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mcs1972

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    Wheathampstead
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    gundoggery, working tests, the occasional field trial and strangely enough, shooting

    Norfolk born and bred living in herts
  1. I've seen an early incarnation of Mick's nightvision....it is rather awesome...
  2. yep. theres a few dam and sire pairings that if they every did occur, I'd rip their arms off for..... Yes and one mans best dog is another mans feral picking up dog ;->
  3. personally dont buy on price......theres particular breeding and health checks in a working yellow I want and if a pup is 12 or 1200 then thats what I will pay..... If you think pup prices are expensive, dont start looking at the price of a fulky trained novice trial winner ;-)
  4. yep - met the lady that runs the kennel at a field trial,, nice dogs and well tested with a lot of thought gone into matings etc .......depends what you're after........And yes they are well health tested and are nice dogs in my book, but its horses for courses...
  5. train station - large pile of metro news papers worked for us - an armful a week was handy :-)
  6. i didnt buy a 3.5ltre v6 to worry about mpg ;->
  7. so some sound advise from a breeder and trialler who I respect... http://www.wylanbriar.com/buying-a-pup/questions-to-ask-a-breeder/if they cant answer, regardless of how cute the dog is, walk away.. also, try googling their phone number to see if it throws up a load of adverts for different breeds of dogs etc....
  8. Hi, I'm pretty close to you down the m1 and can recommend a few good trainers locally if need be. Just remember if you're going to train it properly, you wont be taking it anywhere near maybe a hide or decoy for a fair few months after its come home if you want to train it properly.... You need to get the basics nailed first before exposing to shot or retrieving game as otherwise you may end up with a problem on your hands.....I've seen a fair few where the dog is a complete handful and off its bits due to the basics being skipped and going to the exiting stuff..... What I would do is use http://www.wylanbriar.com/buying-a-pup/questions-to-ask-a-breeder/as the basis of any contact with a breeder..... Some people will wax lyrical that you dont need kc reg, dont need health checks etc but its better to have it than not, I've seen a fair few dogs that dont have the checks and have a massive issue with health etc.. Try to find a dog that has a mix of FTCH's in red on the pedigree and non FTCHS as your first dog, some will say a dog with a full red pedigree is great and in some experienced homes it is, but find a balance.... In terms of where to look http://www.drakeshead.co.uk/puppies.asp- but remember the health checks https://www.facebook.com/groups/215208095355069/?fref=tsis a reasonable group on facebook seen a few of http://www.tashwarnegundogs.co.uk/and quite like them fast methodical zippy little things the ones i've seen Happy to chat - pm me and I'll send you my number.. Mark
  9. check your house insurance, you may find you have legal cover....
  10. no such thing -if someones allergic they're allergic.... I'd ditch the wife and get the dog ;->
  11. sporting saint are brilliant for customer car, never had an issue with them......had one launcher that went duff, they took it back no fuss at all......
  12. To find the right dog, I'd cast the net a bit further, any ideas on what you want from the dog, what you'll use it for and budget? Theres some stonking litters out there but a lot of the good ones are waiting list jobs...l
  13. yep or phillpa williams over near york.....multiple ftchs trained etc
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