How Small is Too Small?

[welshwizard 33]

As it says on the tin. I have for this season two Patterdale Bitches, one ten months old and ten inches at the shoulder and a seven month old bitch that is about eleven inches. Both are work bred. Do you think they are too small for serious earth work? I shall put some photos up shortly.

[cathunter 8]

thats what i've been trying to work out myself

[forest of dean redneck 11,775]

what sort of ground do you work.

 

first thing i can think of is if they drop down somewhere and too short on leg to get back up.?

[christian71 3,187]

Depends what you are working and they dont get pushed about

[DABCHICK 58]

NOT REALLY MATE TIME WILL TELL SEEN ONE OR TWO SMALL TERRIERS BE DECENT WORKERS SIZE AT TIMES ISN,T THE B END ALL GOOD LUCK WITH THEM HAVE A SMALL TIGHT BITCH MESELF BUT FULL OF IT REGARDS DABBER

[THLpatrick 555]

when she cant feel it

[alan626 305]

after a little bitch i seen being dug to size small does not come into my head she was put in after a big dog was ran out of it she bottled it up into a pocket and kept it there till we broke trough 1 hr 15 mins later ..

[Rabbiting man 1,192]

Was the original pat a small type I was reading it today in the cmw

[welshwizard 33]

Thanks for positive replies, hopefully reds. Both well bred SD bloodlines. This picture is the one of the smaller bitch, try later to get the other one on.

[gonedigging 9]

size got f**k all 2 do with it mate

[welshwizard 33]

Here is my other bitch.

[antsa 40]

its not the size of the dog in the fight....

[nogadog 15]

  On 24/08/2011 at 16:06, welshwizard said:

As it says on the tin. I have for this season two Patterdale Bitches, one ten months old and ten inches at the shoulder and a seven month old bitch that is about eleven inches. Both are work bred. Do you think they are too small for serious earth work? I shall put some photos up shortly.

what do they weigh in pounds,,i have myself a very well bred bitch and was thinking the same shes ten inches and weighs around 11 pounds ,

Edited August 24, 2011 by nogadog

[welshwizard 33]

Hi mate, the smallest bitch is 10lb and the other is 12lb. When I first started hunting in the early seventies, the Terrierman for our local Hunt had a strain of 10" JRT's that could bottle up a fox in no time at all, and go the distance. I do believe some of his stock came from the late BG.

[the_stig 6,614]

dont look to small to me .. to much seems to be made of terriers these days when i first started in the 70s i had a russell bitch 10/11 inch from a fella called allen dodd he had 5/6 the same used to put em anywhere without any trouble ...