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  6. Good deer dogs (pure)

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    I have killed a few white tail with a bow :) . They are similar size to a fallow. 

    In Maryland and Virgina where I have hunted it seems ideal country for working a lurcher or 2. Small blocks of wood surrounded by big corn fields. I've seen and owned a few types. Best to take deer I have seen was a collie hound. Can't see why a big 1/4 bred collie hound wouldn't take deer regularly. Those blocks of wood seem perfect for a lurcher to find and course deer from. A lot of the wood land in that part of the country that I have seen is mature and open, would def see a lurcher killing deer in it, but would also see one kill itself. 

    Game wardens and rangers are a lot more plentiful over there and laws are a lot stricter from what I have experienced. You can get a fine for purposely lighting up a field with your car head lights, not to mind a lamp. 

     

     

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  8. Working wheatean terriers any about

    in Earthdogs & Working Terriers

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    On 22/12/2021 at 00:45, Setenta said:

    Unless, you’re one of these clowns that posts your business all over the Internet, no one really knows what people do and don’t do with their dogs. It’s all hear say. I would be extremely wary of anyone who openly shares on the Internet what they do with their strong dogs in this country. 

    He openly states he doesn't work his dogs - for legal or illegal hunting. He has a lot of opinions on working breeds(not just strong dogs), how they work, and what crosses would work and what wouldn't. Yet he doesn't work dogs. I am sure he is a nice fella, he is entitled to an opinion and is clearly passionate about dogs, but any person preaching about working dogs without working them ?....  saying people should cross a Pitbull with a Kerry Blue as a Kerry Blue would bring more to a cross than a working Wheaton.... 

     

     

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  9. Nancy At Six Months.

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    She will be a fast bitch. From my experience with dh's I'd be leaving her till 24 months but, you know your own dog.  Really like them as a breed of dog, brains to burn but can frustrate the hell out of ya at the same time. Only my experiences of a few dogs tho. I have seen some top dogs and some that would be best suited as an enormous lapdog. 

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  11. Working wheatean terriers any about

    in Earthdogs & Working Terriers

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    On 08/11/2021 at 23:47, Setenta said:

    My lad knows the fella who runs that website and he has never said a bad word about him. I also spoke to him a few times as he was interested in some of the dogs I kept in the 80’s and he was always very pleasant and eager to learn. Which is more that can be said for most on here!

    I don't know the guy but he is very opinionated on working dogs, yet he doesn't work dogs...

     

  20. Patterdale x whippet

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    34 minutes ago, mC HULL said:

    So a quality terrier is quiet ?

    I thought that be the equivalent of a sighthound not chasing on sight ?

    It is whatever floats your boat - some men like them to sound when work, some like them mute. Personally, a terrier to sound and then go mute as your getting close is my ideal terrier. But again, everyone has their own preferences... the same as they do with lurchers. 

  22. In breeding in lurches

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    Well at least you have options now, and I would be thinking the best way forward is to put yourself in a position where you have options down the line.

    First thing I would do is get stalks off the dog. 

    I would put the brother to the sister and if there is a proven bitch of a similar type that you have access to, I would put the brother over her. You have options then with father to daughter, son to aunty etc. 

    Other way would be to get a proven dog of a similar type to put to the sister and breed the brother to the pups, but for me the first option is the better way if you can go about it. 

     

    Whatever way it works out I hope it works out for you and you get what your after. 

     

     

     

     

  23. Crossing deerhound blood.

    in Lurchers & Running Dogs

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    IMO adding terrier into the mix will only improve the DH side. A big quarter bred bitch, as DC said bull & or wheaton. Keep the biggest pups, if they prove themselves put them back to the same line of deerhound blood then after. Keep the height, good coat just adding terrier mind set. Sounds good on paper anyway. 

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