Hard terrier needs to sound more! ANY TIPS?

[dabigmc 23]

I have went and got myself a lovely small patterdale terrier dog,had him bout 6 months now, he 2yr old and extremely game....too game tho!

We have dug over him 13times now...every dig being a success, only problem is he dosn't sound!

Each time i have taken him out i have been hoping he will sound more, rather than him going to grips!

This hasnt happened yet, and as we all know "If a dog is too hard they wont last"...So my question....rather than digging then resting him up till he well again has anyone any methods to make the dog sound more on his quarry? He too good of a dog to ruin!

 

Thought about working him when he tender, he be less inclined to get lumped in then....but id like to explore other methods if anyone has ideas.....and Yes i know it might only happen with experience, but is there a way to speeden things up?

 

Cheers lads!

[terrierjohn 49]

not sure but i definatley wouldnt put a dog to ground while its tender

its more likely to cause the dog to throw in the towel if it gets a bleaching on top of unhealed wounds

just my oppinion

[Reddog83 4]

Double of one of mine that nice dog mines bit on the hard side 2

[Guest eastmids]

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[darrell jnr 16]

i,d never work the dog sore fella,but what you do is entirely up to you,the dogs still young,he,s got plenty of time to settle into hisself so to speak,time ,more experience may settle him down to his quarry,but he may be one of those that dont use their voices,if thats the case it,ll be down to you to learn to read your dog,his mannerisms,when marking etc...he sounds a good un,take your time with him,like i said he,s still young...atb....yis...darrell.(nice type by the way)

["Earth!" 503]

some terriers need to be worked slightly sore

[GET THEM OUT (.)(.) 39]

its a f****r aint it. my new patt wont sound but cant fault him any other way.

[terrierjohn 49]

some terriers need to be worked slightly sore

i'm not being funny here but ppl are worried about atis on the site and statements like this dont really help do they?

let the dog heal fully before taking it back out and it will settle eventually

[fat man 4,741]

he will not always get his own way and eventually meet a better opponent then he will b glad to sound

["Earth!" 503]

some terriers need to be worked slightly sore

i'm not being funny here but ppl are worried about atis on the site and statements like this dont really help do they?

let the dog heal fully before taking it back out and it will settle eventually

 

 

my advise was nothing untowards anything illegal!

the man wanted advice,i put my opinion forward.

 

this,like most £$%^&*()_+ already is flooded with the unwashed,if your that worried dont add comments or atleast get to know the laws before doing so

[jimmys shop 182]

The dog will hopefully sound when he hits the right opponent ,good luck with him ,we all dream

of good sounders who,ll give you two or three different digs a day ,unfortunately bigmc

this little tyke of yours is doing it his own way .

[the_stig 6,614]

use him for what he is .. he may settle but working him sore wont make any differance if he`s hard its all he knows if you want a sounder get one .. as for not lasting long that depends how you make use of him more digs and breed from him and hold some back ..if you can save him for the quick easy digs for a bit .. pm on its way

[terrierjohn 49]

some terriers need to be worked slightly sore

i'm not being funny here but ppl are worried about atis on the site and statements like this dont really help do they?

let the dog heal fully before taking it back out and it will settle eventually

 

 

my advise was nothing untowards anything illegal!

the man wanted advice,i put my opinion forward.

 

this,like most £$%^&*()_+ already is flooded with the unwashed,if your that worried dont add comments or atleast get to know the laws before doing so

i wasnt saying your advise anything towards illegal

and i'am full aware of the laws on terrierwork but nowhere does it say it is legal to work a dog to ground with un fully healed wounds or still tender

i'm personally not worried about antis they are here and thats that but when you say things like sometimes a dog needs to be worked sore its a bit of a stupid statement to make knowing that it will be used against us

[the_stig 6,614]

some terriers need to be worked slightly sore

i'm not being funny here but ppl are worried about atis on the site and statements like this dont really help do they?

let the dog heal fully before taking it back out and it will settle eventually

 

 

my advise was nothing untowards anything illegal!

the man wanted advice,i put my opinion forward.

 

this,like most £$%^&*()_+ already is flooded with the unwashed,if your that worried dont add comments or atleast get to know the laws before doing so

i wasnt saying your advise anything towards illegal

and i'am full aware of the laws on terrierwork but nowhere does it say it is legal to work a dog to ground with un fully healed wounds or still tender

i'm personally not worried about antis they are here and thats that but when you say things like sometimes a dog needs to be worked sore its a bit of a stupid statement to make knowing that it will be used against us

easy enough to send a pm every body dont need to read what advice you give like the 15 guests reading the thread

Edited December 16, 2010 by the_stig

[Guest ryan161]

I have went and got myself a lovely small patterdale terrier dog,had him bout 6 months now, he 2yr old and extremely game....too game tho!

We have dug over him 13times now...every dig being a success, only problem is he dosn't sound!

Each time i have taken him out i have been hoping he will sound more, rather than him going to grips!

This hasnt happened yet, and as we all know "If a dog is too hard they wont last"...So my question....rather than digging then resting him up till he well again has anyone any methods to make the dog sound more on his quarry? He too good of a dog to ruin!

 

Thought about working him when he tender, he be less inclined to get lumped in then....but id like to explore other methods if anyone has ideas.....and Yes i know it might only happen with experience, but is there a way to speeden things up?

 

Cheers lads!

I AM NOT SAYING DO IT MATE! but sum time thats what you need to do dig a dog sore sum times it stops them going into grips allthe time.WEhad 1 hard as fcuk and we had to dig him sore and it helpd a bit he was stil going into grips but not all the time but ike i side i am not saying do it mate.. ATB