irishnut 297 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 what type of dogs were/are used mostly by terriermen(not terriers) to catch bolters and remove quarry from earth, at the end of the dig. big lurchers or what? breeds and types please, no smart ass answers Quote Link to post
fat man 4,741 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 It varies from bullx..wheatenxx..colliex..deerhound everyone has there own personal type they like. Quote Link to post
madhare hunter 23 Posted March 9, 2011 Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 BULL CROSSES CANT be BEATEN AT THIS JOB.WHEATEN,DO A GOOD JOB AS WELL. Quote Link to post
irishnut 297 Posted March 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2011 bull seems to me the best terrier part in the x, but could whippetx grey be better for other part. say bull whippet x bull grey, for bit more start speed. getting the right amount of bull seems to be the thing, 1/4 too little, 1/2 almost too much, or am i wrong. Quote Link to post
Guest FELL DOGS Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 hi i prefere bull x to do my drawing/covering holes etc Quote Link to post
fat man 4,741 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Wheatenx is as good as any bullx and i personally find them better to work with terriers but every man to there own. Quote Link to post
long dogs 580 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 i use my bull x bitch she a good terrier mans dog Quote Link to post
rocky1 942 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 bull seems to me the best terrier part in the x, but could whippetx grey be better for other part. say bull whippet x bull grey, for bit more start speed. getting the right amount of bull seems to be the thing, 1/4 too little, 1/2 almost too much, or am i wrong. i use 1/4 bull 1/4 deerhound 1/2 grey and i,ve used her or drawing loads of times ,and she will be mainly used for drawing ina few years when shes about 9/10 ,she 7 now and still lamping,ferreting,diggin,mooching 1 Quote Link to post
lilpip1234 62 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 (edited) bullxs for me personally got 1/4 and a half cross excellent out with the terriers and spot on lamping Edited March 11, 2011 by lilpip1234 Quote Link to post
artful212 394 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 im using a bull/collie gryhound now but hav mainly used bull/wheaten/deerhounds hav seen whippet /collie/gryhound do the job aswel Quote Link to post
smasher 1,055 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 never found a need for them,and personaly don't like having them on a dig,but each to his own, 3 Quote Link to post
hedz31 1,308 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Ive always used bull or wheaten types or a mix of both over the years never seen anything else do the job as well no doubt blokes have had them but ive never seen 1,had a wheaten cross jack on me yesterday as well though Quote Link to post
wileycoyote 2 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Ive always used bull or wheaten types or a mix of both over the years never seen anything else do the job as well no doubt blokes have had them but ive never seen 1,had a wheaten cross jack on me yesterday as well though Quote Link to post
hedz31 1,308 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 Ive always used bull or wheaten types or a mix of both over the years never seen anything else do the job as well no doubt blokes have had them but ive never seen 1,had a wheaten cross jack on me yesterday as well though I can laugh now but i was not laughing yesterday the coward grew some balls when it came out though Quote Link to post
Shamo 319 Posted March 11, 2011 Report Share Posted March 11, 2011 I have never taken a Lurcher or any other type of catching/drawing Dog out on a digging day. If a Fox bolted it was waved good bye and good luck, see you on a Hunt Day. Then we would get down to the real aim of the day, to dig to a Terrier on it's proper prey. If 'one' bolted and the dog never moved, ideal, we can get another dig possibly with a different Terrier later on. At the end I considered it an insult to the prey and Terrier to be in a situation to NEED a drawing dog. It was just a question of letting a young Terrier have a look, if I had one, then clear the Tube and let it by for another day. If there was a problem or the Farmer required it, then, Dog out, let it come forward and 'Tail it' and take care of it as quickly and humanely as possible. If we had a Gun handy then things were less awkward. Take the body away from the 'dig' and bury it somewhere else away from it's former Home. Then slates, logs or something to create a new Roof for the Chamber and backfill, if we were moving on, if not sort it all out when we did move on. My personal opinion is there is no need for a drawing Dog if you have the right Terriers, knowledge/experience and respect for your prey. Can count on one Hand the times I have allowed a Lurcher to come out on a 'digging day'. Nearly all of them have been invites, either way, me up there or them down here. Seen some supposed good Terriers be 'saved' by a drawing Dog, being able to get up a Tube 5 ft and draw the prey. A Terrier I would of left there!!! There is also the ability to travel with Terriers in a Box and keep them there until required.......discression. All personal opinion and why some have mediocre digging dogs and some have none because they cull......lol. 6 Quote Link to post
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