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If any group does try and get a breed called Patterdale recognised then I'm sure that the breed standard would be an example of the pointlessness of it all. You're probably right sid g, the type that they will accept and show will probably be a black or chocolate/liver Parson type. But, I have generally found the "Patterdale" type to be a little heavier than a typical Russell type of the same height. What about the bully sort? They could go down that road and the KC Patterdale could end up a black or chocolate Stafford type with an upper weight limit of say 20lb. Red, grizzle a
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What would the reasoning be behind creating a line of running dogs using only whippet and greyhound? What would they possess that crosses between the two breeds would not have? I can only think of less variation in size within a litter. Presumably the ideal being bigger than a whippet but smaller than a greyhound.
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It can get pretty cold in recording studios and sometimes they wear them just to keep their ears warm.
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Thank you for the reply. Nice looking dog.
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What's the dog in the background if you don't mind me asking? Has a beardie look to it.
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I didn't read your post properly. In regard to sharks not always following through and eating humans but people suffering injury or fatal wounds from exploratory mouthing. I get what you're saying.
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Going off topic but I've got an interesting book written by a USAF officer. Can't find it at the moment but sure it was just called Shark Attack. He was tasked with compiling all known evidence of shark attacks on people throughout recorded history. In the aftermath of tragedies at sea during WWII to try and come up with a deterrent or defence against sharks to those who unexpectedly found themselves in the sharks domain. A fascinating book but after years of research he ends the book with... if you want to avoid being eaten by a shark stay out of the water.
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I have felt sharks teeth. Only small live ones (dogfish species) and have caught a few blues but didn't feel their teeth before releasing. Yes sharks don't usually eat people but sometimes do. Not much comfort I would have thought during the last few seconds to those who have met their maker in such a way.
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Thanks for the reply bird but I do find it odd. Most predators will eat most things as long as they are big enough. Obviously sharks eat people and all large carnivorous mammals and reptiles have taken humans over the years. Even none predatory large land mammals have killed people who piss them off. Why don't Killer Whales do it? They are certainly big enough. They must have done.
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I have always found it I interesting that there are no recorded attacks on people. I suppose the waters where they are found would tend to be less populated by people involved in leisure activity but is there not some crossover in areas that Great Whites inhabit and they both eat seals? They say shark attacks are a case of mistaken identity and they don't target people. Perhaps Orcas don't want to eat people and are better at identifying them but even if that were the case surprising that at some point in history such a large predator hasn't taken a punt if it was hungry?
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Looking on the site, must admit, there is 1 add with a very nice stamp. £2000? Fortunately I'm not in the market ?
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Looking on pets4homes today, sad but true, there were 15 ads for Parson Russells and 116 for Patterdales. Not the full story as in the Jack Russell section there were 363 ads. The type of dog advertised in that section I would not generally regard as a working terrier type though. The ones in the Parson section do at least physically seem to be of a stamp that was and still is worked. Many of the "Patterdales" are also of a type, I would say, that would have came from working lines in the not too distant past. The pet breeders and buyers seem to have very much embraced the "Patt
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There was an Italian herbalist on Gateshead High Street used to sell them. They also had draught sasperela and pineapple alcohol free "cider". 2 of the most flavoursome and puchiest drinks I've ever tasted.
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Chewing on liquorice root ?
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Was it not Newcastle Brown Ale? I've eaten strange hamburgers after drinking that stuff that tasted like maner from the Gods.
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Curiosity got the better of me and I have just googled it. An Italian thing from the '70s and the bottles are quite rare now. Don't know where you grew up but we didn't have them in Newcastle.
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In the past when people have got themselves confused as to what is the difference between a mongrel, a useless but inherently expensive KC registered dog (with the exception of some whippets and some gundogs) and "non-pedigree" finely bred dogs with recorded breeding I ask them if they have ever won money betting on a racing greyhound? If they have then that dog or bitch was certainly not KC registered and so not a "pedigree" as they perceive it but will have a pedigree going back, way back.
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Possibly something that was taken off the market after long term exposure proved to have detrimental effects?
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Many/most non-pedigree whippets have long and illustrious pedigrees. As stated above non-ped means not Kennel Club registered. Non-ped is a bit of a misnomer. Same as some non-pedigree terriers and hounds have pedigrees.
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Dandelion don't care about time Dandelion don't tell no lies Dandelion will make you wise Tell me if she laughs or cries Blow away Dandelion, blow away Dandelion
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A bloody good and interesting read that. Love the pictures to illustrate also.
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Badger baiting, or more accurately often cack handed digging carried out by clueless fuckwits, really was the gift that kept on giving to the antis. Still pictures, videos and "inside investigations " were used to influence the general public and in some cases even landowners and farmers to form the opinion that is held today in regard to nearly all terrier work.
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Would be something amiss if purpose bred ratting terriers were not beating a Dandie Dinmont to the punch? Interesting that he has a good nose. I think most dogs do when given a chance to use it. Great to see the dormant instincts of an old type re awakened
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In recent years the irrational people who want to change things irrespective of logic have shot themselves in the foot but why have the pro field sport organisations not done anything to bring it to the attention of the brain dead/completely couldn't give a shit masses? Unbiased professional consultants brought in to study the viability of upland game management in regard to negative or positive effects on those environments. These studies always give evidence that traditional management is vital to survival of flora and fauna together with the importance to local communities. Several suc
