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The lurcher is a type of dog originating in Ireland and parts of Great Britain. While not a pure breed, it is generally a cross between a sighthound and any other breed, depending on the qualities desired by the breeder. Collie crosses are popular, given the working instinct of a sheepdog when mated with a sighthound, gives a dog of great intelligence plus speed good results for the huntsman. Lurchers, given their breeding to purpose, can be as small as a Whippet or as large as a deerhound, but most are of a size similar to that of the greyhound. The coat type will again be variabl -
The Whippet, an English Greyhound in miniature, is the fastest domesticated animal of his weight, capable of speeds up to 35m.p.h. There are several different theories about the Whippet’s ancestry. Some historians believe that the Whippet resulted from breeding runt Greyhounds repeatedly down in size, while others think that Whippets came from crossing Greyhounds with smaller Spaniels. Another theory is that the Whippet descends from crosses between Italian Greyhounds and various terrier breeds, particularly the Manchester Terrier. The Whippet arrived in England in the 19th century and ori
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Had a lovely night out at the Northern Ireland Whippet Club Christmas dinner on Thursday night in Portadown. The craic was good, good food ,good company and a few bevvys. Very tired lady next morning, after a very late night. Janet Boyce, hope you got home to Donegal alright yesterday. A great wee get together. Hope to see you all again at the NIWC Christmas Dog Match this Tuesday night 4th December 12 at Laurelvale Cricket Club Portadown. Many thanks to all involved. Margaret Mc Stay
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Lurcher racing 25th of Nov start 11 0 clock sharp Under 23 Over 23 under 24 Big dogs Three classes please make sure all dogs enter n the right height classes DogS must be entered befor 22nd as draw has to be made all welcome All dogs must wear muzzles Further details contact me Shane lee 0863296667 Thank you
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Dont Forget Sunday 25th November 12 , Roscrea Working Dog Social Club are having Lurcher Racing on Sunday 25th of November Starting time 11 0 Clock Sharp Under 23 Over 23 under 24 Big dogs Three classes, Please make sure all dogs are entered in the right Height classes All Dogs must be entered before Thursday 22nd November to enable the draw to be made . Everybody Welcome. All dogs must wear muzzles For further details contact Shane Lee on 0863296667 Margaret Mc Stay
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Mourne Race Day Saturday 3rd November 12 Saturday 3rd of November 2012 was Mourne Race Day, in aid of MacMillan Cancer Care. I jumped out of bed bleary eyed, opened the blinds, and to my horror, it was pitch black outside. My mind was still fixated in the zone of beautiful summer mornings, when I would awaken to the sound of the dawn chorus outside my window and the daylight and sun beaming in through the pane. Yes, it was time to load up the dogs in the trailer, and set out on our journey to the beautiful Mourne countryside, and the Mourne Race Day. We stopped off at “Gilberry Fayr
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Really looking forward to Mourne Race Day Saturday 3rd November 2012, in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support, at Glasdrumman, on the Newcastle, Kilkeel road. BT34 4QW. Come on up to Glasdrumman , which promises to be a great days Racing, Sport and Fun. Cant wait. See you all there. Margaret Mc Stay
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Ireland St Hubert's Day Celebrations Abbleyleix
AlbertJ posted a topic in Gamefairs, Meet Up's and Events
Great turnout at the St Hubert's Day celebrations at the Abbeyleix Manor Hotel on Saturday 3rd November. The day was hosted by the NARGC and it was great to see country sports people from all interests present to represent their sports. Good to meet the guys from the Irish working Terrier Federation there with their very smart display and we hope to be able to help them where we can as they grow their organisation. -
Only 3 more sleeps to Mourne Race Day this Saturday 3rd November 12 in Aid of Macmillan Cancer Care.. What a great idea Tango, and for a very worthy cause. Come along and meet up for a good days Racing, sport ,craic,and fun. Lets hope God will shine his blessings on us and give good weather on the day. Please enjoy the your day, as well as giving to and supporting this very worthy cause. Macmillan does wonderful work all over the country and further a field, and as I myself and many other people around the world have been down that road and can not praise Macmillan enough. These people a
