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    Here's my russell dog "Digger", after a hard day hunting possums, top dog this, I tell ya straight.
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    Car'nt seem to put more than one photo up at a time, anyway, here's my dog digger
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    Cheers, try this one of my bitch pup, just spotted the neighbours cat sitting on our fence
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    Yeap, they work alright, my little bitch has alncroft breeding and shes a little rocket, not big like most parsons, but a cracking nose on her, she just lives to hunt - mad for it. any pics? would be nice to see I've got loads of photos, just car'nt seem to bloody resize them to be able to post them, anyone know of anything I can do, only got windows 7 on me computer?
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    Yeap, they work alright, my little bitch has alncroft breeding and shes a little rocket, not big like most parsons, but a cracking nose on her, she just lives to hunt - mad for it.
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    I'd have to agree with donnyc, just comes down to dollars and a piece of paper, now give it another 10 years or so and then see if they are the same animal. I bet you the parson will head the same way as the show Bedlington, lose all that terrier fire and end up too big to work to ground. Theres alot of websites in America that seem to work straight parson and most look useful enough. I know both mine work well. Cheers
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    My rule of thumb, get all vaccinations done and out of the way, if its a dog, wait until he starts cocking his leg....then he'll be cocky enough to give 'em a go hahha
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    Anyone still work foxwarren or howlbeck blooded russells, my 18month pup has these lines and is going great on coons, getting hard as nails now though.
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    Alright lads, I've just finished reading fatpats topic about white lakeland blood in parsons, my question is: whats the difference between a good working russell terrier and a good working Parson, surely they are the same beast? Down here in Aussy/New Zealand they are both kennel club registered and the only real difference must be the height, anyone with abit of knowledge about this care to comment? Cheers
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    Hah ha good one
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    Get a photo of your pup up pal, all the best, G-dog
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    Had a reasonable hunt today, tried looking for a pig in the bush with my two russells and lurcher, no luck there, but we did nail two feral goats, three wild peacocks and a pheasent, so not a bad morning hunt. I'll have a crack at putting a photo up of my lurcher bailing a grand looking billy. Cheers, p.s great website lads
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    Cheers Dottydoo, I'll do that, my mate had a similar problem, he had a hell of a time with his russell forever getting out and after any bitch that came on heat - so he got him castrated and now he's 7 years old and the best dog he's ever owned - wished he had ten more just like him, but its too late now.
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    Alright lads, I've got a 10 week old russell pup who is a real bundle of trouble, thinks he's ten foot tall and built like a brick $hit-house - takes on anything whether its the neigbours pit-bull or the nasty german down the road. My vet tells me I need to get his nuts cracked, but if he turns out half decent I'd like to breed from him later down the track - has anyone had sperm taken off their dogs before castrating them? If so at what age would you do this and will the frozen sperm keep long enough - I'm not going to know whether he's any good for at least a couple of years. Any advice woul
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    Bloody hell mate, I've got one at 9weeks old and he fair keeps me on my toes, all teeth like, god knows how you cope with two of 'em. All the best and I hope they turn out a couple of wee crackers.
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    Personally, I'd go for the beddy/whippet, due to the fact that with a loss of a wee bit of speed from the straight whippet, you gain a dog with a far superior nose, intelligence to train, a thick skin (great if you go near barbed-wire) and a good weather-proof coat, much better feet than the straight whippet and a bit of terrier grit to boot. What more could you ask for?
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    A useful looking dog, its time you got his paws dirty mate - get crackin
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    Cheers for that lads, thats me sorted.
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    Ay up lads, I live in New Zealand now, but I've got family in England who are coming over shortly for a visit - what I'm after is details of how to get me hands on a copy of Daves new book 'work them hard, treat them like heros'. I've heard alot of good reports about this book and I'm keen to get me hot little hands on one. I can send cash with an English address to post too or PayPal - Cheers
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    Cheers lads for all the helpful advice, I half expected most of ya to tell me to get rid of the russell and get a pointer or something. Anyway, me being british and raised using lurchers and ferrets, its got to be a good terrier or nothing. Since moving to New Zealand many moons ago and flying my trusty bedlington lurcher over, I've diluted my dogs with far too much greyhound blood, so I'm going to start again with the russell pup. Most of my hunting is in thick bush chasing possums and if the opportunity arises, the odd deer. Basically, I come across alot of well used deer tracks with old and
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    Hello all, I've got myself a wee russell pup and I'm keen to train him to find deer, as I do abit of hunting in the bush for reds, fallow and the occasional sika. Any advice on a method of training and at what age to start? My lurcher goes fine, but is a bit on the greyhoundy-side to really find them using his nose. I've thought about dragging a deer skin around and see if the pup follows the scent and maybe a good feed of venison might get his hunting juices flowing. Also, barking might be a problem, especially from a terrier, any advice would be appreciated, cheers.
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    Nice look'in russell mate, I bet its keen as mustard. I'm on the look out for a couple of good'uns myself, keep us up to date with the wee 'uns progress ay.
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    Ay up lads, I'd just like to introduce myself, I'm a keen hunter formerly from east midlands and now residing in the North island of New Zealand. Lurchers and terriers are my game, I've got bedlington lurchers and mainly hunt possums, rabbits (ferretting / lamping) and hares. I'll be adding jack russells to the pack at the end of the year - foxwarren blood, I'm hoping this goes well. Cheers
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