rob284 1,682 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Been doing terrier work with my dad and experienced terrier men for over 30 years and never heard as much crap about digging in all my life. I mean these were men digging to terriers about 5 days a week done sandy earths and eArths below the road and I can remember when the deben mark 1 came in . I seen us still at digs at 8, 9, 10 o clock at night when there were no locators and experience was the answer. That was terrier workexplain yourself then. Quote Link to post
Francie 6,368 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 One comment wonder 1 Quote Link to post
leethedog 3,071 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 A bit off topic but why is it when a good thread starts some one with balls the size of water mellons comes along and kicks sand in everyone's face's wish I was tough 1 Quote Link to post
man o kent 269 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 A bit off topic but why is it when a good thread starts some one with balls the size of water mellons comes along and kicks sand in everyone's face's wish I was toughwould you expect anything else... Quote Link to post
THE GENERAL 1,982 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 (edited) Had a sandy dig few weeks back the mate started off digging and I was shovelling he made the dig a circle ( which I hate ) and I asked him why? He said circles are better and the world is round so that's why! I told him that's bullshit and to square it off like we always do. This guy never listens or takes any advice he does the exact opposite (you know the type) anyway 1.3 down broke threw to the dog and there wasn't much room to manuvere at all. The circle dig he had created had icecream coned on the way down. Well I did tell him so at the beginning but think he's got the message now at least I hope. Edited October 25, 2015 by THE GENERAL 2 Quote Link to post
lukey 1,621 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Had a sandy dig few weeks back the mate started off digging and I was shovelling he made the dig a circle ( which I hate ) and I asked him why? He said circles are better and the world is round so that's why! I told him that's bullshit and to square it off like we always do. This guy never listens or takes any advice he does the exact opposite (you know the type) anyway 1.3 down broke threw to the dog and there wasn't much room to manuvere at all. The circle dig he had created had icecream coned on the way down. Well I did tell him so at the beginning but think he's got the message now at least I hope. Give him a slap next time that's what I do to my digging mate when he don't listen lol 2 Quote Link to post
rob284 1,682 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Worse when you dig past a big boulder that sits on the wall of a dig, if the ground is soft that boulder can slip. Ive seen a very big boulder give way seconds after a dog has been pulled out. Never been back to that earth since. Quote Link to post
fireman 11,374 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Folks jumping down into holes rattles my cage and in sand it's easly a lethal thing to do .... Tunnal can cave in for those that don't know why ... 1 Quote Link to post
pablo esc 1,598 Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Had a ruff day. Went to a dirty old bank with briars, earths wouldn't be too much in depth, no 8 footers, or there abouts, sand kick outs, wild place, big paths hidden, and cattle on one field, sheep above on one. Permission. Terrier was let loose with the lurcher, to go down the bank, and find and know where some of the earths are, but cover all along. Dog seem slow, first, then check anotherbit , i heard yap, must been bolt. I looked for a while in the cover, walk up try along top, scent but no hunt. Came back along. And change dog, from the annoying one i h the lead. Lost it for about five hours. In the meantim , looking, my lurchr wwas obsessed on a burrow, i listen, locate.. After few hours, try my other dog, it been keen, worked f, ckn brilliant and no. Coller and no messing, serious. Anyway went rooting, and other terrier turned up, don't know where it been. But. Came from other way, where i was looking in cover about 50 yards away more, pure b*****d about that one, he had action and the coller was working, b*****d, shame, but i was looking all along, and ruffspot Quote Link to post
pablo esc 1,598 Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Had a ruff day. Went to a dirty old bank with briars, earths wouldn't be too much in depth, no 8 footers, or there abouts, sand kick outs, wild place, big paths hidden, and cattle on one field, sheep above on one. Permission. Terrier was let loose with the lurcher, to go down the bank, and find and know where some of the earths are, but cover all along. Dog seem slow, first, then check anotherbit , i heard yap, must been bolt. I looked for a while in the cover, walk up try along top, scent but no hunt. Came back along. And change dog, from the annoying one i h the lead. Lost it for about five hours. In the meantim , looking, my lurchr wwas obsessed on a burrow, i listen, locate.. After few hours, try my other dog, it been keen, worked f, ckn brilliant and no. Coller and no messing, serious. Anyway went rooting, and other terrier turned up, don't know where it been. But. Came from other way, where i was looking in cover about 50 yards away more, pure b*****d about that one, he had action and the coller was working, b*****d, shame, but i was looking all along, and ruffspot Quote Link to post
pablo esc 1,598 Posted October 25, 2015 Author Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 The earth was on the other side of the fence and in the field of a hill. The game was let run and the lurcherttied up. It wouldn't have been fair. Hunt on. Quote Link to post
Zilverhaze 1,627 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Did ye get a dig pablo Quote Link to post
Zilverhaze 1,627 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Worse when you dig past a big boulder that sits on the wall of a dig, if the ground is soft that boulder can slip. Ive seen a very big boulder give way seconds after a dog has been pulled out. Never been back to that earth since. Have ya seen the dvd in one of Them books were ther resucin a dog in rocks n it gives way just after they get the dog out the guy was lucky lol Quote Link to post
Accip74 7,112 Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Folks jumping down into holes rattles my cage and in sand it's easly a lethal thing to do .... Tunnal can cave in for those that don't know why ... Last season I was in one dig, we were still 2 foot off when It collapsed & I went through one tube & then another below that to where dog & quarry were........& we still lost the quarry... Had a gutfull of sand last season tbh..........but that's mostly what we had.... Quote Link to post
Guest Navek Posted October 25, 2015 Report Share Posted October 25, 2015 Where's kego gone ???? Quote Link to post
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