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  2. Well done BASC!

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    yep it was a nice addition, can't but help thinking PW provided a lot of the inspiration for the current issue :good:

     

    Did it all of the threads where locked for fear of legal action I guess.

     

    Cheers Cookie

  8. condition of your lurchers

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    OK Cruz fair engough

     

    But you entered the ring of posting pictures of your dogs which can sometimes get the replies we all like ,and sometimes the comments we dont like .

     

    Do you see me crying over Mags comments over if I wanted a fat lab lurcher ETC.

     

    Also I started a seprate topic on this subject you guys entered the ring again so you have to take the rough with the smooth on comments .

     

    Once again good luck you two Cookie

  9. condition of your lurchers

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    Cruz

     

    I have perfomed over tha last two months rabbit clearance for a estate where I get paid for my work I have posted only a fraction of my days out but if you spin though my sporting pictures you will see I have posted about my bags ETC.

     

    Right I have only two working dogs for rabbit catching the long legged terrier is my fert dog I have worked him 5 days a week for over two months and your thoughts about him are correct his main task is to catch the rabbits within a short distance lighting take off .

     

    Part of my self employment this year has entailed 3 paid contracts for rabbit clearance .

     

    Our bedlington whippet is our and I say our as me and wife are both keen she working him on the lamp and is out 3 nights week as he is now 13 bar the hard spell in december when it was too hard for safe running.

     

    And once again trying to smooth you over has failed and despite my best polite effort you still think I am clueless on rabbit control.

     

    And pegleg you where correct in your view on my reply .

    Once I bid you all the best Cookie

  11. condition of your lurchers

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    As the rabbiting partner of Magwitch, and the owner of Smokey the blue dog pictured with Ted ,his whippet cross, I take exception to your comments,, may I say Ted is in top notch running condition, ready, willing, and more than able to bush and flush cover , bolting and hoovering up rabbits all day long. He is a perpetual dynamo ,never stopping,scenting up bunnies and catching a good 80% of those he bolts .His catch rate is the best I have seen and his prey drive is fantastic. He is cared for with dedication, and fed very good quality mince and meal, this is reflected in his performance in the field

    I have judged lurchers at many shows over the years including the England Championship three times and run my hands over hundreds of dogs,so I hope I have some knowledge of a dogs optimum condition. The picture you put up of your red dog ,shows a dog that has no particular claims to good conformation at all,it appears a cloddy type of collie cross,of course photos can be deceiving,but I assume you have picked one that you consider, shows your dog off to his advantage,he appears short coupled , short and thick necked [a common fault with lurchers that have thrown to the collie side]. He also appears ,[from what is visible of it ,]to have what we call an over furnished tail.

     

    Too much substance for the length of his leg gives him a mongrelish appearance .And he is too short in the back.

    I am sure you think the world of him ,but if you throw stones, expect to get them thrown back

    In soft condition, with no condition lines visible on the flanks or quarters, and not a trace of a rib showing ,in short he is not in what I consider top running condition.

    He may give a decent account of himself on a few ferreted bunnies short runs , with usually a rest in between, but I very much doubt he would be up to a full days work with our dogs

     

    " I own running dogs" you say ,well I do too, and have done for 42 years,I have worked them in 8 counties of this country and coursed with some success, with 4 top clubs for many years when it was legal , so I hope I may be allowed my views.

    In short, I don't think you know what you are talking about really.CRUZ

     

    Cruz I respect your knowledge and views which is great and I have no problem with them.

     

    Nor should you mine and I dont mean to disrespect you or your dogs and nor should mine as mine is a slightly diffrent design to yours your pure running dog .

     

    I would post more picture of our bedlington wippet but pointless with a very rough coat to show his condition to you.

     

    I start this topic seprate to the sporting pictures to try and avoid comparing my dogs to others.

     

    I have diffrent views on dogs and thats that like I would never run two high speed missle on the same rabbit EG what happen when the two high speed missle clash with a impact speed of nearly 60MPH and nor let them fight over it like others do .

     

    I also take exception to your comment that I dont know what I on about with clearly my catch rate which doesnt happen overnight I like you have some knowledge on this subject.

