Alright lads, posting this here to see if anyone has taken a few steps back with a terrier and built things up again.
what it is, I had dug to my youngest twice at the tail end of last season and he did well for his first digs also had a Reynard on top walking country. They were simple straight forward earths, and he stayed on baying until we were through to him and the Charlie - I was landed, nice to have a steady Bayer in the kennels.
I started quite late this season due to work but this week I took him back out to a known spot for his first time out this year.
I don't 'hiss