Colin Smith

More memories of Mick. As we had just moved on to a 3000 acre farm with no keeper, over run with foxes, rabbit and hares. My wife had a good lurcher but my jack was a ratter with queen Anne legs. I replied to an ad for Lakeland x Jack deal done. Off to collect after milking 400 cows! We found the AA phone box and crossed the rail line. Set off through wind and sleet, got totally lost! Then spotted lamp flashing a Morse signal to guide us in. Met Mick at gate, took one look at Ali and said 'bloody hell woman'! She was 8 months pregnant. A mile walk to what was a marshmans cottage, across a dy

Mick was a man of many talents. Over the years and many bottles of home brew my wife and i learnt a lot about a different way of life. He and his wife made pottery and sold it on markets, Acle being one. He bred some of the finest working dogs inc. terriers as well as lurchers. He could make hunting knifes and his leather work was the best. My wife still has a bag he made for her birthday 27yrs ago. We had a 24 inch lurcher pup to grow up with my son, what she lacked in size, she made up in craftiness, a dog to put food on table day or night. My sons companion for years. Mick never suffered