Jump to content

Cleanspade

Donator
 View Profile  See their activity

  • Content Count

    4,527

  • Joined

  • Last visited

  • Days Won

    2

 Content Type 

Everything posted by Cleanspade

  1. Cleanspade
    Windynook is pretty much the closest you'll get to Howlbeck these days, but definately not bred for their working abilities. very few parsons are now. what are the best working lines about just now?
  2. Cleanspade
    russells where bred for fox. and still should be.
  3. Cleanspade
    i would look for howlbeck lines mate as they have a much stronger working background. ive seen the lines your on about and if your getting it for rabbiting it should be fine
  4. Cleanspade
    why not.
  5. Cleanspade
    job well done and great experience for the less experienced dogs. good post
  6. Cleanspade
    what is the breeding of the russell. is it rough or smooth. smart or ugly. markings? was it bred local to you.
  7. Cleanspade
    there was a few smooth lakies came from whitehaven mate. they more than likely go back to m steels Bob he was used by a fella in the glasgow area and there was a few smooths came through in those lines
  8. Cleanspade
    there is a fair bit of bull in the wheaten that my first cross came off. it shows in the pic i have of the sire it was parr lines i'm told and the bull was J lines. if that means anything to the more clued up. you have to give credit to the lads that have stuck by and kept faith with these dogs
  9. Cleanspade
    this is a first cross rough but not fawn
  10. Cleanspade
    a little dog that shouts out is a very handy tool if used right. we call em a front dog. you can use em to find out whats what before you use a dog who is less biddable. you can run it through earths to find and then call it out to try a dog more suitable or try a pup. its not about calling it off when it gets tough. you can call it out and wait a while and nine times out of ten the fox will bolt in a short time. you dont need to use them all of the time but if you have one and your controlling foxes. you tend to use them more than the others becouse the speed the job up. and getting good resu
  11. Cleanspade
    hello pishflap. if you have a lot of ground to cover why would you want to spend half a day at every earth. you will get more foxes with less effort in less time with a yappy terrier and if it shouts out all the better. if you know the game you will know that unless you really are as thick as you make out. there is more to terrierwork than digging out. i like nothing better than watching a fox fly out of the earth then my terrier apearing with hardly a mark. ready for the next earth.
  12. Cleanspade
    under all that coat is a very tidy dog,I'd have a three quarter cross off that myself,how big at the shoulder is it? twenty three to the shoulder here is a pic after a haircut
  13. Cleanspade
    he was out of a whippet bitch laguna lines and an imported wheaten dog. sorry i cant remember the size of em
  14. Cleanspade
    sounds like you know your stuff mate,as we all get older we find it easier to use our brains not our brawn,why dig all day,if I wanted to do that I would get an allotment,if your dog gets smashed up its out the game for weeks,you would need a large kennel of dogs to go out regular. i like to bolt em if possible. and if worked right the majority will to many folk dony know its a simple job. and give wind as they walk up to an earth. talking and smoking' they then walk all over the earth put there heads down the holes. dogs barking. and generally doing everything to make the job harder f
  15. Cleanspade
    If you ever have Ozzy line a whippet/greyhound or a greyhound bitch, I'd like to know. I would certainly take a pup off your hands. he is five now but has never been used so is unproven. and for producing fox dogs the grehound crosses are more suitable imo. allthough he has a lot to off folk that are breeding smaller dogs
  16. Cleanspade
    he has retrieved one or two and tracked a few. he is a very capable dog but hasnt had the amount that fox orientated lads get i keep him for general pest control.
  17. Cleanspade
    my bitch is also unspannable and gets to some the last one took three and a half hours. if i had used one of my smaller terriers i.m pretty sure i could have had it out to the gun in under half an hour. dont get me wrong i like the bigger bitch she is very handy all round. but if i was working earths regular in a control situation i would use the smaller dogs. common sense really. but the old saying common sense aint that common rings true in terrierwork thats one reason i do mainly small fry these days
  18. Cleanspade
    he is the biggest whippet cross ive seen or heard of. he was the heavyest in the litter and has took to the wheaten a lot...litter wastage really... but i like a strong dog. stormyboy the look in his eyes just about sums him up he is made for producing threequarter crosses. as a lot of this litter where quite racy. be interesting to see others of this breeding
  19. Cleanspade
    Ozzy
  20. Cleanspade
    Hi davio i have a rough coated first cross wheaten /whippet. called Ozzy he is from a wheaten dog over a laguna bred bitch. he is twenty three inch to the shoulder and just under sixty pounds. he;s not the fastest lurcher ive had but he is by far the most committed no nonsence dog ive owned in my lifetime. and can be a real handfull. he has never been off work sick in five years ...four seasons...and is touch wood. the captain scarlet of the canine world. my only advice would be to spend a lot of time and effort on basic training. and then do some more basic obedience and make sure he knows
  21. Cleanspade
    nice dogs and set up. have enjoyed your posts. good luck with the breeding program
  22. Cleanspade
    the dogs like to work for em though . they wouldnt thank you for making it to easy for em. crackin dogs them
  23. Cleanspade
  24. Cleanspade
    try again he cant do joined up writing. and use caplockes as he is getting on and cant see to well either
  25. Cleanspade
    well the dogs are a credit to you all. i only have five terriers. three plummers and two russells. and its a devil of a job to keep em in order. and the big fella with the flat cap. and bright yellow gloves has little girly hands. just thought i would mention it
×
×
  • Create New...