I have just was watch this on free veiw channel 81 it shows old films your dog was very well trained did you get other dogs after your first one glad you got to see the programme again that must of been good not many people have film of themselves back then only photos anyway i really enjoyed watching the programme you were in. Andy England
This programme (‘Out of Town’) was wonderful. A perfect depiction of gentler times, some would say of more intelligent, certainly more worldly-wise folk And JACK Hargreaves truly knew the ways of the countryside. Watching all of the rescued episodes right now on Talking Pictures TV👍🇬🇧 Have saved this episode here. This here collie owner loves it
I was a nipper in the 70's and used to love this program. Between Jack Hargreaves, Sir David Attenborough, Percy Thrower and David Bellamy, they showed me that I was a born environmentalist, nature and animal lover. I still refer to Old Jack's wisdom, and I always learn something new. Even though when I was 7 years old when this programme aired and I thought he was Colonel Sander's twin brother ( lol!), I would watch it avidly, with the other program "The Old Country". Every time I hear a manoldin, I think of Old Jack Hargreaves and smile. Thank you for keeping his work going. He was and still is a little know National Treasure. When I have walked the Wilds of Wiltshire I feel the connection of the old droves and tracks Old Jack and Blue travelled with the dogs and I am blessed to have lived and known of his work :)
Although I'm not gardener I can listen to Harry Dodson of the The Victorian Kitchen Garden all day as well. We are blessed with quite staggering history in the UK, I love old droveways & trackways in Wiltshire, too. An old trick I heard to find the approximate age of a track is to count the number of bush species making up the hedge and multiply by 100.
I grew up with dogs on a farm. At one time my parents had 43 dogs. They were mainly English Springer spaniels like the liver and white one that Jack has sitting with him and my parents showed them as well as worked with them in the field which even then was quite rare as most show dogs never work. They had two dual champions who were not only show dogs but also had passed stringent tests of their hunting and retrieving ability. My parents also had a Labrador (like the black one Jack had with him) that did work, Border Collie sheep dogs which my father worked and trained and then sold, a Wolfhound and an English Pointer as well as a Beagle. What Jack said is entirely true. I have never owned a dog as a an adult because I lived in London and other places and knew I could never give it the life it deserved.
What a joy...so much basic common sense...long after this lovely man has left us he's still helping us and the countryside and our association with animals...to properly enjoy each other..dear Jack ....
Fantastic! I grew up watching Out of Town. Mind you, what really struck a chord with me was watching the family who bought a puppy drive away off the estate 15:46 with virtually NO cars parked anywhere!! Reminded me of my estate where I grew up, playing football and having go cart racing with my mates on deserted roads and pavements :-)
And they had nearly as many cars then as now. Just kept them off the road when not in use, often in garages. And each didn't do as many miles as today either. Sadly, there were 4 times as many fatalities on the roads each year compared to today, so some things have improved.
Still very interesting and informative. I have had dogs all my life and grew up with them and I still enjoyed and learned a couple of things watching this. One dog, my Bess, I adopted when she was around a year old and she lived until she was 19 years old. We knew each other so well we barely had to exchange a work for her to know what it was I wanted her to do and I knew instinctively what she needed from me. One thing, I believe dogs should always live with others of their own kind too. I have three at the present time. It's excellent for their socialisation and helps in creating a hierarchy for the home. For me, no home is complete without a dog.
The series 'Out of Town' presented by the gentle-voiced Gentleman Jack Hargreaves .... documented so many crafts and traditions of English country life .... it's an absolute classic
Brings back so many memories. It was my grandads favourite programme. I used to watch it with him and ask questions. "Quiet lad, I'll tell thi when its done " loved my grandad to bits. Real Yorkshireman
Dogs had a much better life back in the day. I remember in the 1960s, my Nan's dog would disappear after his breakfast and not return until his tea-time. Sometimes we'd see him running in his pack when we were playing at the park half a mile away. No adults with us of course, because kids had a better life then as well!
