Aussie Whip
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The Parson type I have now and the working Russells I used to have.
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On 19/01/2024 at 08:03, eastcoast said:
Not really viable consistent working terriers though. Those nice working Parson types that you have would not be out of place in a working terrier show. And nothing wrong with that. Good conformation is not a disadvantage to any working dog, breeding purely for conformation and rosettes is. But people like shiny things.
Yeah my two have pretty good conformation and they can work but the other Russells I used to have were much better workers and conformation wasn't their strong point, they looked more like workers to me and were bred for a long time just for foxes. I only use mine for rats now and kicking up a few rabbits and killing feral cats, so they suit me. I know a lady with show Russells, they have great conformation and coats but they are just an average small dog and have virtually no hunting traits at all. I wouldn't even class them as a terrier where I had a show bred Cairn as a kid that worked anything you put him to.
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13 hours ago, eastcoast said:
Back in the day those Jack Russells on estates were probably a bit of this and a bit of that,
Probably a good thing, only the toughest and smartest survived, with a big gene pool they were healthy as. I'd bet these mongrel terriers were a lot more useful than todays show bred Russells.
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The first dog I went ferreting with as a kid was an old guys first cross cattle/grey, white with red spots. She was a very tough bitch and never got injured badly despite hitting the boulders in the area when ferreting a few times. I was hooked on using dogs for rabbits after that but wanted a faster type so went and stayed with the whippets and their crosses. Don't hunt much now but I'd think of a cattle cross if I ever get back into it.
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4 hours ago, Daniel cain said:
They all the same really mate,just need some tweaking...Try covering the floor with 7 mm ply or similar either side of the tread plate...cable tie a bottle cap behind it, hanging from the top of the trap..put some Nutella in it...let them get used to the trap for 48 hrs,taking the bait without it going
That sounds like a good move, I have some rats in the farm shed that have outsmarted me and the two terriers for months. All we keep catching is half grown ones. I don't like poison as we have butcher birds, hawks and goannas I like around the place.
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46 minutes ago, low plains drifter said:
I wouldn't want that thing sitting on my arm but it probably would like it.
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i heard the Minkman's minks got out and he couldn't catch them due to having no fingers on his hands. He is still seen scurrying around from time to time in the scrub trying to pick up the escapees, to no avail.
This might be just a rumour though.
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12 hours ago, lurcherman 887 said:
Whatever’s happening there saying that when it does it’s going to be like going back to Victorian times
Does that mean you will be able to hunt all game legally?
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I always was under the impression that conspiracy theorists were a bunch of wackos but I'm rethinking that now.
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6 minutes ago, kanny said:
I was in a similar situation, my mum had terminal cancer so I was under a lot of family pressure to get the jab to protect her, I had the first one Pfizer and within a a couple of weeks my palms of my hands broke out with psoriasis, ive never suffered with it ever before, I didn't have any more jabs after that but still have the psoriasis, I've read of similar cases.
That's mad, I've just got psoriasis on both elbows and just thought it was age related. Sorry about your mum mate.
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2 minutes ago, Francie, said:
Iv been watching your news channels aussie an theyve been reporting alot of deaths linked to the jab
I don't watch the news much so thanks for telling me. Getting rid of the older generation that can't contribute imo.
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I had two doses of Pfizer because they were saying at the time you won't be able to visit family without vacc. I have had two weird illnesses, one I was extremely ill, vomiting for days and passing out each time I was sick, I have never passed out before in 60 years. The other one was severe kidney pain right after vacc and several times since. I regret getting the shots and feel I fell for the gov's agenda like a chump.
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10 hours ago, mC HULL said:
just lost a dog good hour she was panicking the lass lol
Well get her a whippet and it will be back to her heel instantly with rabbit in mouth
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12 hours ago, paulus said:
Have a look at ones in helicopter's shooting camels in Australia.
Such a waste of meat.
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On 12/01/2024 at 00:19, joe ox said:
Great to see numbers like that. Where did you say that field was joe? Lol.
