Boots,Bear & Rose..

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Fuji.... All dogs, young and old look in tip top condition mate

Have you still got the young fawn bitch ? 

[dodger 3,552]

Looking good Fuji 

Not as much saluki in your dogs now I see as you had the previous few years do you find these now suit you best..

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7 hours ago, FUJI said:

Tino (Boots x Rose) 7 1/2 month's old.. currently standing 26 1/2tts but as you can see still got a bit of 'knuckle' on him so he's got a little bit more growing to do yet,weighing over 30kg so he's easily going to make 35kg plus by the time he fills out..he's a beautiful pup,very easy to own,has done everything I've asked of him so far,great recall,100% with livestock,brilliant retriever,jumps absolutely anything,not phased by water etc,great in the motor,none of that standing up bollox,straight in the motor & lays down instantly,he's just now really starting to 'switch on',very keen dog,he's already seen a couple of the smaller beasties out on our wanders,no hesitation in chasing them,followed them over fences without breaking stride,I have high hopes for him,he's a good looking pup,I just hope he can work as well as he looks..I guess we will find out in the not too distant future..he's the apple of my eye & I just hope he can steer clear of injuries & have a productive first season..Tino 5/8 Grey 1/4 Saluki 1/8 Bull 

How much 

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5 hours ago, breeze said:

Fuji.... All dogs, young and old look in tip top condition mate

Have you still got the young fawn bitch ? 

Yeah she's my Mrs bitch bud,she broke a metatarsal bone in her foot but she's 100% sound & tearing up the turf again just now,had her on the beach earlier on today,she's looking grand she is 

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10 hours ago, FUJI said:

Yeah she's my Mrs bitch bud,she broke a metatarsal bone in her foot but she's 100% sound & tearing up the turf again just now,had her on the beach earlier on today,she's looking grand she is 

Lovely looking creature is that mate

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2 minutes ago, TOMO said:

Lovely looking creature is that mate

looks tip top 

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1 minute ago, mC HULL said:

looks tip top 

Did you see how heavy there are...

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37 minutes ago, TOMO said:

Lovely looking creature is that mate

Cheers Tomo..it's out of one of Darcy's mutts

[FUJI 17,623]

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11 minutes ago, FUJI said:

Great name,kali the goddess of death and destruction.

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22 hours ago, dodger said:

Looking good Fuji 

Not as much saluki in your dogs now I see as you had the previous few years do you find these now suit you best..

These young dogs are a 1/4 Saluki Dodge with 5/8 Grey..they only have 1/8 Bull in them,I guess they aren't too far off being 3/4 Grey 1/4 Saluki & being honest Dodge,they may lack a bit of staying power but they are out of our own dog's & we know what they are capable of doing & what they can't do,I've bought dogs in over the year's out of 'so called world beater's/champions' & all bar one or possibly two have been mediocre at the best,I just don't trust anyone in this game or very very few,99.9% are full of shit & or are happy with mediocre/poor mutts,this internet opened my eyes many years ago Dodge it really did. I'll admit I'm just a part-time hunter these day's but I'll always be honest regarding my dog's,what they do & what they won't do & I'll always be honest about myself. I'm lucky to get out hunting twice weekly these day's but I have 4 lads that all work dog's so my dogs are out several times weekly so they get to see more action than I that's for sure. I've found out over many year's running dog's that a 5/8 or 3/4 bred of pretty much any cross is handy enough where I run so that's what I now run,on a personal note I've only ever seen one genuine half cross that being a Bull x Greyhound that was really good & that was more so on teeth but it could muster a good bag of bunnies too if needed be, second,third generation half crosses are a different thing but personally apart from that one dog called Shane I've never ever seen even a half decent genuine half cross & that's why I'd never own one nor ever have quite simply they just don't do it where I work my dog's,a 3/4 bred well I've seen dozens of excellent worker's so I'd always go that route over a genuine half cross if I needed too. These thing's I currently have & the pups are all 5/8 Grey as is Boots too..if the pups do half as well as them then happy day's..these pups will no doubt outlive me, hopefully I can see them do a bit before father time calls me home,I'm almost 60 now bud so the year's have really crept up on me,still according to this Garmin Fenix watch I wear it reckons my VO2 max info isn't too bad & my fitness age is that of a 46 year old..I'm not sure if that makes me feel any better though as my back,knees,hips,ankles & wrists are all fecked but I'll keep plodding on for as long as I can matey..

