Hardest earthdog?

[ferreteressex 1]

Thanks everybody for your comments, i'm thinking of a lakey x patt!! "rat attack", thanks for commenting but who are you to say that when you dont even know them? thanku

 

Simple

 

Your first post is about getting a HARD terrier for your first terrier, no doubt your terrier mate has told you you need a hard terrier...therefore filling your head with shite! I bet he has hard dogs

 

A smart dog that works his quarry well and dosn't get mashed up is a good dog to own, a dog with a face of scars or missing bits is great to show how tough he is but will spend most of the season in the kennel with his face like a balloon and no good for f**k all!!

 

But hey it's your dog you can listen and have plenty quality digs a season or a handful of digs to a mashed dog who is stuck in the kennel for weeks on end ...your choice

 

 

Sound advice.

 

Terriers are bred to work a fox, not attack it and try and kill it each time, so ignore those who boast about hard dogs being the best as they are talking utter shite.

 

Any working terrier will get a few smacks from Charlie, that's the nature of their job, but the best ones stand back and work it and don't take excessive punishment. As Ratattack says above, you'll get far more enjoyment out of a dog you can work most days than one with half it's jaw missing, or which gets smashed up each time it goes to ground then has to sit it out for half a season recovering.

 

If you also read the National Working Terrier Web site, their code of conduct actually recommends that hard dogs should not be used, and those who continually do use one are the sort of person who gives our sport a bad name and fueling ammunition to the Anti's.

 

That's not to say if you keep several dogs there isn't room for a hard dog in your kennel, sometimes they can be useful but they should be used sparingly.

 

However, for your first dog a hard dog is NOT something you need.

 

The other thing is you haven't a clue when you buy a pup if it will work or not. You can help bring a pup on, but my best working Russell showed no interest in going to ground for two years and I nearly gave up on her, now you have to hold her back and she's turned into the best working dog I've got and she's never let me down since.

 

Cheers

 

Black Buck One

some very good advice from these to fellas,hope you see sense an take it

[taz2010 1,297]

i agree wid the lads mate i have 1 steddy dog n 1 hard dog n i use my steddy dog more than the hard 1 onli use the hard 1 if needed russell x border nice steddy working dog

 

atb

[dev 226]

Why does everyone want a hard terrier for foxes....is it to compensate for something else thats lacking?????

 

A smart dog is better than a hard dog anyday! Sounds like your mate who's been into terriers for years has been filling your head with shite!

 

A good first terrier would be a nice rough haired russell, cheap to buy, easy to find and easy to train.

 

 

good russells are not easy to find, there is very very few around my part of the world.

[christian71 3,187]

After speaking to you via pm my opinion would be get yourself a russel or russel cross for bolting in the rock earths and then get yourself somthing like a lakie X patt for digging to.

 

ATB martin

Dont think you need 2 dogs get your self a good 1 from steady blood lines it will work rock and earths all breeds have hard 1s and steady 1s depends what lines

Edited April 5, 2010 by christian71

[hector 1]

some sound advice here get the terrier of your choice if he or she ends up hard or a sounder the dog is the only one who can make their mind up on that no matter what breed it is atb with your choice mate

[nathgoon 2]

ratattack,BlackBuckOne both talk sense and personally i wouldnt even consider entering a terrier into a rock earth ,but if you do please make sure you have someone more experianced than yourself with you , theres nothing worse than heading home minus one terrier