swanseajack 227 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 18 month old dog, showed loads of early promise, seen plenty of foxes on top, knows what they are recently failed to find in a large earth, so tried a different dog, this finds within minutes. Said dog marks a three holer, collar on and leaves him of, fails to find again, enters different dog, finds in seconds. Had a mark on a large earth, collars up dog enters, exits... faffs around FAILS AGAIN... put a 10 month old terrier in finds inside a minute... Get a mark on an easy one holer that I have dug before, let the dog in, out, in, out. Put the 10 month old pup in up and at his fox within seconds, have a dig at less than a foot, shows the FAILED dog the fox and he's all full of it and straight in... mangling the fox (which I cleanly despatched) DO YOU THINK IT's AFRAID OF THE DARK ?????? How many chances can you give a dog, how many excuses can I make.... ???? What would you do ??? Quote Link to post
waz77 15 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Hows it bred? does'nt look promising but i'd give it a bit longer,some dont show much interest to start with then suddenly their off Quote Link to post
swanseajack 227 Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Hows it bred? does'nt look promising but i'd give it a bit longer,some dont show much interest to start with then suddenly their off He has already showed plenty of interest, he's big and macho at the end of a dig, HE KNOWS what foxes are.... he just wont find...... doesn't want to find.... ???? Quote Link to post
porkypowell 2 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Give him time we all have off days. Simon Quote Link to post
barny1 0 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 dont show him any more at end of dig [bANNED TEXT] as he might be waiting back becouse he knows you will give him ago at end Quote Link to post
waz77 15 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 I had a Nuttal bred bitch that was same,show her a hole n she was'nt interested but show her the end of a dig she was like a dog possesed,next day show her a hole with one in n not interested again,i'd like to say she eventually took to it but she never did,it was down to bad breeding,but you sometimes get well bred uns that dont make it,thats terrier work for,it'd be boring if they were all world beaters,but its a shitter when you get a duff un,but like i say i'd give it a bit longer before you write it off Quote Link to post
nelson 0 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Leave it while next season mate. Just out of interest, how many dogs do you take out at a time ? The dog is obviously game enough but for some reason the search part hasn't clicked yet. Is it a biggish dog that might not want to push on ?. God knows, if you've the patience why not wait till later on, after all, you've already put a lot of time and effort in already mate and to right it off could be a little harsh. I'm sure you'll come to the right decision matey. Quote Link to post
swanseajack 227 Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 dont show him any more at end of dig [bANNED TEXT] as he might be waiting back becouse he knows you will give him ago at end I take on board what you are saying, but he's only seen 2 end of digs as such so this isn't wasn't the problem.. Quote Link to post
swanseajack 227 Posted February 22, 2007 Author Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Leave it while next season mate. Just out of interest, how many dogs do you take out at a time ? I've just read my post again, let me make it clear as it sounds like this happened all in one day. The first time I was out with one other terrier checking earths.. so he failed twice on that day... Next time I was out with hounds, they marked and left me to it, so he was given plenty of time to find... 15 mins or so... faffing around... I had my 10 month old pup with me that day.. Next time I had my lurcher and 2 pups.... couldnt find in a straight tube not more than 7-8ft in.... so it wasn't an off day, it's been an off couple of weeks... Quote Link to post
reynardhunter 3 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 give him a torch, just kidding mate, his nose could be knackered, Quote Link to post
nelson 0 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Your signature says it all Jack, the big decision is yours. :protest: Quote Link to post
Guest Eamon.Mc Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 P.T.S mate. You say he failed to find in a 1 holer, straight tube, does'nt want to do it in the dark mate, but if you have the patience leave him til next season give him a few more tries then if he's still the same then it's up to you. JMO. Quote Link to post
Paul in North Lincs 15 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 at 18 months the dog should have an idea.............but ditto what the other lads say...........if you have the luxury of time......give it. Me............I probalby would give it the benefit............... but if its lost its balls........cherio failing that get it a head lamp Quote Link to post
J Darcy 5,871 Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 some terriers try their best not to find..... they cant all make it. its a real bummer, but it happens..... sorry to hear it mate, . personaly i would give it until the end of the season and hope it clicks. can you not get it one in an artificial then it cannot not find . Quote Link to post
Guest WILF Posted February 22, 2007 Report Share Posted February 22, 2007 Its a gutter when one bit of the puzzle dont click SJ. It can also take a while to be honest with yourself about it, you know the truth in the back of your mind but you just dont want to admit it. I can sympathise with that, that will allways be in your mind everytime you take him out, shame. You know what the choices are, if you have a big soft spot for him, have his balls off and rehome if not, well you know the score Quote Link to post
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