Tongs

[liamdelaney 2,586]

Ithink the dog was called hacketstown jack maybe wrong

yea Big man .Two different dogs ,BUT i think beard by the same man,Cleo was a beautiful bitch,she was the only dog to do her time in waterford way back in early 80s.They where two off the best Heavy dogs,they done what they where bread to DO.GO back and read Mr Cooneys post ,(i.e Jigsaw )Tongs ,Lurchers,&Heavy dogs,Good HUNTING MEN,SPORTSMEN, KNOW THE DIFFERANCE.

Yes no neil personally dug with him for a few years gud man gud dogs doubt he was diggin in the early 80s he not that old .Im a long time diggin id like to think i was also a sports man then some people differ with there variation of sportsmanship yis

I think between the two of us F/man we know what sportsmanship is, Wouldn't it be great to go back to the 70s & 80s and show the youngsters how it was RUN, With out Tongs and LURCHERS.

 

Their are plenty of youngsters digging now who are a credit to the digging game..There is good and bad in every generation.

[jetro 5,349]

Ithink the dog was called hacketstown jack maybe wrong

yea Big man .Two different dogs ,BUT i think beard by the same man,Cleo was a beautiful bitch,she was the only dog to do her time in waterford way back in early 80s.They where two off the best Heavy dogs,they done what they where bread to DO.GO back and read Mr Cooneys post ,(i.e Jigsaw )Tongs ,Lurchers,&Heavy dogs,Good HUNTING MEN,SPORTSMEN, KNOW THE DIFFERANCE.

Yes no neil personally dug with him for a few years gud man gud dogs doubt he was diggin in the early 80s he not that old .Im a long time diggin id like to think i was also a sports man then some people differ with there variation of sportsmanship yis

I think between the two of us F/man we know what sportsmanship is, Wouldn't it be great to go back to the 70s & 80s and show the youngsters how it was RUN, With out Tongs and LURCHERS.

 

Their are plenty of youngsters digging now who are a credit to the digging game..There is good and bad in every generation.

love reading this thread i find it very informative

just out of curiosty what in your opinion was the best breed of strong dog when they were being used?

[mouse 282]

young or old,if you got a dog that works and it puts a smile on your face then that is surely good enough.there are plenty of people out there that cannot wait too put a nail in the working dog mans coffin,enjoy it whilst we can.

[fat man 4,741]

young or old,if you got a dog that works and it puts a smile on your face then that is surely good enough.there are plenty of people out there that cannot wait too put a nail in the working dog mans coffin,enjoy it whilst we can.

Too true

[tullyeyed 90]

no disrepect to you fatman but the an lot of the so called older generattion of dogmen in ireland look down there snot at young digging lads i can tell you there a lot of good young digging lads around that work there dogs there out 3and 4 days aweek big names mean f**k all anymore we all heard about this dog that dog of years gone bye where are all there off springs any dog is only as good as his last dig.as for tongs there a handy tool in diffecute sistuation.lurcher are running dogs in my eyes.

well said,

[matt32 44]

Just to let people know there is footage on you tube of tongs being used on badgers the title of the clip is ferme and its been put on there by equipageduvaldesaone abit of a mouthful think its french maybe someone with a bit more know how could put up a link also if you type in chasse sous terre it shows some earthwork cheers matt

Edited January 28, 2011 by matt32

[oohmydog 82]

Years ago we had a couple of different sets of tongs the round end that fit like a collar and a flat set ,but the best was a gadget called a snatcher,it was 100% affective didn't do any harm and made things alot easier to handle for moving and releasing and you could use it 7 days a week 352 days a year it never tired atb

[Born Hunter 17,751]

Years ago we had a couple of different sets of tongs the round end that fit like a collar and a flat set ,but the best was a gadget called a snatcher,it was 100% affective didn't do any harm and made things alot easier to handle for moving and releasing and you could use it 7 days a week 352 days a year it never tired atb

 

Are years shorter where your from?

[oohmydog 82]

Years ago we had a couple of different sets of tongs the round end that fit like a collar and a flat set ,but the best was a gadget called a snatcher,it was 100% affective didn't do any harm and made things alot easier to handle for moving and releasing and you could use it 7 days a week 352 days a year it never tired atb

 

Are years shorter where your from?

