leash or loose,whatever best lends itself to individual situations,a dog reacts faster than a slipper,sometimes that split second will determine the outcome of a chase and catch.
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    Absolute rubbish,a dog needs conditioning before it ever enters a field or even runs hard.When the hard work is done,on the road,lane etc.[this is the part a lot of owners tend to skip because of the time and toil involved},then its time to fine tune the mutt in the field,the easy bit.To many take shortcuts to get a dog at its optimum condition,shortcuts risk injury to the mutt and a dog thats exercised that way rarely reaches the potential of a littermate that was conditioned in the best interest of the dog,not the owner. if you take a top class greyhound on average it will get 2 20 minute r
  17. morton
    Absolute rubbish,a dog needs conditioning before it ever enters a field or even runs hard.When the hard work is done,on the road,lane etc.[this is the part a lot of owners tend to skip because of the time and toil involved},then its time to fine tune the mutt in the field,the easy bit.To many take shortcuts to get a dog at its optimum condition,shortcuts risk injury to the mutt and a dog thats exercised that way rarely reaches the potential of a littermate that was conditioned in the best interest of the dog,not the owner.
  18. morton
    Read the hunting act.
  19. morton
    A lot of young lads have lurchers,keep them in good nick,train and work them in the field,thats how most of us started,young with little experience,willing to learn and be shown the ropes.Some are scrotes,some will end up decent lads that will carry the game to the next generation.Its harder for the youngsters to gain trust and permission,usually because of the actions of other youngsters,but often the older generation that also have little respect for anything.Until permission is forthcoming these lads will find work for the mutts,some with the right attitude,most not,its always been the same
  20. morton
    I never once insulted the dog,dogs don,t get insulted,only owners who don,t read what they like,i do hope the dog works out for you and makes a decent little mooching companion,ugly or not,i also hate to see what i have,a kennel full of useless good looking mutts,a fat lazy missus,a car that only drives when its warm and dry and some ugly fecking kids and ginger grandchildren.
  21. morton
    Is it because its expensive?.
  22. morton
    Possibly,but the make up of whats in the mix,made an ugly so and so bred dog,like i said looks mean nothing concentrate on the dogs working potential and good luck with that aspect of your dog,it won,t sell chocolates or birthday cards with a mush like that.Ive never found a rabbit or whatever that cared for the look of the mutt that ended its grass chewing lifestyle,ability in the field is the measure of a lurcher,not what the owner or others thought of its breeding or mush.
  23. morton
    I do, for mooching. Not as fast as a lurcher, obviously. But good nose, works under close control or on his own wide ranging. He also works sheep and pigs. My favourite way to use him is to send him out to the top of a piece of ground to be worked, then have him bring the ground in towards the lurchers at the bottom end . No big hauls but makes for some good sport. The way the current climate against hunting with running dogs is going, I think that for those of us that prefer to keep under the radar would be better served with "hunting collies" rather than out and out speedsters. If th
  24. morton
    Well i "wreken" its an ugly mutt that would look better from the back than front,looks mean nothing compared to the dogs ability in the field,if you don,t want opinions don,t seek them,simples.
  25. morton
    I do, for mooching. Not as fast as a lurcher, obviously. But good nose, works under close control or on his own wide ranging. He also works sheep and pigs. My favourite way to use him is to send him out to the top of a piece of ground to be worked, then have him bring the ground in towards the lurchers at the bottom end . No big hauls but makes for some good sport. The way the current climate against hunting with running dogs is going, I think that for those of us that prefer to keep under the radar would be better served with "hunting collies" rather than out and out speedsters. If th
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