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    I say good luck with them....
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    What a cracking little team. All the best with them
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    I agree there are some very decent folk in the game and I didnt mean to suggest otherwise, some of the best people I have ever met over the years have been lurcher and terrier people. My point is they are driven to the periphery, particularly in terrier work, when in fact they should be at the fore. It was something in your original post that motivated me to post when you described the fact that those peaceful moments in the countryside with your terrier were now impossible. I identified with that sad reality. We will all always love working terriers but equally may need to thank the irrespons
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    I have just stumbled across this searching for something else. It is very sad that in many cases visible terrier work is essentially now the preserve of the idiots and petty criminals and that people like Cleanspade feel the way they do about the sport. It is true there are some people still working terriers properly but the ones I know are off the radar working on shoots and controlling vermin properly away from the masses. They are a minority. We gave up terrier work years ago despite loving the sport and being obsessed with our little heroes. That love of both never leaves you. However,
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    We used to ferret rats all the time years ago.....great sport, just always made sure any bites were cleaned up proper.
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    I am sure this has been done to death in the past but I would be interested in views on the best complete food, including value for money. I am currently feeding James Wellbeloved following a recommendation by one of my vets. I also feed raw meet and supplements. the JW is flippin pricey and I am sure there are foods of equal or better qaulity out there at more sensible prices? At the moment my lurcher pup is 9 months and will be starting work shortly. I will also need a 'senior' variety for my two veterans Ta
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    lol!!!!!
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    But those organisations are not very effective in my view. As a minimum all genuine hunting people now need to support those organisations and there needs to be a real push to protect the sport because, as you say, the idiots and morons are destroying this way of life.
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    A bit harsh, Mudd?
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    I'd say about £75 - 150 ish. depends on how much you like the litter, parents etc.
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    Spot on. There needs to be a united and respectable front to Terrier work, and even Lurcher work, otherwise both will be lost forever despite what the current Government may, or may not do about repealing the Act. I would even go as far as to suggest it should be regulated by defra or an approved independent body approved by the Government issuing licences. That would do two things; firstly it would flush out all the hooligans, criminals and people who damage the sport having no respect for their quarry or countryside and secondly it would wrong foot organisations like th RSPCA. If you have no
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    Well I'm sorry but the idiots in the Daily Mail article deserve all they get. You dont need Countryfile, or anyone else damaging the sport when clowns like that are doing a great job. What they did was totally unacceptable. It is no wonder there is so much mis-information about fieldsports because in cases like this the anti's often have a point. I fear for the sport I used to love, it is hard to be proud of anything when things like this happen. The sport is now overun with petty criminals and undesirables. I despair at the prolification of bull cross lurchers I have seen at shows and won
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    Whilst I do agree with the detailed criticisms on the articles, I do also think it s better that there is a weekly magazine representing the sport in a fairly responsible light because lets be honest with ourselves the sport is on its knees and has been for years; there are still unsavoury elements dragging this once proud way of life into the gutter, dogs get stolen, idiots poach and thieve, the dogs shelters are full of poor lurchers and some working dog welfare is appauling as the fad hunters go from one fix to the next. If you are unhappy with the content of the paper then why not con
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    When I was ready for my next one I couldnt find a proper one (other than possibly a Hancock which i didnt fancy at the time) so ended up with a Bedlington x Greyhound off a friend which also turned out to be a good lurcher but a totally different prospect. I now have a small dog with beardie blood and my friend and old hunting partner has a 5/8ths 3/8ths hancock so we have our beardie crosses back and the start of a possible line...sort of
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    I had a Beardie cross years ago. She possesed almost human intelligence, was totally biddable, ridiculously easy to train and a very faithful and lovable dog. She proved herself as a fantastic all-round rabbit dog season after season. We lamped, ferreted, hunted up during the day and she even snatched a few lucky Hares over a short dash. Temperament wise she was totally steady, obedient and very soft but constitutionally as hardy as I can imagine any dog could ever be! She would happily choose to sleep on top of her kennel in mid-winter, even in the snow! had very good feet and a coat so thick
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    We used to ferret rats to terriers a lot a few years ago. Many ferrets will bottle it after a few tough encounters but we had a few Jills and small hob or two over the years that loved it. The best were always the fast, hyper Jills - I had a little polecat that was mustard! Remember to make sure your terriers are steady to the ferrets. My terriers would slay rats for fun, work rabbits in cover all day and work fox below ground on permission pre-ban but would play with the ferrets in the garden
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    WELL AT LEAST YOUR FULL OF YOURSELF GOOD LUCK Well I suppose the next obvious question is why do you think a dog of that breeding and type wouldn't have the potential to make a decent allrounder? I am not being 'full of myself' at all; i've seen plenty of working lurchers over the years based on all sorts of weird and wonderfull crosses, including a few dogs of that type and cross and they were, generally, good allround dogs. I just think Walshy's looks a good type and he is obviously happy with her which is the most important factor surely. In fact 3/4 crosses were a very popular allro
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    well im not normally wrong.. atb
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    http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/241870-stolen-border-terriers/
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    Total scum...... put this in terrier section.
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    like it
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    How can you tell its a great allrounder by looking at a photo no real atb Well, i'm looking at the size, build, confirmation, feet, breeding and condition. Oh, and there is a little clue to my wild assumtion in the top picture!! I know you cant tell anything for certain from a pic but if I was a betting man......... atb
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    Something like Walshy's on other post. Having said that my last dog was a Bedlington x Greyhound 24 1/2 inches. she was mustard on rabbits day and night and caught a few Hares pre ban, was strong, had good feet and trained up ok. even though it was legal at the time she wasnt worked on anything else but she was plenty game enough... As said above its what you put in to the dog that counts........
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