Terrier work in the USA - Photos and Stories.

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2 minutes ago, Hawk17 said:

So they can breed and then we can dig them too 

Yous can't even dig fox without hassle in Britain never mind racoon

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[hard grafter 277]

29 minutes ago, Hawk17 said:

have a good day mate 

Are you on the pharmaceuticals man... You're conversing with yourself 

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Some strong stuff he’s just argued with himself

[Rickshaw swami 2,995]

We have had a cold snap here in Dixie so I  stopped working for a week to just chase terriers.I was told this morning it was colder in Alabama than in Alaska.I am stuck at home with a heavy frost on but everything of age needs a good rest.So if I can't dig might as well talk about it.

 

 

This little feller had  a birthday last week.When his father asked him what he wanted for his eighth birthday.He said he wanted to lamp coons in the rocks with me.He had a good time.

These rocks are movable.

 

 

 

 

A 10-12 lb  terrier is necessary to stop a coon in the white rocks shown below.Any bigger terrier will get stuck and the coon glides through these rocks like a fish in water.Some of these rockpiles go for a mile but not deep so it makes for an interesting race.You should keep terriers for the ground you dig.One man's trash is another man's treasure.And I will always treasure the good little ones.

20 lb coon in a spot I could barely fit my fist.12 lb bitch made it there and kept coon from leaving.

 

This second season 12lb bitch has been a joy to dig this season in very tight spots.

There's a bolted coon hiding in there.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Rat face 1,654]

Good write up Rick as always, do you do a lot  of work in the rocks? In the part of the uk I’m from local terrier lads work a lot of rock but as you said it needs a certain type of terrier for that kind of Work 

[Rickshaw swami 2,995]

I work alot of rock but it's rocks placed by man and are diggable.I have seen a few "good" digging terriers refuse to push through these rocks.

Sometimes the rocks are rougher on the terrier than the quarry.

[Rat face 1,654]

Interesting stuff Rick, man made you mean like in old dis used quarry’s? Things like that? 

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This is some of our style rock piles, they are also man made Possibly an old stone quarry from a long long time ago