bullmastiff 615 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 (edited) . Edited August 23, 2009 by bullmastiff Quote Link to post
Tis TM 8 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 Good stuff! - Glad you liked Cornwall.... the A30 lets it down every time though unfortunately!! Quote Link to post
dowlo18 1 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 good post lad what type of work does your bull mastiff see Quote Link to post
Guest miller1989 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 good post lad what type of work does your bull mastiff see LOL! Hes just told you! You must bhave had a wicked time by the sounds of it and the mastif could be a dog to have in the future nice to have so many rabbits not lamp shy,and them rats there dirty feckers well done! Quote Link to post
langouroux 14 Posted August 10, 2009 Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 hi bullmastiff, what an awesome account of the weekend! much more info and better put than i could have ever done it! my attempt was poor. i thought that we might get people being skeptical about working mastiffs! haha if only we did have a video camera but i'm not sure that we would want to be publishing this sort of thing anyway! looking forward to hooking up again asap. here is a pic of flash for those of you that are interested. Quote Link to post
bullmastiff 615 Posted August 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted August 10, 2009 (edited) Thank you for the Comments guys. great read there, how long you bein working your mastiff ? did you get it from a pup ? pm me if you prefer, atb I've owned her since 8 weeks old, we got her as a guard dog after getting broken into. She had problems at about 5-6 months old (swallowed 5 socks!), so stayed very small and light. She used to follow my old Spaniel into the hedges and caught her first rabbit at about 16-18 month's old. I started taking her to work with me at about 3yrs old (I was a gamekeeper at the time), Tia would run next to the Gator and then potter about when feeding and walking round the pens checking the wire. That's when she caught her first, dealt with it and retrieved it back! lol She still potters about with me and Roo as it keeps her fit and she doesn't get in the way, but she's about 7yrs old now (which is fairly old for a Mastiff!) so I don't think she'll be able to catch her own any more. I still work her with the Air rifle and her retrieve is as good as it ever was. Also use her as muscle to back Roo up if he needs it. no offence how could that dog catch a rabbit on the run any videos mate just curious cant see how they can do it atb cusack theres got to be more work in a sick note than there is in one of them None taken (even after your first comment ) I've got nothing to prove by posting on here, I'm not stating their the best/fastest/meanest or even toughest. Theres an enormous amount of dogs out there that could beat mine at anything and everything. I just had a good weekend and thought I'd share it. If Terriers/Bassets can and do catch good numbers of rabbits I don't see why you think an Alano or Bullmastiff can't catch a few, I've never tried fooling anyone into thinking Tia was a world beater, far from it! but she could catch rabbits and other things. Only video I've got of Tia is her retrieving whilst working with the Shotgun under general licence and a crap one of Roo on the Lamp. A few people have seen both of mine run and a few have seen photo's of them properly working but I'm not going to post them. You got any photo's or video's of your pets working? Most breeds can do some sort of work, you just need to find out what it's good at and find a quarry/job to suit (virtually any breed will fetch?) I'm sure they'll never be world beaters but as long as they (and you) have fun and it keeps them fit then I don't see the problem in it? Try it, you might even get some weight off that staff of yours lol . All the Best Luke. Edited August 11, 2009 by bullmastiff Quote Link to post
langouroux 14 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 this subject is getting moved all over the show bullmastiff! i have had some pretty stern critics on my mini write up, as you say its not about the type of dog etc its about getting out there and enjoying it, finding the right quarry for the dog. Quote Link to post
Guest fence_hopper Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 this subject is getting moved all over the show bullmastiff! i have had some pretty stern critics on my mini write up, as you say its not about the type of dog etc its about getting out there and enjoying it, finding the right quarry for the dog. get your self a lurcher mate will be less frustrating when working, cheaper to feed, better looking etc i dont elieve a bullmastive of an type could catch rabbits or big rats on the lamp when i.ve seen some dogs struggle. ah well you had a laugh thats the main thing Quote Link to post
