How did you get into terrier work?

[marshman 7,758]

After the mentor thread it got me thinking how I came to terrer work. For me it was down to my father really , he would turn up to pick me up from school and always seemed to have a hare in the footwell of his old van . Or would wake me up early in the morning and say fancy going out with the terriers. And although money was tight due mainly to my old man being out with his dogs and not working lol we were happy . But how did you come to terrier work?

[RANDOLPH 34]

After the mentor thread it got me thinking how I came to terrer work. For me it was down to my father really , he would turn up to pick me up from school and always seemed to have a hare in the footwell of his old van . Or would wake me up early in the morning and say fancy going out with the terriers. And although money was tight due mainly to my old man being out with his dogs and not working lol we were happy . But how did you come to terrier work?

same as you marshman,from an early age i was out with my dad.still miss the old bugger giving me a bollocking

[Cleanspade 3,324]

i was brought up just outside preston. and saw a fella outside a shop with a couple of well bitten terriers. and got chatting. tagged along and hey presto. turned into a lifetime thing . the terriers where A, C. bred. not the prettiest but could do the job. been with terriers ever since in one way or another. there was also some decent working terrier shows around there. at that time. around thirty years ago now

Edited November 17, 2012 by Cleanspade

[morton 5,368]

Owned a terrier before lurchers,mooched about ratting,ferreting etc.,eventually the dog dropped to ground and things went from them first experiences,dropped the terriers and stuck to runners for a while,realised the runners get more sport with a terrier or 2 in tow.

[toby63 1,236]

i was brought up just outside preston. and saw a fella outside a shop with a couple of well bitten terriers. and got chatting. tagged along and hey presto. turned into a lifetime thing . the terriers where A, C. bred. not the prettiest but could do the job. been with terriers ever since in one way or another. there was also some decent working terrier shows around there. at that time. around thirty years ago now

preston as in northwest

[morton 5,368]

i was brought up just outside preston. and saw a fella outside a shop with a couple of well bitten terriers. and got chatting. tagged along and hey presto. turned into a lifetime thing . the terriers where A, C. bred. not the prettiest but could do the job. been with terriers ever since in one way or another. there was also some decent working terrier shows around there. at that time. around thirty years ago now

preston as in northwest

Where did Preston used to be?.

[dytkos 17,820]

Worked on a farm during the school holidays, (I was about 12 years old).

Saw a few collies etc catching rats in and around the barns.

We had a Cairn cross Corgi dog at home that looked like today "pet " Russells.

Took him to the farm and moved some bales, dog chased and caught a few and I was hooked.

 

Cheers, D.

[toby63 1,236]

think theres a preston up scotland i think

[morton 5,368]

think theres a preston up scotland i think

So theres a proper Preston and a jock imitation,trust the jocks,always pinched everything from their fairer and better looking cousins.

[dpb82uk 138]

just geting in to working terriers bin hooked on running dogs lamping an ferreting but now iv got me a terrier its cuming on well iv bin takeing it to dens but its still young and playfull im hoping it will go to ground toword the end of season

[Tam O'Void 297]

think theres a preston up scotland i think

So theres a proper Preston and a jock imitation,trust the jocks,always pinched everything from their fairer and better looking cousins.

Think he's getting mixed up with Prestonpans .....JOCKS Invent.......Sasin .....Copy The Wife...

[dytkos 17,820]

think theres a preston up scotland i think

So theres a proper Preston and a jock imitation,trust the jocks,always pinched everything from their fairer and better looking cousins.

 

There's a Blackburn up there as well that they copied.

Subo comes from there

 

Cheers, D.

[fitchet 788]

I was probably about 8 when i first started mooching about with some mongrelly russel types we had about. Had some good times at the local orchards and forestry blocks bagging all sorts. Im more into the lurchers now but i normally have a terrier around. ATB

[the_stig 6,614]

started on the rats as a bord 12 year old progressed from there --my little russell killed a rat while out on a walk hooked from there on ..

[blackdogs no 1 24]

got given a rabbitting russell