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  1. eastcoast
    Whatever the circumstances of this young lass and the events behind how she ended up in the position that she is in, is this an example of how the UK is taking back control of our own affairs?
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    I watched a documentary on snow leopards a few years ago where an expert from the west camped out in leopard country for I think about 12 months to try and capture these rare animals on film. He ended up with about a minute of footage. Then we get appeals on the TV asking for money to protect them form being hunted into extinction by poachers. How come the poachers can find them but the expert naturalist got practically jack shit to show for his efforts after 12 month?
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    Come on sid g, you can't leave it there. Well you can of course, your prerogative. It's not a working terrier book so no exaggerated tales of super dogs that in reality may have been useless in there. Unless it in regard to the abilities of the terriers owned by John Russell himself but I doubt your that old? The authors unashamedly justify the recognition of pure or crossbred Lakelands so would not have thought that it is in regard to "purity" of breeding. I am intrigued as to what the interesting story is, genuinely... don't leave us hanging man! ?
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    Seth MacFarlane being the man behind it of course. His "Ted" films are also very good. Mila Kunis being in the 1st one who also voices Meg, a bit ironic as she's such a smoking hot actress.
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    Came across this when having a clear out at work today. Forgot I had it. A little past the best before date.
  6. eastcoast
    I'm having a mare hitting wrong buttons tonight.
  7. eastcoast
    Love it. Funny and clever. Most attempts at comedy on TV these days try too hard to be the latter and fail miserably with the former.
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    Quoted wrong post.
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    that book kind of sums up the future of the Plummer terrier type. Written to justify the reason for KC recognition for a type that had got along very nicely as a working terrier up until then. A lot longer than the Plummer type. They got them registered, closed the gene pool, made shit loads of money.
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    walking back into the estate and through the streets to home after exercising the dog on a lovely still and calm night I was struck by the smells coming from the open steamed up windows from people's tea/dinner being cooked. Lovely smells. Garlic, herbs and exotic spices. Not many "non-indigenous" or ethnic minorities live around here. Shows how much people's tastes have changed. Friday used to be fish n chips. Not complaining, just wish somebody would invite me in for tea.
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    Not my white dogs, they would have been bred around 140 years ago. Images borrowed from R B Lee's Fox Terrier, 1889. Available as a free download from IWTF site for anyone interested. At the time the drawings were done I think the breed was on the cusp in transition from a working terrier to useless show dog. According to the author these types were still being used on fox, badger and otter. Not too dissimilar to some of the Russell types that we still have.
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    Didn't some prick of a judge give him 12 month custodial when in his 70s for selling dog meds?
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    I remember the C W whippetxgreyhound adverts in SN. Call me cynical but people would get featured in articles extolling the virtues of the great dogs that they were breeding and a few weeks later their adds would start to appear every week in classified section. Not saying his breed was no good, never seen 1.
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    I think that's a bit unkind to many Russells. I'm not knocking the Plummer, don't really have an opinion on them, but many Russells haven't had beagle, Stafford, Fox Terrier or Patterdale added. Not in living memory anyway.
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    Not the strangest but one the most unpleasant things I've seen was a rabbit bolt from a small warren as I walked over it. The terriers quickly nabbed it and just as quickly left it. The entire back end was a writhing mass of maggots and give the appearance of being eaten alive. It also stunk to high heaven. I assume a ferret had had a good go at it in a stop end, made a mess but hadn't got over its back to kill it. This was the middle of summer. I encouraged the terriers to finish it off but they wouldn't touch it and I had to neck it. Horrible sight and smell.
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    My grandad told me that gypsies in Rothbury Forrest would eat Smurfs if they couldn't catch any hedgehogs. They'd roll them in mud and bake in a clay oven until their little white hats came off. Supposedly taste a bit like chicken.
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    Are you sure they were Smurfs and not grey squirrels turned blue with the cold?
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    What defines a terrier as type or breed? Colour alone? I think this was something that Mr D B Plummer was very clever with in his plans. To be a Plummer terrier it must have the distinctive and almost unique markings? Something cannot be "almost" unique, it is or it is not.
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    If there is an afterlife I would imagine that Mr. D B Plummer will be looking down, or looking up, and loving the fact that people are still breeding and more importantly arguing about the "breed" that he created. Was his true intent to create something better than that which already existed or achieve some kind of immortality by having a "breed" of dog named after him? Either get them KC registered, close the gene pool, breed and judge to a written standard, and stop any future arguments as to what they are and how they should look . If they aint got a bit of paper proving what they are
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    Not a great fan of the KC. But would never describe a dog as worthless if it had not been given a fair chance to prove its worth, KC or not. Off topic but a sign of the times ...the Beagle x that my friend owned was "free to good home", today the litter would probably make £1000-2000 a pup.
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    Thank you for the reply Rickshaw.
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    Was it broken to rabbits or possessed no hunting instincts at all? I've seen some weird and wonderful breeds and mongrels make useful rabbit hunting dogs and would have thought any Beagle type could be easily switched on to them. A KC Beagle x KC Manchester Terrier a friend owned made a superb rabbit hunter.
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    I suspect OldPhil met the man in person.
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    I was working with some Brazilian lads a few years ago and they gave me this which is their local spirit. Never opened it. One of the team at the time, an ex Para who loved a challenge did open his bottle. He followed the instructions given of mixing it in a large jug with lots of ice, sugar and lemon juice. He even bought fresh lemons and squeezed them for the full authentic experience. He said it was the most foul thing that he has ever tasted, and this from someone who has drank his own piss.
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    She will be stopped at Newcastle unless Steve Bruce is in charge of our defence.
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