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39 minutes ago, FUJI said:

These young dogs are a 1/4 Saluki Dodge with 5/8 Grey..they only have 1/8 Bull in them,I guess they aren't too far off being 3/4 Grey 1/4 Saluki & being honest Dodge,they may lack a bit of staying power but they are out of our own dog's & we know what they are capable of doing & what they can't do,I've bought dogs in over the year's out of 'so called world beater's/champions' & all bar one or possibly two have been mediocre at the best,I just don't trust anyone in this game or very very few,99.9% are full of shit & or are happy with mediocre/poor mutts,this internet opened my eyes many years ago Dodge it really did. I'll admit I'm just a part-time hunter these day's but I'll always be honest regarding my dog's,what they do & what they won't do & I'll always be honest about myself. I'm lucky to get out hunting twice weekly these day's but I have 4 lads that all work dog's so my dogs are out several times weekly so they get to see more action than I that's for sure. I've found out over many year's running dog's that a 5/8 or 3/4 bred of pretty much any cross is handy enough where I run so that's what I now run,on a personal note I've only ever seen one genuine half cross that being a Bull x Greyhound that was really good & that was more so on teeth but it could muster a good bag of bunnies too if needed be, second,third generation half crosses are a different thing but personally apart from that one dog called Shane I've never ever seen even a half decent genuine half cross & that's why I'd never own one nor ever have quite simply they just don't do it where I work my dog's,a 3/4 bred well I've seen dozens of excellent worker's so I'd always go that route over a genuine half cross if I needed too. These thing's I currently have & the pups are all 5/8 Grey as is Boots too..if the pups do half as well as them then happy day's..these pups will no doubt outlive me, hopefully I can see them do a bit before father time calls me home,I'm almost 60 now bud so the year's have really crept up on me,still according to this Garmin Fenix watch I wear it reckons my VO2 max info isn't too bad & my fitness age is that of a 46 year old..I'm not sure if that makes me feel any better though as my back,knees,hips,ankles & wrists are all fecked but I'll keep plodding on for as long as I can matey..

Well you know how to get the best out of a dog the dogs you was running when you was taking taking me and topper out had no saluki in and they was good at there job and you done well when you tried saluki blood years later that boots was a great dog for you eh one of them pups looks his double I never realised tho boots was 5/8 greyhound I thought he had more saluki when you think topper was around 5/8 saluki that you saw going back a while now that tho I know you probably don't remember well but you don't hear of many saturated greyhound dogs doing all that n for that long 

[Black neck 17,093]

2 hours ago, FUJI said:

These young dogs are a 1/4 Saluki Dodge with 5/8 Grey..they only have 1/8 Bull in them,I guess they aren't too far off being 3/4 Grey 1/4 Saluki & being honest Dodge,they may lack a bit of staying power but they are out of our own dog's & we know what they are capable of doing & what they can't do,I've bought dogs in over the year's out of 'so called world beater's/champions' & all bar one or possibly two have been mediocre at the best,I just don't trust anyone in this game or very very few,99.9% are full of shit & or are happy with mediocre/poor mutts,this internet opened my eyes many years ago Dodge it really did. I'll admit I'm just a part-time hunter these day's but I'll always be honest regarding my dog's,what they do & what they won't do & I'll always be honest about myself. I'm lucky to get out hunting twice weekly these day's but I have 4 lads that all work dog's so my dogs are out several times weekly so they get to see more action than I that's for sure. I've found out over many year's running dog's that a 5/8 or 3/4 bred of pretty much any cross is handy enough where I run so that's what I now run,on a personal note I've only ever seen one genuine half cross that being a Bull x Greyhound that was really good & that was more so on teeth but it could muster a good bag of bunnies too if needed be, second,third generation half crosses are a different thing but personally apart from that one dog called Shane I've never ever seen even a half decent genuine half cross & that's why I'd never own one nor ever have quite simply they just don't do it where I work my dog's,a 3/4 bred well I've seen dozens of excellent worker's so I'd always go that route over a genuine half cross if I needed too. These thing's I currently have & the pups are all 5/8 Grey as is Boots too..if the pups do half as well as them then happy day's..these pups will no doubt outlive me, hopefully I can see them do a bit before father time calls me home,I'm almost 60 now bud so the year's have really crept up on me,still according to this Garmin Fenix watch I wear it reckons my VO2 max info isn't too bad & my fitness age is that of a 46 year old..I'm not sure if that makes me feel any better though as my back,knees,hips,ankles & wrists are all fecked but I'll keep plodding on for as long as I can matey..

I reckon if I put that watch on it would say 168

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12 hours ago, dodger said:

Well you know how to get the best out of a dog the dogs you was running when you was taking taking me and topper out had no saluki in and they was good at there job and you done well when you tried saluki blood years later that boots was a great dog for you eh one of them pups looks his double I never realised tho boots was 5/8 greyhound I thought he had more saluki when you think topper was around 5/8 saluki that you saw going back a while now that tho I know you probably don't remember well but you don't hear of many saturated greyhound dogs doing all that n for that long 

We still have a few Saluki types in the family Dodge,my eldest lad has a bitch out of Romeo x Mia & my second eldest has these three amongst his crew,he's still young & daft & prepared to put the miles in to travel to gallop them,the feathered bitch is experienced & the other two will just be starting away this upcoming winter. They are all well bred so we will see how they go

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23 hours ago, TOMO said:

Did you see how heavy there are...

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