TODAYS TERRIERS

[stormyboy 1,352]

I've noticed from a few recent threads that some are of the opinion that the modern terriers working abilities are in decline. Are they?-if so, In what way,and why? Lets hear your opinions...........

[dmick 22]

dont think its in decline just there seems to a lot more people in the game at the moment so theres goin to be a lot more crap bred to satisfy the demand .

[T bar 1]

I've noticed from a few recent threads that some are of the opinion that the modern terriers working abilities are in decline. Are they?-if so, In what way,and why? Lets hear your opinions...........

nothing wrong with modern terriers,its about knowing where to look for one.

theres not as many men in the game now,as there was 30 or 40 years ago.

do you get me

[TOPPER 1,809]

to many untested and unproven dogs being bred , shit to shit breeding aint going to make grafters

[brog 670]

dont think its in decline just there seems to a lot more people in the game at the moment so theres goin to be a lot more crap bred to satisfy the demand .

theres not to many in the game just lots of wan/ers hoo would like people to think there in the gam plastic diggers talk it but dont do it

[wexford Pa 84]

The price put on working dogs, ordinary people becoming opportunists n seein they can make a few quid out of TRYIN to breed so-called working dogs..

Also blame the kennel club for diluting workin breeds..

Also some terrier men thinkin more about winnin rosettes in the summer instead of doin some hard graft in the winter..

Just my opinion..

.... Pa

[stormyboy 1,352]

No offence to anyone,but that seems to be one of the main gripes. What is this opinion based on? No one could possibly know what dogs are being worked and bred all over Britain. So much of this must be heresay rather than actual fact?

[wexford Pa 84]

Sorry stormyboy but what do ya mean by this n that?

[brog 670]

No offence to anyone,but that seems to be one of the main gripes. What is this opinion based on? No one could possibly know what dogs are being worked and bred all over Britain. So much of this must be heresay rather than actual fact?

you didnt ask for actual fact you asked for opinions

[stormyboy 1,352]

I asked what these opinions are based on?

[brog 670]

I asked what these opinions are based on?

 

theres a fella that lives around the road from me called dave he has a terrier and goes to shows and on forums and tells people how good his dog is and how many times hes dug it. but dave has never dug his dog and hes a lying co/k fact

hes the reason for the decline in working terriers

[lakeman 12]

Don't think it's modern terriers....... Just modern terriermen

 

Well..... some anyway

Edited March 5, 2010 by lakeman

[Guest porterlord]

i say you only buy the dog where you know the breeding and whats its done. you only get what you put into a dog

[the_stig 6,614]

thrs always been shit around well at least from the late 70s early 80s .. internet dont help i think thrs better stuff out thr now than in the 80s and more of it ..

[stormyboy 1,352]

I asked what these opinions are based on?

 

theres a fella that lives around the road from me called dave he has a terrier and goes to shows and on forums and tells people how good his dog is and how many times hes dug it. but dave has never dug his dog and hes a lying co/k fact

hes the reason for the decline in working terriers

 

Dave has single handedly ruined the working terrier! We all know a "Dave" or two.

 

Lakeman-nearer the truth maybe? Then again-the "Daves" of this world have always been with us,its not a modern thing.

No offence to any Daves with good dogs by the way.