Guest MOLLY Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Out on my usual walk, gale force icy winds, not the kind of weather you want to be standing about in. On my way home and the dogs started showing great interest around one of the trees. I tried to look into the various small holes around the base to see if i could see evidence of what it could be? Suddenly noticed, no Doris! She had just managed to get herself completely stuck in the biggest of the holes I phoned Steve to come and help. Armed with just an axe, Steve went to work trying to chop open the hole, and scooping handfull of soil from inside. After what seemed like an eternity she managed to turn around and out she popped. Terra immediately flew in, all hyped up by this point, baying with all her might, Quote Link to post
Guest MOLLY Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 then a sqeal and out she came with a bite to her muzzle. Quote Link to post
jacob 28 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 nice pics molly, the dogs look like they were really enjoying that,was the lurcher trying to eat the tree Quote Link to post
Guest MOLLY Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 and ??????? This forum is only allowing me to put up 1 pic per post for some reason so its taking quite a while.... hold on and ill eventually get there Back in again she went, same thing happened, she was then a bit hesitant to re-enter. I was sent home for more equipment and when i returned she was deep in the tree sqealing and barking will all her heart. Cutting the story short we dispatched 5 cubs and bolted a vixen, the farmer was well pleased as this tree is in the middle of his sheep fields and the lambs are due in about 2 wks....the gamekeeper will be over the moon, as it also borders the feild he feeds the game birds. The vixen was dispatched, im afraid you are going to have to take my word about this because of the forum rules im not allowed to show any pics because we forgot to take any with the gun in MOLL. Quote Link to post
wink hound 0 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 2 terriers no collors, and a litter of pups killed. classy! everything deserves time to breed. Quote Link to post
Guest MOLLY Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 2 terriers no collors, and a litter of pups killed. classy! everything deserves time to breed. I agree winkhound, and since i deliberatly went out with my 'earth dogs' to find a fox i should have known better ...i will of course try to learn from my mistakes MOLL. Quote Link to post
Guest SJM Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 it does say she went home to get more equiptment so lets not jump the gun, could have been collars she went back to get Quote Link to post
socks 32,253 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 well done to the dogs ... millet looks like a little pixy chopping away with that axe .... shame this forum has rediculouse rules about pics ........... Quote Link to post
IanB 0 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Ah its good when you just come across stuff without actually looking isn't it ...I bet the farmers right happy, the gamekeepers near us have a few snare lines round the woods to catch critters and with the lamp so there making a dent now they have more time on their hands... millet will be happy anyway, hes like a terrier Quote Link to post
wink hound 0 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 2 terriers no collors, and a litter of pups killed. classy! everything deserves time to breed. I agree winkhound, and since i deliberatly went out with my 'earth dogs' to find a fox i should have known better ...i will of course try to learn from my mistakes MOLL. knowing your dogs have the ability to go to ground, and being aware of your "usual walk" i think it would be the wise thing! Quote Link to post
luke 2 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 2 terriers no collors, and a litter of pups killed. classy! everything deserves time to breed. i enjoyed that thread then somebody goes and spoils it Quote Link to post
wink hound 0 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 (edited) i enjoyed that thread then somebody goes and spoils it a simple observation lukey boy, anyone who has done a good amount of terrier work will tell you the possibilty of too dogs to ground(especially to a quarry that fight for her cubs to the death) is a recipe for disaster. killing cubs is a personal choice, and a forum is a place voice your personal choices. sometimes there is a need to kill cubs, but most of the time there is not, i actually think its no better than taking a litter of pups away from a dog and killing them. hope that clears my post up for you. wink edited in haste just to say not getting at you moll, the bit about killing cubs was not direct entirely at you, just my general though on it. i can see your situation was not entierly planned. Edited March 18, 2007 by wink hound Quote Link to post
NIGHTSHADOW 3 Posted March 18, 2007 Report Share Posted March 18, 2007 Thanks Molly for making the time to share it with us great pictures and story like to have seen more :whistle: but thats life all the best Quote Link to post
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