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    For christs sake, stop putting human ethics on animals! You gonna be telling us your a vegan next!!!
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    If he's out an well excercised, then, I suppose, thats just the way his feet are made, doesen't mean he is flat footed! Different dogs have differing types of feet, some Saluki types have 'splayed' feet type, as opposed to a greyhounds tight 'cat like' feet. Flat foot is when feet have spent too long in a kennel.... Without excercise! I suggest, you'll be much more 'informed' when you start running the dog on quarry and SEE how those 'flat feet' perform. 'Hansom is, how hansom does' !
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    Marksman, think this is my first post in this section as I ain't owned an air rifle for many a year (though one day i'll get my finger out an buy one!) but your post on an old Tornado got me looking, as it was my first 'decent' rifle, when i was about 14 (i'm now 43!). Many a bunny bit the dust with this one! I must say what a fantastic job you've done on the old gun and what a pleasure it is to see a Tornado as I did see 'em, back in the day. Well done!!
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    Hedz, your answers are well thought out and for my money, on the mark Though Stabs always comes out with a gem and in this case he did get me thinking I've seen good hill collies work there bollocks off on a hard day, all day and with no quit in 'em. Once seen a collie make a mess of a 'well bred' bull terrier and the collie was on a chain, the bull terrier eventually got the upper hand but that sheep herding mutt would have still 'gone' and was as game as when the battle kicked off, screeming for more as the farmer dragged them apart! I suppose what i'm trying to say, is that I do
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    Out of the three litters that i`ve had out of my bitch, I`de say that 90% of the pups have turned out reasonable workers, and one or two i would say exceptional workers, and i belive that the dam plays a big part in a pups early developement...From the 1st litter i did`nt keep a pup back as most were given to mates, from the 2nd litter i kept a dog pup, that was shapeing up well, but it broke it`s neck at 5-1/2 month old, and from the 3rd litter i kept a dog pup that did`nt turn out as i expected, but his new owner is keeping in touch and he`s doing well for him..... I do belive though that b
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    Good advice Blackpack, if your gonna re-seed and it's gonna be used for heavy traffic use a seed type with plenty of Rye.
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    A very handy lookin rabbit critter you got there WR, looks ultra keen on them nets Good pics too
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    Only ever seen one pure bred Saluki / Greyhound take enough foxes to be called 'a fox dog', though I suppose, those I know who run this type, would rarely want to use 'em for foxes regular anyway! Seen plenty of 'Saluki Lurchers' that were excellent fox dogs, one was the second best fox dog i've ever had the pleasure of seeing run. Pre-ban, if I was in the market for a fox taking dog, to be honest, a Saluki cross pup wouldn't be what i'd be looking for.
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    I'm with Romany, in that if your looking for a 'replica', it'd be the best way to go. Though, theroreticaly speaking and i don't wish to cause any offence Mars, as by the sound of it you do rate and value your bitch very highly. I'd ask the question, in three litters, if the dogs you chose have all been quality, similar type workers but produced nothing near to your bitch to merit talk of a possible, line bred, fourth litter, maybe your bitches genes are poor in replicating 'similar type' as herself? You would certainly better your odds by breeding closer then BUT as with all Lurchers, the
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    Don't have to be a hard run to get a knocked toe, your dog could have done it a number of ways, though most likely it's hit a stone or the like. It's always hard to diagnose without seeing it (not that i'm a vet!) but you can take the swelling down a bit by running it gently under a tap (hose) for about 5mins, lifting the foot you may see some movement in the toe, which may suggest it's only bruised and the treatment for either.... Complete rest till it's right. Best of luck mate
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    Eugenics

    Bosun11 replied to littletimmy's topic in General Talk

    True - The British Eugenics Society, when disbanded, became...... The Kennel Club!
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    That bitch to your left is all Pie bred, out of Spike to Otter. Plenty of pics in my gallery, all Pie bred dogs and Strong Stuff has a crackin pic of my dog in his 'pre-war days' on his website.
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    Cracking pics Coco, can you tell us a little more on the type, i've posted a few times on here about older line bred Lurchers and would love to here more? Cheers
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    'Night time' is all good lamping weather, though dark and windy is better!
