fat man 4,741 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Anyone on here using fox terriers for ground work anymore,i had a 3quarter smooth fox terrierxbull bout 25 year ago and was a very good dog to dig to He was bred down in ballyhaise,co.cavan by EM. Quote Link to post
Tomm Parr 30 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 My mrs' grandad had one a few years back on their farm. He used to catch the rats in a trap (a bin) then drop the dog in. Carnage Quote Link to post
.terrier man. 193 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 On 28/03/2011 at 20:59, Tomm Parr said: My mrs' grandad had one a few years back on their farm. He used to catch the rats in a trap (a bin) then drop the dog in. Carnage lol thats the hammer Quote Link to post
smithwicks 182 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 friend of mine has a wire hair foxterrier cross lakeland, looks like a white lakey but ya can see the fox terrier look in his shape of skull. needless to say he's a first class digging dog and am hopeing to get some pups out of him Quote Link to post
Guest dee mac Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 the good old time russell is more or less a goner never mind the fox terrier fat man Quote Link to post
Tomm Parr 30 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) On 28/03/2011 at 21:07, dee mac said: the good old time russell is more or less a goner never mind the fox terrier fat man ?!? No, there is plenty of fight left in russels and fox terriers, just like borders and westies and the other breeds the KC got hold of. you just gotta encourage them and bring it out. My pal puts his yorkie and norfolk terrier down a warren and they move rabbits like a pair of ferrets. Its in them all somewhere, just that some breeds have forgotten it and need waking up Edited March 28, 2011 by Tomm Parr Quote Link to post
fat man 4,741 Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 On 28/03/2011 at 21:07, dee mac said: the good old time russell is more or less a goner never mind the fox terrier fat man This well i know it DEE MAC everybody seems to keep black terriers nowadays,but there is still pockets around the country where you will find the old fashined white terrier still been worked and bred to a good standard. Quote Link to post
Guest dee mac Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 On 28/03/2011 at 21:15, fat man said: On 28/03/2011 at 21:07, dee mac said: the good old time russell is more or less a goner never mind the fox terrier fat man This well i know it DEE MAC everybody seems to keep black terriers nowadays,but there is still pockets around the country where you will find the old fashined white terrier still been worked and bred to a good standard. yes fat man your right there s still some men keeping and working a line of white dog too a high standard but would you class them as russells theres russell blood in there but its been spiced up with a few drops of blood from other well know strains im not knocking them by any means but the old time russells that lay up on the door step in every town and village with the bandy legs that would of went off hunting with who ever was going out on the day should it be the devil himself are long gone imo. Quote Link to post
Guest dee mac Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 On 28/03/2011 at 21:14, Tomm Parr said: On 28/03/2011 at 21:07, dee mac said: the good old time russell is more or less a goner never mind the fox terrier fat man ?!? No, there is plenty of fight left in russels and fox terriers, just like borders and westies and the other breeds the KC got hold of. you just gotta encourage them and bring it out. My pal puts his yorkie and norfolk terrier down a warren and they move rabbits like a pair of ferrets. Its in them all somewhere, just that some breeds have forgotten it and need waking up think the clue is in the name of the dog in question FOX Quote Link to post
scent 509 Posted March 28, 2011 Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 (edited) still one or 2 lads down south digging regulary to russells .Have a young russell bitch myself with a hand full of digs over her but next season will tell a lot as they say Edited March 28, 2011 by scent Quote Link to post
fat man 4,741 Posted March 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2011 Seen some good white bodied terriers work down through the years,most were a mixed bunch..bullxrussell..fox terrierx russellor bull and a few sealyhamxrussells but all honest hard workers.Had a black.n.white terrier up until a couple of year ago and dug a lot of stuff with it. Quote Link to post
Aitor 140 Posted March 29, 2011 Report Share Posted March 29, 2011 Hi, see my forum, here you can see some good links and some hunters that hunt with wire and smooth fox terrier a greeting www.fox-terrier.foroactivo.com Quote Link to post
Aitor 140 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 Here I put some photos of my fox terrier, now he have 1year and 7 months and measured by a vet is in 33 cm (12.9 inch) The last season he only bite some dead fox, the next season he will begin to hunt alone A greeting Quote Link to post
CarraghsGem 92 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 a lad who used to live up the road from me had a working fox terrier bitch. Quote Link to post
lurcher330 2,301 Posted July 20, 2011 Report Share Posted July 20, 2011 there was a man that live on the road that i grew up on kept smooth fox terriers for digging that was about 20 years ago but he was big into them and so were his sons but i dont know if they are still at it to be honest he was and ignorant ole bollox so i never got much out off him about his dogs even doe i was very interested but i am proparly the same with the kids around my way Quote Link to post
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