Bedlington x greyhound 1st 2generation

[Bosun11 537]

From what i read Plummer's original lurchers where from old gypsy lines. He added huge ammounts of collie when he got the 'phoney' Merle dog and if true was to promote collie bred lurchers for his friend Hancock's new breeding venture.

Like many Plummer tales if true is a damn shame and huge mistake imo, as his early books tell how good them first lurchers were.

[stormyboy 1,352]

Plummers dogs were totally different to Hancock bosun. They were line bred, whereas Hancocks are not. They will always get slated because of the name , same as the terriers, but the fact is they were very good lurchers.

[Bosun11 537]

1 minute ago, stormyboy said:

Plummers dogs were totally different to Hancock bosun. They were line bred, whereas Hancocks are not. They will always get slated because of the name , same as the terriers, but the fact is they were very good lurchers.

Yes but he crossed the two Stormy, Wooly Bear was Merle x Fathom to name just one. Hancock said himself that it was a mistake to do so.

[Gilbey 1,408]

looked like they had saluki in them. Surely just lurcher x lurcher, the feathered ears and sharp muzzles didn't scream collie lurcher.

the smooth brindle on Uist was Merab 2

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phone just writes what it wants

[darbo 4,774]

[Gilbey 1,408]

don't think I've seen that pic, the one standing broadside is the one I remember

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[Gilbey 1,408]

what cross do folk think this dog is

 

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[dytkos 17,536]

Alsation

Cheers, D.

[Bosun11 537]

3 minutes ago, Gilbey said:

what cross do folk think this dog is

Thats Terry Aherns Rusty, first cross collie greyhound if i remember right...

[Gilbey 1,408]

, got it off the web, never seen one like it..

[darbo 4,774]

34 minutes ago, Bosun11 said:

Thats Terry Aherns Rusty, first cross collie greyhound if i remember right...

Deffo bosun plummer used him in his line.

[shaaark 10,136]

1 hour ago, darbo said:

Going on that picture, they do look like they have a bit of saluki in there

[poxon 5,555]

I’m not on the wined up again this is a serious question: what modern day stuff from Hancocks kennels is any good all I see is the older generation going on about old has been legends that are all part of the Plummer/Hancock story books any modern day dogs bred directly from Hancock that are likely to go down as legends in this here running dog world be interesting to see some information ie who there bred from etc 

[darbo 4,774]

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