Moocher71 4,166 Posted August 27 Author Report Share Posted August 27 On 24/08/2025 at 13:12, The one said: Check the history sure theres a big bit about hancock dogs I know,I was just wondering who still runs dogs bred this way . Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,166 Posted August 27 Author Report Share Posted August 27 On 24/08/2025 at 20:48, brambles said: She was a tidy enough wee bitch, ferreted had a good nose on her and took her fair share of feather also wasn't shy at taking roe. Got caught up at a fence retrieving a hare by some young Aberdeen Angus and got trampled, was never the same after that. Sired by Stormin Norman, must be near on 30 year ago I've had dogs that would take feather but not bring back to hand ,just grab and drop . Quote Link to post
Black neck 17,404 Posted August 27 Report Share Posted August 27 20 minutes ago, Moocher71 said: I know,I was just wondering who still runs dogs bred this way . Tbf Im thinking of recreating the Hancock lurcher in 18 months as a mere scientific experiment 2 Quote Link to post
low plains drifter 11,225 Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago On 27/08/2025 at 20:41, Black neck said: Tbf Im thinking of recreating the Hancock lurcher in 18 months as a mere scientific experiment Fords are readily available and cheap ( I slam my slip on into the nearside headlight rendering it hors de combat for a fortnight ) Rolls Royces are rarely available and owned by few Quote Link to post
Black neck 17,404 Posted 19 hours ago Report Share Posted 19 hours ago 4 minutes ago, low plains drifter said: Fords are readily available and cheap ( I slam my slip on into the nearside headlight rendering it hors de combat for a fortnight ) Rolls Royces are rarely available and owned by few David would take great pleasure in inviting complete strangers 2 watch my attempts at reversing a trailer 1 Quote Link to post
low plains drifter 11,225 Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago 8 hours ago, Black neck said: David would take great pleasure in inviting complete strangers 2 watch my attempts at reversing a trailer Alas This is what lead to him going ex directory Quote Link to post
Black neck 17,404 Posted 10 hours ago Report Share Posted 10 hours ago 23 minutes ago, low plains drifter said: Alas This is what lead to him going ex directory They all used 2 phone each other after a few sherries and talk smack Quote Link to post
shaaark 11,446 Posted 9 hours ago Report Share Posted 9 hours ago When I joined this site in 2010, there was a member already on here called 'undisputed.' Put up LOADS of pics of his Hancock bred 1/2, 5/8x3/8 and 3/4 bred dogs, and their catches. All quarry, remarkable pics. 3 Quote Link to post
Marvel 488 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago It always amazed me the wild varying reports from owners of Hancock bred dogs from utter rubbish with no prey drive to can kill everything you it in front of, I thought the point of his kennels was to turn out pretty steady reliable pups, maybe it was the owners Quote Link to post
Halfhound 276 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago It’s a game of numbers you breed enough pups your going to get a few decent ones and all it takes is the right person to have one of those pups and the word will get around and money will flow Quote Link to post
Black neck 17,404 Posted 4 hours ago Report Share Posted 4 hours ago 37 minutes ago, Halfhound said: It’s a game of numbers you breed enough pups your going to get a few decent ones and all it takes is the right person to have one of those pups and the word will get around and money will flow Celt was some animal Quote Link to post
Halfhound 276 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 3 minutes ago, Black neck said: Celt was some animal A legend in his own time Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted 3 hours ago Report Share Posted 3 hours ago 41 minutes ago, Marvel said: It always amazed me the wild varying reports from owners of Hancock bred dogs from utter rubbish with no prey drive to can kill everything you it in front of, I thought the point of his kennels was to turn out pretty steady reliable pups, maybe it was the owners Yeah, but remember, he had a number of different stud dogs, of different types of collie, and collie hybrids too. I would think in the early days he experimented on those different studs, and the various lines of greyhound, with the best intentions. He had a reputation to earn for this venture to be a business. But Plummer's fixation with the merle coloured dogs, and subsequent book promotions, took him to think not of working ability, just sales... His book, My Life with Lurchers gives some insight as to the various types he was producing. That said, I believe those dogs were never everyone's cup of tea, and from what I seen back then, most lads never got the best out of them anyway. They were sold 'the dream, the ideal' but the reality is that pastoral crosses really don't suit most... The two i had were decent enough on both rabbits and the odd hare, but I got them on as their owners were very frustrated, and dumped them on me. They were never 'my' dogs so both of them went to semi- pet homes. A couple of mates bought pups direct, and they made good dogs. Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,166 Posted 1 hour ago Author Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, Halfhound said: It’s a game of numbers you breed enough pups your going to get a few decent ones and all it takes is the right person to have one of those pups and the word will get around and money will flow I think a lot of it's down to the man /woman holding the leash ,you got to put time into a dog to get best out of it ,I've seen lads get a pup and it's moved on before it's 9 months old because it's not doing what he wants ,but he's never going to get best out dog if it sits in a kennel all day and gets out at the weekend and run on stuff it's just not ready for or fit enough to take,how many Hancock pups out of a litter went to decent dog men , women? He'd sell to anyone because that was his business . Quote Link to post
Moocher71 4,166 Posted 1 hour ago Author Report Share Posted 1 hour ago 2 hours ago, Bosun11 said: Yeah, but remember, he had a number of different stud dogs, of different types of collie, and collie hybrids too. I would think in the early days he experimented on those different studs, and the various lines of greyhound, with the best intentions. He had a reputation to earn for this venture to be a business. But Plummer's fixation with the merle coloured dogs, and subsequent book promotions, took him to think not of working ability, just sales... His book, My Life with Lurchers gives some insight as to the various types he was producing. That said, I believe those dogs were never everyone's cup of tea, and from what I seen back then, most lads never got the best out of them anyway. They were sold 'the dream, the ideal' but the reality is that pastoral crosses really don't suit most... The two i had were decent enough on both rabbits and the odd hare, but I got them on as their owners were very frustrated, and dumped them on me. They were never 'my' dogs so both of them went to semi- pet homes. A couple of mates bought pups direct, and they made good dogs. Did he not try German shepherd X at one time . Quote Link to post
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