Good times id say they were neil people knew how enjoy the days digging and have the craic later. I think nowadays theres to much politics involved and some lads take things to serlously to enjoy the sport anymore its good to hear how it used to be done.
My mates dog and sammy and maggie deserve to be included in this thread they were brother and sister started at 18months and were worked for 9 seasons in to old age they were never spared alot of men and dogs got started by what was dug with these 2 terriers they deserve the title of true legends for the work they done and the amount of game they dug. Take a bow sammy and maggie. Heroes are remembered but legends are forever.
The ones that find and stay till there dug to and dont get pushed around doin this constanly year in year out then ya know ya have good one or great one which ever ya prefer ta class it. If they on to produce many working dogs and bitchs the same then ya call them a legend.
Why dont lads just be a bit more carefull who they sell pups to how many decent bred lurchers and terriers hav been ruined over the years cause they have gotin in to wrong hands may be some lads just want the name and the fame.
All im saying is would not make sense for all fieldsports to stick together against all the tree huggers and so called do gooders cause if they get do get there way we can all say byebye to whatever kind of fieldsports were in to.
Well thats a good enough reason for all those that do hunt with hounds or do terrier work they should make a stand with the coursing clubs cause if they if they get get coursing banned they will try ban all form hunting with dogs.
I think there was border in that dog im sure some of the waterford lads mite know. I have a grandson of the rum dog there he's 11 now and he never left me down.
It would make sense really for them to it cause at the end of the day this line is being introuced back in to alot of the older bloodlines but as i said these boys will never admit that on an open forum.
Some lads dont mind spending it and why not buy of a line dats producing and when ya go and buy your if ya want ta see the parents work theres no problem they'l brin dem out and plenty more related if ya want to see but prepare yourself for a long day out cause them boys ar in no rush home nd notins to deep.
Dats a fair point but he had good foundation stock ta work with alot of what was there had that blooline goin through it already and then the man himself just happen ta introduce more of the same in to it.
Good post neil,would you agree that mixing these lines has brought about better working terriers or does it make more sense to stay within the same lines. Im sure over the last 20 odd year or so lads have experimented by breeding one these line of dogs in to what they already have.
Which of the fell/patterdale breeds has had the biggest infuence on the terriers we have and work today would it be nuttalls,goulds,parks,booths or AC's a lot that line has come on the scene in the last 4 r 5 year.