A Tail's Tale

[mad al 146]

Out running the crew earlier and got chatting with the farmer next door, must be in his seventies now and he came out with something I have heard a few of the older generation talk about.

 

"The length of a Lurcher's tail" , or more to the point, the longer the tail, the better the dog , , now these are fellas, even one elderly spinster who upon seeing Lily, knew exactly what she was and told her "I've a job for you", something bothering her chickens , who have done a bit and really genuine folk.

 

So anyone else familiar with this?, what are your opinions on it?

 

Al

[noddy10 411]

iv hear that my sell and head some people can tell how big the dog will make by the length of there tail. also better ballance

[riohog 5,939]

ALTHOUGH IM NOT 70 IM USED TO THIS EXPRESSION WHEN BUYING A DOG (im looking for a dog with a bit of tail) MEANING IT CAN RUN ABIT

[mad al 146]

cheers fellas, I've been hearing this sort of thing said from back when my dad was into ferrets and terriers, never really thought much more about it until I got Lily and it's good to hear this sort of talk, I could listen to these folk for ages

[skycat 6,174]

The lurcher writer Ted Walsh used to say that by hanging the pups by the tail over a stable door at a few days old, you could see the length of their backs and pick a good un that way! The mind boggles!

 

Another daft old saying: White tip to the tail: never fail! Considering that an enormous number of lurchers have a few white hairs at the end of their tails...............well!

 

Another one: someone told me that they had never seen a nervous bitch that couldn't catch a hare! (He was talking about coursing dogs here) Funnily enough I've had a couple of nervy bitches and they were both dynamite on the old long ears.