Ballybricken 1 Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Tell me about it Mick mine was having a good time down the beck last night chasing bunnies missus werent impressed but what can you do! Quote Link to post
ferret king 0 Posted April 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 Tell me about it Mick mine was having a good time down the beck last night chasing bunnies missus werent impressed but what can you do! mines the same well be out on a little mooch hell be about 50 yards in front round the corner all i hear is a couple of whines next minuite hes running all around the field yapping after a bunny hes even caught three. And as for going through thick undergrowth nothing will stop him if he knows there is something there. Quote Link to post
smasher 1,055 Posted April 25, 2008 Report Share Posted April 25, 2008 i would say i do but its probabley not what some of you would call proper work. hes 18 month they can be slow starters mate give him time, some dont mature till 2 year old Quote Link to post
howard 0 Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 Jesus christ have some fun with your dogs by all means nothing wrong with that,but to describe rabbiting terriers as working terriers is a bit strong,keep it real. Quote Link to post
bigdan 11 Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 if it works then its a working terrier people think you must dig a terrier i dont think so mine a rats and rabbiters and do it well i am awere it must be hard to find a good digging dog as any terrier should be able to hunt rats /rabbit some better than others were bushing is concerned they need to watch a nother dog when pups but mostly there nature will make them hunt im not a digging expert but i bet it takes more to train maybe im wrong Quote Link to post
Neil Cooney. 1 Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 (edited) If the only work your terrier does is ratting and rabbiting then yes it is a terrier that works. Is it a true working terrier? No. I'm not saying your terrier wont work below but that is what a terrier should do to be called a true working terrier. Most dogs will kill rats. It's as simple as that and a good spaniel will make a better bushing dog than a good terrier. Enjoy your terriers and hopefully he'll pop below some day and bolt a fox for you. He's a nice type of border and when a border does work they can be as good as any terrier from any strain. You see a lot of terrier pups for sale from "working parents" where the parents are ratters and bushers and not workers as such. This is a big reason there's so much waste out there. JMHO Edited April 26, 2008 by Neil Cooney. Quote Link to post
Guest whitser Posted April 26, 2008 Report Share Posted April 26, 2008 if it works then its a working terrier people think you must dig a terrier i dont think so mine a rats and rabbiters and do it well i am awere it must be hard to find a good digging dog as any terrier should be able to hunt rats /rabbit some better than others were bushing is concerned they need to watch a nother dog when pups but mostly there nature will make them hunt im not a digging expert but i bet it takes more to train maybe im wrong a working terrier is an earth dog thats finds,stays,bolts,dug etc.... if its used for ferreting,ratting etc...its a sporting terrier. thats my understanding and i agree with it. Quote Link to post
jak n meg 4 Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 any pics of ya terriers desertdog? heres a few of mine Quote Link to post
sambo123 591 Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 what do you think of him Where in south Yorkshire you from mate because if your not too far away you can come out for a walk with the terriers with me and my mate we have got 5 terriers between us.Sam Quote Link to post
Guest SJM Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 a working terrier is an earth dog thats finds,stays,bolts,dug etc....if its used for ferreting,ratting etc...its a sporting terrier. thats my understanding and i agree with it. A sensible way of looking at it Quote Link to post
ferret king 0 Posted April 28, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 what do you think of him Where in south Yorkshire you from mate because if your not too far away you can come out for a walk with the terriers with me and my mate we have got 5 terriers between us.Sam rotherham Quote Link to post
Ballybricken 1 Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 Thats the way I see it myself aswel Whitser. Quote Link to post
katecampbell01 0 Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 what do you think of him HEY!! Nice boy you got there!! Ive got a border bitch myself she's knackered now mind you!! Only 8 years old but had a lot of hard work! A great hardy wee dog, i'll always have a soft spot for borders but won't deny the fact that good working borders are getting harder and harder to come by! It's a sad fact but the show world is surley trashing these wonderfull dogs! Quote Link to post
bagforthebadgers 0 Posted April 28, 2008 Report Share Posted April 28, 2008 what do you think of him It's good to see a working border about, there isnt too many! What do you work him on, rats? Or something else? Quote Link to post
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