Jagd Terriers,

[Griz 89]

I have worked my JAGDs to ground and Patterdales as well.....I found that the best use for a Jagd is above ground use, as they have a keen nose and are very athletic, having excellent natural endurance , and can cover ground with good speed....Jagds also have a bit different personality, being more independent , some are dog fighters....They are a high energy hunter that use their voice.....You will have to decide if they are the right breed for you......What say you Jay?

[BIG BILL 95]

thanks for the replys, some cracking pics

[dogmad riley 1,336]

 

 

I heard they was good and some lads who used them tried the pstterdale and never used a jagd again.

 

I am no terrier man Just what I have heard the look great little game dogs and I would have one any day

I hear lot of things too. But I usually rely on things I have seen or experienced first hand before I bag them out on an open forum. There are great and not so great individuals in most breeds of terrier, including Jagdterriers. Often I find that the real truth lies in the credibility of the story teller.

I agree with you. I would never take anyone's opinion on a breed seriously until I have tried them myself.

[Matt Vandart 2]

Where you get that from dude? I been looking for Jagd's in UK for a while now.
Let us know how you get on with him

[rothor 14]

As Griz wrote; "high energy hunters" and tuff as nails! Always be consistent, keep them calm indoors, lots of exercise and make sure they know who is in charge. Lots of obedience training before you start hunting with them makes life a lot easier. They mature very early, are quick learners, and tend to forget...

 

Don't worry about the hunting, they will hunt, under and above. Some are a bit too game, and tend to spend as much time recovering as working, especially with badgers... But they are wonderfull critters! Never a dull moment!

 

If you are wondering about anything I'd be glad to share my experiences. My Jagd is 5 years old now, and I've learned the hard way...

 

Good luck! And let us know how things work out.

Edited April 26, 2015 by rothor

[BIG BILL 95]

the young dog is coming on fine, noisy in kennels at first but has settled down now, still abit noisy on lead while out just walking him as all he wants to do is work but if he aloud to run free he just fucks of, he 100 mile an hour and just wants to work, we have had him ratting and first time out you would of thought the dog had done plenty of work at them and probably killed more then other dogs, whilst out at the rats the dog was running free and where we were theres afew deer about and the dog got on scent and just pinned his ears back and did one, when we found him about half hour later he was to ground in a little 3 holer and not a sound from him, when we dug to him he was locked on but on arse end, think he might of took abit if he had met the sharp end as he very head strong and can be with other dogs aswell, dont think my pal will be able to make him stock steady as the dog just wants to kill most thing it sees so he might be abit of a liability and he'll have to pick his spots to take him, to be honest i wouldnt own the dog but im happy to dig to him and then see my pal take him home also the dog is only 9 an half month old so we'll just have to see how he goes this season coming whether he worth keeping or not ?

[Cleanspade 3,322]

there was a patt x on fb recently. from what ive seen they can be on the big side. i like the sound of them. good luck with it.

[leegreen 2,099]

Nice dog, how big is it?

[Shamo 319]

One bit of advice I was given from a few guys was..........don't take on a young un-entered prospect, unless the guy he came from has hammered In the obedience and socialised it well. I was told to take on a Baby Pup and take the time to obedience train it and socialise.

[Accip74 7,112]

One bit of advice I was given from a few guys was..........don't take on a young un-entered prospect, unless the guy he came from has hammered In the obedience and socialised it well. I was told to take on a Baby Pup and take the time to obedience train it and socialise.

 

Did you try one shamo? If not, would you?

[rothor 14]

Get the impression that you and your friend are struggeling a bit to keep up Bill? =)

[MIK 4,754]

Give it a few years and the Jagd in the UK will be what the border became more rubbish than anything decent

[Shamo 319]

I have seen a few go and the ones I have seen are not really suitable for digging Badgers on a regular basis......for me. The style of a Terrier is personal choice, but I need a Terrier able to be there in a stop end and also not in sick bay for 5 weeks after. They get to grips a lot and have a high prey drive........more suited to some of the younger fellas on here I suspect. I don't like breaking through mid tube to two fighting Animals and I want to be confident the Terrier is able to stay with it for half hour or half a day. I could right a page on the pros and cons of certain styles of digging dogs, but I won't.

I would own one, but I don't know how many I would go through to find the one I would breed from. I wouldn't pay £500 for one though, I would rather buy 3 Patterdale type Pups to get the best of the 3. In their defence though, they are bred and admired for the versatility, I want a Terrier to dig Foxes and Badgers on a regular basis. So in some guys Eyes I shouldn't have or especially breed Jagds. Sorry for long winded answer.....lol.

 

Answers to Accip74, not me assuming my opinions are particularly special.......lol.

[eastcoast 3,727]

my pal just taken a chance and bought a 7mth old dog to run on, just something new but to be honest he/we know nothing about them and was wondering if anyone in Britain works them and how do you rate them as a digging dog over here, the dog will be given a chance to prove its self when its ready but would be nice to hear from others thats seen them work and what do they think of these dogs, heres afew pics of him,

You obviously have a computer Big Bill so why ask advice on this breed of terrier here rather than look up the massive amount of data that already exists ? I think we all know about the German Hunt Terrier. Product of the insane thinking in Germany in 1930's to claim everything that is strong and good as German and that the working terrier as an ancient Germanic type of dog rather than a relatively modern English type of dog. So they imported terriers white Fox terriers from England and with the use of an unlimited budget isolated the black and tan gene that the Fox Terrier still carried ( and still does ). white being the wrong colour for a hunting dog in Germany. Why they didn't just import Lakeland or Welsh Terriers has never been explained.

 

The German Hunt Terrier is no better or no worse any other type of terrier. Good breeding and strain is everything. The only difference I can see is that you will pay about £300 more a pup for the " New" breed. Coals to Newcastle ?

[Shamo 319]

I think it is more to do with the mentality of breeding, testing and culling hard, but as you say, even to the point of culling out the 'wrong' colours. Very similar to the American Gamefowl debates, they have been able to be used for their job for decades longer than the OEG. In some cases down to colour and station too, which can only be a good thing when looking for those qualities in your Gamefowl. I guess the Internet, again, has brought the Jagd out of the shadows....lol.

 

I understand and can see your points mate.