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My brother had a border from that way around 10 years ago not kc reg and she has been a good busher over the years, in her heyday she was very good , developed a heart condition at 9 years old and has slowed down of Late. When we go out nowadays she works about 100 yards behind all the others but still had a steady knack for finding stuff , lovely natured little dog I have a soft spot for but probably the scruffiest dog you will ever see when not hand stripped. Will try and get the contact details atb
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The dog has something about it or it wouldn't enter a bb d search out Charlie,but then when the fox pushes the terrier backs off when that fox keeps pushing and the terrier is ejected from the earth tail between its legs where's that leave you and your lurchers,it may suit some but a man that prides himself on terrier work wouldn't wear it The bitch in question had been dug to plenty downsveiw and never once backed out of anywhere to my knowledge. She generally bolted the fox, so would I guess on occasions she was pushed about by her quarry, but not pushed out. I am no expert but I would gues
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Would the bitch lost to ground I quoted above be a coward or a hero? She generally bolted them but stayed on this occasion as her game was different and paid the price. Genuine question as I am not a digging man atb
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Where I grew up you would barely see a fell type terrier, I never saw a border occasionally lakey type. Those who worked terriers locally generally had the old jrt and in truth a bolter often suited the work they did as often it wasn't always legitimate and they worked with lurchers as well. I don't question your point about a stayer being more valued or harder to come by. But I do thinks it's harsh to label others types cowards when perhaps they were breed to suit the needs of those who kept them atb
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My old man kept a line of jrts in the 80s that were out an out bayers. More often than not they would bolt the fox which working alongside lurchers wasn't a problem. The last of this line was lost to ground at age 11 in truth she dropped in at a local wood by accident in a place that had rock piles. It took my dad and uncle and various friends 3 days to dig her out, day one she was heard baying, day 2 she had no voice left but could be heard day 3 not a sound. When they eventually broke through she was sadly dead next to her also dead quarry. My point being this bitch had worked all her life g
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I crate should solve the problem within the kennel if need be. My pups always go with the other dogs but are seperated with a crated bit works well for me as the pup is close and has some company but doesn't upset the other dogs doing what pups do when your not around. Done this will the last 3 pups I have had can honestly say never heard a noise from any of them atb
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this Beddie grey has been a good dog for my old man over the years, past his best nowadays but still puts my pup to shame at times atb
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Olike this recent one of the runner And this one of the brains in the operation atb
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The reality is any dog can have a serious injury, but obviously some are more durable than others. If you have a speedster of a dog then you have to be sensible about where you run it and even then an ounce of luck is needed. The greys that we had and that worked were very very chase driven and not always into self preservation, I think it is this drive for the chase and the speed they hit that is usually there downfall in my eyes and not necessarily their constitution and physical make. Let's be honest their isn't a huge amount of difference between a hell of a lot of racy lurchers and a gre
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We had a few when I was a kid and my dad raced them locally and also worked them, much to the annoyance of my grandad who also raced greyhounds. Of the 2 I can remember as a kid, the dog Called tom who raced a good level, was very capable in the field and not just on rabbits as we had other things hanging in the coal shed on occasions. He lived to a good age but ended up with a few toes off pretty sure these injuries were work related and not on the track. He was a big powerful dog around 30tts at a guess, I was a youngster at the time. The second one we had was a more of a distance bitch brou
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Got a bitch here that doesn't really tolerate pups as she has got older. She just growls at the pups when they get too close for comfort and they soon learn to keep there distance. Doesn't generally take too long for her to tolerate them but she never seems to enjoy them like the other dogs do until they get past the puppy phase, then all is good. I just manage the situation whilst the pup is young and never ha any real issues, despite all dogs sleeping together, that said I always make sure the pup has it's own sleeping area whilst very young and seperate it off at night and when Iam not arou
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Never had this with an older dog but have had a pup which was food aggressive for a while and with bones/ dummy's etc As has been said just seemed a natural thing to this one pup and I just hand feed and sat next to her bowl as a pup until she got the message that I didn't want her food an that the food actually came from me. As she got more settled I would hold bones as she chewed away, didn't take long for her to grow out of the issue and see me as the source of good things ie food rather than a threat atb I did also take bones away as she got more settled and replaced with another, bit simi