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Thought a new positive thread for this day might be useful. I'm sorry I can't be there as I have a previous commitment at the NARGC's St Hubert Day's Celebrations in Abbeyleix but we have supported the day by putting up some prizes. It is an important day because firstly Tango, his family and team work very hard to put on good events; secondly it is for a very good cause and one that is very close to our family's hearts and thirdly I understand it is a trial run for some the new rules proposed for lurcher racing in Ireland. I wish Tango well for a successful day and hope Margaret &
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http://www.donedeal.ie/for-sale/dogs/4047919 all the details are on the link 11 november 2012 -
The Northern Ireland Lurcher Racing Club have now a site on Facebook under : NILurcher Racingclub
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I will be holding a race day on saturday the 3rd november in memory of the late Eddie Mc Kinstry.it was his wish to do this before he died and it will be held in his memory and in aid of his chosen charity. there will be racing for pedigree whippets (papers must be shown) under 21"any breed including whippets without papers. under 23" lurcher over 23" lurcher under 23" elite over 23" elite please note the elite classes will be for all purpose bred race dogs regardless of breeding or dogs which are deemed to be of greyhound type. lurc -
The Summer edition of Irish Countrysports and Country Life magazine is in the shops AND also FREE to READ on www.countrysportsandcountrylife.com PLUS if you purchase an annual subscription of the hard copy glossy magazine to be delivered to you, you get a FREE ticket to either Birr or Shanes Castle Fairs all for just £15 or €20.
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Ideally situated in the shadows of the famous green Glens of Antrim, and deep in the heart of the Irish Countryside, lies the townland of Dunsilly, Co Antrim. This was the perfect setting for the last “ Sporting Whippet Club NI “ show of the year Sunday past 16th September. The venue for the show as usual, was at Dunsilly Kennels and what a day that was. As Dunsilly kennels is situated of the M2/M22 at junction 1, this is a superb venue and easily accessible to the motorway. There was a reasonably big crowd there, and with the exception of a few showers, the weather was on our si
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Sporting Whippet Club N.I. Show / Race Day Results Sunday 16th September 2012 Showing – Judge : Patsy McCoy Children’s Handling 1st – Jack Dummigan handling Spring 2nd –Adam McCrissican handling Skip 3rd – Graham Meek handling Silver Whippet Pup 1st – Tracy Gill with Ash 2nd – Anne Forsythe with Poppy 3rd – Sean Burke with Skip Whippet Dog 1st – Paul Reynolds with Chieftan 2nd – Davy Best with Harley 3rd – Janet Duke with Finlay Whippet Bitch 1st – Anne Forsythe with Jet 2nd – Paul Reynolds with Peaches 3rd – John Shaw with Tara Working Whi -
the farney harriers working dog show and family day sunday the 15th of july in dundalk co. louth junction 18 just of the m1. with classes for hounds terriers lurchers gundogs and pets. also plenty of activites for all the family with bouncy castles , pony rides and face painting etc. trade stands and hot food served all day. hope to see plenty of clubs from the irish working terrier federation that are local to this as the dundalk club will be there showing starts at 12.30 and racing to follow dogs dont have to be muzzied and any dog fighting will be disqualified
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tat time of the year again we are holding our annual show roscrea co tipperary.... venue old limrick road roscrea start 12.30sharp NO STRONG DOGS PLEASE classes as usual all terriers all lurcher classes whippets gun dogs pets lurcher racing under 23 inch qualifier master mg grate 2013 overs qualifier for master mg grate 2013 all other racing will be ran for fun and we will pick the ones in around same size all dogs racing must ware muzzles futher details contact shane lee 0863296667 -
We started off from Portdaown yesterday morning at 8.30am, with Mickey Quinn and his son Michael joining us at our house, The morning was bright and clear and no rain in sight at this stage. We stopped off at the Motorway Restuarant near Dungannon for our breakfast and was joined there by Janet Duke ,Tracy Gill,and Deidre and Patsy Mc Coy. After a good breakfast was had by all, and plenty of packing in for the rest of the day, we all headed on our journey to Barrontop Donemana , with trailers and dogs in toe. As we came in sight of Barrontop the heavens opened and the rain came down in bucke
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On behalf of the I.W.T.F. may I give a big thank you to the organisers of The Irish Game & Country Fair held at Birr yesterday. Once again it was a great day with several more members joining. For the IWTF to be able to be on such a big stage in it's first year is little short of remarkable and goes a long way in showing who does indeed support us and our terriers.
