pinpointing a Dog to ground.

[dixiebop 125]

How many of us could pin the position of a dog to ground with great accuracy if the collar went Tits Up ! ?

Has this art been lost to the younger generation,due to the use of the collars and their accuracy, better Technology at hand ?

I know I would struggle,without the help of my Ol ' Friend,

I'm in no way advocating putting a dog to ground without one, I still use the old grey knocker box with a degree of success,but If it failed would I ? or the countless like me ?

[Chid 6,508]

i aint done much digging .. but know how to find a dog to ground with no locator ... people should practise finding the dog without a locator just incase the collar or box fails ...

[gonetoearth 5,144]

here we go

[alan626 305]

the reason u check the locator and box before u enter the dog is so that it doesent go tits up

[Chid 6,508]

the reason u check the locator and box before u enter the dog is so that it doesent go tits up

 

box or collar could fail at anytime though

[fat man 4,741]

the reason u check the locator and box before u enter the dog is so that it doesent go tits up

Box or collar can f**k up when the dog is in the ground through no ones fault.I have had collars bitten through and stop working.I once had a terrier to ground ride up beside a sub station and could get no signal at all,just constant tearing on the locator.I dug for many years without locator,would not dream of it now but would still like to think if it failed i could get to the terrier.

[dixiebop 125]

Do a bit of permission that has Pylons running along and over earths,the batterys in the collars always fail round there,and usually have to change after being there? box never seems to work right either

[wirral countryman 2,110]

I would say most people over 50yrs of age on here have dug to terrier's without a locator at some time or another and it can be a nightmare especially on a steep bank,etc,shallow earths are easy enough but really its just educated guesswork,listening to the ground and putting in sticks to listen at was a nightmare and not something I would like to go back to,I once had a lurcher that could give a good mark as to the whereabouts of the terrier and was usually spot on but they don't come along often,I tend to follow the dog as soon as it enters with my knocker box to try and get an idea as to whats happening below,I am very quiet round any earth and always hope for an easy bolt but in the event of having to dig at least I have an idea right away where the action is,locators made terrierwork a lot safer for the dogs and we owe it to them to keep our equipment in top condition at all times,I think they deserve it for what they do,atb,wirralman

[snizle06 202]

the reason u check the locator and box before u enter the dog is so that it doesent go tits up

 

last season i did all the pre dig checks, batterys full bellman&flint working etc put dog in and after about 5 mins the finder went beserk. couldnt find dog for about an hour and this earth was about 4 foot deep didnt help that dog was completely mute. i say i could find sounders without a finder but its very difficult to locate hard dogs. when we broke through to dog he was beside a rock and had broken the internals of the collar by shaking against the rock.

[.terrier man. 193]

the reason u check the locator and box before u enter the dog is so that it doesent go tits up

 

box or collar could fail at anytime though

 

 

how would you no if you aint done much digging

[events co-ordinator 353]

Jnr O'Donnell has located terriers to 16 ft in a rescue using a stethescope him and my old man have used it extensivelly over the years it has saved many terriers lives especially pet terriers that have went to ground without a collar on one terrier in a dump they got it out after 5 days.

[Chid 6,508]

the reason u check the locator and box before u enter the dog is so that it doesent go tits up

 

box or collar could fail at anytime though

 

 

how would you no if you aint done much digging

 

because unlike you i aint stupid and know you can never rely on something that is electrical and is powered by batteries

[stop.end 4,079]

welll... there 1 old man.... i have not seen personally do this but he has done it on countless occasions for my dad and uncles with 100% accuracy apparently when they were in a dig deep or findin it hard find... was with dowlin roads no such things as box and collar in them days ways just bars and ears lol

[gonetoearth 5,144]

Jnr O'Donnell has located terriers to 16 ft in a rescue using a stethescope him and my old man have used it extensivelly over the years it has saved many terriers lives especially pet terriers that have went to ground without a collar on one terrier in a dump they got it out after 5 days.

HAD ONE YEARS AGO ALL THE SMART ARSES LAUGHED AT FIRST WE HAD THE LAST

[dixiebop 125]

I have heard of Jnr/Scottish W.T. C.men using this method,wealth of experience in that club ,do the junior members in the club try to use this method ? Event Cord..