FERRETBOY 680 Posted June 25, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2006 hi just wondering has anyone got beardiecollie x greyhounds bred by hancock.what size they turned out ,how are they doing in the field and how old are they. ive got a 3year old 3/4 greyhound 1/4 beardie collie ,shes 24 inch and she is turning into a cracking ferreting and lamping dog but not the best. cheers rew i have a handcock dog x with a weathen greyhound 12 months old fast enough for hares in ireland very obedient also .stands at 26 inches hi mate have you got any pics of your dog Quote Link to post
Nell 1 Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 (edited) I once owned a bitch sired by Tweedle Dee, I got her for nothing due to a man I know buying 2 sisters and after a week decided that he couldn't cope , he bought a red merle and blue merle pup, I got the red one from him, she was 9 weeks at the time, although there was alot of hype about hancocks dogs and a lot of friends warned me off these type of lurcher, i still went ahead and took the dog (I like a challenge!!) Most of you from the OLD smoochers site will remember the said dog, her name was Cass although I always referred to her as the "Merle bitch". It must be said though (and i'm not trying to promote Hancock's stock!!) she turned into a cracking bitch, did everything I asked of her, in the 3 seasons I had her she bagged hundreds, if not thousands of lamped rabbits, her best tally was 43 in one night (early season) alot of daytime ones too bolted from cover, she took the odd hare in the lamp, caught 4 daytime roe deer and also quite a large number of fox. The "Merle bitch" was by far the best lamping dog that I have ever owned, most of you serious lampers will know what i mean when I say, we just Clicked! whilst out with her I knew what she was thinking and she knew what I wanted her to do before i told her, she was an absolute dream to watch and work with, it truly was an experience I have yet to find again with the lurcher I keep now - pedro is a cracking dog in his own right and, don't get me wrong it would be hard to find another like him, but we just lack the sort of bond that I had with the "Merle bitch". Now I know there is alot of hype about Hancocks dogs and like I say i was warned of all this before I took the dog on, but the critics who warned me against this type of dog were amazed when they came out with us and watched us at work. One night I was also bringing on another dog, so a friend I had invited out with me was placed in charge of the "Merle bitch" whilst I took charge of the youngster. The lad got very stressed out with her for the silly things I would have anticipated from her, one example was he approached a fence with barbed wire on the top, where I would have been ready for the Merle bitch to jump over first and wait for me, he wasn't!! the bitch jumped over the fence and pulled him halfway across :wacko: :wacko: He wasn't pleased, but he soon learned For me this bitch was one in a million. The bitch herself is now dead, she was 4 1/2, she was running a fox that had bolted some cover when she was run over!! Like I said, I'm not trying to say that people should go get themselves a Hancock pup, I am against puppy farming all together, I honestly think I struck lucky with my bitch, I have heard many tales of how others have not been so fortunate with their's, I just thought I would share my experiences with my "Merle bitch" (Sorry, I have loads of pictures of her and her bags, a good few action shots too at home but cannot post any due to me being on my works comp!!!) YIS Danny Edited June 26, 2006 by Nell Quote Link to post
breeze 1,380 Posted June 26, 2006 Report Share Posted June 26, 2006 Shame about the pic's Nell, would of liked to have seen a few of those.... Quote Link to post
foxman 0 Posted June 27, 2006 Report Share Posted June 27, 2006 hello igot oneand he a 1st cross from hancocks and he 22" tall &6 1/2 months old Quote Link to post
FERRETBOY 680 Posted June 28, 2006 Author Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 hello igot oneand he a 1st cross from hancocks and he 22" tall &6 1/2 months old very nice dog you have and hope he does you well rew Quote Link to post
Sorley x 32 Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 hello igot oneand he a 1st cross from hancocks and he 22" tall &6 1/2 months old nice looking dog, do you know which dog he is by?? Quote Link to post
merle the rabbit catcher 1 Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 this is my hancock dog he is a first cross he stands at 25" he is 15 mounths old Quote Link to post
