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    'Old style Lurcher', that is the question? To most folk, this cungers up the Deerhound or Norfolk type, typical old gypsy type dogs...?? The thing is... there is no defined type for a Lurcher, no standard, never has and never should be!! I've wrote on here before about this, what is defined by some as 'traditional' is probably way off the mark. I belive, that in days long ago, before the age of the motor car when everywhere was a damn sight more difficult to get to, folk of certain areas defined a Lurcher by one thing only, its field ability. How it was created came about by wha
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    Lurcher X Lurcher, bred right, with a few generations behind 'em, from solid grafting stock, over almost any ground, these types should see you right.
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    Good stuff Ray, great pics too! Them dogs are a credit to you
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    Ashington, Doxhope off here is/was from there, his stamp of dog too, so he might be a lead for you but if you wan't folk to pick up on this you should put it in the Lurcher section under a better title. Best of luck
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    Very surprised this bitch is still for sale. A very tidy bitch, with a write-up like that, pics that back it all up and not to mention the price.... She should be snapped up!!! Meg, i'll bet it was a wrench to put her on the transfer list but i'm sure you'll steer clear of 'helmets' and find her the best possible home, best of luck
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    The old Bulldog factory was in Wigan, dunno if it's still there. Maybe anyone on here from 'the land of the pies' could help?
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    Ted Walsh for me, my first and 'the' best , some bloke called Lloyd wrote a very engaging book of late too It's easy to knock Plummer, by Christ i've done it enough but some very good stuff, has been produced and just when there would of been a lull, his stuff was always there. The older members on here, i'm sure would agree as, if like me, hunted down ALL things dogs and hunting during the 's, you would have read most of his books. Rougues, was a good read, though it's widley known that most material in it came from 'different' sorces and (off lurchers) Fell terrier is outstanding, e
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    For me it's simple, I don't/won't own anything I don't feel is up to scratch (my standards anyway!) and it's rare that i've bought dogs on that were already 'doing a bit'. Suppose there have only been two dogs that have fitted into this category, the first a Hancock 1/2 bred beardie/border, merle, a stunning lookin bitch. Unwanted, I took her on, sadly she was usless on the lamp, she was brought up as a day dog and I must say to that game she was mustard! She would find game where most failed, quarter a field for a hare as good as a Beagle and was a superb marking and ferreting dog but the
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    Would agree with you there Max, to get near the title dogs NEED two attributes, the heart for a fox and the legs for a hare, i belive everything else can be put in IF the dog is in the right hands.
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    It always seems to be the big stuff folk want to do but really these ain't too hard if you want 'em enough! For me it's a lurcher that would be consistantly good at taking feather (amongst other things!), seen some crackers in the past, none of late and certainly never owned one. Still don't know if these dogs are born or trained, either way I'm limited!!! Nearest I've owned was a EBT of all things! Put every Lurcher i've owned to shame as a hunter (never much of a catcher, for obvious reasons!) of game birds.
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    Chalkwarrens a past winner of Lambourn, the NLRC sell the Lambourn book that David Hancock produced. About £12 I think, good read. Lucy won supreme champion at Lambourn, it may have been the 'bling' collar she paraded round in that swung it, cunningly fashioned from a Ford Transit bumper! Love that tale Chalks
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    Parks or Nuttall, they are all Fell Terriers and both lines originaly came from the same source, both obtained their foundation stock from the same man but Parks preffered the reds and Nuttall the blacks.
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    That was in a John Wayne film too........ Cant stand any of the macho type names, Tyson/Rocky/Rambo etc etc etc etc Hondo was the John Wayne film Simo, the dog was played by Laddie the rough collie that also starred as Lassie. I thought Troy was a bit macho:thumbs:
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    What a great post.....
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    Good post Butler, I would think the same could be said of bull blood as well. IMO the same can be said of all blood, choosing your foundation stock for the job you require is getting harder an harder!
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    I'd agree with Kay on the PM thing and it does seem a bit loud on brightness, to be honest Ian, I liked it how it was but then again, I'm a tecnophobe and general pc retard so what do I know! I'll get used to it. As long as folk contrubute good honest posts, thats what matters!!!
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    i bought them from ebay from your friend,and 1 of them was definatley a photo copy,verified by an art gallery! You cheeky little twat! You bought them off me through ebay. Thought you were sending them back after your snide little trick with paypal? If they were so bad, why aren't they back here? I'm sorry I ever saw these f*****g prints. I put them on ebay as a favour, got mithered by gobshite oldrednose, they sold for £29 for the pair, cost me £21.65 to post by RMSD, shithead above says one of them is a copy (it isn't) and paypal take the money back off me,
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    Big bold pups, should do well in the right hands!
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    This is my english bull x greyhound whippet, just started workin lamp, 10months old. cheers. he's out tonight, lookin forward to it! Well after two years of hearing how many there are, well done MB, this is the first first cross i've seen on here
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    Go for the Ram AA, the one's with the re-enforced fronts (can't think what the material is!).
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    I'd go for the Ram jacket as a decent knock about field coat for that price, Though if you cvould find a cheap Montana they are better. If it was me and I was lookin for sommat to last, i'd go for a second hand 'heavyweight' Barbour. Wax holy feck out of it and wear a fleece under in cold weather, i'd bet within a month or two it'll feel like an old friend!
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    It's a heart dog for me Wilf, every time. Though that can come with a price! For me it's about getting the basics right, to get them in the field young, sound entering and then letting good breeding and long legs do the rest! I like a partner, an ally, not a robot. Sometimes you'll curse them but admiration is forever present. That price I mentioned..... well that can be fatal but thats the game i'm afraid....! Oh yer, that Mercedies chapter 'gets' me everytime too!
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