They dont feel it and they seem to go alot faster

Edited January 28, 2011 by oohmydog

[fat man 4,741]

no disrepect to you fatman but the an lot of the so called older generattion of dogmen in ireland look down there snot at young digging lads i can tell you there a lot of good young digging lads around that work there dogs there out 3and 4 days aweek big names mean f**k all anymore we all heard about this dog that dog of years gone bye where are all there off springs any dog is only as good as his last dig.as for tongs there a handy tool in diffecute sistuation.lurcher are running dogs in my eyes.

well said,

TULLYEYED i never once ran down the young lads that dig and if you go through the thread you will see that.I have already stated that i like to see the younger lads at it and fair play to them,and im not that old either,just got into it very young,though some days after a hard dig i feel old.There is a lad here not far from me 17 and very keen but has bought what was sopposed to be workin terriers and they were shite,paid 500euro for 1 with no come back and that was of a so called big name.Its men like that who will turn the young off.

[tinytiger 826]

no disrepect to you fatman but the an lot of the so called older generattion of dogmen in ireland look down there snot at young digging lads i can tell you there a lot of good young digging lads around that work there dogs there out 3and 4 days aweek big names mean f**k all anymore we all heard about this dog that dog of years gone bye where are all there off springs any dog is only as good as his last dig.as for tongs there a handy tool in diffecute sistuation.lurcher are running dogs in my eyes.

well said,

TULLYEYED i never once ran down the young lads that dig and if you go through the thread you will see that.I have already stated that i like to see the younger lads at it and fair play to them,and im not that old either,just got into it very young,though some days after a hard dig i feel old.There is a lad here not far from me 17 and very keen but has bought what was sopposed to be workin terriers and they were shite,paid 500euro for 1 with no come back and that was of a so called big name.Its men like that who will turn the young off.

 

 

did he buy it in county kildare by any chance-saw some patterdales on donedeal up that way for mad money

[fionn 21]

no disrepect to you fatman but the an lot of the so called older generattion of dogmen in ireland look down there snot at young digging lads i can tell you there a lot of good young digging lads around that work there dogs there out 3and 4 days aweek big names mean f**k all anymore we all heard about this dog that dog of years gone bye where are all there off springs any dog is only as good as his last dig.as for tongs there a handy tool in diffecute sistuation.lurcher are running dogs in my eyes.

well said,

TULLYEYED i never once ran down the young lads that dig and if you go through the thread you will see that.I have already stated that i like to see the younger lads at it and fair play to them,and im not that old either,just got into it very young,though some days after a hard dig i feel old.There is a lad here not far from me 17 and very keen but has bought what was sopposed to be workin terriers and they were shite,paid 500euro for 1 with no come back and that was of a so called big name.Its men like that who will turn the young off.

name and shame the man that sold him

 

 

did he buy it in county kildare by any chance-saw some patterdales on donedeal up that way for mad money

[francolin 449]

theres always going to be idiots into the digging young and old ,its always been that way but it aint the young lads digging at present that spoilt the job it was already fxxked up for them by lads in the 70s 80s who got camcorders for xmas and went about the game all wrong sorry for going off topic old age .

[fat man 4,741]

theres always going to be idiots into the digging young and old ,its always been that way but it aint the young lads digging at present that spoilt the job it was already fxxked up for them by lads in the 70s 80s who got camcorders for xmas and went about the game all wrong sorry for going off topic old age .

Have to agree with you.Camera's camcorders even mobile phones should be left at home,too easy for the wrong person to make a mountain out off a mole hill.Ive gone through a lot of dogs down through the years,no pics just memorys even when my dogs got stolen i had'nt one pic of them to put up searching for them.

[francolin 449]

theres always going to be idiots into the digging young and old ,its always been that way but it aint the young lads digging at present that spoilt the job it was already fxxked up for them by lads in the 70s 80s who got camcorders for xmas and went about the game all wrong sorry for going off topic old age .

Have to agree with you.Camera's camcorders even mobile phones should be left at home,too easy for the wrong person to make a mountain out off a mole hill.Ive gone through a lot of dogs down through the years,no pics just memorys even when my dogs got stolen i had'nt one pic of them to put up searching for them.

the good old days fat man befor the mobile phone,public had to walk miles for a phone box,but most didnt give a pluck what we did just thought we were deranged digging for fun they would have the crack and walk on .