What chest size is the biggest you would put to ground

[Guest Countryboyo]

Its not a dull question mate. Every one learns off someone else or trial and error.

 

Cheers lad Il give him a go at it anyway

[steviemann 5]

never owned anything spannable,dont no where it came from that a dog should be spannable but its bollocks.

small hands Beadle ???

Beadle has a huge c#ck, but on the other hand!

[matty 52]

From the pictures i agree the terrier looks a little heavy to me but could be wrong, still havent seen any recent pics of your stafford yet either.

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

I cant span my old dog but he gets, think its bollocks half the time.

saying that my young dog is tiny chest wise and will get anywere..fingers crossed

[Guest Countryboyo]

From the pictures i agree the terrier looks a little heavy to me but could be wrong, still havent seen any recent pics of your stafford yet either.

 

Did he look fat in the pictures from the side? Ya fuckit I must sort out photos of the staff but as I said shes just came out of heat and I want to show a picture of her fit

[burrowman 6]

Its not a dull question mate. Every one learns off someone else or trial and error.

 

Cheers lad Il give him a go at it anyway

My border dogs not spannable hes 16" tts and weighs 20lbs when fit. Foxes in my area tend to drop into rabbit burrows rather than use proper earths so he must dig on to get to his game,when i break through he is always wedged tight and locked on taking lots of punishment usually needing a week or two lay up. Next dog i get will be spannable as i think life would be easier on the dog, he could get to his game without wasting energy diggin on, he could choose to mix it or bay rather than being wedged fast and you could hunt every day [if poss] rather than long lay ups. So mate from my experience your dogs too deep and broad in the chest, your digs will take too long when you could be movin on for more sport and your dog [if game ]will take more punishment than necessary. atb

[Guest MADRA DUBH]

Horses for courses.

[breffni 3]

Horses for courses.

[Guest Countryboyo]

Its not a dull question mate. Every one learns off someone else or trial and error.

 

Cheers lad Il give him a go at it anyway

My border dogs not spannable hes 16" tts and weighs 20lbs when fit. Foxes in my area tend to drop into rabbit burrows rather than use proper earths so he must dig on to get to his game,when i break through he is always wedged tight and locked on taking lots of punishment usually needing a week or two lay up. Next dog i get will be spannable as i think life would be easier on the dog, he could get to his game without wasting energy diggin on, he could choose to mix it or bay rather than being wedged fast and you could hunt every day [if poss] rather than long lay ups. So mate from my experience your dogs too deep and broad in the chest, your digs will take too long when you could be movin on for more sport and your dog [if game ]will take more punishment than necessary. atb

 

Cheers lad Il give him a go anyway and If I find hes being "wedged" Il let him stick to the Bushing

[jimb 30]

I have to disagree with some of your ways of thinking about bigger dogs working fox ,if you work these bigger dogs enough times in a lot of places a few times the dog will not reach its quarry and that has nothing to do with the dogs will to get there but purely a physical thing .

 

All this about if a dog wants to get there he will is untrue in my opininion ,some dogs are just to big for some places no matter how good the dog in question is .

 

COUNTRYBOYO YOU CRACK ME UP BULL RUSSEL MORE LIKE GRANNY RUSSEL

[jack crowley 5]

how many retarted topics has this falla started?

[dfee 1]

i'd worry more about whats in his chest than how big it is.

[Guest ROUGH COATED]

I have to disagree with some of your ways of thinking about bigger dogs working fox ,if you work these bigger dogs enough times in a lot of places a few times the dog will not reach its quarry and that has nothing to do with the dogs will to get there but purely a physical thing .

 

All this about if a dog wants to get there he will is untrue in my opininion ,some dogs are just to big for some places no matter how good the dog in question is .

 

COUNTRYBOYO YOU CRACK ME UP BULL RUSSEL MORE LIKE GRANNY RUSSEL

 

 

Correct i work a russell that's unspanable' Very big and very game but in those smaller earth's sometime's he's head has just been stuck in a chamber were hes trying to push on and has taken a hiding of smaller foxes.

[swag 54]

I have to disagree with some of your ways of thinking about bigger dogs working fox ,if you work these bigger dogs enough times in a lot of places a few times the dog will not reach its quarry and that has nothing to do with the dogs will to get there but purely a physical thing .

 

All this about if a dog wants to get there he will is untrue in my opininion ,some dogs are just to big for some places no matter how good the dog in question is .

 

COUNTRYBOYO YOU CRACK ME UP BULL RUSSEL MORE LIKE GRANNY RUSSEL

 

 

Correct i work a russell that's unspanable' Very big and very game but in those smaller earth's sometime's he's head has just been stuck in a chamber were hes trying to push on and has taken a hiding of smaller foxes.

if you were to look back 30 years ago before badger digging was made illegal, surely there were no spannable badgers, so they must have needed a bigger stamp of dog, only thinking back in hindsight and all that!!

[Guest ROUGH COATED]

I have to disagree with some of your ways of thinking about bigger dogs working fox ,if you work these bigger dogs enough times in a lot of places a few times the dog will not reach its quarry and that has nothing to do with the dogs will to get there but purely a physical thing .

 

All this about if a dog wants to get there he will is untrue in my opininion ,some dogs are just to big for some places no matter how good the dog in question is .

 

COUNTRYBOYO YOU CRACK ME UP BULL RUSSEL MORE LIKE GRANNY RUSSEL

 

 

Correct i work a russell that's unspanable' Very big and very game but in those smaller earth's sometime's he's head has just been stuck in a chamber were hes trying to push on and has taken a hiding of smaller foxes.

if you were to look back 30 years ago before badger digging was made illegal, surely there were no spannable badgers, so they must have needed a bigger stamp of dog, only thinking back in hindsight and all that!!

 

 

Yes 4 badgers over 36 years ago' But 4 fox the big terrier's just get stuck.