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  6. 'T' bar

    in Earthdogs & Working Terriers

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    I use a 1/2 inch T bar approximately 5' tall. For the rest of the world, thats 12.7 mm in diameter and 1524 mm tall. One thing that I never understood about alot of peoples choice in T bar design is the length of the T. I only use about a 127 mm piece for the T.

     

    On this side of the pond a T bar can be pretty usefull. Ofcourse it is great for a back up locator but it has many other uses aswell. Our game can be pretty small and elude terriers quite often. The woodchucks we have back fill there holes to fool the dogs as on of their "GO TO" techniques. The bar comes in handy in these situations if you need to find the tube. A bit of prodding around and the tunnel can be found and the chase can again come alive.

    As a safety measure or potential terrier life saver, the prod can be a quick way to get your terrier some fresh air and a ventilation hole for the dreaded skunk encounter. The ideal thing to do is dig the dog out asap but if you run into an obstruction then the prod is a way to poke around and create some passages for airflow.

     

     

    The bar is an essential piece of Kit without which you cannot locate precisely or give air in tight tube situations it also allows you to listen in on the 'rumble in the jungle' without getting too wet!

  8. FREE saluki x pups

    in Working Dogs & Livestock

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    :cry:

    an unsuitable home is a non working home,which is what there going to get if they where to get palmed of to a rescue :doh: :doh: :doh:

     

     

    What a load of utter rubbish. I know many Lurchers who have gone to good, active country homes. Some of the best dog men in the country have asked me to rehome their dogs for many different reasons.

    Please don't spout nonsense when you haven't the first idea of what you're talking about.

    The best home for a Lurcher is a good, knowledgable working home....however, the worst home in the world is ending up with someone who got the dog for free, wasn't willing to pay £80 and sees the dog as a dispendable commodity. Comments like yours do not help the dogs in any way.

     

    Edit: And I wasn't suggesting a 'general' rescue....or being them 'palmed off' anywhere...I have pm'd the chap.

    why is that nonsence?no one is asking for a free pup,hes offering because he cant handle the responsibility of rehoming hiself,what a great promo for the over flowing rescue centres out there,if you breed a litter and cant be arsed to get rid give them to us and we'll do it for.....idiot

     

    My comment was in direct response to what YOU said.....see above.

    And I quote...."an unsuitable home is a non working home"....I don't need you to 'try' to explain what he is or is not doing...I think that is very clear to anyone reading this thread. Calling him an idiot doesn't help matters.

    From your last post and I quote you again... "we'll do it for you...idiot".... are we to take it that you speak for all UK rescues personally...? And if so...who gives you this authority?

    i was calling you the idiot,your the one who suggested the rescue not me petal,and as for authority,i stand on my own,its all me

     

     

    What's all you...?? :icon_eek:....bad grammar, terrible spelling and a propensity to talk sh*te..? :toast:

    But seriously...I'm not your 'petal'...do hope you're not one of those mad women who 'help' to rescue dogs and get all arsey about it....but in reality just smell of dog wee and look like a big,unwashed hairy lezza?? :o

    Also, don't call people names on site....it's very rude and disrespectful.

    wheres the terrible spelling?

     

    Oh dear...where would you like me to start...."nonsence", "hiself"...but listen don't get too worked up about that. I'm sure you have spell check somewhere on your pc..?

     

    Anyhow...I'm not responding to you anymore...I don't think it's helping the thread and also I have a hideous mental image of you bearing down on me, covered in dog hair, smelling of wee and surrounded by poor dogs who didn't want to be rescued by you...... muttering "come to me Petal..." :o :sick: :no::cry:

     

     

    :feck:

  13. 16month old pat

    in Earthdogs & Working Terriers

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    yea give it another season feed it kennel it all summer and have same prob next season pink head only fucks about with rat and rabbits no point kidding your self if its going in and finding thats the hardest part weather its 20 holes or 2 holes if she keeps comeing out and going back to the same spot and not staying i wouldnt keep her you keep giveing them chances you have a keenel full of shit

     

     

    i might be of a different opinion here, are we saying that the only dogs good to ground are stayers? have you ever worked a "flyer"? they find,harass and when it gets hot they move.find again often from a different approach.i have had a bitch and her bitch pup who both worked like this and no fox held it out long with them.they only made contact at the arse end(neither were ever marked and some foxes bolted with the brush stripped).both were tested in trials and did well.

    digging is not the only way to bag the fox.what of the earths we cannot dig?

     

    dogs like this will work seven times a week as they are not sore,no vets bills(from work on their quarry).

    i acn see that some think the dog does not make the grade and for digging men they may not but surely the dog should not be put to sleep because the "style of work" does not fit you? this dog is also quite young and may mature.

    just a thought.

     

    My kennels would PTS quite rightly its a jacker no question 15 minutes underground would never even find in a lot of cases let alone harreses.

  14. dog coming off

    in Earthdogs & Working Terriers

    Posted

    :thumbs::thumbs:

    Personally ,i would have been embarassed to have to dig that last two foot to prove what i knew already .Cant be the first time hes killed underground surely .Seen it too many times to get in a strop about it .Dog comes away with a mouthful of charlie fur and refuses to re-enter .To the 10 minute crew ,lol,this could be seen as jacking but it would be they who dug the last bit to disprove it .Knowing your individual terriers working style is as big a part of terrier work as the breeding.Do you want to perpetuate it ?I wouldnt use a killer in a deep spot personally but thats just me.

    Once worked a huge bale stack with a pest controller that was being paid for the job .I entered a killer ,reason being either a dead fox or a bolt ,no middle road .Dog showed after an hour and i boxed him but the farmer went off on one not believing me .I calmly explained the situation but he was having none of it and who could of blamed him really ,he didnt know the dog but i did .A loader was sent for while i sat in the truck ,drinking coffee.2 layers down and not one but 2 freshly dead foxes were uncovered,3 meters apart.Farmer had to coff up another £20 ,bet he wished hed kept his mouth shut :clapper: .

     

    :thumbs: Nice :toast:

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