Jack's dogs obviously admire and respect him. Notice how they wait for his OK before leaping off the tailgate, the mark of an owner who understands the dogs mind. Never happier than when they know what you want them to be doing.
If only people got their dogs by giving it so much consideration. Nowadays they choose a dog based on what it looks like, then phoning to see who has a pup for sale. No research, no considering if they can give it what it needs or whether it's the right breed for their lifestyle.
That's the world I grew up in, before Risk Assessments and while there was deference to authority. How times have changed. I may be old, but I think things are way better now.
It's true that dogs regard families as their pack. Our old springer spaniel took a protective interest in my young niece and would growl at anyone who looked to be annoying her - the weakest of the "pack".
When i was growing up in the 70's i remember how many dogs lives were very different in the ways they are now. Many got kicked onto the streets in mornings and would wander miles, there were always dogs that would just bite you. A lot of them didnt get fed dog cans they got what families ate or left over. again many didnt ever get vaccines and died from diseases like Distemper and never got to see vets, or flea or worm treatments. they were just there. Dogs get much more consideration now and their welfare is considered by owners and im glad that life has improved for them. Many dogs got pregnant when on their travels and you never knew what breed the pups would be..there were always mongrel pups for sale (poor things), many didnt get cared for properly as they werent appreciated. you could walk into a rescue and buy/adopt a dog cheaply without any forth and many were taken back again soon after. Or some people would just take the dogs to be put to sleep if they were fed up with them. There have been lots of improvements for dogs through the decades and im very glad of that.
The dog we had when I grew up was fed mainly scraps topped up with canned dog food, and it was fine. Dogs, after all, are omnivorous scavengers. I now have a cocker spaniel and buying dog food can be confusing given the massive range of brands, wet/dry food, chews, treats, toys etc. There's even a brand that claims to produce breed specific food. I wonder, if I fed my spaniel food supposedly for a French bulldog, would he suddenly start barking in a different accent and would he become all philosophical? Usually he just sits and licks his bits. A lot. I take your point about how some dogs aren't properly cared for, then and now, and it's disgraceful. We now have the opposite extreme with anthropomorphism - calling dogs fur babies etc. It makes the owner look stupid and is unfair to the dog; let it be a dog.
How informative for those who were about to become dog owners, it would have done equally well for some parents and still would benefit many , however in the modern day all of this common learnt sense is not PC,which we all witness daily both in dogs ,owners,children and parents or vice versa as is your experience! I am sure JH may have had a more Edwardian handle on all this ,and indeed this may have been a soft delivery for the the time,but is all real stuff,from an experienced pedestrian of life. R.I.P Jack your kind we could so with today!
Interesting you mentioned an Edwardian handle on things and this video being a softer shown side, to my observations such an initially strict start up can easily settle down into a soft gentler side simply because the ground rules are laid out from the beginning and now there'd be no need to keep up the stricter performance because a short "no" is enough. No has been given its meaning at that point, pity the PC brigade ruined it as you alluded to.
If you enjoyed this you have to watch the 2008 film "Dean Spanley" with Brian Brown, Sam Neal, Jeremy Northam, Peter O'Toole and Judy Parfitt. We all neeD Spaniel in our life, many many 'overs' to you all.
Jack was a modernist in lots of ways, Dont think he would have approved of Raw food (this was sponsored by a pet food company sell out jack hee hee) and natural wormers (rabbits ears)and that the non pet pharma research suggesting dogs not need even half the numbers of vaccinations they have now. this is wonderful and should be shown to all new dog owners.....that gentle suburban park need speed cameras !
I really think there is some kind of dog re-incarnation thing going on and is passed down through the generations. I think the dog at the end of life just hands back its personality to the universe or whatever it is to be reused. We humans are around through several canine life-cycles and I have seen re-cycled dog personality reappear.
Omg the little girl in this is me....37 years ago!!!
Very pleased that you found the film on UA-cam. It makes uploading it so worth while.
Thank you so much, never thought I'd see it again.
