How many dogs

[lurcher330 2,301]

I have 3 lurchers,one is 3 one is 6 and the old dog is 11 and i also have a litter of pups here from the 6 year old bitch to the 11 year old dog,I will be keeping back one of them,and at the moment i have no dog to lamp,the old dog done up his dew claw the 3 year old bitch has a bad cut on her leg ,that is just about healed ,I had 2 whippets but gave one to a friend a couple of weeks ago,i have never lamped the one i have here but it's looking like i might have to start.

 

I also have a 4 year old lakeland dog and a 2 1/2 year old russell/lakeland bitch ,,working well ,,a 12 year old russell bitch does a bit of bushing but never dug to her until a few mths ago when walking in the spot I excersise my dogs in every day had to get a mate to come over to me with a spade and then again a few weeks ago when i had to get my kids to come around to me with tools,

 

and i have a 13 year old staffy x and a 14mth old 1st x wheaten/apbt x.

 

and every one of them get out and do something most days

[rock 64]

i have three terrriers but really only need two, thats why im considering on letting the russell go

[pbrookes 450]

I have 6 sporting Lucas terriers a kelpie x running dog and a bull terrier. They are all worked in some way every day even if it's just bushing round the village football field. The shifts I work means I get 2 weeks off every 5 weeks so plenty of time to get out and about

[BIGLURKS 874]

2 lurchers a cocker and a Terrier just retired my lab last year reason for cocker and gifted a terrier too a friend cos it was not working well with my other dogs but 4 seem too be the right amount for the amount of time I've got for working them

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

The number of terriers you keep should depend on how many days a week you are out and how much land you have access to. However it's a fine line because you have got to make way for dogs that don't make the grade etc etc so it depends ultimately on what you find manageable. I have one entered dog, one ready to enter and a young pup. And that's enough for me!

[dee mac 579]

the thing with terriers is you ve to keep bringing on the younger dogs as you never know the day you could loose a worker as the job has many hazards but still keep a number that means there getting steady work a fella with 4 terriers worked hard will have a better standaed of worker than say a fella with 15 terriers who only puts a small number of digs over each dog at the end of the day its actual work that makes a dog they learn feck all in a kennell !

[BS40liam 203]

I have a 9 month. Beddi whippet who has done a bit of ferreting and caught a couple of rabbit while out walking, gonna start her watching on the lamp in the next few weeks also I have a 8 week old pat x lakey so will be (with a bit of luck) be using her for digging when she comes of age...... 2 dogs is plenty for the time and work I have available atm but considering adding another terrier at some point in the near future.

[fat man 4,741]

I think it also depends on the type of terrier,ie hard,sounder that you kennell.A couple of sounders will probably get you through a season but when you keep a hard type you will need at least 4 to 6 terriers about you.I also like to have at least 1 youngster coming on each season and its a great feeling when you get the 1st dig to a youngster.

[Bull-Whippet 4]

1 lakie x russel... & 1 bull whippet, both pups starting to bring them on. But i do have 3year old patterdale bitch working all legal quarry...

[the_stig 6,614]

got 3 old uns -- retired apart from a bit of ratting.. had one out on loan . most i had on the yard back in the day was 16

[chrisbullx 2,541]

That's a lot of shit to clean up stig atb cbx

[the_stig 6,614]

That's a lot of shit to clean up stig atb cbx

tell me about it ..

[Cleanspade 3,324]

i was at six for a while. five terriers and a lurcher, i'm down to three as my kids have claimed two and one is retired. so ive only a couple to find work for.