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Án Táin Working Airedales - New Recruit
Bossie replied to foxhound45's topic in Earthdogs & Working Terriers
I admire your determination to working and improving the breed and eventually (hopefully) getting dogs that will live up to those expectations which you find all over the net. However I do wonder, and this is a genuine question not bashing your dogs or effort, where does the Airedale fit in nowadays as a hunting dog with breeds/types like the Drahthaar or the Heideterrier? -
CS, do plummers follow a line like a lot of JRs do (the ones I've seen working) or are they capable of air scenting? (to some standard) Do they travel/work any further or closer from the handler compared to other terriers?
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Spaniels I've worked with, all great to hunt with but they fit into a different niche when bushing compared to a terrier. I'm not a big fan of the extremely biddable robotic entering any cover you tell them to hunting style. The ones I've seen (from good lines) when trained as a gundog almost seem to be unaware of what they are pushing out of the cover. The just follow the same pattern over and over again, robotic hunting to me. However if given the chance through lots of ferreting without any guns, they improve a lot. They become much more aware of their environment. They seem to be trus
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I do think more experience in the field/working will help them get better, using both their nose and sight. If you use the smaller one as a busher and slip the bigger one if anything bolts he should start to rely more on his eyes. But like said by others, terriers are small and can't look over obstacles. I've never had a problem with a terrier not retrieving what they've caught, maybe I'm lucky. Handing it over to the handler is usually more of an issue. You could force break (is that the correct name in english?) him, eventually almost every dog will retrieve. Does any of the two retrieve te
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They catch the bolters?
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Great result! I have to work half a season for those numbers.
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I've seen terriers which can work pretty close to the handler but the breeder they came from has been breeding for that particular trait for several generations. I know some Jagds over here that can be quite a challenge, which makes me believe that it also depends on which lines you've got your dogs from. I'd try working/training them in a pack half that size till recall is acceptable. I think hounds can be harder to get back because of their far superior nose. Like R.A.W. mentioned, work with the dominant ones. Hunting with a pack is really exciting because if everything fits together
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Spot on ! but if you are "Line breeding" or "in breeding" any genetic faults that come to the surface are not a problem as that is the point to -: 1) bring the good traits to the surface and retain them, or 2) bring the bad traits to the surface and eliminate them, and as you rightly say be prepared to cull hard. Here's a copy of a renowned breeders pedigree plan ... select your stud sire male (A) ..the one your trying to replicate or at least retain as many of his good traits as possible now obtain the best 2 prove
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@ BB I would not breed a brother to his two sisters and expect that this will be a good base for further breeding. They are to closely related to start with. Or am I not getting you statement that they are all related brothers and sisters....
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FFS, again some proposal by someone who has got no clue about pest control. Over here the government is thinking about banning ferrets in 2014.....
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6 (3 hobs, 3 jills)
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Lovely looking dog! Any litters planned where she came from?
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I have seen a jill of mine drag a rabbit out of a warren on several occasions, I think if brought up right she would be able to retrieve like a mink but is that the point in ferreting? I think if you would like your ferret to do that with a warren containing 10 plus rabbits you'd need quite a big ferret to do all that heavy work, would be quite a different ferret compared to what we've been breading for. Wouldn't a mink be able to just flush like a ferret or does it just always have to kill? If it would flush rabbits but go for the kill on real pests like rats and the larger rats and retriev
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Most Important Quality In A Running Dog.....
Bossie replied to BORDERSCOT's topic in Lurchers & Running Dogs
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Is it thrue that they do not have a nasty body odour like ferrets?
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They look great! How far do they go when on scent? (as in distance from the handler) Do they stay pretty close? Would they (apart from the specific legal situation) be willing to take on fox and maybe work a boar?
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Very impressed. Escpecially the wet part is impressive! A ferreter who lives nearby has a eu/wild polecat ferret cross, first cross actually. It's a massive hob, probably around 1.5KG and on a diet, could be bigger. Wonder what an animal like that could be trained to do. Still, something as big as that will not be of much use when ferreting, might be better of with a tea cup yorkie Don't the mink you hunt with get stuck, considering the size?
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Had several EU/wild polecats myself, did not like them. Have come across a marter while ferreting, lost a ferret to it. Ferreting friend has accidentally come across a fox which was bolted by the ferret. https://www.(!64.56:886/photo.php?v=637408556276459 I've got a friend who also kept a mink together with his dogs and ferrets. Was bottle fed and went along for walks with the dogs. Died of a heatstroke/overheating, shame really.
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Mine will have a sniff, will refuse to go to ground or will come back very soon if not occupied. Out of 6 ferrets I've used last and this year 5 have marked like this. I think with some experience almost all will do, especially those that really like hunting bunnies. Problem with using a ferret as a marking animal is that if it actually marks it will probably just go to ground which in some cases might leave you with very little time before rabbits start bolting. Think you'd be running to get the warren netted. If you don't have a dog it's nice to know what the ferret thinks about a warre
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They are used a lot over here above and below ground. I have thought about using one, would be a handy dog on a permission with huge amounts of bramble and cover so thick the cocker can't get through, the teckel would just go under it. If from working lines they can be used up till great age, suffer from very little health issues and have great drive and stamina. I've seen them make great allround dogs with a good nose, pretty nice retrieve from water and land but their size will become a limiting factor.
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Is he able to catch any during the day?
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NIBS, is that sal whip a dog or a bitch? Strong looking animal!
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Very nice, looks like a real handy animal. Dog or bitch?
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Could be very handy. They have plenty of drive, just hope it keeps quit whenever you want it to. Apart from the possible yapping the Jagd has a lot to offer. Nice cross, something i'd be interested in.
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Apart from the yapping, a heideterrier/westfalen terrier x grey might be nice. Would surely be a true allrounder if it could keep it's mouth shut when needed to. Seem them being used on pigs/boars, very impressive. Skycat has got a border terrier x whippet and there is another member with a JR x whippet, quite a bit taller tough. I like the JR- whippet crosses myself but have seen a few over here which I do consider to be litter wastage. I've seen terriers leggier and faster than those. Probably a first cross or they might have even used a short legged JR. Probably an accidental mating
