best size for earthwork?

[jenksi87 3]

what would you lads say is the ideal size for a dog to be when going to ground? how big is too big? and can they be too small?

[dev 227]

too big and too small

 

[Guest MADRA DUBH]

too small and too big

[waidmann 105]

too big certainly( for natural earths) is when he cant fit into a 20cm concrete pipe( only a rough guide) and as for too small i have seen kaninchen teckel bolt fox in natural earths, it depends more on the methods of the dog. if a five kilo dog try to get a throat hold on a fox he will more than likely bite off more than he can chew( literally) if he stands off and only gets to grips with the blunt end of the fox he will have more success.

try the dog out and see how he goes.

what kind of dog are you looking at?

[lilpip1234 62]

definitely can be to big buh as for to small i had a 10 inch bitch that used to bolt fox's for fun but if she got caught there was trouble

[lakeman 12]

Small enough to get to the quarry, big enough to do the job.... if only in heart

[cantona 310]

had a 16 inch dog, long and supple not quite spannable but would get where smaller dogs didnt,it can be decieveing judgeing a dog by looks alone you need to handle one as well to gauge its size, proportioned right with the right attitude will make a dog the right size

[ASBO 8]

had a 16 inch dog, long and supple not quite spannable but would get where smaller dogs didnt,it can be decieveing judgeing a dog by looks alone you need to handle one as well to gauge its size, proportioned right with the right attitude will make a dog the right size

agree with you there cantona mate every dogs different and this threads been done before atb ASBO

[THE-TERRIERMAN 0]

what would you lads say is the ideal size for a dog to be when going to ground? how big is too big? and can they be too small?

SO YOU CAN SPAN IT WID BOTH HANDS LEGS FOLD UP BUT USELY 14 INCH