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Unfortunately we lost we lost mums dog Bracken to cancer (13) (at the back of the pic) last month. But Widget is going strong. And I think I might have put my foot down hard enough that Mrs S wont evict me if I get a dog next year. Thinking either another field spaniel or maybe a border terrier/patterdale for taking down the coppice.
Charleston "Charlie" Pickle, a previous dog. Unfortunately just a few months into my training him as a game retriever I found out he had epilepsy so he was relegated to house dog.
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And the first two in my family (photo from sometime in the 80s)
Copper (fat, low slung, smelly-breathed) and Nickel - Ace Wing Commander Admiral Chalky Ginger Pheasantph**ker that he was.
Bracken and yours truly "at work"
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Henry in the snow last year.
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Good thread Phil!
Right, that's it, I'm opening a doggie hotel. Gun dogs particularly welcome. 8) Can't commit to a dog full-time so this is the 'next best thing'.
c_g's rules dictate that sofas and beds are for me, not animals. Suspect there may well be some disappointment though. 😉
Bookings now being taken. 😀
thought you were going to say you can't hit the side of a barn if you're stood next to it with the old shotchucker! hence no game birds for him to practise with.
Jasmine - if she makes it to christmas she'll be two 🙂
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Morgan - been gone two years and it still hurts when I think about him
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Ellie - left us last year aged 16... bless
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of the three Jasmine might be the best actual worker.
Ricdiggle your Henry is a cracking looking fella.
Stitch
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Fallow
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there's a theme here..
not nearly enough bona fido pheasant botherers on this thread. although I'm liking the look of jasmine. looks a cracking worker
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Paddy. 11 weeks old.
pedalhead - Member
Pickle, 5 months old...
Are you anywhere around the Test Valley? Or did Pickle come from that area, perhaps? Looks the spitting image of a breeder's spec from down that way! Lovely hound!
I need another dog. Seeing Darcy's hound makes me want a Border. But then I see all those Spaniels, and I want one of them too. Or maybe two.
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Scooby our Irish Setter.
Docstar. Colt looks like he's full of life also. 🙂
Tulla. Our new addition.
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Maximus.
Don't be fooled by the mincy jacket. I care not for his welfare; rather the ability to spot him chasing deer from a mile away. Bastard.
Toughest dog ever. Was cut open 6 weeks ago to remove a 9" stick that had pierced his armpit at high speed, and lodged itself in his gut. In April. Vet still cannot believe he survived. Apparently he has e-coli in his gut too...
not nearly enough bona fido pheasant botherers on this threadOi, don't let Hope hear you say that
Likewise - Indy is offended by the idea he couldn't bother pheasants...
Look. Here's one he caught earlier...
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Also - he wants Stox to know that Indy is definitely a boy's name...
Also - he wants Stox to know that Indy is definitely a boy's name...
Unisex is the word you are looking for Helios 🙂
Lummox's pic of Tally... LOLZZ
More pheasant action by Huxley.
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Ginny, so good a pheasant botherer she has started doing it when she's not supposed to be!
that's not a "good" thing on a shoot mind 😉
Someone brought a dog like that once. It was lucky to make it home to his kennel that night...
Ricdiggle, your Henry is a cracking looking fella
Very kind of you to say. He is pretty handsome.
This is him again - doing his guitar solo face.
Interesting fact - I got snowed on tonight when out riding my bike!
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doing his guitar solo face.
Lol f Lol
Here is Alfie
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And again in the middle with his sisters .
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stoner.... the dogstrust centres usually have patterdales and patterdale crosses, dont think people realise that you can't train the terrier out of a terrier and lots end up in rescues. they're bloody gorgeous!
beautiful dogs everyone, hoping to add one to the list on friday providing we pass a homecheck tomorrow
Kendonagasaki, lovely dog. Yes he's as daft as a brush but really gentle at the same time. Loves getting out on the hill.
phil - there's a guy, a hedge layer, I drink with in the local who occasionally has one of his bitches with a litter. They've got a brilliant temperament. On the other hand my mum will more likely as not get another small field spaniel next spring and I might go for a bitch from the same litter.
Very kind of you to say. He is pretty handsome.
no problem. nothing beats a chunky lab as an example of what a proper dog should look like.
can i enquire as to his size?
P's father was HUGE. he is growing at a fantastic rate and currently is about 32kg at 10mo... interested to compare with other labs!
can i enquire as to his size?
P's father was HUGE. he is growing at a fantastic rate and currently is about 32kg at 10mo... interested to compare with other labs!
His is 6 years old and 40kgs. Big for a lab but he's not fat at all. He'll get arthritis younger than normal too most likely. 🙁
His is 6 years old and 40kgs. Big for a lab but he's not fat at all. He'll get arthritis younger than normal too most likely.
a shame, but unavoidable i guess.
