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  1. Bossie
    Very nice looking dog. Looks strong with only so little bull in it!
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    I've replied before to other (wild) polecat threads. I've worked (and work) normal working ferrets and several polecat crosses with varying degree of polecat in them. The polecats are a bit more muscular in the first cross. They work in a more frantic fashion compared to a normal ferret, they work a lot faster compared to a normal ferret. They do like to kill. Overall just frantic and fast. I don't rate them highly. The first cross is usually pretty much shit and only usefull as breeding stock. Wouldn't work them. Pain with other ferrets as well. The 1/4 polecat can be worked and you
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    Had a 600-650 gram hob last year which is quite small if you ask me. Worker great but sadly got lost during a hunting trip. Probably due to a marter/badger/fox.
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    Do you want to create a true breeding working type or a real breed? Suppose the first. Using four breeds is a lot, a lot more than people realise. Within a breed the differences can be as big as between breeds. Depending on what you want I don't think you need four, especially with several allround breeds available. Creating something like that is an extremely big commitment, not only in time but also in money. Start with the very best stock you can afford. You'd have to evaluate your litters to a certain age and work all of them to decide which one to keep as breeding stock. Sell all th
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    I'd emphasize a lot on socialising her with other dogs, they can be a handful with other dogs and if worked in a pack. My working terrier bitch has Jagd in her for a very large part but it took the breeder quite some generations and fell blood to get the dog agressiveness out of her line. They can be quite cheap, as in for free or at least below €200. Have been looking for a bitch and came across several working jagds recently which need a new home because of their behaviour towards other dogs or their size. But the cheap ones are almost always without ped./ papers.
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    Here you go (you use the img link to share your pics):
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    Why aren't they more popular? -Proper working stock in GSD is very expensive, €600 and up for a pup from working ped. parents. -They take quite a while to mature mentally and physically -Can be larger than needed, however some can be quite lean. If you'd use a working bred shepherd x you'd solve this. -The alternative to a GSD, the working shepherd is not as available in the UK as it is over on the continent and not at the same price (very cheap performance dogs) However on the continent people don't run dogs (except for spain) so obviously they are not crossed. -Kennel bli
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    Have you got any pics of him/her?
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    So do you guys think (those with experience with the 1/2 cross and the reverse 3/4) that only a 1/4 sighthound is enough in a leggy pastoral dog to make a good ferreting, mooching, companion which will catch some bolters? How slow can you go? I mean this as a genuine question! I've seen my Brittany almost catch rabbits on a open field, usually just a gear short but he isn't build for speed and quite small at 17"tts. Would a very racy collie or maybe a very racy malinois as a pure breed/non lurcher/sighthound fit into the same roll the 3/4 does or is that 1/4 really needed? Maybe a 1/4 whi
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    Local working terrier which could use some more hight in the leg department and maybe a heidewachtel which could use some wind.
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    Planning a 2014 litter and looking for a whirrier stud. (or 2015 if I don't find the right stock. Beddy whippet JR whippet Patt whippet Border whippet Fox whippet etc. 1/2 x or 3/4 whippet. (racy) Dog with excellent stamina, good build, worker to worker. Great feet etc. Dog with working experience, not a 1-2 year old stud with only one or two seasons. Good nose. As allround as possible with the given height and breeding. Height: (and others in his line) 17-18" max! (would prefer 16") Coat: proper working dog coat. Wire hair, broken everything goes (no thin jacket) Colo
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    Just came across this one in a nearby shelter. Does have some strong lengs on him http://www.tierheim.be/de/images/bandit-fox-terrier-01.jpg
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    Rescue Dogs

    Bossie replied to rob190364's topic in Bushing Dogs

    Yes I've succesfully taken on rescue dogs. My Brittany, taken from the rescue at age 7, clicked the first time out. Very passionate, stamina through the roof, will go anywhere a rabbit will go. Points, retrieves. Have said this in several other threads as well, although he is not build for speed he will outrun racier, bigger and younger dogs because of his drive. The chiuahua JR cross. We (the GF) got him at 3 years old. He's now 8. Took him out ferreting last year, clicked the first time. He will not go into very dense cover but is a very intelligent little dog which marks and will ca
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    As a busher a lot of dogs would be suitable. In my opinion it's not the most demanding of jobs. However the difference between good/excellent and usefull is certainly present. My GF's chiuahua x JR is a nice addition to the pack, but is nowhere near as driven as a proper hunting dog as my Brittany. If there is some hunting instinct left in the Irish/fox terriers they could be a nice dog to have around in a bushing pack. The fox terrier is still used above and below ground over here on the continent. I do know someone who used to work an airedale, but that's a decade ago. Having an allrou
  15. Bossie
    Is it a white patterdale?
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    How old is he? Could be something else.
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    The working terrier we've got at home is 5 months now. Has been introduced to general obedience, retrieving fur and feather, swimming, stock and live game to get his nose interested. So no real work. I will take her along a few times this coming season as a busher and ferreting dog, she'll be around 8 months. Her sister is still with the breeder, she's already been taken along with a pack huting boar.
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    Heidewachtel/small Münsterlander, nice all purpose and allround hunting dog. Ideal first time trainer kind of dog. No I don't use one myself at the moment, but I have worked with and along side them. I've also seen them be used as guard/watchdog, they can be quite protective. If your mate doesn't need paperwork but just worker to worker they can be relatively cheap. No I don't sell any.
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    Any pics?
  20. Bossie
    They all look great. Does the lack of a tail seem to affect the rescue when turning at full speed/manouvering?
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    German Shepherds are no sprinters but once they pick up some pace and get going they can be very fast. And will do so for a very long time. Like Ray said himself, a lot faster than most would expect and a lot faster than they look. With the rihght breeding (which has been taken care of) and some luck (which is in gods hands) he'll be very driven, biddable and have all the stamina and brains you need. Looking great Ray!
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    Terrier Pup

    Bossie replied to jagd.lad's topic in Bushing Dogs

    Gert (from gertrude) or Heidi Ullrike Sieglinde Anne Marie
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    Due to excess energy when I first got my brittant from the shelter I've had him chemically castrated 8/9 months back. He was 7 years at the time. Castration should last for half a year and it did, maybe a bit more.Didn't plan on having him permanently castrated but the hormonal effect is about the same. I didn't like it and I'm glad that his horme levels seem to be returning to normal. He became unfriendly towars bitches which was a downside, other than that he didn't use his pillow anymore untill a few weeks back when he started riding it again. His stamina didn't change very much but h
  24. Bossie
    My new bushing terrier comes from the 9th generation of working bred terriers who work boar, badger and fox from a nice breeder here on the continent. They work on boar as a pack. Very allround dogs in that particular line (digging, retrieving, bushing/mooching, tracking wounded deer/boar etc). The pups dam and sire have each been used on 50 hunts last season both on boar, badger and fox. When out for boar they now what they are after and do not drop in the first hole they come across. Not only down to the terrier but also down to the handler. A proper terrier should be worked on as much
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    How do you know they have been ruined unless you tried a kc,? Someone who used to run Airedale rescue in the UK told me that she knew of a couple of KC dogs that were being used in the shooting field: as pickers up, I think. The sad fact is that virtually all show and pet Airedales in this country have had any instinct stifled: not what their owners want at all The few that I have met have been very lacking in anything resembling fire of any sort. I would love to hear of some KC Dales working, but have failed so far in my attempts ... but the Aussies use them so there must be a spark of
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