buster gonads 862 Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 I just thought i put this pic up of one of the most unusual cross's i,v had the pleasure to have worked with, and i mean pleasure, this little bitch did everything i asked of her and more, worked to hand signals, very easy to train, would work any cover, marked for the ferrets, good on the rats and even went to ground now and again [she was only small] dont get me wrong it wouldnt have been my choice for a working dog but it worked out very well, its a cocker cross poodle, unfortunatly she got killed while out working, i,d give my right arm to have her back, this is a genuine post, anyone else had good results out of a so called lap dog or an unusual breed/cross, atb, buster. 4 Quote Link to post
darbo 4,776 Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 This one buster. My mates dog now a old lad. Got from a dogs home as a pup took it ferreting from a young age cracking marking dog went through cover like a bulldozer good ratter retrieved shot pigeons. why he leaves the harness on when we go ferreting i dont know.i think its to wind me up and it works. But a belting little dog in his time. Quote Link to post
buster gonads 862 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Handsome is as handsome does Darbo, he looks likes he's doing a job for you, i,v seen some purpose bread dogs that i wouldnt give kennel room, although i guess we,v both been lucky here, if i were to buy/breed a dog just for bushing i,d edge my bets and go for either cocker or beagle crossed with a terrier but i dont have that luxury, i do try and find a use for the mrs house dog though, i was asked many times what the dog i was working was by other dog men, most thought she was a beddy type, i was even asked to take her beating on a local shoot, i declined, not my scene mate, atb, buster. Quote Link to post
darbo 4,776 Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 the russell in the pic buster is also my mates dog a good ratter and he retrieves game etc but if im honest working cover marking etc the old mongrel is far the better dog a one off maybe but ive watched other mongrels over the years prove to be useful dogs for there owners. Quote Link to post
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Are first dogs were mutts all shapes and sizes and a big black lab x. That would course hares for fun its in them all some are just better than others Quote Link to post
forest of dean redneck 11,622 Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 Was it your dog buster? Quote Link to post
Bosun11 537 Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 I recently seen a dog i've heard much about over the years, a Labrador x Patterdale. Just about the meanest lookin thing i've seen on four legs in a long time. Big and solid, like a giant Wheeler type terrier but much longer in the back. This dog has one hell of a reputation as a bushing dog and is hard as nails, pity is best years are now behind it. Quote Link to post
buster gonads 862 Posted August 5, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 On 05/08/2013 at 13:27, forest of dean redneck said: Was it your dog buster? Yes it was, well, the mrs dog to be precise, buster. Quote Link to post
forest of dean redneck 11,622 Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 On 05/08/2013 at 14:08, buster gonads said: On 05/08/2013 at 13:27, forest of dean redneck said: Was it your dog buster? Yes it was, well, the mrs dog to be precise, buster.Thats what I thought ,bet your arse puckered when you had to tell her. Bosun seen a litter of patterdors advertised nice strong looking black pups, With a £400 price tag. Quote Link to post
rob190364 2,594 Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 On 05/08/2013 at 11:44, buster gonads said: I just thought i put this pic up of one of the most unusual cross's i,v had the pleasure to have worked with, and i mean pleasure, this little bitch did everything i asked of her and more, worked to hand signals, very easy to train, would work any cover, marked for the ferrets, good on the rats and even went to ground now and again [she was only small] dont get me wrong it wouldnt have been my choice for a working dog but it worked out very well, its a cocker cross poodle, unfortunatly she got killed while out working, i,d give my right arm to have her back, this is a genuine post, anyone else had good results out of a so called lap dog or an unusual breed/cross, atb, buster. I would have thought a cocker x standard poodle would be quite consistently half decent at bushing etc. If you ignore the faggoty hair cuts people give them poodles (with the exception of the toy poodle) are actually quite athletic, and are supposed to be one of the brightest dogs you can get. It was a funny looking thing though wasn't it....it's got an athletic body with the head of something you'd see on a TV commercial 2 Quote Link to post
BS40liam 203 Posted August 5, 2013 Report Share Posted August 5, 2013 My old dog eddy was stolen a few years back never got him back.....would work rats to a decent standard and would bush as good if not better than most terriers I've been out with, retrieve rabbits live to hand went to ground on occasion ( he dint stay there long tho ?) and was an absolute cracker of a guard dog,miss him dearly jack Russell x chihuahua 2 Quote Link to post
buster gonads 862 Posted August 6, 2013 Author Report Share Posted August 6, 2013 On 05/08/2013 at 16:39, rob190364 said: On 05/08/2013 at 11:44, buster gonads said: I just thought i put this pic up of one of the most unusual cross's i,v had the pleasure to have worked with, and i mean pleasure, this little bitch did everything i asked of her and more, worked to hand signals, very easy to train, would work any cover, marked for the ferrets, good on the rats and even went to ground now and again [she was only small] dont get me wrong it wouldnt have been my choice for a working dog but it worked out very well, its a cocker cross poodle, unfortunatly she got killed while out working, i,d give my right arm to have her back, this is a genuine post, anyone else had good results out of a so called lap dog or an unusual breed/cross, atb, buster. I would have thought a cocker x standard poodle would be quite consistently half decent at bushing etc. If you ignore the faggoty hair cuts people give them poodles (with the exception of the toy poodle) are actually quite athletic, and are supposed to be one of the brightest dogs you can get. It was a funny looking thing though wasn't it....it's got an athletic body with the head of something you'd see on a TV commercial As you say Rob very athletic but a good brain in that head, the mrs has since bought another one, the same cross but its thrown very much to the mother, a working FTC cocker, i,ll bet my arse it not half the dog the one in the pic,s was, but i,ll put it to work and see, atb, buster. 1 Quote Link to post
lawrence 657 Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 been out with an auld boy with a shih tzu cross, its his pride and joy, it nails a lot rabbits within a few feet of the burrows when ferreting,funny to watch. he put it over a patterdale bitch for bushers, mad looking wee things, Quote Link to post
wuyang 513 Posted August 7, 2013 Report Share Posted August 7, 2013 Long gone old collie bitch.....amazing hunter....would bush all day 3 Quote Link to post
pip1968 2,490 Posted August 8, 2013 Report Share Posted August 8, 2013 a mate off here who gave me most of my dogs over the years had a whippet x lakeland and that was a demon bushing dog and would take all quarry what was put infront of it it was an exceptional dog Quote Link to post
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