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As much as i respect albert... My dog will never leave my side for even a day until the day he dies...

We'll both be at birr, possibly mourne as well

this is part the reason people with lurchers get a bad name people just don't put the time and effort into training them while they are young a lot are locked in a pen till a year old and people don't seem to understand why they are getting pulled round a field by there four legged friend they let it of and it wont come back simply you get out what you put in

I would put up with a half decent lurcher that's well trained than a great disobedient dog that sent you over the edge ever time you took it out but each to there own

 

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this is part the reason people with lurchers get a bad name people just don't put the time and effort into training them while they are young a lot are locked in a pen till a year old and people don't seem to understand why they are getting pulled round a field by there four legged friend they let it of and it wont come back simply you get out what you put in

I would put up with a half decent lurcher that's well trained than a great disobedient dog that sent you over the edge ever time you took it out but each to there own

 

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I simply cannot understand how anyone can hunt without their dog being at least fairly well obedience trained. Still at four dogs - where are ALL of these trained working lurchers?

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this is part the reason people with lurchers get a bad name people just don't put the time and effort into training them while they are young a lot are locked in a pen till a year old and people don't seem to understand why they are getting pulled round a field by there four legged friend they let it of and it wont come back simply you get out what you put in

I would put up with a half decent lurcher that's well trained than a great disobedient dog that sent you over the edge ever time you took it out but each to there own

 

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I simply cannot understand how anyone can hunt without their dog being at least fairly well obedience trained. Still at four dogs - where are ALL of these trained working lurchers?

 

Albert surely by now you've figured it out that most of these 'solely' hunting folk are just a bunch of moans. They moan about the showing.....they give off about the racing and then you and others put on events for them to show off their dogs skills and guess what.....they clear off and hide in their closets!!!!! :yes:

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Takr it u have ur dog enteted then darren

Are you crazy Sammy? It's taken me nearly two years to get my dog to chase a plastic bag!!!!!! To sit, retrieve and other obedience skills......phew.....no way mate....that's way out of my league.......i'll leave that to the real hunting men :laugh::laugh::laugh:

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you forgot to mention mate, that it may have taken you two years but she is chasing that plastic bag very very well at the minute :yes: And when you say you leave that to real hunting men, is that also why I seem to carry everything when we are out and also do all of the digging? :hmm::laugh: ....chancer!!!

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you forgot to mention mate, that it may have taken you two years but she is chasing that plastic bag very very well at the minute :yes: And when you say you leave that to real hunting men, is that also why I seem to carry everything when we are out and also do all of the digging? :hmm::laugh: ....chancer!!!

When you said you didn't mind digging i thought you were politely saying "leave the digging to me". Hey!! thats gratitude for you.....you try and help someone by letting them do the things they enjoy and then they slag you of for it. Just glad we didn't have to do any digging in that graveyard the other day :yes:

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Well now - that could be two more men for the DEMO - Dazzam and VERMIIN CATCHER!

:no: No way Albert, that's definitely not for me :no: Where's that closet?.....hope there's room in it for me to too!!! :laugh::laugh:

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Well now - that could be two more men for the DEMO - Dazzam and VERMIIN CATCHER!

Albert, trying to pm you would appreciate if you could make room.

 

 

 

Well now - that could be two more men for the DEMO - Dazzam and VERMIIN CATCHER!

Albert, trying to pm you would appreciate if you could make room.

 

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