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    Yer, I woul;d agree there is a 'boom' on at the min, thing is, I (and older folks) have seen it before, in the late 's. They'll come and go, few will stick at it, for most it'll be a fad. Damage will be done, it always follows but it'll pass, just weather the storm. BUT what I will say, is for the novices who have joined this forum, or those that YOU know in the 'real world', it's up to those that have been at it a while (us old hands) to ensure we give correct information, offer sound advice, try to both help them be less ignorant and OUR chosen life more secure.
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    This is the one Whippet cross I don't get.....! Had the same conversation with most of the lads I know, some of which have owned 'em but everytime the same conclusion came out, you'd be better off with a bull X greyhound.
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    A pointless cross??? Christ, I can think of many that WOULD be well described as a pointless cross, that are forever getting dragged out the wood work, from your Akita's to your ABD's but never the whippet X greyhound!! I think whippet x greyhounds are a great cross, so many differing opinions on here, mostley from those who have never owned 'em. I have, and yes, i've moved on from them but only because my style of dogwork changed and I think thats why so many folk have. Grews, from my expierience, are fantastic "up an at 'em" dogs, keen as fecking mustard, with real desire
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    My old half cross (bull) bitch was a 'yipper', when she was first started. Not an out an out 'yapper', just little 'yips' but it did have me a little worried back then. But the more she caught, as her confidence grew she stopped and settled down to become the best dog i've owned. Thats her pic on my avatar. I do belive with her, it was a mix of excitement and a little flustration, being young, keen and to be honest, not that fast! I hope that anyone reading this will take it on board when starting a pup, they 'may' start out with a yip but confidence and catches usually sort 'em out.
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    Tobacco!!!!.......... Fecking hell, this is 2010 for christs sake, there's enough modern stuff out there to do the job, even if the bitch is pregnant, which by the way is best wormed just before, or just after conception. Tobacco, if it does work (as i've never tried it) from what i've read, causes a dog top be nausious and it vomits the worms up, now seeing as tape worms attach themselves to your dogs innards, that would be some fecking wretch to get them up and out, knock a poor dog right off its feet!
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    Stabba..... Very well said Thing is, most of you boys have commented about how easy hares are on the lamp, well in some parts maybe but there are plenty of places where i've seen good, proven daytime dogs dusted by night time hares. Hares that see a lamp regular, hares that know there ground, hares that can make good, experienced dogs look poor!
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    Jesus ............. So you'll have 20 or so Bull breeds, and their owners standing around in a ring .............. the dogs will have muzzles on ................ most of them will be screaming at each other .............. That will make a nice photo for the Scum newspaper or to go on Panorama. Low profile is the way forward! staffs and english bulls can be shown at krufts why not in the working dog shows. its ridiculas every other breed can be shown just not bulls!!! if not muzzles what do you propose strongstuff?? ideas welcome, how do the aces people manage it?? I d
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    The Aces show and many other bull terrier only shows are well run, well organised events that promote bull terriers in their own right, run by people who are looking out to promote the best of them breeds. Mixing them with working terrier's and lurchers (many with bull blood), dogs that carry the marks of a legitimate well worked life, will do nothing but harm to both parties. It's sad to say but we have an undesirable element to our chosen vocation and personally, I feel it would be fueled with the re-introduction of bull breeds.
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    Back in the early 's almost every show you'd go to had a bull classes. Was a good money spinner for the club, as they were always well attended and seen some spectacular dogs there..... Great! Sadley this was not always the case, to many idiots winding there dogs up, some lettin 'em go, carnage around children etc, plus the attraction it aroused with the police, turned into a feckin nightmare! I love bull terriers, enjoy bull terrier shows but as far as i'm concerned, keep them out of working terrier & lurcher shows, enough damage was done in the 's!
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    You beat me to it Jay! A dog named Floyd, by far THE best fox dog i've ever seen. Lurcher X Lurcher bred, this dog had it all, in spades full, fast, hard and ultra keen a dog that could catch a fox, he just knew all the moves! This dog was run for about 8 seasons, only on foxes, sometimes up to four times a week, his owner was a numbers man and put the milage in, that was his game and Floyd was as game on his first as his last. His owner keeps a tally of his numbers but if I put it up on here most would think it a piss take and it certainly isn't!!
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