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Last monday I went to the hunting ground to accompain a costumer (and also good friend) on a stalking after one buck in particular. We had seen him a few times since april but never had the chance to have a nice clear shot. The buck was one to be "retired" this year; old and a true competence for better and younger ones but still a very nice one. So off we went to the areas where we usually had seen him and when we were losing all hope my teckel started to follow a very fresh trail (good thing he is always on a leash!). I picked him up and told my costumer to do some binocular search.
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Here in Spain they are very common among roe deer and wild boar hunters and the price for a pup is around 200-300€ (around 200 GBP if I'm not wrong). Obviously you can spend more money from professional breeders, but it is not difficult to find a nice hunting pup. Cheers
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Hahaha... yes, they could be really stubborn! Here's a trick many teckel handlers use: leave your jacket or a t-shirt where the dog dissaperared (a bowl of fresh water too would be great) and go there the next morning. Something might have gone wrong if the dog isn't there! It has happened to me a couple of times and in the end the bigger issue has been my lack of sleep those nights! Cheers!
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I've finally found a good bitch for mine! Hopefully in June I'll have a pup. Nice bloodtracking bitch perfect for my brave friend. I'll keep you updated. Cheers y'all!
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Hi everyone. Here's a vid about spanish teckels hunting different quarry and styles I found. It's in Spanish, but you can see them working on wounded boar, partridge and also underground. Hope you find it interesting. Cheers! ww.youtube.com/watch?v=X
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I wouldn't dare to say you are not right because that has been your own experience, but mine is completely different. In fact, here in Spain they are very used for flushing boar out from bramble. As I said before, I've had three and never had that problem. Of course I have seen bad teckels, but just like any other dog breed. In Germany they use them a lot and still, they are perfect for the task. Must say though that compared to fast and tough terriers like Jagds or the wonderful patterdales you have in Britain, they are much slower. They lack electricity and speed, but then again, if you
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You might be right Ramsack. The truth is that apart from mine I've never seen a hunting one. In my opinion, like any other breed, the first thing to do would be testing the working abilities among the existent ones, select the best working lines and then consider putting other breeds blood if needed. We've lost too many breeds for the sake of beauty and shows. We should be breeding the nicest ones for shows and for work. Centuries of selection are being thrown down the flush: irish setters, cockers, weimaraners, poodles, yorkies, westies... In Germany, working tests are a must for hunting
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I'll let you know as soon as I find my choice. Cheers.
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Where in the South of France? I've been a few times to hunts in the Pyrenees and a lot in the Spanish ones and have seen quite a few teckels. It really surprises me that the breed isn't more used in Britain. I totally agree with your point of view. Must say though that if someone's searching for a long and short legged terrier this is not the correct dog to choose. A teckel is more or less exactly what you've just pointed. So much teckel talk has left me hungry. Can't wait for the roe deen stalking season with my boy!!
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Any pictures of your Kerry blue
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Not my case. My dog is used to hunt with other dogs, has lived with many others and obviously goes for a walk three times a day. She is 10 and I've never had any serious fight apart from normal barking and growling like any other dog from time to time. But like many terriers, if you don't work on their agressiveness, one first dog fight is the only trigger they need to be pulled in order to have a serious and constant problem. Not an easy breed to deal with, but hunting does help a lot as they channel their agressiveness towards quarry.
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quanto es por uno normalmente ?? In Spain you can find a good puppy for around 200-400€. I'm looking for a bitch to cross my dog with. He is 9 and I want to keep a good puppy. If you want, as I search for her I can ask for prices info.
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I wouldn't dare to say such thing from any dog, but generally, the ones I've seen were very good ones with excellent noses. I've had three (still have one) and the three have been great dogs.
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Less agressive than terriers, they don't hunt far from the hunter like beagles do (this might be good or bad, depends), their size allows them to get through everywhere, great nose, friendly and intelligent. Obviously slower than others due to their short legs but tenacious and willing to work. Never had or hunted with a crossbred one so I can't help you with that.
