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Posts posted by wulf
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Mine don't have mouths like a gun dog that's for sure.
They're terriers at the end of the day and so you've got to expect some damage to the meat once it's caught.
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Not much I can add to that. Mine were never over matched too early purely because I didn't have the opportunity to put that game In front of them at the time. Maybe why I've had more bolts than digs.
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Why would anyone put anything other than those type of pics on a website?
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Plummers if bred right will work anything, the limitation depends on the owner. Mine rat, can have a dig with them, they come with me on the shoot and will flush birds, retrieve shot game, they'll mark anything, from squirrels up trees to rats sat up high in machinery / walls etc, they're biddable too. Faults; some of them tend to be headstrong,sometimes they'll run down a fresh scent and not come off when shouted, some are gassy. Mine tend to work on too far ahead of the gun so tight control is needed to bring them back in line otherwise they flush birds too far away.
If there is any game to be had, a good plummer will find it. I've only ever owned one Russell before I got in to plummers but I've worked with all breeds over the years. Sure any dog will kill a rat but I've not seen any breed match them for their drive and enthusiasm for ratting, which is their forte but they are by no means "only a rat and rabbit" dog.
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I'll ring you tonight when im finished work, are you still on the same number?
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And for the record to my knowledge he left no such orders to any committee about how to carry the breed on. People breed the way they see fit.
Can't speak for the other 3 clubs but nobody in the PTA is told what they can or can't say, we're grown adults not school kids ffs.
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WCM I respect a lot of what you say with regards the working of these terriers but your comments about the club committees and kc are way off the mark.
Out of the 4 clubs only 1 of them has kc specifically at the top of its agenda and of the 4 only one is headed up by a woman (who incidentally works her terriers more than most).
I've said before its no good shouting from the side lines you have to be actively involved in the clubs to have your voice heard. Just as you have been trying to change people's opinions on here, so various members of the clubs have been trying to change people's opinions within the clubs, get people talking, get dogs used based on merit not what register they belong to.
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Looks like it was a one off. Shouldn't have let myself get drawn in.
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Well done Alfie t whenever there is a plummer thread there's always someone who pipes up and says they're afraid of the dark. WRONG!
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First things first mate get your dog used to livestock of all kinds before you take it ratting. Last thing you want is to deal with is the aftermath of your pup killing something it shouldn't. It might cost someone their permission. Teaching the pup not to worry stock whilst "on the job" isn't the best way forward. Better to get the stock breaking out of the way first then focus on catching rats.
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forgot to say, there are circumstances where only a smoker will do, where you cant dig underneath (barn floors) or where there would be risk to livestock (for example poultry houses) where you couldnt put a ferret in
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i prefer letting the dogs mark and then digging them out, i would also prefer to use ferrets than a smoker (depends whether your dogs are broken to them or not) - it is more direct. Rats will sometimes prefer to fall asleep under the influence of the smoke in the hole than try a bolt, if your dogs are like mine and get excited biting the soil / debris away then the rats will definately know you are above ground. A ferret will actively seek out the rats, unlike smoke which takes the path of least resistance through a set of holes.
If you are around a water source and you get rats say behind water troughs or in block cavities you can shovel water down the back of the trough or get a bucket to pour in the cavity which usually gets them to bolt.
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WM i have just proposed such a thing to the pta committee, a group or sub committee it matters not what the name is, but tracing old lines which can be brought back in to use and collaborating closer with the other clubs with a focus on work is what i have proposed.
Getting pups in to working homes where they will be tested properly is the hardest part.
normally these things are discussed at the agms but harsh reality is the membership arent bothered on the whole. Hardly anyone sticks around for the agm and therefore important issues dont get raised or discussed by the wider membership.
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Tim i agree with WM about your honesty but it takes 2 to tango
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they will pick it up of the older dogs as bearinator said but one other piece of advice i would say is look at how the pups behave. By that i mean are they mature enough to be learning together because i have started my fair shar eof youngsters on rats and it can be a nuisance when two pups of similar age do feck all, all day apart from chase each other about and pay no attention what so ever to what is going on around them - hence they learn sod all.
If you think the pups will act like this either take them out seperately or box one up for a bit and swap them over later on. The pups will learn the job a lot quicker this way i have found.
atb with them
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Apologies Alli, i took you up wrong on your post, totally misunderstood it!
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Right just to clear a few things up here. I rang Ron earlier in the year to ask whether the plummer club could put a class on with their own ring at the show. He said he wasnt doign the open show anymore so if i did the open show i could get the plummers on as well.
I have never ran a dog show before let alone one of this size - i asked plenty of questions to ron before hand but sometimes you cant cover all bases before hand and only experience teaches you things, as it was with the show. Got chucked right in at the deep end!
Fair enough i hold my hand up with the programs, i had them in the car a few days before the show, then the missus took them out of the car when she borrowed it and i forgot to put them back in and take them with me to the show. Hold my hand up to that one.
With the bitch in the dog class, the lad with the dog made a genuine mistake, the judge realised but didnt want to make the lad feel crap by booting him out the ring so he ignored it. These things happen, doubt theres a show been put on where some error hasn't occured.
Alli why do you always have to bring plummers in to it. What difference does it make what dog i keep to how i run a dog show. I know who you are from seeing your pics on the forum and was nothing but polite to you and your wife (or gf?) when you entered your dogs in the classes.
Seems like a lot of people take the showing side of things way too seriously.
Anyway the judges for the lurchers are from further down south and they commented that we have some cracking lurchers up in this neck of the woods.
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For entry tickets to show PM me, they are £4.00 each
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As the title says, this year's show will be held on Sunday 2nd September 2012
Open terrier and lurcher show to be held after the Cock of the North Finals - there will be the usual terrier and lurcher classes
I will post up the schedule of classes soon
Thanks
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Cheers for the suggestions lads i will get these knocked up on a cd ready to play out
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A friend of mine is organising his first Kickboxing show and I'm DJing for him. It's the first time i have DJ'd at an event like this so i'm looking for some suggestions on entrance music for the fighters. Any ideas lads (and lasses)?
atb
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A friend of mine started to smoke a bit of skunk then after a while it became a full blown habit. And know he's in a mental ward because he has a split his personalty.
my cousin is the same mate - started off as a teenager on the "lungs" now he's completely nuts. Regularly has conversations with tupac and biggy smalls. Got thrown out of his parents one time and spent the night in my back garden with his tent pitched up talking to himself all night.
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nothing to do with angry dogs not making good workers - the dog will be angry because he is not being worked much, got no outlet for his natural prey drive, any terrier would be the same
Patterdale Pups Just Born, Keeping One To Work.
in Earthdogs & Working Terriers
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As usual people mocking someone who is genuinely asking for help and guidance.
First things first, get your pup used to livestock. You may not have the permission now but who's to say a couple of years down the line you don't hit lucky with a few different farms. Last thing you want is your pup setting about the farmers sheep, poultry or spooking his cattle. Keep it on a lead and walk it round near livestock. If it shows any desire to go for them, give it a yank on lead and shout no.
As for introducing it to quarry, just take it to wherever there are rats / rabbits about and let it scent about on its own. Sooner or later it will come across something and the penny will drop.
It's easier if you've got other dogs the pup can learn off.
Once the pup is old enough, try knocking on a few farmers doors, see if you can get some more permission so you can put as much game in front of the pup as you can. That's the only way a pup will gain experience, they learn nothing sat in a kennel.
Good luck with the pup.