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19 hours ago, Penda said:
I'm not sure I had her mom off a mate of mine a good few years back now new had paper work she was used to kick hares up and deer I bred her to my mates springer dog but unfortunately the bitch had blood poisoning when the pups were days old all pups bar this bitch died and the bitch even with trips to the vet it broke my heart at the time as as the mom was a good all round worker could use her on the gun retrieve with lurchers have a knock on anything any i was with 1 pup that was about 2 weeks out and I could see this pup was strong didn't want to die I'm not a fan of hand rearing pups but this pup wanted to feed on its own would lap milk never saw anything like it I had her in a cardboard box next to my bed and when she would grunt around for food I used to have to get up make her a drink poo and wee her and then she would go back to sleep she's still here now and she's as strong headed as she was then. I take her beating the odd time on my mates shoot he goes mad cause she loves knocking the munty fallow and roe up and fox she's nearly had a few on the run when they've panicked loves working with the lurchers and other dogs like I said no field trial stuff I don't use a whistle just let the dog work and she does
Good on you mate, it looks like she was worth the sleepless nights
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On 07/01/2024 at 22:53, Deerhunter1 said:
Yes and no, you do need a dog with a bit of size and strength but the best I’ve seen on big game have been in the 25- 27” range & no heavier than 70lbs
That is a big dog to me as I've mainly owned whippet types. That's around the height and weight of an average staghound, some bigger, some smaller depending on the game hunted. I had a ginger dog that was around 30 inches and 100lb and he was the second smallest in the litter. The old guy used them on roos daily and preferred the bigger dogs.
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Oz staghound, they are used on everything from rabbits to boars/deer and have been bred just to work for 200 years. You need a big dog to catch big game day after day.
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1 hour ago, Black neck said:
My hunting cats would often tolerate a dog tagging along
I might come out of retirement if I had a cheetah
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4 hours ago, mC HULL said:
we know that mate you retired and got a whippet for company lol
I have mostly retired from hunting now after my old whippet Shady died, just lost the urge to hunt, plus I'm fckn old but yeah I still have a whippet which mostly lays on the couch and just mooches on walks. That's where they have it over the slugs, they are loyal and I don't have call to Scotland Yard to file a missing feathered asshole report every time she goes for a run.
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On 04/01/2024 at 02:14, Borr said:
YouTube rabbit hole, saw something in Australia about myxi , vhd and now they're using a Korean bio weapon called k5 ? Anyone heard of it? Apparently all these diseases still maintain about 300 million bunnies in Australia....
I haven't heard of it but I don't doubt it. A lot of great rabbit spots here in NSW are devoid of rabbits now, very large areas, even post codes. Whether these get repopulated who knows but if any animal can do it it's rabbits. I don't do much hunting anymore but it's sad for the young hunters.
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On 04/01/2024 at 02:05, Black neck said:
It's best not 2 work your best ferreting cat wi your dog ,can cause problems
Don't laugh, one of my cats would follow me and the dogs around a km from the house when ferreting the few close warrens I could get at. The dogs were ok with her. She would just sit and watch. If I picked up the rifle or bow she would always follow along, just me and Durbin the cat, most loyal pussy out there,
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On 04/01/2024 at 00:22, keepdiggin said:
A dog can kill loads more rabbits in one sitting then a cat surely?
Of course and cats usually just kill one to eat but mine would come home with one from spots you would never see a rabbit or think of trying. if you have a lot of feral cats in an area they just keep hammering the population.
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21 hours ago, TheGrafter said:
@Aussie Whip Totally agree, it’s just a shitt*r of a situation. Good terriers around me are few and far apart to get my hand on and move things forward in my kennels, always kept myself to myself. I have that one bitch and the rest of the boys are only getting older!
I was never into breeding except the odd litter to keep a pup or two because over here in NSW decent working terriers and even lurchers are pretty hard to find. I just know if I wasn't 100% happy with the bitch I wouldn't breed her. You may get a whole litter you weren't happy with. Even with two outstanding parents you are chancing it unless they are a tight line/family.
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Show Us Your White Dog's
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Mine was pretty quiet, like a staff temp but he did attack the landlord at the time snooping around when I was out and my mate who lived across the road had to drag him off the bloke. My two staff/cattle dogs were just watching it apparently. lol.