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A good teckel is the perfect everyday hunting dog. I have one which I only use for bloodtraking but this is the third one I have. Two previous ones I used them together as all purpose dogs. Great for boar and for rabbits. Excellent for finding wounded quarry. Mine now almost exclusively used for roe deer bloodtraking. I now usually hunt with a kerry but I often still think I should have worked with this third one the same way I worked with the other ones. If you can find a nice bloodline and you have the chance, go for it. Cheers.
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I have a kerry and yes, I've had much better hunting dogs. But I can also say that mine does fulfill my hunting days quite effectively. It is a nice proportioned dog, with a decent nose, very passionate and ready for new tasks and very used to work with other dogs. Problems: excessive hair which needs shaving unless you want to spend too much time removing stuff from it after hunting and kind of a thin weak skin, although even having a bleeding wound she never moans. Virtues: Brave, willing to work and a clean (they hardly shed) and playful dog to have at home. At least that is
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Red Legged Partridge Walked Up. That's The Way!
ALECTORIS replied to ALECTORIS's topic in Driven, Walked Up, Rough Shooting
Yes! Well then she's one from that line. Hahahahah... thank you for the info, now I know!! -
Red Legged Partridge Walked Up. That's The Way!
ALECTORIS replied to ALECTORIS's topic in Driven, Walked Up, Rough Shooting
Hi Bushranger. I really don't know if she has some Cadiera's blood. Maybe you're right because here in Spain there are only a couple of kerry breeders and it wouldn't be strange if she had some. I bought her from a vet in Zaragoza who had her mother and wanted to have a litter so he could keep a puppy. He gave me the documents which confirm that she is a pedigree dog, but I never asked for the full pedigree to the Spanish Royal Canine Association. The only thing I can say is that she loves hunting, and I love hunting with her. Cheers! -
Red Legged Partridge Walked Up. That's The Way!
ALECTORIS replied to ALECTORIS's topic in Driven, Walked Up, Rough Shooting
Hi air gun ant. The season goes from mid october and usually finishes the third sunday of January (this next one in fact). Cheers. -
Red Legged Partridge Walked Up. That's The Way!
ALECTORIS replied to ALECTORIS's topic in Driven, Walked Up, Rough Shooting
Don't get me wrong. I was just telling the way I like to hunt them. Must say this is the typical way to do so around here too, so it is more an info post rather than anything else. I give more importance to the chase than to the catch, but I also value a long shot from a good shooter. Good skills are always admirable. Maybe it is because I'm not a good shooter! Anyway, thanks for reading and commenting my post. -
Is Quail Hunting With Pointers Common In The Uk?
ALECTORIS replied to ALECTORIS's topic in Gundogs & Retrievers
Thanks! Pleasure having you all here. -
Red Legged Partridge Walked Up. That's The Way!
ALECTORIS replied to ALECTORIS's topic in Driven, Walked Up, Rough Shooting
Very windy day today in my hunting ground making red legged partridge hunting even more challenging. Surprisingly, a great payoff: three birds! After a very long and cold morning going up and down the hills searching for them and seeing quite a few but far from shooting range I had an enormous reward being able get back home with this "hat trick", mostly when january birds are much more difficult to flush at a close shooting distance which is the way I like to do so. Here's the great reward nature has given me today: Cheers! -
Is Quail Hunting With Pointers Common In The Uk?
ALECTORIS replied to ALECTORIS's topic in Gundogs & Retrievers
Of course mate! -
Brilliant. A bird like that can give you lots of satisfactions. Congratulations.
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Hi everyone. Where I hunt, wild red legged partridges are a real challenge. I have always hunted them with pointers, which is very traditional here in Spain, but now I hunt them with my Kerry Blue. She works them as a spaniel would, but she has quite a hard mouth when retrieving. Anyway, where I hunt, the landscape is very hilly, with plenty of gullies, and rifts and with very tough and dry soils which make you do a lot of noise, what makes the hunt even more difficult. In winter, hard cold northern winds are very common and uncomfortable. Also these partridges have been there for
