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  1. smallmouth
    During her 12 years or so this small bitch.... ....caught a number of daytime rabbits, the odd pheasant, a partridge, a fox. And a couple of hares. One of the hares was pegged in the seat. The other I saw her catch running on the autumn stubble, it was November(ish) and I still can't understand how she did it, except maybe it was because it was an unusually big hare.. She had a very good nose and hunted like a hound/gundog. What I really liked about her, (apart from the fact that she was never injured), was how she'd scour every square yard of likely ground, just on the off chance
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    Here you go pidge, took these earlier of my bitch, a 1st cross Border Collie X Greyhound. Though I think a lot of my lurcher and she's very obedient in a one to one situation, her temperament is best described as "nervy, possesive and irritating", and she's very prone to front foot damage, especially knocked toes. Mark the words below well. My own bitch does struggle to catch healthy rabbits day or night, though that's partly down to geography and lack of practice.... "yet another mxyi" I'd think again if you're mostly aiming for hunted up daytime ra
  3. smallmouth
    I've asked for help with retrieving problems more than once on 2 or 3 forums. Last time I raised it on here I got some good advice and useful tips. Here you go..... http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/index...topic=1127&st=0 Just to update the outcome with my lurcher, she's now over 3 years old and on a good day will retrieve dummies reliably enough to not show me up in the odd obedience test. However, on the rare occasions she gets her jaws round a real live rabbit, her retrieve is rubbish, she usually runs about 50 yards in the wrong direction, crunches them til th
  4. smallmouth
    The lurcher (50% border collie), I've got now is certainly the most intelligent I've owned. She's also the most neurotic and difficult. It was either at the Midland, or Pride of Peaks last year, that someone, (sorry, can’t remember who), said something along the following lines to me when we were discussing how smart a lurcher needed to be...... “.........thing is, if you want someone to work FOR you, they need to be just bright enough to learn the job and then concentrate on doing it, but not so bright as to always be questioning why......."
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    The simplest way to look at it from a lurcher/rabbiting point of view, is that the Hunting Act 2005 basically made all lurcherwork illegal except for rabbiting. Rabbiting is an exemption to the Act provided you have permission, (personally I'd want it in writing). The Hunting Act says the following about rabbits....... The hunting of rabbits is exempt if it takes place on land- A - which belongs to the hunter, or B - which he has been given permission to use for the purpose by the occupier or, in the case of unoccupied land, by a person to whom it belongs. Get caught
  6. smallmouth
    Very sorry to read this thread. I saw scooby in the flesh just the once, and remember commenting that he seemed to have that "something extra" look in his eye....... And so it starts again, all the best.
  7. smallmouth
    Ditto...........
  8. smallmouth
    I’m not sure it was always class, when I became aware of all this during my “Kes†years in the early ‘70s, the private members bills were targeting Coursing…..not Foxhunting. Mind you......apparently at that time some members of the RSPCA hierarchy actually rode to hounds....... As Dillon points out, the fundamentalist fanatics have always had ALL fieldsports in their sights. I remember at comp in my teens, watching a “Programmes for Schools†documentary fronted by John Craven about fieldsports. It covered coursing, fox hunting, pheasant shooting and fishing. It was suppose
  9. smallmouth
    I'm sad to read that Ian, I always liked the look of Jack when you posted the odd pic of him on the old smoochers.
