Earth dog breeding

[NORELATION 6]

I met a gentleman on the train down from Dublin last week. 85 years of age but as fresh as a daisy, We got chatting anyway and it wasnt long before we were talking dogs. To cut a long story short he was brought up on a farm that kept a lot of poultry and also kept racing greyhounds. I was surprised when he told me that the weapons they used to control the chicken killers were the best earth dogs in the area put over the retired greyhound bitches and the offspring often crossed back into a grey again to produce 1/4 earth dog 3/4 grey. when I asked what breed these earth dogs were he told me no specific breed just worker to worker but with jackrussel being the main type showing through. When I said it was an unusual cross to put in a lurcher the old man smiled and said "tell me any dog that is crossed into a lurcher today that instinctively knows the fox better than a working foxing terrier?" Found this to be interesting. anyone ever hear anything similar?

[Guest AngelicAcid]

Interesting mate.

[Cleanspade 3,324]

bred a litter of working terrier greyhounds many years ago. i would have been better using a beddy. or bull. you live and learn

[NORELATION 6]

bred a litter of working terrier greyhounds many years ago. i would have been better using a beddy. or bull. you live and learn

 

Where did they lack? height, speed?

[Penda 3,368]

Some travellers my mate used to work with bred some fox terrier greyhounds i only saw 1 off the litter weren,t a bad looking pup but dont know what it turned out like,years ago they used to do alsorts of crosses like that long as it was worker to worker they didnt really care,my family originated from a place called combe in kilkenny and my great uncles had a lot greyhounds and they also had a bull terrier cross russell me dad would tell me about this dog it would work well above and below would flush and work the gun as good as any springer was a great family dog and a good guard dog

[NORELATION 6]

Some travellers my mate used to work with bred some fox terrier greyhounds i only saw 1 off the litter weren,t a bad looking pup but dont know what it turned out like,years ago they used to do alsorts of crosses like that long as it was worker to worker they didnt really care,my family originated from a place called combe in kilkenny and my great uncles had a lot greyhounds and they also had a bull terrier cross russell me dad would tell me about this dog it would work well above and below would flush and work the gun as good as any springer was a great family dog and a good guard dog

 

Cheers penda, funny enough this old man said he was originally from kilkenny. You cant beat the stories from the Old days

[NORELATION 6]

Interesting mate.

 

Ya a very enjoyable chat

[mattythelamper 73]

very intresting mate