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  1. Mixed Bag
    how did the dog fare on holding them down as ive seen a few small lurchers pre ban that were very keen to get them on the ground but had a struggle keeping them there cos of the lack of size and strength
  2. Mixed Bag
    hows it bred?
  3. Mixed Bag
    not good weather but we have had way worse a few years back so cant complain really
  4. Mixed Bag
    No I dont no brindle dogs in my kennel you must be thinking of someone else
  5. Mixed Bag
    theres a big difference between pics of litters of pups and lots of litters of pups advertised for sale i dont see any of those how do you know the fella isnt breeding the pups for himself and friends not everyones in it purely for the money
  6. Mixed Bag
    when i first started watching this I thought it was a tame deer and a dog that were pals having a swim together
  7. Mixed Bag
    try lots of different small objects a crumpled bit of paper or even a toilet roll tube works just as well. smelly socks work better than clean ones if the pup doesnt show an interest put a bit of string round it and make hissing noises and drag it about til the pup mouths it the way you would play with a kitten with a bit of string sooner or later itl catch on
  8. Mixed Bag
    good read that makes a lot of sense
  9. Mixed Bag
    my philosophy on dogs is get them fit, get them out and get them on. if a dogs not carrying any injuries that are preventing it from running its best or striking then you have to accept its something thats going on in the dogs mind thats causing it to hold back or not strike. not working the dog might make it keener for a short spell but il bet money as soon as you start grafting it again regularly it will fall back into whatever pattern suits it best. lots of work is the best way to suss out a dogs style it sounds to me like the bitch prefers coursing it does happen i heard of a dog years bac
  10. Mixed Bag
    first thing to rule out is injury has she had any recently? get her checked over by a greyhound boneman or someone who knows their stuff if theres no niggling problems its amazing how dogs can hide injuries in their necks backs etc they cant tell you somethigs up so its down to you to to pick up on signs shes sore or not her usual self if theres nothing found injusry wise then its something in the dogs head a psychological issue for example some coursing dogs prefer to work a hare knowing they have more time to run their prey down whereas rabbits are short distance sprinters if the dog doesnt
  11. Mixed Bag
    the bother with gsd is getting a good working one that isnt bred from show crap with bad hips seen a lot trailing their back legs around behind them shocking when you see pics of the german dogs that first came into this country
  12. Mixed Bag
    very nice
  13. Mixed Bag
    well done good bags there its good when a young dog starts to come right
  14. Mixed Bag
    shes doing well mate good luck for the show
  15. Mixed Bag
    good luck for the match lads heard a lot of good things about both dogs stick my name down for a dvd i will buy one
  16. Mixed Bag
    good luck mate hope you get it back
  17. Mixed Bag
    foxy and charlie are both dead mate so the pup cant be direct off them
  18. Mixed Bag
    well done
  19. Mixed Bag
    any links to the videos mate?
  20. Mixed Bag
    forget about shows and work your dog the muscles will come with work not parading around a ring
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  22. Mixed Bag
    none of mine would chase a lure i wouldnt worry about it a lurchers a working dog all they need to chase is live game
  23. Mixed Bag
    doubled rabbiting? why would you ever need more than one lurcher on a rabbit?
  24. Mixed Bag
    sounds good if anyone has a copy for sale please pm me thanks
  25. Mixed Bag
    wet summers and wet winters are stopping the leverets from thriving and also they will be lying up in woods and hedges when the weathers like this hares dont want to lie out in soggy waterlogged fields once it dries up you will start seeing them again
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