David James lurchers

[Simoman 110]

Does anybody still keep and work this line of collie based lurchers?

[mackem 29,694]

You just prompted me to climb into the loft simo and get practical lurcher breeding down,his dogs are a mixed bunch arent they?

[Simoman 110]

Eye, saw a couple at Chatsworth show years ago. I was just having a beer and reading through the old lurcher yearbooks (not watching I'd do anything final....honest) and wondered if they were still around...........One of the photos shows a dog that looks like a pure collie.

[mackem 29,694]

I just been reading he bred them only for show?They dont look very "Showy" wouldnt get a look in nowadays if last weekends Highclere dogs were anything to go by,anyone still know him or live near him?Good point simo

[Simoman 110]

I think it was Dave Mckie who bred lurchers just for show. David James dogs were supposed to be good dogs for daytime smoochers, work cover, use nose etc

[mackem 29,694]

So were Hancocks studs

[Simoman 110]

So were Hancocks studs

 

You mean there not thoroughly tested

[mackem 29,694]

Can....worms....opened....lights blue touch paper and stands WELL back

[Simoman 110]

Can....worms....opened....lights blue touch paper and stands WELL back

LOL, so has anybody owned or seen one worked? I mean a James bred dog........

[mackem 29,694]

I thought you meant a Hancock stud

[doga 50]

seen a few of jamses dogs the lad lived in bloxwich and to honest its fact that a few of the dogs that feature in books do apear in his strain,on the hancock front in the s was when he used to do a bit we um and he had used one of his dogs.dont think he went for any particular type in look but did seem to produce a lot of heavey looking brindle dogs.

[undisputed 1,664]

seen a few of jamses dogs the lad lived in bloxwich and to honest its fact that a few of the dogs that feature in books do apear in his strain,on the hancock front in the s was when he used to do a bit we um and he had used one of his dogs.dont think he went for any particular type in look but did seem to produce a lot of heavey looking brindle dogs.

 

I#ve got two Hancock's 3/4 grey 1/4 collie, My fawn bitch 10yrs old now but hard as nails on charlie boy...my other is a blue merle bitch who is 2.1/2yrs and now starting to show a bit of promise. I would use Hancock again and think he gets a raw deal from the bull x merchants. Dont think it matters that much if his dogs are tested or not it's how you enter your own that matters. He just provides the clay you have to sculpt the dog into what you want.

[Simoman 110]

Please lets not let this thread get into a Hancock debate, thats not what i'm interested in, just David James bred lines............

[breeze 1,386]

Simoman ...... The 2 Collie type bitches that I keep have D. James's breeding in them. They are not world beater's but have served me well enough over the past few year's, mainly for rabbiting day and night

 

Purdey

 

 

Jewell

 

[lurcher-lad 2]

seen a few of jamses dogs the lad lived in bloxwich and to honest its fact that a few of the dogs that feature in books do apear in his strain,on the hancock front in the s was when he used to do a bit we um and he had used one of his dogs.dont think he went for any particular type in look but did seem to produce a lot of heavey looking brindle dogs.

 

I#ve got two Hancock's 3/4 grey 1/4 collie, My fawn bitch 10yrs old now but hard as nails on charlie boy...my other is a blue merle bitch who is 2.1/2yrs and now starting to show a bit of promise. I would use Hancock again and think he gets a raw deal from the bull x merchants. Dont think it matters that much if his dogs are tested or not it's how you enter your own that matters. He just provides the clay you have to sculpt the dog into what you want.

well said