+Rachel Phillips was tansy a good dog?
How lovely!!!
I have just was watch this on free veiw channel 81 it shows old films your dog was very well trained did you get other dogs after your first one glad you got to see the programme again that must of been good not many people have film of themselves back then only photos anyway i really enjoyed watching the programme you were in. Andy England
I got my first dog in 1977, a three year old boxer dog called Anna, she passed away in 1987, always remembered fondly.
This programme (‘Out of Town’) was wonderful.
A perfect depiction of gentler times, some would say of more intelligent, certainly more worldly-wise folk
And JACK Hargreaves truly knew the ways of the countryside.
Watching all of the rescued episodes right now on Talking Pictures TV👍🇬🇧
Have saved this episode here.
This here collie owner loves it
Dear old Jack. A true gentleman and a very much loved lost asset to Britsh country life
This has just made my misses day...the rachel in the show is her. ..
Whoa, nice.
Just bloody fantastic. Brilliantly filmed and informative with the cool vibe of those 'simpler times'.
I was a nipper in the 70's and used to love this program. Between Jack Hargreaves, Sir David Attenborough, Percy Thrower and David Bellamy, they showed me that I was a born environmentalist, nature and animal lover.
I still refer to Old Jack's wisdom, and I always learn something new.
Even though when I was 7 years old when this programme aired and I thought he was Colonel Sander's twin brother ( lol!), I would watch it avidly, with the other program "The Old Country". Every time I hear a manoldin, I think of Old Jack Hargreaves and smile.
Thank you for keeping his work going.
He was and still is a little know National Treasure.
When I have walked the Wilds of Wiltshire I feel the connection of the old droves and tracks Old Jack and Blue travelled with the dogs and I am blessed to have lived and known of his work :)
My friend mentioned Percy thrower
A-gardener he owned a garden centre know owned by the thrower family 🌟
Although I'm not gardener I can listen to Harry Dodson of the The Victorian Kitchen Garden all day as well.
We are blessed with quite staggering history in the UK, I love old droveways & trackways in Wiltshire, too. An old trick I heard to find the approximate age of a track is to count the number of bush species making up the hedge and multiply by 100.
I used to love Out of Town myself as a kid. (Born '69). Do you remember Picture Box? I wonder how many of those survive?
So glad I came across this video it has made my day, Jack was my hero, always looked forward watching his tv programs lovely man. 👍👋👌🇬🇧
This should be compulsory viewing for anyone wishing to own a dog.
I grew up with dogs on a farm. At one time my parents had 43 dogs. They were mainly English Springer spaniels like the liver and white one that Jack has sitting with him and my parents showed them as well as worked with them in the field which even then was quite rare as most show dogs never work. They had two dual champions who were not only show dogs but also had passed stringent tests of their hunting and retrieving ability.
My parents also had a Labrador (like the black one Jack had with him) that did work, Border Collie sheep dogs which my father worked and trained and then sold, a Wolfhound and an English Pointer as well as a Beagle. What Jack said is entirely true. I have never owned a dog as a an adult because I lived in London and other places and knew I could never give it the life it deserved.
What a joy...so much basic common sense...long after this lovely man has left us he's still helping us and the countryside and our association with animals...to properly enjoy each other..dear Jack ....
The cameraman was Stanley Brehut who worked with Jack Hargreaves for a long time
I loved watching when I was a kid, love watching them now and still learn things!!😎🐓🐓
Fantastic! I grew up watching Out of Town. Mind you, what really struck a chord with me was watching the family who bought a puppy drive away off the estate 15:46 with virtually NO cars parked anywhere!! Reminded me of my estate where I grew up, playing football and having go cart racing with my mates on deserted roads and pavements :-)
And they had nearly as many cars then as now. Just kept them off the road when not in use, often in garages. And each didn't do as many miles as today either. Sadly, there were 4 times as many fatalities on the roads each year compared to today, so some things have improved.
Still very interesting and informative. I have had dogs all my life and grew up with them and I still enjoyed and learned a couple of things watching this.
