Lusmagh 0 Posted December 16, 2012 Report Share Posted December 16, 2012 I have a pure wheaten dog hes no problem with other dogs exellent worker will go to ground if you dont watch him when ur out and very hard at his job Quote Link to post
Irish Lurcher 1,013 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 I wouldn't be qualified to assist with the topic, but me personally don't see the need to cross a wheaton with any working terrier, whether it be lakeland,patterdale,russell, border, y not be true to type an keep the wheatons pure an as there for one job an one job only jmo, no disrespect to the lads that have or still wrkn the wheatonxterrier fair due's to you's, i just don't see the need or the use to have one atb hg very honest post Quote Link to post
Irish Lurcher 1,013 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 I wouldn't be qualified to assist with the topic, but me personally don't see the need to cross a wheaton with any working terrier, whether it be lakeland,patterdale,russell, border, y not be true to type an keep the wheatons pure an as there for one job an one job only jmo, no disrespect to the lads that have or still wrkn the wheatonxterrier fair due's to you's, i just don't see the need or the use to have one atb hg very honest post hard grafter, I am sure its the same with half the lads who just got into terrier work, 1 Quote Link to post
mr scent 665 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 iv sern wheatens work and i think wheaten crossed terriers come a bit big and hard and tend to be in sick bay a bit too long Quote Link to post
bulljack 480 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Wheatens have been cross bred alot more than people think, this happend alot during the 70s with trial dogs so the pure wheatens may not be as pure as you think, the peds for alot of these dogs where writen by there breeders who may not have been liers but just missinformed when geting a stud dog or new stock into there yard. So the dogs around today may look like pure wheatens but there is glen,apbt,staff,ebt ect way back in the lines. So its nothing new to cross them its been done for years with strong dogs and lurchers, as far as useing them in earthdog breeding i dont see the point there are plenty of good lines bred for the job, a wheaten x earthdog would just become a hospital case. 2 Quote Link to post
hard grafter 277 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 I wouldn't be qualified to assist with the topic, but me personally don't see the need to cross a wheaton with any working terrier, whether it be lakeland,patterdale,russell, border, y not be true to type an keep the wheatons pure an as there for one job an one job only jmo, no disrespect to the lads that have or still wrkn the wheatonxterrier fair due's to you's, i just don't see the need or the use to have one atb hg very honest post hard grafter, I am sure its the same with half the lads who just got into terrier work, Well irish lurcher i'm still very wet behind the ears when it comes to terrier's, an i'm sure it's the case with a lot of people on this site, but i do know is i don't pretend i know more than what i've done or seen, thing is, you'll always get found out!! so for that reason i always keep it real, atb hg 1 Quote Link to post
liamdelaney 2,587 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Wheatens have been cross bred alot more than people think, this happend alot during the 70s with trial dogs so the pure wheatens may not be as pure as you think, the peds for alot of these dogs where writen by there breeders who may not have been liers but just missinformed when geting a stud dog or new stock into there yard. So the dogs around today may look like pure wheatens but there is glen,apbt,staff,ebt ect way back in the lines. So its nothing new to cross them its been done for years with strong dogs and lurchers, as far as useing them in earthdog breeding i dont see the point there are plenty of good lines bred for the job, a wheaten x earthdog would just become a hospital case. The trial wheatens were full of bull blood(mostly staff)that is why they were, and are so game.A lot of people wont like that but it is true. 2 Quote Link to post
bulljack 480 Posted December 17, 2012 Report Share Posted December 17, 2012 Wheatens have been cross bred alot more than people think, this happend alot during the 70s with trial dogs so the pure wheatens may not be as pure as you think, the peds for alot of these dogs where writen by there breeders who may not have been liers but just missinformed when geting a stud dog or new stock into there yard. So the dogs around today may look like pure wheatens but there is glen,apbt,staff,ebt ect way back in the lines. So its nothing new to cross them its been done for years with strong dogs and lurchers, as far as useing them in earthdog breeding i dont see the point there are plenty of good lines bred for the job, a wheaten x earthdog would just become a hospital case. The trial wheatens were full of bull blood(mostly staff)that is why they were, and are so game.A lot of people wont like that but it is true. i said it before on here and was slated by people saying it didnt happen, some of the most well known wheaten men used them not because they wanted bull in the mix because these dog did the job, and they covered some very good wheaten bitchs at the time. 4 Quote Link to post
lurcher330 2,301 Posted December 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 I myself prefare to keep my terriers small,and wouldn't bother adding bull or wheaten into them,but i have seen a fare few bull x terriers that where full of beans when it comes to stuff on the sod but where not into travelling an earth,I'm not asking about diluting wheaten blood but some lads that want harder terriers decide to add bull into their line ,more for the lads that want the harder terriers would wheaten not be the better option in some cases instead of bull 1 Quote Link to post
lurcher330 2,301 Posted December 18, 2012 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Hows that bull wheaten of yours getting on now l330 ? He's coming on Gem,I took him out with the terriers on Sunday for the first time,he seen a bit but wouldn't class him as started yet,still like a big pup. the bitchs from the litter are maturing a bit quicker alright ,he still want to play with the other dogs. a couple of pics of him from sunday, 10 Quote Link to post
hunting1234 122 Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Hows that bull wheaten of yours getting on now l330 ? He's coming on Gem,I took him out with the terriers on Sunday for the first time,he seen a bit but wouldn't class him as started yet,still like a big pup. the bitchs from the litter are maturing a bit quicker alright ,he still want to play with the other dogs. a couple of pics of him from sunday, looking good graham Quote Link to post
chrisbullx 2,541 Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 He's a cracker graham mate & the penny will drop sooner or later mate atb cbx Quote Link to post
jsmith 103 Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 Graham , enjoy the bit of peace while you can , when he switches on there'll be no switching him off. He's turning into a cracker fair play to you. Quote Link to post
lampinglurcher 36 Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 I look forward to watching that pup grow, albeit from a computer Quote Link to post
bulljack 480 Posted December 18, 2012 Report Share Posted December 18, 2012 his sister. 2 Quote Link to post
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