     

    I on the other hand think you know what your on about and respect your reply.

     

    Thank you for reply and take care Cookie

  13. Are truck drivers born stupid

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    I think they are definitely born like it, they believe everyone should just put up with them. You get the ones who can do 57mph downhill who can't maintain it uphill yet try and overtake lorries that can do the opposite. In my experience the only drivers more pig headed tend to be Taxi drivers especially ones called Abdul or Mohammed

     

    Very PC even if true Cookie

  16. condition of your lurchers

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    Magwitch I have struck a nerve it the end season yes you catch and work the land like I do and know a thing or two about the countryside .

     

    I two catch rabbits heres 69 caught with ferts and longnets plus dogs .

     

    Ferretting4thdecember2010.jpg

     

    I know you what to promote the image of running dogs and owners which is great and I am all for that but anybody viewing that picture with no know knowledge of running dogs would be horrfied FACT.

  17. condition of your lurchers

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    Posted · Edited by Cookiemonsterandmerlin.

    Magwitch if we going to compare pictures of dogs then here we go .

     

    Which dog would I be proud to say I own and which one would I bet on in a race or lamp with.

     

    Nine rabbits taken with one dog on hard to catch mid winter conies

     

    Lamping22stnovember2010.jpg

     

    Or which looks like it need a rest and some condition

    newlens0012.jpg

     

    Cheers Cookie

  19. condition of your lurchers

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    For a dog to run at its peak it can't be lacking in any department, it has to be at the peak of physical fitness and cannot be lacking in any vitamins/nutrients, therefor it is in the best of well being and will be receiving the best care possible to reach its full potential, so to have the 'fastest dog' as it was put you have to have the best looked after dog.

     

    In my personal experience anyone who has criticised the condition of my dogs has had no experience of lurchers themselves, although i myself have seen dogs in poor condition, but this is the exception rather than the rule as most working dog owners treat/keep there companions in good condition.

    YIS Sub Nova.

     

     

    For me this what your running dog should look like

     

    Cheers Cookie

     

     

    Ferrettingnewyearsday2011006.jpg

  20. Are truck drivers born stupid

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    you've got a point, but it's the cocks that decide to pull out when you're over taking them that annoys me.i can sit behind a lorry why'll the numpty in the lorry wants to have a race for three miles trying to get past the other numpty that has'nt got the brains to let the first **** past.the fact that they think they're bigger so can pull out on you that really annoy me, the driver i followed into service station did'nt think he was that big after locking himself into his cab :D

     

    Or was doing the right thing maybe trying to avoiding a punchup maybe he was a gun owner who didnt want to risk his licence .

     

    Cheers Cookie

  21. Are truck drivers born stupid

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    To put in in prespective if the lorry drove at the 40MPH max for a 25 miles it would cover the distants in roughly 37 mins

     

    If you done the same 25 mile trip at 60MPH it would take 25 mins .

     

    And on the other hand if the driver of the HGV was doing a 150 mile trip .

     

    AT 56 MPH it would take 2HRS 40mins

     

    AT 52mph it would take 2 HRS 53mins

     

    So overtaking that HGV going four mile a hour slower could be the diffrents in making a delivery slot or not.

     

    So there are two sides to story as always and nether will yield to there own selfish views and needs or job needs.

     

    Cheers Cookie

  23. Are truck drivers born stupid

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    Whats worst a slow moving HGV or a speeding car :hmm: .

     

    Lets face it we have nearly all cane around in our younger days does it get you to work earlier err NO.

     

    Its all about being fluten when driving more so in a HGV take a chill pill and tuck up behind the HGV and have happy thoughts .

     

    Cheers Cookie

  24. Are truck drivers born stupid

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    Ever tried driving a HGV for 52 weeks of the year restricted to 56MPH max tight deadlines EG if you miss your loading slot you got to take it back .Which means the rest of your drops you have to pull them four pallets off to get to the other loads.

     

    Taking your foot of the gas could make you have to drop right down though the box it a whole lot diffrent to your car driving I could go on.

     

    Cheers Cookie

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