WHAT DEFINES A 'WORKING' DOG?

[k.andy12345 15]

what is your opinion on what defines a working dog? how many times would the dog have to be out working, how successfull would it have to be and how long will it have to be?

 

what i am generally asking is:

 

if a guy has a dog, out 6 nights a week lamping all quarry and catching most, daytime ferreting marking and catching bolters successfully....

 

then somebody has a dog, out a few times a month ferreting, marking to a reasonable standard and the odd few times a year lamping and doesnt have a very high catch rate......

 

THEYRE BOTH WORKING DOGS RIGHT?

 

or do you see it differently to me?

 

IMO it all goes wrong when the guy who has the second dog ^^ says he has the first ^^......

 

doesnt matter how successful your dogs are, how many times you get them out.....its that you- get them out, enjoy the sport and be honest about how good the dog is.

 

opinions please.

Edited February 15, 2012 by k.andy12345

[WILF 46,681]

Yep both workers but I know which one I would want a pup out of !

[RossM 8,119]

I try to get out with mines twice a week lamping and on a Sunday either ferreting, mooching or a nice first light walk, don't get me wrong it never always happens that way and if it wasn't for work and other commitments I would try and be out a few more nights and I have no doubt my dogs could hack it, it depends how you look at it and how much work you give them,

 

It's like if your out 5 nights a week and getting 30 runs per night and taking 15 out of that, and jimmy is out twice a week getting 30 runs and taking 25? Which dog is better?

[123456 146]

The second dog rm. The second dog has a catch rate of 83.3333 percent whereas the first dog has a catch rate of 50 percent. The second dog will catch more in 2 nights then the first dog in 3 nights.

[hare hunter 8]

my dogs are out EVERY day either lamping or mooching and on the weekends its either mooching or ferreting

 

because ive no job and im still a school boy at 15

Edited February 15, 2012 by hare hunter

[B.P.R 2,798]

Doesn't matter how much they're out and how successful they are. They're both classed as working dogs in my opinion.

[rabbitracer 4]

Practice makes perfect and good dogs need to see plenty of graft to keep them fit and sharp , both dogs class as workers in my opinion .

 

[birddog 1,354]

mine see rabbits dailly, my collie cross had a run of at least 1 bunny a day for 36 days, lamp maybe 3 times a week weather permitting, ferret at least once a week but mines are pets before they are workers and are pets 7 days a week

[dazzz 421]

The second dog rm. The second dog has a catch rate of 83.3333 percent whereas the first dog has a catch rate of 50 percent. The second dog will catch more in 2 nights then the first dog in 3 nights.

 

you are an irritating prick,,,put your caculator away and read the topic title,,,,,both are workers just one better that the other,

a man who say's every dog he's owned is a world beater is a lier,,,good dog men say you may be lucky to only get one top

class dog in a LIFTIME, so what do we class the mediocre one's??? they are still workers but not as good, these are the poor

mut's that get moved from pillar to post,,, another point is just because a bloke cant work a dog as much as the next man,

for whatever reason doesnt mean it isnt a working dog,,,,,each to there own i wouldnt knock either type of dog or man

[dazzz 421]

my dogs are out EVERY day either lamping or mooching and on the weekends its either mooching or ferreting

 

because ive no job and im still a school boy at 15

at least your honest unlike 123456789

[flipper82 6]

surely that should come down to what the dog was bought for working or house pet,shouldn't matter how often it gets worked just means wont be as sharp as one worked more often.

[birddog 1,354]

fact is with the best will in the world most of us have our 9 to 5's (wish i was 15 and still at school) and other priorities, we can't all work as pest controllers or rabbitcatchers. we do it because we like it, our dogs have been bred to do it and we pick a type that suits us whether it's a top class catch dog or not. compared to a working collie, guide dog, police dog or gamekeepers spaniel all lurchers are part timers

[WILF 46,681]

The second dog rm. The second dog has a catch rate of 83.3333 percent whereas the first dog has a catch rate of 50 percent. The second dog will catch more in 2 nights then the first dog in 3 nights.

 

 

Are you having a serious crack at the buffoon of the year title this year?

[dazzz 421]

The second dog rm. The second dog has a catch rate of 83.3333 percent whereas the first dog has a catch rate of 50 percent. The second dog will catch more in 2 nights then the first dog in 3 nights.

 

 

Are you having a serious crack at the buffoon of the year title this year?

he's won it hands down,,,,the scary bit is he thinks he's being fecking clever

[remyd 68]

both classed as workers, its just that 1 sees more graft and works to a higher standard!