The Breeder 156 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 dont doubt the working abilities of a border as an earth dog. iv had 5 borders down the years and cant realy fault them. had some great digs . WELL SAID Quote Link to post
mc145 15 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 Loads of people say they are slow, a friend of a friends dog didnt click until it was nearly 3, as far as bushing, ferreting and ratting goes my border had it from the word go, the earth work might take a lot longer for the penny to drop with him though, but like ive said im not to fussed if he doesnt as hes a cracking dog at what he does already and I do my fair share of ferreting so he comes in handy Quote Link to post
Wxm 1,638 Posted January 13, 2011 Report Share Posted January 13, 2011 yes, but not a lot of info at the moment, will get to no more on saturday. where you based mate ... whats the dam n sire called and who bred them? Are you a policeman, you want a lot of info. No copper mate .. just that going by the flag n you being from north wales maybe a chance your from wrexham (maybe a long shot) .. i know a lot of lads in and around wrexham and good chance i may know the dogs breeder ... a dog is what you make mate .. i've seen pups from un-tested stock work well Quote Link to post
leec 132 Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 i have a border bitch she is brilliant in cover and ratting, a brilliant nose i work her twice a week and she kills a lot of rabbits and will work all day ,nt just for a couple of hours Quote Link to post
herdwick 52 Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 I had borders for 20 odd years. The main things to remember are that they can be very slow to start and that although they wont start a fight, they'll finish one! Had some very good borders over the years, do anything that was asked of them. Quote Link to post
chrisbullx 2,541 Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 my 1st dog was a border bitch i was only 8 me and my oldest brother had some cracking days out of her ferreting and ratting 1 hell of a nose,busher and marker!!!! they make cracking digging dogs 2 bred right atb cbx Quote Link to post
jack pyke 4 Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 i have a border bitch she has so much stamina she kills rabbits rats for fun excellent nose she clicked on from very early age she is now 14 month old she has had a taste of fox few times i think she is ready all in all cracking little terrier Quote Link to post
desertdog 149 Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 dont doubt the working abilities of a border as an earth dog. iv had 5 borders down the years and cant realy fault them. had some great digs . WELL SAID ill second that, i have 3 and they hunt like fck, all go to ground, and in a pack on top, all flush to the gun, but they do sing like hounds, great little terrs. Quote Link to post
terrierman.northeast 1 Posted January 14, 2011 Report Share Posted January 14, 2011 ive got one he was thick as pig shit. although i thourt he was and other day he shocked me by markin a hole .and other dogs had a sniff round and never entetaind it so i carried on walkin thinkin nowt was at home. then heard a rat squeel and he had dug it out well suprised at him now hes on the ball . dont underestimate a border a lot do. hes cumin on 2 now .i think there a bit slower than otherterriers just give him time That's it mate, never had one but what I've seen I think they do take a while to come out of their shell but once they do they make little cracking earth dogs, the only thing is there's alot of show bread shite out there so you have to be certain the dog will work, not many terrier men I know like to wait that long for a dog to come on so the dog ends up getting written off by it's second season, all the best with your dog mate hope it all works out well for you. Atb Ryan Quote Link to post
sako22.250 3 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 can anybody put me in touch with someone who breeds borders im after a pup i live in wxm but will travel for the right one must be kc reg. atb Quote Link to post
big d 1 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Hi all just bought a Border Terrier bitch, i want it for bushing and also a bit of ratting, the reason i chose a Border over the Terrier breeds is thy seem to be a lot quieter, (neighbours problems)do thy make good working dogs,sensibly replies please. ive got two and cant fault them , both from workers not the best looking borders ive seen but they do there job and do it well.100% earth dogs.They are also very quiet in the yard. Quote Link to post
Gerry48 10 Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 yes, but not a lot of info at the moment, will get to no more on saturday. where you based mate ... whats the dam n sire called and who bred them? Are you a policeman, you want a lot of info. No copper mate .. just that going by the flag n you being from north wales maybe a chance your from wrexham (maybe a long shot) .. i know a lot of lads in and around wrexham and good chance i may know the dogs breeder ... a dog is what you make mate .. i've seen pups from un-tested stock work well Quote Link to post
Gerry48 10 Posted January 18, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 18, 2011 No mate i live near the coast, Conwy area, the dog comes from the Bangor area. Quote Link to post
shabadoodoo 16 Posted January 29, 2011 Report Share Posted January 29, 2011 ive had borders all my life i think they the best terrier.... ive had sum good digs.... cant fault them one bit Quote Link to post
twist turn 0 Posted January 30, 2011 Report Share Posted January 30, 2011 ive got a border bitch very good busher and ratter one of the best terries ive seen work kills loads of rabbits she yaps whens shes on them tight cracking little dogs for bushing and ratting Quote Link to post
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