Dogs In Days Gone By

[frazdog 252]

Good pics and info there p3d, its mad how much breeds have changed since kc type breeders got hold of em, and totally f*****g ruined em imo.

 

IMO Any working type dog is usually not a great looking dog.

It is when breeders start to think that they can have working quality AND looks that dogs run into trouble.

If you were going for open heart surgery tommorrow morning,

you would not care if the surgeon was good looking.

You would only care that he could do his job.

 

To digging men the beauty is seeing the dog work.

When I see a dog after a good result, covered in earth, he looks good to me.

 

Now before the show brigade start jumping up and down.

Is there a good looking dog out there that works well...yes

But the combination is rare IMO.

well said lad looks mean nothing.working ability only atb

[Moorside 642]

Just on the subject of breeds being altered in seach of looks, my grandad used to keep bullmastifs ive got a picture somwhere at home and the difference between his dogs in photo and those of today is massive. The muzzle is about twice the length for starters il have a look for the pic its from the 40s my old man said they were formidable to say the least.

[desmond123 1]

Hey up lads, I was thinking about a conversation i had with a very descent old welsh farmer a while back while I was doing some work. His farm is high up in north wales, during this chat he asked what dogs id got and i told him, and he really seemed eager to talk hunting and about the good times he and his pals had in the past on the hills and mountains near by,he told me he used to always have a few terriers about but that he didnt have em anymore and that he prefers a bit of shooting rather than terrier work nowadays. When i asked what types he used he said russell xs mainly i was thinking x with fells or summat similar but when he said that his best were corgi x russells i was really surprised, as id not heard of em used but he went on to say he had one that drew foxes all the time. Were good dogs more plentyful years ago and id be interested to hear of any less usual xs that anyones had success with. Atb lads

hi there mate ,,we use to dig we a russelxcollie ...ie third cross it would keep away from them bb uns /talkin [bANNED TEXT] it was legal ,,using a russell x shitsu for rattin lol its mustard fast as lighting ...