Flacko 1,732 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Okay lads went to my old mates funeral today used dig with him all over Country he was bang into his dogs but his path went a different way for abit but still loved the dog game he ended up being a Hells Angel but still kept a Lurcher about him won champion of champion in the terriers & went ont to do judging but that’s the way it goes most the lads will remember him anyway’s round these ways RIP Lennie 7 1 Quote Link to post
fireman 10,774 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 2 hours ago, Flacko said: Okay lads went to my old mates funeral today used dig with him all over Country he was bang into his dogs but his path went a different way for abit but still loved the dog game he ended up being a Hells Angel but still kept a Lurcher about him won champion of champion in the terriers & went ont to do judging but that’s the way it goes most the lads will remember him anyway’s round these ways RIP Lennie Sounds an interesting fella who i bet had a story or two to tell, RIP Lennie and nice one for telling us about him.Respect to you Flacko .. Quote Link to post
Barrie 1,325 Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 (edited) 13 hours ago, Flacko said: Okay lads went to my old mates funeral today used dig with him all over Country he was bang into his dogs but his path went a different way for abit but still loved the dog game he ended up being a Hells Angel but still kept a Lurcher about him won champion of champion in the terriers & went ont to do judging but that’s the way it goes most the lads will remember him anyway’s round these ways RIP Lennie Amen to that mate.... I'm sorry we didn't get chance to chat, I only just saw the back of you as you were heading down the hill. But it was one hell of a turnout and fair play to those biker lads they gave him a proper send off, the likes of which I've never seen before. I've attached some pictures from way back then. The first one is when he won the original F&M Champion of Champions (as it was then) at the Midland Game Fair with his Lakeland Dog Billy. The Reserve was Gary Middleton's Border and the judge David Jones. The second picture is from when we travelled down to Sevenoaks, Kent and judged together, I'd say both date back to the mid 1980's. The third is when he won the old F&M show at Llangollen with Chalky and "Taff" Mitchell's Lakeland was Reserve. R.I.P. Old Friend Edited February 8, 2019 by Barrie 9 Quote Link to post
Kaiser Sozé 282 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 Lovely pictures of handsome terriers and great times Barry! But can you say in general, the terriers being shown at the time were genuine, solid grafters? 1 Quote Link to post
Barrie 1,325 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) 44 minutes ago, Kaiser Sozé said: Lovely pictures of handsome terriers and great times Barry! But can you say in general, the terriers being shown at the time were genuine, solid grafters? I can only speak about those dogs I saw work for myself and both Billy and Chalky were 110% (as was the man himself). What I can say with some certainty is that they were very much different times, if there were any doubts about a dog's working ability, it normally resulted in an invitation to see the dog work. That's provided it was phrased correctly of course.... the alternative being a smack in the mouth LOL. Kindest Regards - Barrie Edited February 8, 2019 by Barrie 2 1 Quote Link to post
Kaiser Sozé 282 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 Hats off to the man so, to breed not only handsome animals but genuine grafters to boot. Did these terriers in turn produce quality workers? Quote Link to post
Barrie 1,325 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 19 minutes ago, Barrie said: I can only speak about those dogs I saw work for myself and both Billy and Chalky were 110% (as was the man himself). What I can saw with some certainty is that they were very much different times, if there were any doubts about a dog's working ability, it normally resulted in an invitation to see the dog work. That's provided it was phrased correctly of course.... the alternative being a smack in the mouth LOL. Kindest Regards - Barrie Sorry Kaizer.... what I should also have added is that in those days there was no internet either. As a result, it's fair to say that in the main a man's reputation (for better or worse) and those of his dogs were based on what they did in the field, rather than how prolific a poster they were on Facebook and the number of likes and dislikes they got. 5 Quote Link to post
Barrie 1,325 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 10 minutes ago, Kaiser Sozé said: Hats off to the man so, to breed not only handsome animals but genuine grafters to boot. Did these terriers in turn produce quality workers? You have a PM. Quote Link to post
Flacko 1,732 Posted February 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 Kaiser Soze I had a dog out of billy to a very game patterdale bitch my dog called digger was a very decent animal who went about his with work with no fuss he died at 11 years of age & was gifted to me off Lennie we had some good days out as Barrie said times were different then, atb Flacko 5 Quote Link to post
Coursing mad 24 874 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 Cracking piks . Lovely Lakeland . Gary with a border Christ that’s a shocker Quote Link to post
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