tried and tested

[Trigger 26]

thanks for the replies so far. it interesting to see that people so far are saying they a dog to have had at least 4 seasons under there belt before they consider them tried and tested, but what of those dogs that have done less seasons but more work and are still doing it, surely they are more tried and tested and allready proven to be good dogs.

Edited April 24, 2010 by Trigger

[Casso 1,261]

thanks for the replies so far. it interesting to see that people so far are saying they a dog to have had at least 4 seasons under there belt before they consider them tried and tested, but what of those dogs that have done less seasons but more work and are still doing it, surely they are more tried and tested and allready proven to be good dogs.

 

 

And some dogs mature earlier than others too, not until hes reached about 4 years old , with still 4 good feet under him, then i think hes tested enough for me,

[Leeview 792]

i give them one season,showing no mercy what so ever if they are still there at the end then there ok.how many seasons do they give the S.A.S

SAS get plenty of action before they're even considered or have you got mates that went straight in from leaving school?

Y.I.S Leeview

[Guest fence_hopper]

i give them one season,showing no mercy what so ever if they are still there at the end then there ok.how many seasons do they give the S.A.S

SAS get plenty of action before they're even considered or have you got mates that went straight in from leaving school?

Y.I.S Leeview

 

well said leeview

[macker 5]

in reality the chances of having one top class dog and one top

class bitch in your yard at the same time is hard

and can also have a short life so chances have to be taken some times.

in real life most people dont wait as long as what is said in this topic

five years of hard graft can be two years graft to another

for me its watching the dog work and making your mind up.

can be easy to see that some just have that little bit more go and ability.

if i had a real good bitch that i would be lost with out but was only 3

it would not bother me at all to breed off her to have a pup for backup

mack

[poacher3161 1,766]

A good 3 seasons before breeding then again breeding lurchers can be more trouble than its worth in the present climate.I would breed a springer at two years old if i was happy with its working ability

[Trigger 26]

three seasons of driving round all night and slipping the dog out the window 15-20 times a night is the only way to truly test a dog

i expect to catch between 15-20 rabbits a night, i dont think that 15-20 runs a night is realy testing a dog.

[littletimmy 71]

4 to 5 seasons

 

 

but some people think its 1

 

that long? Some people breed the bitch on her first season at 9 months

[Daveo 61]

I had a dog, died during his second season, did everything i wanted and more

I wish i had pup off him,

Where do you draw the line? if i had bred off him i would have been slated as it was i never got chance.

Best dog i ever had the privilege of running

[Guest stewie]

i give them one season,showing no mercy what so ever if they are still there at the end then there ok.how many seasons do they give the S.A.S

SAS get plenty of action before they're even considered or have you got mates that went straight in from leaving school?

Y.I.S Leeview

:clapper: flint your on a wind up aint you?? or you no f**k all about the army!!

[lucky 578]

in reality the chances of having one top class dog and one top

class bitch in your yard at the same time is hard

 

very true that.....

one of the biggest regrets i have is not getting any pups off my old dog for that same reason.....

[Leeview 792]

I had a dog, died during his second season, did everything i wanted and more

I wish i had pup off him,

Where do you draw the line? if i had bred off him i would have been slated as it was i never got chance.

Best dog i ever had the privilege of running

Sorry to hear that Dave and you'll never know what he could of achieved with another 2 seasons on him but thats dogs for you

Good Luck

Y.I.S Leeview

[whin 463]

2 good full season is enough for a good dog ,a bitch well until you need a replacement i try and breed if they are doing the biz once when 4 see what the pups are like if good then 6 , but i have saw first season dogs doing al thats needed to be good for me ,but not many like thaT ,i like a dog to catch in the lamp put a good show in the daylite, work an eye 2 hundred yards ,away catch out the beam ,clean kill dog etci like a dog that knows the biz ,with being out all the time and you dont need to say much to him he knows what the game is full stop ,

[jake824 517]

three seasons of driving round all night and slipping the dog out the window 15-20 times a night is the only way to truly test a dog

i expect to catch between 15-20 rabbits a night, i dont think that 15-20 runs a night is realy testing a dog.

correct.it depends what kind of work is meant in tried and tested. pre- ban if a lurcher went out 1 or 2 nights a week and had a run on a fox and caught a few then had a few doubled up some would say its a good fox dog WRONG.tried and tested to me is working your chosen quarry consistently throughout the year and the dog puts in the effort sometimes running sore or make that extra effort when some others might have jacked. when a dog has done this on a regular basis day and night i d say by 6 years old i would say its tested .

[Guest stewie]

i give them one season,showing no mercy what so ever if they are still there at the end then there ok.how many seasons do they give the S.A.S

SAS get plenty of action before they're even considered or have you got mates that went straight in from leaving school?

Y.I.S Leeview

:clapper: flint your on a wind up aint you?? or you no f**k all about the army!!

i know as much about the army as you do about dogs

quite a lot then shame your choice of cross lets you down!! mush mush lol!!!