new lakey bitch 14 mnths old

[Ricky-N.p.p 0]

I dont doubt the ability of this breed, i know numerous guys who have first class lakelands and would use only lakeys...for anyone to say that lakeland are not hard enough i think they either havnt seen them working or are just pig ignorant.

 

come on the lakeys !!! :11:

[LAKEYDUGS 0]

Well said ricky boy, they are very slow but once they go they go as we have seen with Rusty but she's just satrting to come on and like a few of the lads said keep them intersted then there should.t be a problem, Maybe andy has sickened the dog at an eary age only time will tell when am back we'll go and do a few sets that need doin as the green keeper is talkin about blockin the holes up so if we get rid for him and keep the earth's good then we should have a good winter out of these but mum's the word dont want the laird gettin wind and flingin the balcks down. :11:

 

Gash

[Ricky-N.p.p 0]

[Beck 15]

a lad who digs with us had a lakie dog simular situation never had a smashing as a young dog but took a few bites kept him till over 2 yrs old hopeing it would click he would only enter empty earths ud know when something was home coz hed stick his head in and back out ! went back over quite a few earths the lad and dog been to

[LAKEYDUGS 0]

Not all lakeys are the same bud but know where your coming from they need a bit more time than the average terrier, Which is why patience is the name of the game, A mate of mine had a terrier bess (red lakie) cracking worker on all quarry wouldn't enter until nearly 3 then bang, So just your luck with this breed if youve got the time and confidence in your dog then it's worth the wait.

 

Gash

[Guest oldskool]

all three of the ones i reared from so called working stock all behaved the same way. they didnt show interest in holes until well over 16 months. they enjoyed a good rag and all that sort of thing but [bANNED TEXT] it came to work they didnt want to know. the last one was kept as a pet and i tried it from time to time until it was 5 years old, still no result. another thing they had in common was that they were all fighting wee b*****ds. lol

 

 

 

Edited August 2, 2006 by oldskool

[Beck 15]

that is exactly the same as this well bred lakie he was started steady enough entering to ground ok but lacked bottle to face quarry but would fight anything on top

[Guest Stevie D]

Don't know what you lads are calling lakies but most that I've come into contact with have been early starters and if anything have had to be held back.

 

Stevie

[Guest Dillon]

Don't know what you lads are calling lakies but most that I've come into contact with have been early starters and if anything have had to be held back.

 

Stevie

 

 

Now them would be proper Lakeys Stevie

[Guest ROOSTER]

correct young steven

[Guest oldskool]

that is a pic of the lakeland i last tried,, 5 years down the drain . the girlfriend spoils it now! i was gonna get into lakeys for the same reasons steve described. i think il stick with patts and russel types now!

Edited August 2, 2006 by oldskool

[lakeman 12]

kept lakies for quite a few years now... not had a problem,

[cymro 0]

My dads just bought a verry nice red lakey bitch she's 14 months old but the only reason the guy sold her to him was she had been at dig a few weeks before hand and took a bit of a pasting to say the least ! next time he had her out she refused to enter a hole wich was holding so he got rid.... now iv had her out for a walk a couple of times now and took her to an old earth thats near ware i walk my dogs there was nothin in it but she did enter do you guys think if gave her a couple of days at the rats or cubs it might get her confidence up and turn her good or will she be a no hoper ?

you now need to go back to the start with her,dont show her a earth till 18 months.take her with you on digs but tie her up let her be around at the end of the dig. when your sure that shes ready bring her on slow,.treat her like you would if bringing up a pup.BE "PATIENT"!!!!It will pay off if you do it [bANNED TEXT],as for your mate give him a clip for being foolish.....

[Guest oldskool]

kept lakies for quite a few years now... not had a problem,

 

 

 

how do you find them mate? are they hard, early starters etc etc??

[hafod 1]

been keeping lakies for a number of years now,what i just read in this post could happen to any of the terriers we use today,there failures in all of them,pats,lakies,russels whatever...its the way it is,iff i didnt happen we would all have super dogs some folk have great success with a certain breed,and who can blame them for not changing,iff it aint broke ,dont fix it....got to agree with stevieD a lot of the lakies i seen need holding back....nothing like seeing a young terrier showing keeness to go about what its bred for,its as we all know,then up to the owner to pick the right momment....maybe ricky yours was to young,only time will tell....!hope it comes good for you heres 2 pics of lakies,mother at the top,self entered while out walking about,breaking her to sheep a few years back now...the bottom pic is a dog bred out of her,while out on a small syndicate pheasant shoot i run...both dogs showed a desire to go to ground at an early age..