First lurchers

[Luckee legs 463]

Sorting through my mums house we came across pictures of my first lurcher, 1979 so I gave the pup an of the era name "toyah" . We had terriers and ferrets but this bitch was a game changer for mooching. Lurcher to lurcher cross, she was a dream to work although in part I put that down to the time one can devote at 17 when the world is yet to discover current electronic distraction. She was insanely committed to catching game, near miss accidents were frequent and sadly a tree collision was her undoing. Despite the look of her white beard she didn't make 3 years. Ever since i am not a fan of do or die dogs, better to miss the odd one but die with old bones IMO

These pictures will have been taken on a Kodak instamatic, so frankly a miracle when prints turned out in focus and properly exposed. Ive got a couple more only, with a hare, jumping a gate but that's it. Who else has got pre mobile phone era photos? 

[Robbusher 1,563]

My first ever deer taken with my first lurcher got to be 20 plus years old taken with a camera 

[Daniel cain 44,954]

My first pair of black dogs Big Bud and Moss as pups 95/96...both my brother's were over the wall at the same time picture frames from matchsticks around 98/99

[tatsblisters 9,405]

2 hours ago, Luckee legs said:

Sorting through my mums house we came across pictures of my first lurcher, 1979 so I gave the pup an of the era name "toyah" . We had terriers and ferrets but this bitch was a game changer for mooching. Lurcher to lurcher cross, she was a dream to work although in part I put that down to the time one can devote at 17 when the world is yet to discover current electronic distraction. She was insanely committed to catching game, near miss accidents were frequent and sadly a tree collision was her undoing. Despite the look of her white beard she didn't make 3 years. Ever since i am not a fan of do or die dogs, better to miss the odd one but die with old bones IMO

These pictures will have been taken on a Kodak instamatic, so frankly a miracle when prints turned out in focus and properly exposed. Ive got a couple more only, with a hare, jumping a gate but that's it. Who else has got pre mobile phone era photos? 

We're did you get her from she is very familiar looking the Dam of my first proper lurcher out of the exchange and mart in the 70s from a village called castle Bytham in Lincolnshire.

[dogmad riley 1,341]

3 hours ago, Luckee legs said:

Sorting through my mums house we came across pictures of my first lurcher, 1979 so I gave the pup an of the era name "toyah" . We had terriers and ferrets but this bitch was a game changer for mooching. Lurcher to lurcher cross, she was a dream to work although in part I put that down to the time one can devote at 17 when the world is yet to discover current electronic distraction. She was insanely committed to catching game, near miss accidents were frequent and sadly a tree collision was her undoing. Despite the look of her white beard she didn't make 3 years. Ever since i am not a fan of do or die dogs, better to miss the odd one but die with old bones IMO

These pictures will have been taken on a Kodak instamatic, so frankly a miracle when prints turned out in focus and properly exposed. Ive got a couple more only, with a hare, jumping a gate but that's it. Who else has got pre mobile phone era photos? 

 

[dogmad riley 1,341]

Just now, dogmad riley said:

 

Brilliant that, wish I had more pics of my 1st 

[Luckee legs 463]

1 hour ago, tatsblisters said:

We're did you get her from she is very familiar looking the Dam of my first proper lurcher out of the exchange and mart in the 70s from a village called castle Bytham in Lincolnshire.

From Harlow in Essex, they had the dam but I only saw a photo of sire

[Franks dad 853]

4 hours ago, Luckee legs said:

Sorting through my mums house we came across pictures of my first lurcher, 1979 so I gave the pup an of the era name "toyah" . We had terriers and ferrets but this bitch was a game changer for mooching. Lurcher to lurcher cross, she was a dream to work although in part I put that down to the time one can devote at 17 when the world is yet to discover current electronic distraction. She was insanely committed to catching game, near miss accidents were frequent and sadly a tree collision was her undoing. Despite the look of her white beard she didn't make 3 years. Ever since i am not a fan of do or die dogs, better to miss the odd one but die with old bones IMO

These pictures will have been taken on a Kodak instamatic, so frankly a miracle when prints turned out in focus and properly exposed. Ive got a couple more only, with a hare, jumping a gate but that's it. Who else has got pre mobile phone era photos? 

Agree 100% with you 

[OldPhil 5,656]

Edited April 5 by OldPhil

[Luckee legs 463]

14 hours ago, Robbusher said:

My first ever deer taken with my first lurcher got to be 20 plus years old taken with a camera 

Very impressive catch. 

[Luckee legs 463]

8 hours ago, OldPhil said:

My Wife Rosy,...back in 1981,... with good old Lambourn Lucy....

Superb, pretty sure I went to that Lambourn. There was a short but bloody prize fight at the bottom of the hill? Some good racing and decent beer tent. Heady days

[white van man 3,287]

First rabbit me and my mate ever caught on the lamp. We were about 14 and allowed to take his old mans dog out by ourselves. We used to walk miles. I still know the exact spot we caught it. We thought we were heroes returning with that!!
 

 

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36 minutes ago, white van man said:

First rabbit me and my mate ever caught on the lamp. We were about 14 and allowed to take his old mans dog out by ourselves. We used to walk miles. I still know the exact spot we caught it. We thought we were heroes returning with that!!
 

 

Brilliant  

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