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[mantha 2]

Just set a rat trap, for him to chew on! Should come a good un fingers crossed.

 

 

 

 

 

Edited December 8, 2007 by mantha

[welshhound2 20]

hows he breed?

[mantha 2]

hows he breed?

not really sure, know his parents are really good workers, dont think hes out of any known lines, but not to sure

 

What dogs you got then mate? any pic

[welshhound2 20]

pup im running on

 

12 mate doin well so far :thumbs:lakie /pat

[mantha 2]

all rounder hopfully

 

does that include bushing rabbits? Ive noticed alot of people on this site dont believe that digging terriers should be used for this job, what do you think?

[young1982 1]

Well mate it's like this;

If you read anything on the background of terriers it always says that they were originally bred/used to control all types of vermin from small rodents all the way up to foxes & badgers. We all know that this forum is full of hardcore boys (and girls) that only use their dogs for foxes and think this is the only way, that’s fine everybody is entitled to their own opinion who are we to tell anybody how they should use their dogs. Respect must be given to them for the work they do because without them we wouldn’t have the choice we do when picking good WORKING stock . But on the same hand they must respect that not everyone what’s to take the same path they did, if people what to use their dogs for ratting, bushing rabbits or whatever leave them to it and stop bitching at them all the time.

 

It’s not like the dogs are missing out terriers love to hunt anything, if they didn’t they wouldn’t do it.

[mantha 2]

young1982,i wasent bitching about anything mate i was simply asking his opinion and i allways respects other peoples veiws thats how i learned buy listening to other people that had been doing the job for years.

[miller 18]

NICE LOOKING DOG YOU GOT THERE MATE,IF YOU KNOW ANYONE WHO GOES RATTING I WOULD ASK IF YOU COULD TAG ALONG AND LET YOUR DOG SEE HOW THE OTHER DOGS WORK AND IT WILL JOIN IN WHEN IT FEELS LIKE IT.

I KNOW IT CAN BE HARD TO FIND ANYONE TO LET YOU GO WITH THEM AS WHEN I JOINED THIS SITE I ASKED THAT QUESTION AND GOT VERY LITTLE RESPONSE. THE BEST PEOPLE I FOUND TO ASK WAS GAME KEEPERS WHO THEN PUT ME IN TOUCH WITH THE DOG MEN WHO WORKED ON THIER SHOOTS,

[young1982 1]

young1982,i wasent bitching about anything mate i was simply asking his opinion and i allways respects other peoples veiws thats how i learned buy listening to other people that had been doing the job for years.

 

Sorry mate after reading that back it does sound like I was directing that comment at you (i'm not)

 

What i'm getting at is so many people tell others how they should be working their dogs, when at the end of the day it's down to the owner and the job that needs doing.

Edited December 9, 2007 by young1982

[welshhound2 20]

just to set the record straight mantha aint nowt wrong with a bit of bushing/ratting with the pup teaches them how to use theyre nose,hunt up,and mark.better than cageing a rat and letting them have a mooch,dnt mean they wont make the grade in the ground mate,all ours work with a gun pack and do well

[wink hound 0]

you had that dog from a pup? he looks familiar.

[mantha 2]

yes i had him when he was 8 weeks old.

 

just to set the record straight mantha aint nowt wrong with a bit of bushing/ratting with the pup teaches them how to use theyre nose,hunt up,and mark.better than cageing a rat and letting them have a mooch,dnt mean they wont make the grade in the ground mate,all ours work with a gun pack and do well

 

i agree with you.

[will777 0]

Not the best pic to show it but my pups almost identical! Got him from wales.

[Guest pip]

NOTHING LIKE DIGGING 6 FT TO GOOD HARD COLOURED TERRIER LOCKED TO A RABBIT

[welshhound2 20]

why you got one? the bunnies were marked by a spaniel ferreted and shot nice dog will

Edited December 11, 2007 by welshhound2