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I would agree with the pointless statement, unless the point is that it is cross that someone really wants to try. There are no laws preventing a man owning the dog of his choice, apart from Dogos, Filas and APBTs. But fail to see the point of a Border x Staff. Not least because I have always thought that the Border has some sort of bull in it. Pre dating the modern Staffordshire Bull Terrier. Look at a typical Border terrier, imagine it black and smooth coated? Lots of folk would think bull influence. But why mix the Border with the Staff of today? Increase head size (and the size o
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There is already a ratting thread with great photos of fine looking ratting dogs. Also a ‘Show is your white dogs thread’, plenty of Russells on there.
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I've just looked for the book and it is not on my shelves. Then remembered that I lent it to someone many years ago, and it was signed. Never got it back. The reason for looking for it was to establish the date of publication but think that it was 1982. No digital photography then. Only skilled people could produce photographic images suitable for publication. Add to that, no unlimited images on memory sticks or saved files on PCs. Every exposure cost money on film and developing. Maybe the photo that ended up on the front cover was something that the author had in his archive and his publis
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I tried not to watch it. Makes me so angry. But failed and watched the final. I was expecting the upright shoulders, short backs and straight stifles that create the "wonderful movement". But I swear to God that every animal in the final had turned out elbows and was cow hocked. Even the hound.
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I did not see it but the Australian KC was the 1st to give recognition to a type using the title Jack Russell. I believe that the people who were striving for recognition of a type by that name in the UK used it as one of the reasons why our KC should recognise the type that they were championing, as the UK was it's country of origin and the Australians had recognised the wrong type. Hence the Parson (Jack) Russell. Nothing to do with £££s of course.
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The term "looking a gift horse in the mouth" springs to mind. I know nothing of the breeding that was mentioned. Pay no heed to that as I have no knowledge of anyone or their dogs in 2019. But, if due diligence has been done on the reason why the keeper is passing it on, why not take it? Some of my best dogs have came to me as young adults that for various reasons the original owner wanted rid. Going from being kennelled and bored to given a job, and being part of family, whether human or canine, well they seem to acknowledge and aappreciate that and give their all. You can rear a well bred
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Actually the bloke you’re referring to stole the show on 1 my favourite films, In Bruges. Played a total nut job to perfection ?
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For clarity he only spoke on the topics that we had paid to hear about. And he was very good. Don’t know if he held his present options on hunting at the time. A word of warning though...he really does not like Yorkshiremen and made this known several times!
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Seen him as guest speaker at charity do in Hilton hotel Gateshead. 1 of the most interesting/entertaining talks I’ve seen. Time before he started with the anti shite, and someone will always go down in my estimation when they start spouting that stuff. Thing is though he was an hour late turning up. He went on auto pilot driving up, drove past turn off on A1 and was well on the way to Scotland before he switched back on. Slightly embarrassing for a great explorer.
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Immediate post ban a recently retired police officer up Hexam way turned himself in after one of his terriers killed a mouse when being exercised. His former colleagues did not want to take it any further but he insisted that they did. A crime had been committed and he had confessed. Once everyone had familiarised themselves with the new law it turned out that no crime had been committed as he was not intentionally hunting the mouse. True story. Around the same time down Hartlepool way a police patrol came across a group of lads digging/hunting rats on "waste land". The land was owned by
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"I threw down my gun, called him ma Pa and he called me son and I came away with a different point of view"...hang on in there chaps!
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Good point, we are not legally allowed to hunt any species of mice in the UK with dogs
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This has developed into a truly bizarre thread. There was a time when lads took terriers to be shown without being washed. Even if the muck came from bad kennel management more than graft. There was a time when terriers were genuinely worked a few hours before the show and were not only filthy but "snotted". All to gain respect from their peers. Look where we have ended up. How bizarre!
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Yes and yes. And it is a cracking looking dog. Thanks for sharing the pics.
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Undoubtable a very fine looking terrier. But is it a Russell? A petty comment I suppose but I've been incapacitated with and old back problem for over a week and bored with reading the Bedlington Stud Dog Yorkshire thread.
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I know lads who have collections of screwdrivers and other tools. Sparks (particularly), plumbers, joiners etc. They may not realise that they have a collection but when things need replaced or a better item comes onto the market, what do you do with the old one? Chuck it out? No way, put in one of your old tool boxes in the garage or shed. It's a bloke thing.
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Not sporting scenes, but taken at kennels of a local hunt at their show on a very hot day a few years ago.
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True, he’ll also lick pots given the chance
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What exactly is on his mind? No ferrets were harmed.
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I can watch the programme without getting too annoyed but 3 things do confuse/annoy me about the people regularly featured: 1) The people featured live where they do, the none natives anyway, because they have decided to "opt out ", primarily to live "off grid" . They do not give a shit about the world that they left behind or the people that inhabit that world. I get that. But...why the f##k do they then invite a camera crew to live with them and film everything that they do? 2) How come most of them have no apparent field craft skills and can not shoot straight to save their lives
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I love showing off the North East. Sometimes it's to people from the south and sometimes from abroad. Once took a lass to Durham and she said to that "our" cathedral was the most beautiful building that she had ever seen. She was well travelled and born in Prague, they have some nice old piles over there. But Durham cathedral blew her way. She loved the Norman architecture.
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I've just watched the NUFC game. Don't think that Blackburn will be exactly shitting their knickers at the prospect of playing us this Tuesday. The Makem thing is a strange one and has never been conclusively defined . The version that I like dates back to the days when the shipyards on the Wear and broad majestic Tyne shared contracts. The main build happened on the Wear and the final fit out was done on the Tyne. The Wear lads said "we makem, and you takem". Don't know if that's true or not but we both used to build the best ships in the world. Most SAFC people that I know are prou
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The land of the Prince Bishops would be Durham
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The Hylton Castle Arms...that brings back memories, bad memories ?
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Checking the mouth for a correct scissor bite?
