Respect

[hogs head 19]

this one ok ??

 

nice terrier mate fair play to you good hunting hh

[tearem 31]

You have a real good, "down to earth" sense of humour, boys.

I never scruff pups, because it makes them hand shy, I always only encourage them, but when they're in battle or in sight of the quarry they don't feel anything and it doesn't matter how you take them off them, whether by a foot or the scruff, they won't feel it then. But afterwards, praise them.

Another thing is when a terrier comes out of an earth retrieving a fox. Then, never, ever scruff it, but praise and reward it highly! This is a thing to be encouraged with all means, and when the retrieved fox is already dead, you discourage the dog by intimidating it. Not many terriers are willing to "share" the caught fox with you and so, you must only make the most of them if they do, otherwise they will next time jealously or uncertainly claim their prize inside and you will have to dig unnecessarily.

[tearem 31]

If you can dig at all.

Imagine your joy when a terrier retrieves the dead fox from a deep one eye, or rock or boulder earth. (Peyote, one of mine, does that, she also retrieves the foxes killed by other terriers as a proof that they are dead.)

It's fantastic to have a terrier which kills the fox, but more fantastic when, if at all possible, he retrieves it on command. But then if you scruff them they will give up on this useful habit soon!