neil cooney
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When it comes to spelling some of the site owners even set bad examples. For instance how often do you see the word "come" spelt with a U. Very annoying.
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The reason in some places for waiting an hour before starting to dig is because that might be what it takes. Not only does the terrier have to be in a spot where he'll feel confident but sometimes the quarry has to be where it wants. The only times that I'll listen to hear what's going on under ground is with youngsters. The box wont teach you about a youngsters style, only your ears and eyes at the end of a dig will teach you that. But when a terrier has become trustworthy and reliable I don't bother listening. I have faith in my terrier at that stage and if it's time to dig then I'm eithe
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any thing learnt in my book is a skill eg brick laying scaffolding all skills so isn't reading an earth and understanding how your dog works a skill You're right Lee terrierwork IS a skill, some learn it fast and some spend their whole lives without learning it.
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Your right Foxdropper about getting experience of finding before you switch your box on because some day whether you like it or not that education could save a terrier for somebody. The old ways also included barbed wire, briars, stethoscopes and leaving your coat outside the earth for those who remember.
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If you want to listen to a terrier working under ground and see if it's mixing it, standing off or getting stuck in then the best way is to stick your head and shoulders in to the nearest entrance and have a good listen. But that's not locating your terrier, is it ? Locators are all about locating. Some folk have mentioned that lads are too quick to get digging because of locators. I'd say that the same lads if they were digging 40 years ago would still probably have started digging when they heard the first bump or sound anyways. Personally in a big place I would give a terrier anything u
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IMO no. At the end of the day if someone has patience and good hearing lying on the ground listening or feeling for a bump is not rocket science. Also IMO there's a big difference in using a locator and being good with one. Anyone can switch one on and find a terrier but the man who knows how to use it properly will not only know where the terrier is but will know which way the quarry is and what way it's going, if it's going to go. Years ago big places were often left alone and there was many men to dig. Nowadays threes a crowd and big places are tried regularly. To me the locator has
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This Season Will Be Different !
neil cooney replied to marshman's topic in Earthdogs & Working Terriers
I think I know what your post was about Marshman. I think he'll still be there on each dig though. -
thanks , are they much different then to fell hounds,? are these the ones they use for the race,they looked in the vid to have great stamina and fair pace about them, as said maybe 3/8 trail hound x 5/8 grey might not be bad lurcher. if you wanted a dog for hard long night lamping , my mate had bull x grey x foxhound x grey , but that was massive prob only good for one thing lol. the trail hound x grey might make better type alround lurcher. The videos that the lads put up are of trail hounds and their test is a race that comprises of stamina and speed with the hound using it's nos
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These dogs do everything you would expect of a lurcher and I have always worked a lurcher off the lead to heel on the lamp, Tan (the first x) is the only lurcher my uncle has owned (and he has had many in about 35 years in the game) that actually had a pop at someone who approached him while out lamping - hair standing up and teeth out the lot! He did everything required run, jump, catch and carry. The sister did the same, they just lacked that speed for a hare. My uncle bred the lines and I had the dog for two seasons and believe me my uncle couldn't tolerate a lurcher that didn't do as it w
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It does sound nice. I love haggis.
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It's trail hounds that are quiet on a hunt Bird, not fell hounds.
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Did you find the hound cross biddable Straight2hand ?
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I know there's a bit of a push on by the anti's over there to ban badger digging Blaise and I hope you's defeat them. Regarding modern technology ? I refuse to use magnets when pigeon shooting and I also think electric callers are cheating as are night vision cameras etc. and using them IMO is an excuse for lack of fieldcraft. But apart from the obvious fact that a locator will help you find your terrier easier the biggest benefit of them is that they are kinder to the earth or sett. When locating by ear or bar digging several holes is unavoidable where as with a locator most of the time a
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I read that they was good with children and can handle rough play and for some reason my boy has taken to terriers but my Mrs has been put off by most cos of the way she has seen others brought up. Also the are territorial so as i keep motorbikes they would hopefully alert me of any problems, At the end of the day there's not one breed IMO that should be left alone with a child, not even for a few minutes. Rough play is one thing but most terrier breeds will eventually snap if it goes too far. Going to a rescue centre is a great idea but would you be better off with a pup and let it gr
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If ever there was a Wolf in Sheep's clothing it's the true proper Wheaten. Nice type, what weight or height is he SS ?
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Turk, just out of interest, why is the Irish considered an ideal pet for an Autistic child ? I ask in pure innocence. I have not come across many Irish terriers in the last 20 years ago but the dogs back then were fiery and argumentative with just about anything. IMO if you asked a breeder of Shetland Sheepdogs would they be ideal the answer would be yes. If you asked a breeder of Boxers the same question the answer would be yes and so forth. So I'm wondering WHY Irish terriers ?
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I was having a pint one day in the local and over heard two lads talking. The first fellow (who has a beautiful looking daughter) said that he was nervous about her having her first boyfriend. The second fellow asked him if he'd explained the birds and the bees to her ? "No, that's up to the teachers" the first fellow replied. "f**k that" said the second fellow "if I had your daughter I'd be putting the pill in her cornflakes every morning." I nearly choked on my pint.
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Have to agree there Fatman. Anyone who uses the excuse that a locator is dangerous is doing just that, making an excuse. Also IMO anyone who doesn't use one but says they're successful all or most of the time they're either using more than one terrier or they're using terriers in relays, like they did here years ago. JMHO.
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July hounds are supposed to have some greyhound in them. They are a little leggier it seems than running Walkers. Both are mostly used for coyote's, and run to catch. What I don't understand is the value of larger hounds for hunting. I have some experience with bear hounds, and they are generally smaller. They may have to run for several hours, and have enough left to keep a bear in a tree, or keep him pegged while not getting killed if he won't climb. 45-60# is about average for them. Usually it's the type of country you hunt that dictates the size of your hounds, not the size of you
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Surprise surprise, sounds like some gentle persuasion is now needed to make some one tell where the missing dog is.
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If you have permission to use lurchers ,terriers or ferrets off the landowner there's nothing the gun club can do about it. If it's the land owner who has said that terriers etc. are banned then there's nothing the gun club or you as an individual can do. If your club has brought in a rule saying that members can not use terriers etc. on their lands then I can guarantee that they have no right to do that. One reason being is that Gun Clubs should offer a free vermin control service to their farmers and terriers and ferrets are important tools in vermin control. Another thing, not everyon
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I love to see a mask with it's mouth closed and that is good.
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I would be 99.99% sure that the culprits have been in your kennels before so think hard. Good luck and I sincerely hope you get the lowlifes.
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Oh, like I say my experience with trail hounds is limited but on the whole I found them to be mute compared to foxhounds. I'm surprised that the trail hound hasn't been crossed with greyhounds more. Some say that the fell hound has running dog way back in it's ancestry. Is it true that a good trail hound will fetch a lot £££££££s ?
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Bogwarrior, the Countryside Alliance will insure you as an individual but the best seems to be the deal that the Irish Working Terrier Federation can get you if you join. But, I find it hard to believe that your gun club has a ban on terriers, lurchers and ferrets. The NARGC insurance covers all those things if your carrying out pest control while a member on gun club land. Someone's telling you lies.
