Hard Terriers

[minion 29]

I have been doing a wee bit of thinking about terriers and terrier work in genral and was wondering what peoples views on hard terriers is.

 

I can understand that there is times when you can't dig to a fox because of the location and need a hard dog to kill the fox bellow ground but when you are digging to a fox I would have thought it would be better to have a dog that corners the fox and bays at it until you dig it out?

 

I can't get my head around having a dog that gets stuck in and ends up getting hurt while working to fox and ends up laid up till it heals.

 

Do "softer" terriers not work as well?

 

I have said before I'm not a digger, but I am genuinly intrested. I'm not attempting to wind people up and thought the guys on here could have a good (sensible) debate on the subject .

 

So what's everyones views?

[Guest ROXY]

Sometimes when charlie is full of testosterone and takes the fight to the terrier a hard dog maybe the only dog you will get a result with, can be a vital part of the firm.

[minion 29]

Sometimes when charlie is full of testosterone and takes the fight to the terrier a hard dog maybe the only dog you will get a result with, can be a vital part of the firm.

 

 

Cheers for the reply bud. I see where you are comming from. I was speaking to one of the local lads in the pub last night and he has a patterdale dog that kills bellow ground. The reason he needs a hard terrier is that he needs to guarentee the fox is killed as he is controlling vermin.