mackem 14,753 Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 Just been chatting to my mate in the UK, he has just got an Otter Hound in the boarding kennel, the first one he has ever seen, there's less Otter hound left in the world than there are giant panda in the wild. 11 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 Wow... Rare as rockinghorse shite. Though I'm sure that'd be a kc one and not 'directly' bred from former working stock. I always wonder how the kc hounds (fox, harrier etc) would react if they were in a pack. Would their instincts make them happier if they were so, or do humans just take that roll.. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 14,753 Posted July 5 Author Report Share Posted July 5 2 minutes ago, Bosun11 said: Wow... Rare as rockinghorse shite. I have never seen one, that's why he sent me the pics, beautiful looking dog On the subject or rare working breeds, I was in Cobham High Street once, I actually stopped a bloke to enquire about his dog, he said I was the first person to ever recognise it as a dandy dinmont 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bosun11 537 Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 1 minute ago, mackem said: I have never seen one, that's why he sent me the pics, beautiful looking dog On the subject or rare working breeds, I was in Cobham High Street once, I actually stopped a bloke to enquire about his dog, he said I was the first person to ever recognise it as a dandy dinmont It's always good when you can pick out summat rare. Seen a couple of Dandy Dinmonts and would love to see one doing a bit of ratting.... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 14,753 Posted July 5 Author Report Share Posted July 5 3 minutes ago, Bosun11 said: It's always good when you can pick out summat rare. Seen a couple of Dandy Dinmonts and would love to see one doing a bit of ratting.... I had never seen one until I saw the guy walking that little dog, then I remembered reading about them in a plummer book and I clicked on what it was Quote Link to post Share on other sites
baker boy 9,364 Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 33 minutes ago, mackem said: I had never seen one until I saw the guy walking that little dog, then I remembered reading about them in a plummer book and I clicked on what it was There's a bloke on here does a bit of rattling with 1 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
W. Katchum 36,192 Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 58 minutes ago, Bosun11 said: It's always good when you can pick out summat rare. Seen a couple of Dandy Dinmonts and would love to see one doing a bit of ratting.... Ask pud (whwt) on here an im sure he would let ye see his if ye made effort to go see it 3 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
gnipper 5,132 Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 1 hour ago, mackem said: I have never seen one, that's why he sent me the pics, beautiful looking dog On the subject or rare working breeds, I was in Cobham High Street once, I actually stopped a bloke to enquire about his dog, he said I was the first person to ever recognise it as a dandy dinmont I had the same here recently with a bloke walking a Glen of imaal who was shocked I knew what it was. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
mackem 14,753 Posted July 5 Author Report Share Posted July 5 1 minute ago, gnipper said: I had the same here recently with a bloke walking a Glen of imaal who was shocked I knew what it was. I haven't seen one of those either, but sure I would recognise one in the flesh. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dytkos 15,807 Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 I did the same several years back with a bloke with a Hungarian Puli it was called Rasta lol Cheers, D. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 14,043 Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 There's a pack of minkies on the south coast that has a lot of otter hounds though there's some retired foxhounds mixed in. This is the only pic I can find at the minute. Can probably arrange a day with them on the Saturday before the fishing comp if anyone is interested. (yeah I know I've said that for 5 years but this year will be different ) 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 14,043 Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 Found a couple 10 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 13,504 Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 Welsh Hound and Foxhound, from the Braes 'o Derwent; Welsh Hound and Foxhound from the Morpeth; Good to still see a few Welsh working. Cheers. 7 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DIDO.1 14,043 Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 The new forest had a famous line of Welsh in them from a hound called medig (sic). Most of their hounds have gone back to a Welsh pack this year I believe as they have turned to bloodhounds 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Councilestatekid 1,253 Posted July 5 Report Share Posted July 5 There's a woman who lives on a barge near me has 2 or at least she moors up here regularly if I see her with them again I'll get a pic if it's OK with her.im sure that solicitor clives reece used to hunt a pack of otter hounds in South Wales he used to advertise in cmw as a hunting solicitor 4 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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