Guest miller1989 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 this subject is getting moved all over the show bullmastiff! i have had some pretty stern critics on my mini write up, as you say its not about the type of dog etc its about getting out there and enjoying it, finding the right quarry for the dog. get your self a lurcher mate will be less frustrating when working, cheaper to feed, better looking etc i dont elieve a bullmastive of an type could catch rabbits or big rats on the lamp when i.ve seen some dogs struggle. ah well you had a laugh thats the main thing f**k me calm down the lad only shared what sounds like a great weekend away with us,and i believe that the mastif did take the quarry with ease,ive seen it myself and know a few that work them! And as for catching big rats(your blaintly a computer hunter) i can run as fast as them even the terriers can catch them! Get a grip(clueless) Great post cracking read,blank the narrow minded who cant see further than the computer mate all the best. Quote Link to post
Guest fence_hopper Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 this subject is getting moved all over the show bullmastiff! i have had some pretty stern critics on my mini write up, as you say its not about the type of dog etc its about getting out there and enjoying it, finding the right quarry for the dog. get your self a lurcher mate will be less frustrating when working, cheaper to feed, better looking etc i dont elieve a bullmastive of an type could catch rabbits or big rats on the lamp when i.ve seen some dogs struggle. ah well you had a laugh thats the main thing f**k me calm down the lad only shared what sounds like a great weekend away with us,and i believe that the mastif did take the quarry with ease,ive seen it myself and know a few that work them! And as for catching big rats(your blaintly a computer hunter) i can run as fast as them even the terriers can catch them! Get a grip(clueless) Great post cracking read,blank the narrow minded who cant see further than the computer mate all the best. read what i put at the end fair play to the guys trying unlike some of the wannabes on here. like i said you had a laugh injoyed your selves that what counts Quote Link to post
Guest fence_hopper Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 (edited) this subject is getting moved all over the show bullmastiff! i have had some pretty stern critics on my mini write up, as you say its not about the type of dog etc its about getting out there and enjoying it, finding the right quarry for the dog. get your self a lurcher mate will be less frustrating when working, cheaper to feed, better looking etc i dont elieve a bullmastive of an type could catch rabbits or big rats on the lamp when i.ve seen some dogs struggle. ah well you had a laugh thats the main thing f**k me calm down the lad only shared what sounds like a great weekend away with us,and i believe that the mastif did take the quarry with ease,ive seen it myself and know a few that work them! And as for catching big rats(your blaintly a computer hunter) i can run as fast as them even the terriers can catch them! Get a grip(clueless) Great post cracking read,blank the narrow minded who cant see further than the computer mate all the best. you can run as fast as fox ahhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhaaaaaaaaaa pmsl and a terrier will out run one yer mate im the internet hunter soft lad Edited August 11, 2009 by fence_hopper Quote Link to post
miss lurcher bitch 319 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 sounds like you had fun luke atb mlb Quote Link to post
look up 406 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 no way would a mastif catch a fox /rabbit in a open field. only in a snair thats about it mate atb Quote Link to post
langouroux 14 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 this subject is getting moved all over the show bullmastiff! i have had some pretty stern critics on my mini write up, as you say its not about the type of dog etc its about getting out there and enjoying it, finding the right quarry for the dog. get your self a lurcher mate will be less frustrating when working, cheaper to feed, better looking etc i dont elieve a bullmastive of an type could catch rabbits or big rats on the lamp when i.ve seen some dogs struggle. ah well you had a laugh thats the main thing f**k me calm down the lad only shared what sounds like a great weekend away with us,and i believe that the mastif did take the quarry with ease,ive seen it myself and know a few that work them! And as for catching big rats(your blaintly a computer hunter) i can run as fast as them even the terriers can catch them! Get a grip(clueless) Great post cracking read,blank the narrow minded who cant see further than the computer mate all the best. cheers fella. we had a n awesome weekend, i know it is hard for other people to believe. but who cares, hes a crackig dog any one wanting to come to cornwall that isnt a :wankerzo4: and find out for themselves is more than welcome, bring your dog and a open mind. Quote Link to post
langouroux 14 Posted August 11, 2009 Report Share Posted August 11, 2009 no way would a mastif catch a fox /rabbit in a open field. only in a snair thats about it mate atb seriously mate, give love and a open mind a chance you might learn something! peace. Quote Link to post
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