jack russels???

[sam 72]

How are jack russels at earth work ive bin offerd a pup off good working parents but always bin drawn to the patterdales? cheers

[long dogs 580]

a jrt can be as good as any other terrier

[Hickory 54]

Depends 100% on the dog. In GENERAL you'll find most Russells to not be quite so driven to smash and grab as most patts. But there's so much variation out there as to make the generalization useless.

 

Me? I keep Russells, the good ones have always been able to do what I want done. That said I hunt with several folks who keep colored terriers and they get it done too, just in maybe a little different style.

 

It all comes down to what you want and what the dog you get actually does.

[sam 72]

i want the dog to grab n hold in the earth and if somthing is in not to come out. cheers lads.

[swanseajack 227]

i want the dog to grab n hold in the earth and if somthing is in not to come out. cheers lads.

grab n hold ??? Why ?

[long dogs 580]

ask the person about the parents youl find out more

[Hickory 54]

i want the dog to grab n hold in the earth and if somthing is in not to come out. cheers lads.

 

Then you don't want the Russell. I've had exactly one that was what I would call a reliable hold fast type.

Edited September 20, 2012 by Hickory

[sam 72]

ok mate how do they work?

[Hickory 54]

MOST Russells will bay and mix when they get the chance. They're more opportunistic biters and fighters in the earth than MOST patts. But like I said, there's a world of dogs out there and they are all individuals. You might get one that believes his first hold is his best hold. It sure worked for old Skinny boy. But as I've said he's the only Russell I've personally owned that was reliably that way from early on. He's hunting in the sky now, darn it.

 

Right now my best terrier is a six year old bitch. She started out baying everything. Nothing ever ran over her but she didn't scrap with anything. As time has gone by, now she bays for a while and then when she gets the opportunity, takes her hold. She's killed everything there is to kill over here in the ground and she got her first set of stitches this last June. . Now when we have to dig her and she's not baying she'll often have a groundhog by the snout and have him smothered and coons and possums with a neck hold. So she's smart about it and has learned the knack over the years. Which is what we all want from our dogs, right?

 

She's pretty typical for a good Russell. Though a lot of them never do really get to the point that they are grab n hold dogs.

Edited September 20, 2012 by Hickory

[sam 72]

Thanks alot for your help mate and your dogs sound really good! Id be proud to own one of them.

[artful212 394]

have seen some good russels mainly old type ones there not for everyone tho

i have a half pat russel here whos stil going at 10 yr old

[PROPER ORDER 6]

have seen some good russels mainly old type ones there not for everyone tho

i have a half pat russel here whos stil going at 10 yr old

10 yr auld fair fuks to it ,,,,,,not much bout ya then,,,,

[the_stig 6,614]

no hard and fast rules to how any terrier will work -- if its from good working proven stock your half way thr ..

[Hickory 54]

Thanks alot for your help mate and your dogs sound really good! Id be proud to own one of them.

 

Good luck with whatever you decide to do.

[artful212 394]

have seen some good russels mainly old type ones there not for everyone tho

i have a half pat russel here whos stil going at 10 yr old

10 yr auld fair fuks to it ,,,,,,not much bout ya then,,,,

 

i do aye 2 more terriers both working

Edited September 20, 2012 by artful212