foxman 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 this is my hancock dog he is a first cross he stands at 25" he is 15 mounths old good looking dog allthe best foxman Quote Link to post
foxman 0 Posted June 28, 2006 Report Share Posted June 28, 2006 my pup dad hectorbeardie collie hancocks new dog: Quote Link to post
FERRETBOY 680 Posted July 1, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 a thew pics of my beardie cross taken by my cousin.shes 3/4 greyhound 1/4 beardie collie is there anyone else got a dog out of mcgreger and jess breeding by hancock Quote Link to post
foxman 0 Posted July 1, 2006 Report Share Posted July 1, 2006 how do you find 3/4 to train Quote Link to post
Guest savageboy Posted July 2, 2006 Report Share Posted July 2, 2006 I once owned a bitch sired by Tweedle Dee, I got her for nothing due to a man I know buying 2 sisters and after a week decided that he couldn't cope , he bought a red merle and blue merle pup, I got the red one from him, she was 9 weeks at the time, although there was alot of hype about hancocks dogs and a lot of friends warned me off these type of lurcher, i still went ahead and took the dog (I like a challenge!!) Most of you from the OLD smoochers site will remember the said dog, her name was Cass although I always referred to her as the "Merle bitch". It must be said though (and i'm not trying to promote Hancock's stock!!) she turned into a cracking bitch, did everything I asked of her, in the 3 seasons I had her she bagged hundreds, if not thousands of lamped rabbits, her best tally was 43 in one night (early season) alot of daytime ones too bolted from cover, she took the odd hare in the lamp, caught 4 daytime roe deer and also quite a large number of fox. The "Merle bitch" was by far the best lamping dog that I have ever owned, most of you serious lampers will know what i mean when I say, we just Clicked! whilst out with her I knew what she was thinking and she knew what I wanted her to do before i told her, she was an absolute dream to watch and work with, it truly was an experience I have yet to find again with the lurcher I keep now - pedro is a cracking dog in his own right and, don't get me wrong it would be hard to find another like him, but we just lack the sort of bond that I had with the "Merle bitch". Now I know there is alot of hype about Hancocks dogs and like I say i was warned of all this before I took the dog on, but the critics who warned me against this type of dog were amazed when they came out with us and watched us at work. One night I was also bringing on another dog, so a friend I had invited out with me was placed in charge of the "Merle bitch" whilst I took charge of the youngster. The lad got very stressed out with her for the silly things I would have anticipated from her, one example was he approached a fence with barbed wire on the top, where I would have been ready for the Merle bitch to jump over first and wait for me, he wasn't!! the bitch jumped over the fence and pulled him halfway across :wacko: :wacko: He wasn't pleased, but he soon learned For me this bitch was one in a million. The bitch herself is now dead, she was 4 1/2, she was running a fox that had bolted some cover when she was run over!! Like I said, I'm not trying to say that people should go get themselves a Hancock pup, I am against puppy farming all together, I honestly think I struck lucky with my bitch, I have heard many tales of how others have not been so fortunate with their's, I just thought I would share my experiences with my "Merle bitch" (Sorry, I have loads of pictures of her and her bags, a good few action shots too at home but cannot post any due to me being on my works comp!!!) YIS Danny hi matye , ive heard a lot of great reports by the lads who have hancock dogs , my pup is out of tweddle dee, and she,s now 18 weeks old and she stands 19 inches. and is growing very well, cheers savageboy Quote Link to post
FERRETBOY 680 Posted July 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 how do you find 3/4 to train i am not very good at training anyway but my dog learnt the basic things like sit ,lie and stay.i also never learnt her to jump but is starting to now, even so late in her career.so yes i would say they are easy to train but i also think it is the person training the dog which turns the dog into a good or bad dog. Quote Link to post
foxman 0 Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 a am tarining my pup now at 6 1/2 months , he knows now when i sayno it no . i will put up some picsall the best foxman Quote Link to post
Guest savageboy Posted July 4, 2006 Report Share Posted July 4, 2006 nice pictures foxman. Quote Link to post
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