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There is a 17 year old guarding GSD in a village nearby, still going strong guarding it's owners belongings. Also several 15+ GSD's in shelters. I understand that you probably mean a working life.
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Very nice dog! I'd take one of these without a doubt. Could be an allround dog in all sorts of tasks and sports, not only hunting. Looks very nice indeed, strong legs and feet, great coat. Very much looking forward to how he will be coming along in 6months to a year with some mental and physical maturity.
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In that case the shepherd blood used probably wasn't up to scratch. When finding the right working shepherd sire or dam, the last thing I'd be worried about is them lacking tenacity or balls. Especially the mali likes things that bite back. I know several working shepherd crosses over here which are very brave. Which usually contain quite some gsd blood as well (size/nose/temperament). I think the dislike for continental shepherds in a lurcher cross might be explained as some sort of kennel blindness which I can understand. (I do not mean to offend anyone) Why use anything from abroad if the
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Where abouts in the world are you from mate? Just across the channel. Thanks, I will send you a pm in an hour or two if thats OK (not wanting to hijack the thread) No problem.
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Where abouts in the world are you from mate? Just across the channel.
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I'd like a dutch/gsd/mal shepherd x whippet. 19"-23", maybe even 3/4 dutchie and only 1/4 whippet. The right one will probably do everything I'd like it to. Guard the home and othe animals. Bush/flush, accompany me on a shoot (in the future), retrieve, mark when ferreting, skijoring in wintertime and it will probably have enough speed to pick up a bolter.
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Nice strong looking dog!
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200GBP + a trip across the channel (another €95) will get you a very nice dutchie/malinois working cross, from proven lines. No not from me, just giving you another option and some insight in proper working shepherd prices over here.
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Good idea!
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Was not my aim to turn a thread talking abouth the tenacity of the Bull into a GSD/Mal/Dutchie thread. You can have a laid back malinois as well. It depends a lot on how it's raised and from which lines it's been selected. The Malinois can be over fixated/attached towards it's owner. I'd rather have a Dutch Shepherd/Mal working cross. Just a shepherd from working lines selected to be a good tracker/retriever and with some hunt drive. I'd let the dominant dogs go to the protection lads, I'd rather have a more mellow dog. Quarry will propably determin how much full your dog should be. Two wee
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Maybe it might match it for tenacity and drive but I bet you'd get a much higher percentage of dogs that threw in the towel when the going got tough. Herders haven't been bred to take the punishment bulls can! I'm not sure I buy this, especially the malinois is known to love things that bite back. For example in KNPV breed as in the before 3 mentioned breeds do not exist, they use bloodlines which usually incorporate all three of them. There is very strict selection based on working ability and little wastage for what they do. This working instinct based selection is also a very lar
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A working bread malinois/ dutch shepherd or gsd will have no problem matching the tenacity a bull has and outdo it with some brain in the mix as well. But than you know this since you've got a few very nice dogs. With such a cross in my mind I don't understand what a bull would offer that such a cross can't. Like I've already mentioned in the Why Bull thread, I'm curious and would like to know what was used back in the days (1850-1950) to give that punch. I presume they used to run bigger things and things with teath which might have required something extra. Maybe some more food for thou
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Since I'm a novice when talking about sighthounds please treat me like this, I've taken the time to type a post which in my novice mind might contribute in a constructive way to this thread so no need to bash me. I don't understand why people post these comments on the topic starters question. I can see why you would use some bull. But maybe if the question would have been put different (as it has been done recently in some other threads) it would not have been such a strange question. I remember a thread from maybe two weeks ago, considering the wheaten or other larger working terrier
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DSC_0098.JPG DSC_0099.JPG first cross wheaten whippet Impressive dog!
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SInce you've been able to find the collar as well, have you been able to check if it works?
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Few months back I read/checked all the whirrier threads. Think I've come across mainly JR and Patt whirriers. One border whirrier. To me such a small dog would be handy, especially if it had the right jacket to hide it's whippet origin.
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Any pictures?
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Nice dog! Looks a lot like the Westphaelian badger hound (drever).
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Exactly, if he does you more harm why use him. 1/8-1/4 wild polecat can be an improvement. Everything more than 1/4 is not manageable most of the time.
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Badger, Last Hunt Of The Season In France.
Bossie replied to Blaise's topic in Earthdogs & Working Terriers
It's a matter of respect for quarry. We have a captive bolt pistol with strong cartridges, as for cows. More we respect the animal we are hunting, our society will respect us more. So we have banned pics with blood or animals with injuries. It's our way. Thumbs up! I very much like your attitude towards the animal, respecting it and relocating it if possible. -
They are great, quite a few hunters over here use them. Also as an earth dog. Problem with them is that they often don't really have an off switch. However, the vast majority will run shows not deer or anything in the field. Which is a shame.
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Check the beagle russell thread a few pages back. Think there are also a few spaniel cross thread with some nice info and pics. Would be something I'd like to work with!
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Do you mean brittany as in American Brittany Spaniel or as in Epagneul Breton? I've got ped Epagneul Breton, very game dog. He came from a shelter and was (I think) first introduced to game when he was 7 years old. He's got a very good nose. He points feather very well for the chances he's had to gain some experience. If you like him to he will point and flush/spring. When ferreting he becomes mental about rabbits, does not mark occupied holes yet but I think that's to a lack of experience. He's very fast (ok that's relative) but at age 7 he will not only outrun dogs at endurance but a
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put some working pics up mate tell us abit about your dogs were they come from what you work with them I'm from the centre of holland and am manly working foxes with my jagds above and under ground but also other small game. would like to hunt boar with them too but did not had the possibility yet. My dogs are sharp but not stupid. a dog that is to sharp and don't think will only cost you money. One of my jagds waits for his moment grabs a cheeck or neck and dont let go without getting injured, others are only baying. the thing i like the most about the jagds is that they are
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the 1 in the pic was the last one of him, these were 3 weeks ago you might have seen these ? , but he is bigger again, think he is just over 21in and heavy lol Haven't seen those. Thanks for posting. Do you know if there will a repeat mating or are you planning on breeding yourself? Do you think his size/weight might be an issue in the future on bunnies? He looks just fine to me! An alsation chased my dog (epagneul breton) last week, it was a big dog and it could shift!
