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  1. Hickory
    Nice looking box. I've had my terriers get hold of wire like that and pull it loose. Only now use expanded metal that has smaller openings and is a lot stronger and bolt it through with a fender washer.. Also now always slope the bolts so that if a dog is working the door, the bolt always tries to fall closed. A hasp with a clip also works reliably. Just never want dogs getting loose. Again, very nice looking piece of work.
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    Thank you. It was fun getting in the time machine and finding them. Bernie, the first one is now in his dotage. Tom, the second one with the ticking is getting there. Liberator the fit bitch died young of cancer in her tubinates. She produced some pretty good stuff before leaving us though. No pictures of them that I can show here though if you get my drift.
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    She never was. Just an incredible naturally fit bitch. RIP Liberator.
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    R.I.P. Sparky.
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    You b*****ds. It's still hot here.
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    Not many I know hunt so nice and neat as that. I'm going out to the workshop right now and painting all my shovels. I'll not be shown up that easily.
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    Good luck with whatever you decide to do.
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    MOST Russells will bay and mix when they get the chance. They're more opportunistic biters and fighters in the earth than MOST patts. But like I said, there's a world of dogs out there and they are all individuals. You might get one that believes his first hold is his best hold. It sure worked for old Skinny boy. But as I've said he's the only Russell I've personally owned that was reliably that way from early on. He's hunting in the sky now, darn it. Right now my best terrier is a six year old bitch. She started out baying everything. Nothing ever ran over her but she didn't scrap
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    Then you don't want the Russell. I've had exactly one that was what I would call a reliable hold fast type.
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    Her head puts me in mind of a bitch I used to have. Nice looking coat too. Best of luck with her.
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    Depends 100% on the dog. In GENERAL you'll find most Russells to not be quite so driven to smash and grab as most patts. But there's so much variation out there as to make the generalization useless. Me? I keep Russells, the good ones have always been able to do what I want done. That said I hunt with several folks who keep colored terriers and they get it done too, just in maybe a little different style. It all comes down to what you want and what the dog you get actually does.
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    There no use when you have to get about on this Terrain ,Someone keen" Soft "in the head is best Spritely = F****D for a few days :laugh: Soft in the head. That description fits me, or I'd find something to do that pays better. Who said ANYTHING about Pay :laugh: for the Fun & the Joy of the Hunt and maybe a wee chance of a Dig !! The last time I went out we: 1. Walked between a wet soybean field and a ditch and got soaked to the armpits within five minutes of leaving the truck. 2. Walked in a cane brake with cane 15' tall growing on about 6" centers. 3. D
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    There no use when you have to get about on this Terrain ,Someone keen" Soft "in the head is best Spritely = F****D for a few days :laugh: Soft in the head. That description fits me, or I'd find something to do that pays better.
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    Until they all run to ground & the first one entering get's a ''Good hiding'' !! We keep a good eye on them and normally only have one or two on the ground. Plus they learn to hunt close. I've not had two terriers in the same earth and have been at this for a good long while now.
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    Over here we walk to hunt, rare is the place you can drive truck or even a quad. But for some reason, those places are my favorites? Any way, normally the small bits go in a back pack, shovel and gaff in hand, terriers are not on lead and are supposed to find the earths on their own. That's why they call it hunting.
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    Hey, gonetoearth, is that you in the cowboy hat? Nice family portrait.
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    Use a leash or get used to it. That's about as little help as I know how to give.
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    But are you testing for the most important of all WORK Absolutely.
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    Never have got to do that myself. Must have been quite a trip. What general area in UK are you from?
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    You guys just keep up with the casual breeding and don't pay any attention to genetics or make any effort to stop passing on known genetic defects that can be tested for and are every bit as good a reason to take a dog out of the breeding pool as not having the will to work. Not even one mention of brucellosis either! You should be proud of your knowledge and professionalism and how much you care about the future of the dogs you are breeding.
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    Hey gonetoearth if you ever want to come to the U.S. and do a little digging, I'll be happy to accomodate you and then you can make up your mind first hand about me and my dogs and what it's like here in the U.S. Bud.
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    If you're referring to the fact that he's not muddy, we've had one of the worst droughts on record this year. Once you get deeper than about a foot, the earth is powder dry. But again, thanks for the kind words. Bud. a pure white terrier goes to ground in earth and comes out sparkling :hmm:drought Whatever. I think if I told you the sun was going to come up tomorrow in the east, that would be wrong too.
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