One dog, my Bess, I adopted when she was around a year old and she lived until she was 19 years old. We knew each other so well we barely had to exchange a work for her to know what it was I wanted her to do and I knew instinctively what she needed from me.
One thing, I believe dogs should always live with others of their own kind too. I have three at the present time. It's excellent for their socialisation and helps in creating a hierarchy for the home.
For me, no home is complete without a dog.
I hope you are giving them fresh food, not dry biscuits or canned food!
What a fantastic vid. The rules have not changed. So glad dogs are in my life.
Loved seeing this, I still remember Jack from watching How? On TV when I was young, loved his relaxed attitude and softly spoken voice. Thank you.
Wonderful* A film well worth watching for any potential dog owner :-)
The series 'Out of Town' presented by the gentle-voiced Gentleman Jack Hargreaves .... documented so many crafts and traditions of English country life .... it's an absolute classic
I think he was on tv for years. I think he had programmes about country stuff,in the 60's.
I love the 70s tv theme music - to me it has a somber yet subtly upbeat vibe to it. Gives me goosebumps sometimes 😅
Brings back so many memories. It was my grandads favourite programme. I used to watch it with him and ask questions. "Quiet lad, I'll tell thi when its done " loved my grandad to bits. Real Yorkshireman
Dogs had a much better life back in the day. I remember in the 1960s, my Nan's dog would disappear after his breakfast and not return until his tea-time. Sometimes we'd see him running in his pack when we were playing at the park half a mile away. No adults with us of course, because kids had a better life then as well!
The legend that was Jack Hargreaves. And I love dogs
I have dogs since i was a kid and even now I am 66 years old and still have my old cavalier dog called sophie she is now 13 years old.
Lovely video, little sad though there all long dead now , reminds me of My deeeply loved long lost childhood dogs
in 70s i had a poodle that died from Distemper...my parents thought vets were for posh people, i will never forget what that poor dog went through.
@@loonylinda things like that are never forgotten, poor little soul.r.i.p
Jack's dogs obviously admire and respect him. Notice how they wait for his OK before leaping off the tailgate, the mark of an owner who understands the dogs mind.
Never happier than when they know what you want them to be doing.
My dog is watching this.
No bad dogs but plenty of bad dog owners!.
If only people got their dogs by giving it so much consideration. Nowadays they choose a dog based on what it looks like, then phoning to see who has a pup for sale. No research, no considering if they can give it what it needs or whether it's the right breed for their lifestyle.
Having and Loving a pet dog in future.
I had to chuckle at everyone letting their dogs out to roam the streets 😂
Do you remember the mess they'd make of the footpath!? My things have changed.
I just love this....God Old Jack. Hero of my Boyhood!
Great information
I remember him in a another programme called country boy but can't get it on u tube
Old Country? Out of Town?
Wise words, would that all dogs got the same start in life.
i have 3 jack russels on chases a hare around our local pit top,then she returns 2 hours later for breakfast,,what a jack
That's the world I grew up in, before Risk Assessments and while there was deference to authority. How times have changed. I may be old, but I think things are way better now.
It's true that dogs regard families as their pack. Our old springer spaniel took a protective interest in my young niece and would growl at anyone who looked to be annoying her - the weakest of the "pack".
Timeless, thank you so much.
When i was growing up in the 70's i remember how many dogs lives were very different in the ways they are now. Many got kicked onto the streets in mornings and would wander miles, there were always dogs that would just bite you. A lot of them didnt get fed dog cans they got what families ate or left over. again many didnt ever get vaccines and died from diseases like Distemper and never got to see vets, or flea or worm treatments. they were just there. Dogs get much more consideration now and their welfare is considered by owners and im glad that life has improved for them. Many dogs got pregnant when on their travels and you never knew what breed the pups would be..there were always mongrel pups for sale (poor things), many didnt get cared for properly as they werent appreciated. you could walk into a rescue and buy/adopt a dog cheaply without any forth and many were taken back again soon after. Or some people would just take the dogs to be put to sleep if they were fed up with them. There have been lots of improvements for dogs through the decades and im very glad of that.
