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Would you buy a springer/cocker from England.

  • 04-01-2015 8:57pm
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    allan450
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    just a quick question for lads regards springers for rough shooting[not trailing] from England.would you go through the hassle and paying over the odds for a springer from england. Personally i wouldnt.maybe im wrong but isnt it true that the best cover dogs come from ireland.i wouldnt mind peoples fews on this


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  • #2
    tikkahunter
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    allan450 wrote: »
    just a quick question for lads regards springers for rough shooting[not trailing] from England.would you go through the hassle and paying over the odds for a springer from england. Personally i wouldnt.maybe im wrong but isnt it true that the best cover dogs come from ireland.i wouldnt mind peoples fews on this
    I bought my bitch from the north for 600 pounds, over 50 ftch in a 5 gen pedigree, so if i did decide to breed her i could command a huge price for the pups if the sire was up to scratch.
    Im absolutely raging i dont have a go pro because today i would have made a great video and i could show you what she is all about, even though she is from trailing stock she is hard going and will go all day , very clever dog with a great nose and knows when to the burst cover and when to leave it (old scent noting there),she has retrieved a lot this year from very heavy cover that where runners ,very loyal obedient dog that has got me a lot of birds over the past 4 years so thats just my story,but i know lads who paid a fortune and the dog has been given away as a pet.
    I was fairly confident that i was getting a good dog by watching a few videos of the sire and dam before i bought her, and i seen a few dogs working from previous mating's.


  • #3
    Kevhog1988
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    If the dogs up to scratch they will command big money, I'd be more used to horses and the English go nuts for our hunters.


  • #4
    mike2015
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 62 ✭✭mike2015


    allan450 wrote: »
    just a quick question for lads regards springers for rough shooting[not trailing] from England.would you go through the hassle and paying over the odds for a springer from england. Personally i wouldnt.maybe im wrong but isnt it true that the best cover dogs come from ireland.i wouldnt mind peoples fews on this

    A cocker of good breeding would cost a LOTTO money, but ya I would like to get one from wales.


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