Gundog Training Forum

fusey wrote:He will of bin a FTW then wun is open.Im sure the dog had a nasty bang on is shoulder retireing him from trailing

That's as I understood it.

I used Flaxdale Ember on a FTW bitch of mine a couple of years back. His owner is a chap called Neil Thorpe. What where your pups like? The pups I've seen by him have had a great amount of back end wiggle but they were only pups They were nice, though none ended up in trialling hands. The one I kep...

I used Flaxdale Ember on a FTW bitch of mine a couple of years back. His owner is a chap called Neil Thorpe.

Cocker and Springer prices are also creeping up. Not sure where it will end!

Thanks for the link to the previous thread Canburne. A couple of years ago I had a set of chaps made by Ann Rees (http://www.annrees.co.uk/people/chaps/waterproof_chaps.htm). I discovered the hard way with chaps that if you coat tail isn't long enough you can get a wet @rse in pouring rain. However...

Cheers James. I'm told the French stuff is good, sold by Decathlon in the UK.

Well my leggings have finally bitten the dust after two seasons. They now look more like rags! I was just about to order some Musto Keeper BR2 Over Leggings for £89.99 from £125.00 when I checked the Sporting Saint website and found they do wax leggings for £15.49!!! Have any of you guys bought Spor...

How's she bred?

I can see both sides here as someone who owns both lurchers and spaniels. I've seen plenty of useless gundogs over the years so I agree with Dawnrazors point about standards. However, if Miesque has a lurcher that's obedient and capable of picking up to a high standard, then why not?

I've seen a few lurchers in the shooting field over the years, my kelpie x greyhound would hunt any cover but got too proficient at catching pheasants...

If he breeds a litter from that bitch let me know!