40kg isnt too unmanageable (i think). hopefully P will have calmed his growing down. just hoping he doesn't have another growth spurt and double in weight!
Pheasant-botherer in training. Pickle (5 months)...
He's a good looking chap! A Sussex spaniel?
If you don't mind me asking where's he from? Miss Madfly has been after one for a while..
Madfly - Member
Pheasant-botherer in training. Pickle (5 months)...
He's a good looking chap! A Sussex spaniel?If you don't mind me asking where's he from? Miss Madfly has been after one for a while..
She's a working Cocker. We got her from [url= http://www.clumsettergundogs.co.uk/ ]Clumsetter Gundogs[/url]. The pic at the top of the web page is her Mum.
@tracknicko, our Lab comes from show stock (we met the breeder at Crufts), her half brother (same father) is a super stocky and quite tall and has arthritis quite badly now at only 6 or 7 years.
Meet Brad - now 10 rescued from NESSR he had had 4 homes by 4 years old. We got him 6 years ago. He hasnt left yet but he has come close, we had to make a big life decision for him.
This was him yesterday sporting his new haircut. Looking a bit hard up.
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He was ran over 3 years ago and has two titanium rods bracing his spine. He has 3 vertebrae that were reconstructed and braced together. Thankfully he regained full use of legs after 3 months of hell and tears. He had hydrotherapy to get his muscle mass back. He also has no hip ball joint on his right back leg. This seems to cause him the most discomfort. He is on Metacam and that seems to keep him happy enough. He can still chase a tennis ball but only once a day is now enough for him. His mind is still hyper just his body cant keep up which is such a shame for him.
In total it was about £5k which was insured thankfully. Otherwise he would have been a goner. We had the decision to make on him whether to get him put to sleep or give him a chance, we thought everyone else has given up on him in his life I wont. I was in tears like a baby.
This was him 3 days before he was run over:
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Meet Murphy my mothers Working cocker. He also has a bit of a tale attached. He crashed into his brother Indy on the beach another working cocker. He ended up with a detatched retina and had to have his eye removed at only 11 months. Hes a lovely active dog and still does gundog training everyweek.
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jambalaya - Member
@tracknicko, our Lab comes from show stock (we met the breeder at Crufts), her half brother (same father) is a super stocky and quite tall and has arthritis quite badly now at only 6 or 7 years.
that's sad. P's dad is show stock, mum is working lines.
hopefully end up somewhere in the middle. think his dad is the biggest lab i have ever seen in the flesh. absolute bear-faced monster of a dog.
She's a working Cocker. We got her from Clumsetter Gundogs. The pic at the top of the web page is her Mum.
Thanks! Will keep an eye on there for the litters next year.
Loving the spaniels here - not that other dogs aren't nice, but I think Spangles are such good dogs!
Poor Murphy... won't slow him down though. Pickle looks just like my Jasmine's sister.
Thanks! Will keep an eye on there for the litters next year
Madfly, our Jasmine could well be having a litter next year although we already have pre-orders for about 4 pups!
[url= http://www.willcluleegundogs.co.uk/ ]She's from here[/url].
My springer buzz. 8 months old now, from working parents but just our family pet.
Bought him after starting a thread on here called 1st family pet. 🙂
P's father was HUGE. he is growing at a fantastic rate and currently is about 32kg at 10mo
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Indy is 22.5kg at 9 months! Then again - he is from full working stock and his mum was quite slight, so I'm not expecting him to be a monster of a dog even when he's full grown.
Sharkbait - I love that photo of Jasmine on the table. I take it she's not allowed up there? Indy has the same look when he knows he's comfy and naughty in equal measure...
that's not a "good" thing on a shoot mindSomeone brought a dog like that once. It was lucky to make it home to his kennel that night...
Thankfully is wasn't on a shoot 😳
P's father was HUGE. he is growing at a fantastic rate and currently is about 32kg at 10moIndy is 22.5kg at 9 months! Then again - he is from full working stock and his mum was quite slight, so I'm not expecting him to be a monster of a dog even when he's full grown.
i know! i don't have a good picture of his father (nothing in the pic for scale) but on his hind legs while propped up in his run he could quite easily look me in the eye (im 6,3)...
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as i said. no scale. but his head is the size of a football.
P's dad is show stock
Perhaps P and our Lab are related, the big square head looks familiar ! Breeder in Alyesbury I think, although as it's the Mrs dog she knows all the details
hmm i' not sure. i have all P's certificates which show his lineage if you want to compare!
breeders are near matlock. Barney (the dad) is something of a show poney with associated awards, stats and certificates. mother also certificated and what not, but sleeker working lines.
nice small breeders for those that are interested, would definitely recommend.

























