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Got old dogs with me now that have outlived a marriage, various jobs, travelled all over the country wth me, lived in god knows how many places and they have took it all in their stride, lot to be learned from dogs attitude. I would like to think I have worked harder than most, did my time in the forces as a PTI was a fitness freak for the a good decade and still can't really sit still for long, but these days I get out with the dogs and have a long stroll. Which is just as well as my back in broken, my right ankle doesn't move from the ammount of injuries and despite being fit, the reality is
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Looks to have thrown the bouvier type coat which is no bad thing. Be good to see how he turns out I own a pure bouvier and have a soft spot for them. Should be a trainable pup with the mix, can't imagine it will lack the chase instinct and drive at all my bouvier loved to chase as a youngster only problem was her prey of choice included cars, buses bikers and basically anything big that moved lol trained up well though and was a serious guard in her prime atb
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Improving Your First Season Dogs
matt1979 replied to white van man's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
Just let my pup see a little bit of proper action this season but out everyday mooching around and he has surpassed my expectations to date. He isn't the most physically amazing dog but I knew that from his breeding but for a youngster he has really learned to hunt well in the day. He showed glimpses of promise early doors but has matured fast and is none stop when out nowadays. Hasn't caught much in truth but can't fault his drive and his recall etc is bang on for me at least. Helps that he is also a likeable little fella that has settled well into the pack so far. Had him on the lamp a few t -
Yes kind of guessed that WM. Cracking little pack you have. Will probably go down the Plummer route for my next terrier as I think they would suit my needs working alongside the lurchers. Be a few years down the line though sadly as got no room at the inn at the moment with a young runner and 3 others atb
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I would say terriers catching that rate of rabbits in cover without mixy would be classed as not the norm WM and as for catching in the open I can only dream with my stumpy terrier. Although in fairness any healthy rabbit caught out in the open by a terrier deserves to be in the pot atb
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Good thread and some great pics. Couple I like of my little stumpy tyke, not a digging dog but works fine for me atb
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I think the point comes down to yes some large dogs will push through cover no question, although there is no chance they would be getting through the hawthorn bushes and certain hedgerows I hunt it's just not physically possible. If a 11tts terrier is belly dog weaving through Secondly why would you want a large dog to if you have dogs for the job that can fly through cover and not take much punishment. I have a whippety Lurcher he would enter cover as a pup and get ripped to shreds, not what he is for so I discourage it a best I can and he is a better dog for learning the settle around cove
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No idea about them but noticed there was various beagles for sale in the cmw this week in the for sale section don't think they were young pups though atb
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I don't think the work I do 1 of each would be ample, would still enjoy it no doubt, but wouldn't catch much if anything to be honest and that's not IMO because my dogs are crap lol sometimes have 5 or 6 dogs and it doesn't gaurenteed a catch not that it particular bothers me. I am into bushing and general mooching and as long as the dogs are well mannered then they get plenty of exercise and work, guess it's different if your lampin etc but I don't do moloch on the lamp atb
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Suppose it depends the ground you hunt. Had this debate before a dog the size of a kelpie or collie simply couldn't physically get into some of the cover the little dogs can. Nothin to do with drive or determination just physical capabilities. Brambles, bracken etc yes big dogs can push through it but not hawthorn hedgerows of the type many of the hedges are made up where I mooch. Rabbits aren't daft enough around my way to sit in cover that isn't tight and without a chainsaw the lurcher or anything larger size ain't getting to them, just my experience. Yes the lurcher might get low on occasio
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My lurcher will enter core like a nutter at the minute but to be honest it's not something I encourage in the main as want him on the outside, can't fault his commitment and true though I suppose and he is starting to clock into waiting on the outside atb
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Gaz suppose in an ideal world as you say you would have both options but three dogs will be my limit in the future. Another angle is the fact that the terrier should be able to work bushing well into her twilight where as in my experience runners careers are usually shorter or risk do injury higher so having a younger running dog would probably be more useful. It's all if and buts, but I guess others have the same quandary atb
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Always had the long term plan to (when the old pets die off) to add another terrier or terrier x to my team and end up with 2 bushing dogs and 1 runner. But having seen my little whippety lurcher through his first season I sometimes now change my mind and think a couple of runners and 1 busher would be a better option for me and how and where I hunt . My theory being the little terrier generally flushes anything from the land I hunt (hedgerows and small corpses on arable land) and although she would benefit from help in thick cover the help might be more profitable on the outside in the form o
