Keeping me company

[Fitzwilliam 34]

I do a bit of rat and mole trapping and go mooching out and about in fields and woodlands. I’m thinking about getting a dog to keep me company. What dogs do you guys have? I’m thinking a terrier type (would be good on the rats). I currently have a collie x lab.14 years old, good old boy too, just getting to old to mooch and prefers to sleep in front of the fire now. Show us pics of your dogs pls

[Mr Wilkes 2,912]

That would be my ideal knock about dog (collie /lab).  

[Phil Lloyd 10,736]

Collies are ideal for a Mouching man..

 

 

http://www.chalkwarren.co.uk/

[EDDIE B 3,118]

My father had a collie x lab years ago. That was one excellent bird dog. 

[forest of dean redneck 11,181]

Who’s the fella with a collie an couple of plummers  Keith? He gets his collie plenty of ratting etc 

[Nicepix 5,650]

I had a springer who used to accompany me when mole-trapping around the farm where we used to live. Without any training she quickly picked up the habit of running ahead to check the trap sites and would indicate traps with moles in them. She also used to find traps that foxes or badgers had dug out and abandoned nearby.

 

Now we have a small Fox Terrier x JRT that we got from the local refuge. She comes with me on Mole patrol and has also started to check the traps and indicate any with moles in them. Last week while i was tidying up a Putange site where a trap had been dug up and taken I noticed her standing , looking back at me from about 20 yards up the path. She had found the missing trap all by herself. A lot of the customers have taken to her and look forward to seeing her. Good for business.

 

As you can can see; mole trapping is tiring work!

[Nicepix 5,650]

On about collies for hunting; at one time I had three, two were ISDS registered so they had come from working trials stock and the other was unregistered. They all worked a beating line under control (which was a rarity on our shoot )  and would also work individually. One was like a springer, covering miles of ground flushing and retrieving, one worked like a pointer freezing whenever she located a bird that was reluctant to flush hiding in a bush or down a rabbit hole, and the other was like a bulldozer. No cover was too thick for him. Whenever Gem froze on point one of the others would rush in and flush the bird.They were lovely dogs in every way. Kyle, the male would come rabbiting with the ferrets and bring me the rabbits to hand unharmed. Gem, the dominant female flattened a great dane, a doberman and turned a staffie over onto its back, and Tess, the unregistered bitch was a fearless guard dog.

The best thing was going to a new shoot to beat. I used to get some funny looks when I turned up with three sheepdogs, but we always got asked back.

A dog is always a a dog and will be what you make of it. The breed bit is just a label.

[Phil Lloyd 10,736]

Sensible words Nicepix,...I rate the versatility of the Collie extremely highly,...a good example of the type will have a crack at most jobs.

I enjoy taking my Whippet/Cur on the various commercial shoots, ..for me, it makes the entire experience much more interesting..

Obviously, with the a smidgen of Sooty Sam in her lineage,...shit can frequently hit the fan,....then it can get, a tad emotional..

 

 

http://www.chalkwarren.co.uk/

 

 

[Fitzwilliam 34]

2 hours ago, Nicepix said:

I had a springer who used to accompany me when mole-trapping around the farm where we used to live. Without any training she quickly picked up the habit of running ahead to check the trap sites and would indicate traps with moles in them. She also used to find traps that foxes or badgers had dug out and abandoned nearby.

 

Now we have a small Fox Terrier x JRT that we got from the local refuge. She comes with me on Mole patrol and has also started to check the traps and indicate any with moles in them. Last week while i was tidying up a Putange site where a trap had been dug up and taken I noticed her standing , looking back at me from about 20 yards up the path. She had found the missing trap all by herself. A lot of the customers have taken to her and look forward to seeing her. Good for business.

 

As you can can see; mole trapping is tiring work!

I’ve had to do my last few jobs without my dog as he’s getting too old and prefers the warmth of the house. It just didn’t feel right without him there. I’m looking forward to getting a new addition but not sure if I will get one when he’s still around. Sounds daft but I don’t want to disturb him too much as he can be a bit of a dick with new dogs.

[Nicepix 5,650]

You will know when it is the right time.

[Flacko 1,732]

Good stuff mate atb Flacko 

[lifelong cumbrian 1,788]

I had this little collie bitch for 15yrs, fantastic little dog, probably the best ferreting dog i have had. Will have another or a Kelpie when the time comes.

[Greyman 25,082]

On 20/11/2019 at 18:45, W. Katchum said:

a happy wee boy

FairPlay katch your sons face says it all

[DIDO.1 20,788]

My new shadow. Got it for an early Christmas present for the youngest but funny enough the Mrs and kids arnt putting much effort in with the house training....so I guess it's my new work mate

[Daniel cain 42,788]

Can't beat a nice borderdog or bitch?