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32 COUNTIES CHAMPIOM OF CHAMPIONS North West Terrier, Lurcher & Whippet Club Show Will be held at barron fun farm Donemana Strabane Co. Tyrone BT82 OJD ON THE 9th SEP 2012 There will be class for lurchers , terriers , whippets, gundogs & hounds as well as a child handing class also there will be a family pet show The 32 Counties Champion of Champions will be run after the open show there wil be no open racing on the day STARTS 12pm SHARP Any enquiries please contact BAR -
Ireland Sporting Whippet Club NI Final Event 2012
Guest posted a topic in Gamefairs, Meet Up's and Events
The SWC will run it's final race and show day of the 2012 season this coming Sunday at Dunsilly Kennels, Antrim. During the course of this years terrier, lurcher and whippet shows, a lot of accusations, allegations and in some cases downright slander, has taken place, played out for all to see on forums like this one. In going forward, our club will be considering it's options, the outcome to be decided at our AGM early next year. In looking at those options the committee have asked me to post this, asking for anyone who intends racing at future club events to bring KC papers with them this S- 1 reply
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The Sporting Whippet Club N.I. will be holding their final show & race event & their Overall Show Champion of Champions of 2012, on Sunday 16th September....see details below: Whippet Show & Race Day (Pure bred whippets only ) & Sporting Whippet Club N.I. Overall Show Champion of Champions 2012 Sunday 16th September, 2012 @ 12 0’clock mid-day. ... DUNSILLY KENNELS, Milltown Road, Antrim. BT41 2JJ * All dogs racing at this event MUST be muzzled * - Signing in for racing between 12 - 12.30 pm, no late entries will be taken - all dogs to be taken up to the t
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Feeling kinda sad that the showing season of 2012 is coming to an end this weekend. I shall miss the banter and comradeship of the good Canine men and women of Ireland and further a field. But seasons change and life goes on, and Please God we will all meet up again in 2013. Come on now a Hunting we must go See last 2 shows below SEPTEMBER 16TH THE SPORTING WHIPPET CLUB OF ORTHERN IRELAND ARE HOLDING THEIR LAST SHOW OF THE YEAR AND BARBEQUE OF 2012 THIS SUNDAY THE 16TH OF SEPTEMBER AT DUNSILLY KENNELLS CO ANTRIM. ANOTHER GREAT SHOW AT END OF SEASON. 16th Sept.
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COME ON ALL GOOD CANINE MEN AND WOMEN, RISE AND SHINE AND GET ON THE ROAD FOR BARRANTOP, DONEMANA , CO TYRONE TOMORROW FOR THE NORTH WEST LURCHER,TERRIER AND WHIPPET CLUB 32 COUNTY CHAMPION OF CHAMPIONS DOG SHOW. THIS IS THE 2ND LAST SHOW ON MY LIST OF SHOWS FOR THIS YEAR, SO COME OUT IN FORCE AND SUPPORT IT. PROMISES TO BE A GREAT DAY OUT. HOPE TO SEE YOU ALL THERE. POST CODE FOR YOUR SAT NAVS : BT82 OJD Margaret Mc Stay