  10. smallmouth
    If I stick to reordering your original list, then....... 1) trainability – It’ll soon be dead on the many roads or railways otherwise and it must be biddable enough to live in the house as a family pet and be easy for my wife/daughter to exercise when I’m not around 2) speed – It’s a running dog after all, fast enough to catch a daytime rabbit, but acceleration and agility are just as important as raw speed 3) Nose – won’t find much round here without a willingness to “get out†and use it 4) coat – The right sort, smooth and thick like a seal, or harsh and r
  11. smallmouth
    a rough deerhoundy 28 inch dog a rough deerhoundy 27 inch bitch a rough deerhoundy 25 inch dog a rough deerhoundy 24 inch bitch a rough deerhoundy 21 inch dog a rough deerhoundy 20 inch bitch a smooth greyhoundy 28 inch dog a smooth greyhoundy 27 inch bitch a smooth greyhoundy 25 inch dog a smooth greyhoundy 24 inch bitch a smooth greyhoundy 21 inch dog a smooth greyhoundy 20 inch bitch What’s that you say “quarry� Nah mate……I don’t ever take ‘em down the quarry, ground’s too rough and I need ‘em all walking in straight line
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    No worries BB. I should mention a couple of other points to consider though. A working dog in a family environment is going to interact with everyone in the house……..I reckon this is mostly all to the good, but it’s likely everyone bar you will see the dog just as a pet, and treat it accordingly, sometimes buggering up your training, (retrieving in particular… :whistle: ), or giving the dog the wrong messages about it’s status. Good luck with your Beddy/Whippet, should go well with the ferrets....
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    If you mean as opposed to keeping them in the house, then no, I don’t think it’s strictly necessary, and I shouldn't think a little Beddy/Whippet bitch will be much bother. But some folk just don’t like dogs in the house. I’ve never kennelled a dog outside myself, but then again I’ve never had more than 2 lurchers at once….. I only have the one at the moment, and I’m fortunate that I don’t need to leave her locked away on her own for several hours a day. There’s been plenty of times when I’ve wished I did have an outside kennel and run though, to use at least fo
  14. smallmouth
    I 'specially like the one with the spade on the shoulder, the sun on the moor and the purple sky........ And that ferret looks to be picking up the art of retrieving quite well........ :11:
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    Great to see some smashing action pics of a superb looking lurcher. I was looking at a young 1/4 kelpie pup at the Pride of Peaks, similar colour, similar ears and something very similar about the brow, a bit furrowed in concentration. I'll post a pic if the owner OKs it........
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    Didn’t I read somewhere that working Beardies can thrive on bugger all cubed? Maybe she’s just inherited her appetite from her grandsire? I remember the lurcher I had with Beardie in her wasn't much of an eater.
  17. smallmouth
    Yep, I’ll second that, and for the sake of £5.88, (which is what I paid last night), I’d sooner let my Vet do it than have another go myself! :sick:
  18. smallmouth
    Alreet again broomer......... Hope your pup, (is she still a pup now?), is fully recovered. If so, stick a pic up.........
  19. smallmouth
    I hadn't seen any recently either, then she nabbed this up the Dales last Wednesday.
  20. smallmouth
    I've had 4 lurchers ranging from 27ins - 24ins - 21.5ins and this one at 23ins. All were collie bred and used for the same, mostly mooching around for rabbit - hare - feather, and a bit of rabbit lamping. The 27 incher caught more game than any of the others. She worked cover just as well, had a good nose and was fast enough to catch some of the fur she put up, athletic enough to snatch some of the feather she flushed. But at 27 inch her speed, power and weight meant she was injured more often than the others. By contrast, despite being reckless and wild, my 21.5 inch Beardie X was
  21. smallmouth
    Cheers very much......but I wouldn't hold your breath.........
  22. smallmouth
    I gave up on the ferret persuasion for this year, when it started to lead to talk of needing a bigger house and garden........... Still, the DVD's good, and at least I'll have a clue how to go on when the ferret day finally comes...........
  23. smallmouth
    Hey, I'm in touch wi me feminine side me, I know how to catch the judges' eye, I do....... :kiss: Or maybe it was that I was showing a lurcher that actually looked like a running dog for once?
  24. smallmouth
    OK, OK, I give in........I'll see you there..........
  25. smallmouth
    Thanks for the offer fellman, but don't hang on to them for me. I know you'll understand the difficulty with wives if I just say "Air Arms S410K"...... :11: Seriously, if I'd thought there was any chance of getting away with it, I'd've sorted some ferrets last year when I still had the old shed to convert into a court. We had the "ferret discussion" then......:aggressive: .....and I lost......... :whistle:
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