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Another way of looking at it could be what would a ACD bring to the table that is lacking in a collie, Bedlington or even GSD? Assuming all other things being equal and a good working stud were available in each breed.
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I probably should of added, have you tried clicking on the box in top right hand corner of screen and then the bell symbol
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If it’s any help until it gets sorted I reacted to your pics with a like as so did quite a few others. That’s what the notifications are about.
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I was not aware of that. The advert does not give the author's name, and I assumed that it was a new important book written by or with close input and verification by Mr. Nuttall himself. My mistake.
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I don't know if it has already been mentioned on here but just received my EDRD and there is a book being advertised "The Working Patterdale Terriers of Brian Nuttall's Strain". Not an answer to the question asked on this thread but thought may be of interest to those reading it.
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There's something about the look of this pup that suggests it wont be backward in coming forward. I think you've got your work cut out there. Very nice indeed.
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They reckon everyone gets 1 great goldfish in their life and Flipper was mine. Never seen anything come close and don't expect to either. Which is a damned shame as I swapped him for a colour tele and the one I've got now is on the blink.
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Doesn't look like it was much of a fish if being honest mate. Sorry like but I tells it like I sees it. I remember a goldfish I had, Flipper, now that was some fish. Put away more than his fair share of bloodworms I'll tell ya, pre-ban of course. Would of knocked spots off Jerry. Did you manage to get any fry by him before he popped his clogs? I might be interested, wont be paying silly money though. PM me if you prefer. You'd best be quick though as I'm off up the country mid week to visit a fun fair. I know some lads up there that always have decent goldfish about them. Cheers.
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During the brief period when bars had video jukeboxes, which coincided with the time when I spent a lot of time in bars, Zombie was often my 1st on the playlist. It surprised my that there wasn’t the usual poring out of grief in the main and social media when she died. Didn’t tick the right boxes I suppose.
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I had not watched those programmes since they were originally broadcast but have many times thought, I bet Fred Dibnah never had to put up with this shit? I have watched a few agian since this thread was started and have been surprised. He worked safely. Maybe the HSE would frown upon/give a prohibition notice on some things, times have changed. But he wasn't daft and used the knowledge and technology available to perform the task as safely as possible. But these days the objective is to remove the hazard, remove the risk. Remove the man.
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That’s an interesting comment. Do you mean because of Roosevelt’s influence on popular opinion from being a hunter or an early conservationalist ?
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Nice looking pup. Looks like he's going to have some substance to him. Almost Sealyham like.
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Great photographs above. To me the fox terrier type has suffered more then any breed apart from the British Bulldog at the hands of show breeders. How could the KC breeders inherit the type above and end up with type in the pics below? Oh yes, they improved them! Well done.
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I suppose that was I was trying to say. It wasn't broken but needed to be changed in the opinion of those who feel the need to educate and guide us. Now it is broken, in regard to my enjoyment of watching these programmes. And some blokes have lost their jobs in the process of our higher enlightenment by our self appointed betters.
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I've never had problem watching Gabby. Despite the fact she's a woman, and a bonny one IMO, never entered the equation. She is knowledgeable, articulate and a competent presenter. The fact that she is also a Newcastle United fan does not sway my opinion in any way.
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As long as the person is competent then I don't have a problem. It just seems to me that competent people have been replaced by less competent people for the wrong reasons. But I do admit that I find women's voices annoying at times, most particularly when they get excited and go higher and higher pitched for example during important moments of a sporting contest. And get player's names wrong and show a basic lack of understanding of the rules. Then I question the reason for their original and continued employment.
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How come most of the football match commentators on the BBC are now female? I truly believe that all discrimination is bad and have no problem with a women doing that job but how has it came about. Most of the men who used to do it seem to have lost their jobs. The people who were deemed to be better suited just happen to be female. Strange that. Personally I find most the voices of the majority of these lasses rather annoying. Having said that I find Alex Scott to be one of the most knowledgeable and watchable of the pundits. Gender should not enter into it, but I think that the BBC are gui
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Ok. I have fell into the trap of commenting on comments made on a THL thread in trying to help save it. This thread, which I find interesting. And as a result have ended up adding to the very sort of thing that the person who started the thread, and keeps it going, is getting tired of. How ironic.
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It would be a dammed shame if this thread came to an end due to perceived un-constructive criticism or advice. I can see the point regarding none use of locator kits but as has been said, not relevant because of French law. A more prudent question would be how many, if any, terriers are lost to ground during a season? Looking at the posted pictures of these French badger digging terriers there does appear to be differences in the way some on this side of the Channel did it. In the latter years of badger digging in England, to some, a digging dog could be recognised by the fact that it was miss
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Not the work of a trained artist of course. Very naively done. Having said that, I wish that I’d bought something by Norman Cornish before they went to 4 figure sums ?
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A bit random I know. Taken from something sent to me today by a mate promoting an exhibition at Woodhorn Museum in Ashington, the Pitmen Painters. A tenuous connection to this thread as the featured painting has a Bedlington in it and the location of the exhibition is only a kick up the arse from the "village" of Bedlington.
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All to do with closed gene pools and an elitist attitude. The Kennel Club seemed like a good and well intentioned idea at the time I'm sure it but was flawed. The people involved refused to acknowledge this, ignored the deterioration in type of the dogs over the years that they wanted to preserve once they closed the gene pool. Not a problem with some types, Greyhounds or Foxhounds for example, but they were established prior to this. And they are not KC registered apart from some unfortunate examples. The terrier "breeds" suffered most. But only the KC ones, bred within the confines of a c
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A bit of trivia but written by Ewan McColl who also wrote Dirt Ol Town and was Kirstie’s dad. Canny CV
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Still smaller than some Patterdales, height wise anyway. Very nice looking animal.
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As a rule of thumb I think that is fair to say that no animal that we could define as feral has been good news for indigenous flora and fauna .anywhere on the planet.
