Dogs for jobs or jack of all trades

[hellyer189 93]

just curious as to what your preferences are..... Do you prefer a good all round dog that does the job or one dog that is good at one thing, IMO I prefer a good all round dog one that has the spark to do it all not just one but that's me what about you?

[Guest dances]

i like a dog that can do the lot but excells at one thing in particular

[arcaic conundrum 0]

I've have always believed that the dog must be able to work the lot but particularly good at its 'trade' shall we say lol

[johnny boy68 11,726]

A true all-rounder would be a jack of all trades but master of none.

 

Everybody would love a all-rounder that takes it all BUT in reality they aren't as common as a lot of folks think.

 

To get a all-rounder you need a good balance of tenacity,agility,speed and power........some dogs don't have all the right attributes for a all-rounder though they usually have traits that make them excel at certain quarry.

[dytkos 17,818]

A true all-rounder would be a jack of all trades but master of none.

 

Everybody would love a all-rounder that takes it all BUT in reality they aren't as common as a lot of folks think.

 

To get a all-rounder you need a good balance of tenacity,agility,speed and power........some dogs don't have all the right attributes for a all-rounder though they usually have traits that make them excel at certain quarry.

 

 

My dogs are certainly all rounders.

 

 

 

They're shit at everything! :toast:

 

Cheers, D.

[wharrier 39]

Like a dog that can do a bit of the lot myself

[gamerooster 1,179]

some people may have a allrounder, but they may only hunt edible game whereas other hunt the whole spectrum of quarry. for example, before 2004, i had a saluki dog that excelled at catching hares and deer, but sruggled catching rabbits on the lamp, he did catch but not as often as a smaller more agile dog would have, but i still classed him as an allrounder. and i think a lot more dogs are able to b allrounders if there owners took into account the land that they will be running and put the time into the dog

[rwb41959 8]

We have dogs for all occasions, shooting, ratting & courseing. It would be a lot easier and cheaper to have an all rounder.

[ianh 83]

We have dogs for all occasions, shooting, ratting & courseing. It would be a lot easier and cheaper to have an all rounder.

 

thats the best way, wish i had the room! me and my lamping partner both got different dogs for that reason we got a collie/whippet x saluki/whippet and a bullx, the bullx is faster despite what ppl say about them but that smaller dog can turn on a button and has the stamina of a pure saluki which obviously wins on some quarry . with that we got everything covered that we may come across, and they work really well together on bigger game.

[undisputed 1,664]

My mate has an all rounder it looks like a beach ball with legs

[baw 4,360]

We have dogs for all occasions, shooting, ratting & courseing. It would be a lot easier and cheaper to have an all rounder.

 

That's a great photo mate, worth a frame any day

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

Pre-ban...I liked a dog that would do all quarry but excel where deer are concerned. Our main aim was deer, if something else got up then we'd run it. Here's a pic of my old dog, did the job for us.

[Guest TERRIERCENTRAL]

Nice dog R H mate

[rwb41959 8]

We have dogs for all occasions, shooting, ratting & courseing. It would be a lot easier and cheaper to have an all rounder.

 

That's a great photo mate, worth a frame any day

 

Cheers, my 10 year old took it. I still dont know how he managed to get them to stay still.

[charlie boy 85]

my colliexwhippetxgrey 22tts steams into everything and i mean everything.