Ideal ferreting partner?

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

To be honest mate, i would say a good lurcher to lurcher bred dog, out of two dogs that are doing that kind of work to a high standard would be what you want.

 

I would suggest a good dash of collie, because to be honest they have the right mind set for ferreting, they have a lot of patience, and they pick it all up very well. They have been by far the best ferreting dogs i have known.

 

Also you could take such a dog lamping and also it would learn to mark holes. My whippet can.

 

I think its always best to just look for a very good working bred litter, that leans towards what you need it for (in this case collie), rather than a specific cross.

 

Yeah that makes sense, cheers mate .

[whin 463]

best dogs ive saw so far have been collie type lurchers pacy detrmined and very good fetchers saw sevral generaitions of that type of dog ,

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

What an eejit! I can't believe I forgot all about this old fella!!!! -

 

 

 

My mate Pender (who's a member on here) owns him, he's in retirement now but I'm pretty sure he was a mix of the the types that have been mentioned here (Beddy/Greyhound X Collie/Greyhound). I didn't get to see him in his prime and most of what I seen him do was on the lamp, but we had some good days/nights out with him. What a doughnut I can't believe I forgot about him lol.

 

He was a versatile worker, ferreting, lamping, working along side the terriers bushing, marking, he done all that and served Pender well over the years, as you can probably tell by the shape of his weathered bracket hehe.

 

I hope he's enjoying the rest now, he's certainly earnt it .

[Guest cookiemonsterandmerlin]

Katy perry would be my ideal ferretting partner.

 

Back to the dog choice it depends on your ground I prefer to have a leggy terrier type that lack total speed as it suits our needs than a pure pacy dog.

But we have a bed x greyhound that has great prey drive and stammia but when ferretting does tend to lack the mind to focus for the periods on ferretting when all goes quiet.

 

A far better dog for lamping ,you must have a very biddable dog for ferretting a dog you can trust to turn your back on when you have your head down the hole.

 

I would take a biddable trustworthy dog that lacks pace and loses a few for that reason than a pure speed dog.

 

Also a breed type that has brains enough to not crash into ever hedgrow other wise your spend more time fixing the dog than working it.

 

As other said from a know working famliy is perfect but rarely do good working ferreting lurchers come on the market for the general sale.

 

ATB in your search Cookie

[whin 463]

your [bANNED TEXT] cookie , and they are sought after i sprung on mines and moulded them into dogs anfd made them abit biggr to suit me ,saw som erite good fereting dogs in all sizes shapes saluk crosses ,colie types are but far the best when we had the feild trails most winners had collie and a tad whippet grew in them

[Mick C. 229]

Most lurchers will serve the purpose.

 

Ihave a dog that loves the ferreting game.

 

He wouldnt have been my first choice as he stands 25 tts

 

However god loves a tryer.

 

Hes certainly made me have a more open minded approach as regards to what these dogs are capable of

 

 

 

 

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

Thanks for contributing lads. I sometimes forget why I'm here on the Hunting Life, getting involved in silly rants in the general section. This thread has been a breath of fresh air for me, no one slagging anyone off just good advice from like minded people.

 

Cheers gents! .