boothyboy 52 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 I owned both parents to the billy dog Both pure nutalls Billy's sire spike was a fair earthdog, I worked him probably once maybe twice a week throughout the season for about 5 years He work fox fine but was hit and miss on the others.... I gave him to my dad, as a pet, he used him for rabbiting. The mother to billy ( was also called billy ) was the finest digging dog anyone would wish to own..!! Most, prob 99% of my digging was done with NEWSBOY off this site. Billy was worked week in week out for years, never ever sickening, she wanted more and more and more She started work at eight and half months, and was a crazy type ( never a fighter ) Any set any size ( bigger and tighter the better for billy ) billy would find, we invited a far few lads out with good terriers, some found some failed.... We took them to all types of places shallow tight deep the lot. Always after we had a dig or not.....to other lads terriers, we would put billy in, even after the quarry was loss old billy would find. And a dig to the finish was on How many digs to billy for me and NEWSBOY..who knows, definitely in to 3 figures In her later years she went to NEWSBOY full time to retire and have a litter or two, NEWBOY dug a boat load more with her right to when she died Rip billy Nothing could fill her boots a good write up mate its good to here how the the parents did you pround atb great write up mate.atb bb Quote Link to post
Irishman 117 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Sounds like a good bitch few and far between them types Quote Link to post
DAVE P 100 Posted March 11, 2014 Report Share Posted March 11, 2014 Sounds like this thread has brought back some good memorys for a few of us.keep it up lads. Quote Link to post
ponte 222 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Billy Dam to the billy dog 3 Quote Link to post
ponte 222 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Spike ( Tarmac x Jenny ) 3 Quote Link to post
ponte 222 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Spike Sire to the billy dog 2 Quote Link to post
ponte 222 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Spike + plummer 2 Quote Link to post
samba 534 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 spot on pics them Quote Link to post
!tony! 227 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) old billy present day Edited March 13, 2014 by !tony! 3 Quote Link to post
!tony! 227 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 (edited) ponte , good pics do you have any more of the billie bitch Edited March 13, 2014 by !tony! Quote Link to post
liamdelaney 2,585 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Thanks c our little team played down how much we was digging all them years ago ,just a few of us, crazy for the others never discussing much to anyone about how much we dug to outsiders Great times were had, were we lawless, pull up have a dig, jump in the car, move to another set.... Bit like the fen coursing men are now, have a run then move For years a Doncaster lad came with us, ( askern ) good lad and could shift some muck, me and newsboy are not scare of the spade, with t on board no set was too deep.... Deep digs to spike and billy were had, always taking the piss out of each other, just how it should be Thats the way it was for lads back then that loved this old digging game.That story brought a smile to my face. Quote Link to post
Irishman 117 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Seen plenty of work that wee dog mate wat age is he now? Quote Link to post
ponte 222 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Long dead Spike Would be about 14 now may be more Quote Link to post
!tony! 227 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 old billy by pontes spike and billie , is 10 this year still grafting Quote Link to post
DAVE P 100 Posted March 13, 2014 Report Share Posted March 13, 2014 Good pics lads. Quote Link to post
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