digging or bolting

[Guest grubygrafter]

  Kane said:

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hope that is a good enough reason for you

No its not good enough the priority should be quality of terriers, dig or bolt a lot of the time its the quarry that makes the choice for you the majority of foxes would bolt from a yapping yorkie rather than face it.Its that small percentage that wont bolt that I would hope most lads spend their dog time looking for.

 

where do you get off telling me whats good enough for me are you a jehovas whitness

i know what i need. you know what you need. i dont tell you what type of terrier you need. because i dont have a clue about you or the ground you work or how you go about it.

 

You asked if it was good enough reason for me and no it isnt,the working terrier is beyond value IMo and providing a service might be the be all and end all for some,if those you provide a service for are unwilling or unable to dig and the terrier you use wont kill a fox then f**k the service and the terrier,the majority of keepers shepherds Ive met would not be happy to leave a fox to ground because it wouldnt bolt,bolting terriers for hunts or non diggers a harder terrier for control.Isnt that why they bred coulored terriers?

 

  nelson said:

How do you look for a fox that won't bolt

 

 

Obviously you cant pick and choose your foxes but rather one fighting fox than 10 that bolt how else you going to prove you terriers are game?

remeber were talking fox now LOL

 

there is no one gonna leave a fox in a hole on any keepered ground up here either the call out dog has its limits . and in this situation you could .......................CALL IT OUT AND PUT IN A DOG WITH A DIFFERENT APROACH. . but first i would sit back for a while and wait for a bolt after removing the dog this happens often i8f your quiet and patient. if one of the first two methods work you have saved time and can move on to the next earth. if not get the digging gear out and put in a dog you can dig to.