The dog we had when I grew up was fed mainly scraps topped up with canned dog food, and it was fine. Dogs, after all, are omnivorous scavengers.
I now have a cocker spaniel and buying dog food can be confusing given the massive range of brands, wet/dry food, chews, treats, toys etc. There's even a brand that claims to produce breed specific food. I wonder, if I fed my spaniel food supposedly for a French bulldog, would he suddenly start barking in a different accent and would he become all philosophical? Usually he just sits and licks his bits. A lot.
I take your point about how some dogs aren't properly cared for, then and now, and it's disgraceful. We now have the opposite extreme with anthropomorphism - calling dogs fur babies etc. It makes the owner look stupid and is unfair to the dog; let it be a dog.
Get this old gents back on tv.Too many bad repeats now.this would a grate education for the young.A grare show in the day.
Top advice and very informative
great to watch...10/10
How informative for those who were about to become dog owners, it would have done equally well for some parents and still would benefit many , however in the modern day all of this common learnt sense is not PC,which we all witness daily both in dogs ,owners,children and parents or vice versa as is your experience! I am sure JH may have had a more Edwardian handle on all this ,and indeed this may have been a soft delivery for the the time,but is all real stuff,from an experienced pedestrian of life. R.I.P Jack your kind we could so with today!
Interesting you mentioned an Edwardian handle on things and this video being a softer shown side, to my observations such an initially strict start up can easily settle down into a soft gentler side simply because the ground rules are laid out from the beginning and now there'd be no need to keep up the stricter performance because a short "no" is enough.
No has been given its meaning at that point, pity the PC brigade ruined it as you alluded to.
great video
It would be nice if this was compulsory viewing for anyone thinking of getting a dog.
Delightful
When i was a kid, i remember dogs walking the streets in packs. Brings back good memories.
Yes
Me too
Know there all on leads🐈🐩🐶🐕
I loved jack
If you enjoyed this you have to watch the 2008 film "Dean Spanley" with Brian Brown, Sam Neal, Jeremy Northam, Peter O'Toole and Judy Parfitt.
We all neeD Spaniel in our life, many many 'overs' to you all.
This film should be compulsory for all new dog owners.
Where can i find Jack Hargreaves videos for sale in USA?
Working dogs first and foremost
Man’s best friend ..... his right that saying is 👌
Flossy and snap
Is that dog at the beginning a smithfield collie?
Good old days..... not like now. What a rotten world it's become.
Springers are the greatest dogs on God's green acres.
Jack was a modernist in lots of ways, Dont think he would have approved of Raw food (this was sponsored by a pet food company sell out jack hee hee) and natural wormers (rabbits ears)and that the non pet pharma research suggesting dogs not need even half the numbers of vaccinations they have now. this is wonderful and should be shown to all new dog owners.....that gentle suburban park need speed cameras !
In 1949 dad and s local policeman shot a dog worrying sheep....dad said it's not the dogs fault....so true
Portswood
Jack was an SAS sniper in the Korean war. When this was filmed, he'd just returned from Aden.
700jpo the Landy plate is now on a black Mercedes. What a shame.
My hero gear man 🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐕🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟🐟
I hope that farmer whose sheep were being chased by those dogs was well compensated.
I really think there is some kind of dog re-incarnation thing going on and is passed down through the generations. I think the dog at the end of life just hands back its personality to the universe or whatever it is to be reused. We humans are around through several canine life-cycles and I have seen re-cycled dog personality reappear.
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The only way to live
Back when dog crap was everywhere - no mandatory doggie doo bags. How did humanity survive?
clearly bob fleming
Oh, the dreadful seventies. People were really poor and suffering. Neoliberalism has changed all that.
Gggd
He loves dogs,yet he frowns on foxes.Not my kind of man.
God the 1970s were shit.
Why?