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  1. Rabbit Hunter
    All depends on the digs. Id be happy to say a terrier has made it with 30 5 foot+ digs as opposed to 30 1 foot digs.
  2. Rabbit Hunter
    Line/ family breeding breeds constant results. Proper digging men that have been at the game and consistently bred digging dogs after many generations will say the same.
  3. Rabbit Hunter
    Marshman in regards to your dog being harder. Ive always found that dogs are a lot braver when in un-natural or man made surroundings for the fox such as bales, drains, rock piles etc as the dog feels more confident as opposed to being underground where the wild animal is at home. Ive seen a few terriers that look like world beaters in drains etc but are poor in earths.
  4. Rabbit Hunter
    Ive found the ones that make the most noise and rag dead quarry in a frenzy are the biggest cowards. Like has been said the sensible ones usually save their energy for working. To pinch a phrase from my mate 'the emptiest can makes the loudest noise'. Ive owned 2 dogs that were good digging dogs and as soon as the quarry was shot they were uninterested.
  5. Rabbit Hunter
    Looks like a good day out. Do they give the dogs much stick? They look bigger in that pic than i thought they were.
  6. Rabbit Hunter
    Wrong person. No worries.
  7. Rabbit Hunter
    North West Wales? Think I know the man if it is.
  8. Rabbit Hunter
    Thats it MM, its not solely about the dig, its about everything else thats encountered out in the countyside.
  9. Rabbit Hunter
    Any time out of the kennel and in the field is time well spent, regardless of what you're doing.
  10. Rabbit Hunter
    Probably because vets have a license to print money by charging whatever they want including, like you say, £40 just for walking through the door. Terriers that work underground regular will get sore eyes but nothing that a bit of warm water and eye drops wont fix IMO.
  11. Rabbit Hunter
    Yes it soon passes by Marshman. One of my digging partners passed away just over 3 years ago aged only 45. We were digging the Friday, out bolting foxes on the Saturday then the next thing his wife rang to say he'd collapsed and had died of a blood clot to the heart. Like you say its the phone calls talking dogs and daft stuff like that that you miss.
  12. Rabbit Hunter
    Does it not spook the quarry more with all the banging going on above them?
  13. Rabbit Hunter
    Is that a patterdale x spaniel? Genuine question.
  14. Rabbit Hunter
    Yes thats a pet hate of mine also Goat. Hate lads that clock watch and also lads that have their phones out every 5 minutes.
  15. Rabbit Hunter
    I have them altbergs but wouldnt use them for digging they seem very lightweight. I use Meindl Glockners and cant fault them so far. Ive had the Lowa ones aswell and they were decent.
  16. Rabbit Hunter
    Does it not put you in a corner in the next generation or two though FD if you use only the one dog over all bitches?
  17. Rabbit Hunter
    They have them in the back of the countrymans weekly i think mate.
  18. Rabbit Hunter
    Foxdropper i wasnt aware that they still mended the old pieps boxes? My spare one has a cracked screen and i just planned to put some heavy duty sticky plastic or something similar over it once i needed to use it.
  19. Rabbit Hunter
    Ive only ever had good aftercare from them. Sent them a faulty collar back before and they sent me a brand new one days later.
  20. Rabbit Hunter
    I feed mine kg bags of lean beef mince. 50p a bag. Also sometimes brown bread, pasta, sardines, boiled veg and anything leftover from the table.
  21. Rabbit Hunter
    Plenty of terrier lads around that area that could help you out but it's also about trusting someone with your permission etc. Good luck with whatever you decide.
  22. Rabbit Hunter
    Enjoyed that read. nothing better than being in good, like minded company and digging to good dogs.
  23. Rabbit Hunter
    I understand your point and agree to a certain extent. But I think its as much to do mentally as it is physically with terriers as opposed to greyhound/horse racing. To try put my point across a bit better an example of what I mean is when they do them daft terrier races at the shows is the winner the best digging dog?
  24. Rabbit Hunter
    Sounds like a very productive one!
  25. Rabbit Hunter
    I dont think terrier litters can be compared to greyhound and horse breeding. They breed for the best physical specimins and the fastest in a race. Theres more to it with terriers, its about trying to breed for mental qualities as much as it is physical. Also every man has different qualities that he will look for when breeding terriers. Some like a hard dog, some like a steady dog etc etc the list is endless.
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