Frosty

[scottpenn28 246]

With the weather currently against us to consider any kind of lamping, without fear of broken feet. Me and the lad took a trip to our very local mountain range (actually a hill range but I won't tell him just yet). The weather was poor and visibility was worse, but he loved every minute mooching with the dogs up the steep wooded hills, encouraging the spaniel into every bush that crossed our path. He exceeded expectations and against a backdrop of guns clapping from the estates shoot day, he made it to the hut at the top. Not much for the dogs, plenty of tracks but nothing moving. He's already planning our next expedition. Give me days like this over those spent indoors anytime!

[keepdiggin 9,567]

Great pictures mate making memories

[scottpenn28 246]

9 minutes ago, keepdiggin said:

Great pictures mate making memories

Thanks, this was his first day reaching the top so think will stick with me for some time.

[bird 10,014]

nice pics, the young lad did well,  dogs look good, you wont beat a spaniel  for mooching knocking stuff out, mind you ive  been lucky with last 2 lurchers , a gsd x grey , and had collie x grey, both had great nose, and my big dog will go in cover if there game in there, my old lurcher when alive would hang back and wait for a bolt  clever bugger lol. get you lad some gloves, i know they dont feel the cold when young, my grand kids never do,  but i keep a pair just incase , keep them happy as they say .

[scottpenn28 246]

21 minutes ago, bird said:

nice pics, the young lad did well,  dogs look good, you wont beat a spaniel  for mooching knocking stuff out, mind you ive  been lucky with last 2 lurchers , a gsd x grey , and had collie x grey, both had great nose, and my big dog will go in cover if there game in there, my old lurcher when alive would hang back and wait for a bolt  clever bugger lol. get you lad some gloves, i know they dont feel the cold when young, my grand kids never do,  but i keep a pair just incase , keep them happy as they say .

The only thing he had to carry to the car was his gloves, so naturally when we got there he didn't have gloves. The spaniels nose if top notch and if there is something around she will find out. She also air scents which apparently not many cockers do but how accurate that is I don't know, she's done it from a pup. The lurcher hasn't learnt to hold back yet so tries to follow into cover, usually just getting in the spaniels way! Gsd x grey sounds an interest mix! 

[bird 10,014]

11 hours ago, scottpenn28 said:

The only thing he had to carry to the car was his gloves, so naturally when we got there he didn't have gloves. The spaniels nose if top notch and if there is something around she will find out. She also air scents which apparently not many cockers do but how accurate that is I don't know, she's done it from a pup. The lurcher hasn't learnt to hold back yet so tries to follow into cover, usually just getting in the spaniels way! Gsd x grey sounds an interest mix! 

yeh, the gsd x grey good mix, great at lamping, and like said good in the day, brill nose finding stuff. a lad i know runs a bel mal x deerhound x grey bitch, very good lamping dog run all night. ive always said that the gsd x and the bel mal x are deff a step from the norm collie x grey lurcher, having had 3 collie xs greys before , thats what ive found .!

[scottpenn28 246]

16 hours ago, bird said:

yeh, the gsd x grey good mix, great at lamping, and like said good in the day, brill nose finding stuff. a lad i know runs a bel mal x deerhound x grey bitch, very good lamping dog run all night. ive always said that the gsd x and the bel mal x are deff a step from the norm collie x grey lurcher, having had 3 collie xs greys before , thats what ive found .!

Forgive my ignorance but what is the gsd or mali bringing? Obviously the collie x grey is used by many for many things and seems like a decent way to go, is the gsd just adding bit more stamina? Or less hearding instinct? Top of my head all I can think is the mal just gives a bit more aggression?  

[Black neck 17,207]

1 hour ago, scottpenn28 said:

Forgive my ignorance but what is the gsd or mali bringing? Obviously the collie x grey is used by many for many things and seems like a decent way to go, is the gsd just adding bit more stamina? Or less hearding instinct? Top of my head all I can think is the mal just gives a bit more aggression?  

Your said it now

[scottpenn28 246]

22 minutes ago, Black neck said:

Your said it now

Genuinely interested to know what adding those into the mix brings. I honestly know nothing of the breeds, birds clearly did their job so I'm sure he will educate and enlighten me 

[forest of dean redneck 12,022]

It’s like fight club you don’t talk about it 

if you know you know if you don’t they not the dog for you

[scottpenn28 246]

1 minute ago, forest of dean redneck said:

It’s like fight club you don’t talk about it 

if you know you know if you don’t they not the dog for you

Funny thing is, within the last 5 minutes I've seen 4 posts on fb of this mix. So clearly I'm late to the party 

[forest of dean redneck 12,022]

4 minutes ago, scottpenn28 said:

Funny thing is, within the last 5 minutes I've seen 4 posts on fb of this mix. So clearly I'm late to the party 

10-15 year ago they were popular .

[Black neck 17,207]

33 minutes ago, scottpenn28 said:

Funny thing is, within the last 5 minutes I've seen 4 posts on fb of this mix. So clearly I'm late to the party 

 

41 minutes ago, scottpenn28 said:

Genuinely interested to know what adding those into the mix brings. I honestly know nothing of the breeds, birds clearly did their job so I'm sure he will educate and enlighten me 

Reckon it'll be a longun

[scottpenn28 246]

49 minutes ago, forest of dean redneck said:

10-15 year ago they were popular .

Just been doing a bit of research as was interested. From what I've read they did, as you say, get very popular for a moment, but apparently weren't good enough to stand the test of time. Also they apparently have hip issues, which I can't imagine being wanted in a running dog. However, they supposedly did the business for a time. 

Forgot to mention that they apparently retain information better than most breeds so we're bred into the x for their brains 

Edited December 15, 2022 by scottpenn28
Brains

[scottpenn28 246]

13 minutes ago, Black neck said:

 

Reckon it'll be a longun

Dunno, I'm not sure they could handle the slop so can't be that much to say about them surely