fatlad 250 Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 when I was with my ex I used to take her staff ferreting and just mooching had allsorts with him had a excellent nose on him, he would go threw the thickest of brambles but only if he got a scent of something he wouldn't just charge around crashing threw stuff for the sake of it 2 Quote Link to post
j1985 1,983 Posted January 20, 2014 Report Share Posted January 20, 2014 I got a American bulldog here he's nearly nine now he works cover markes holes and I've seen him full speed throu fields and woods nose to the ground he can use he's nose they can be excellent bushing dogs and as was already said whatever they catch it's game over very quickly Mines the same, smashes through any cover after picking up a scent! He will try go to ground or dog out any hole he can't get down if something's at home. What Tracy said was pure rubbish!! 2 Quote Link to post
Blind Hawk 57 Posted January 24, 2014 Report Share Posted January 24, 2014 Have a staff pup 7months taking her out with the rest of my pack hope she comes good . Quote Link to post
mushroom 12,870 Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 Have a staff pup 7months taking her out with the rest of my pack hope she comes good . Put the time in one on one first mate it will be better in the long run. Take it out with the pack once it's got the basics or you'll end up with a dog the fuucks off on it's own accord on a mission to seek & destroy :laugh: 1 Quote Link to post
Cleanspade 3,322 Posted January 26, 2014 Report Share Posted January 26, 2014 this plummer has a little bull in its makeup. and has nose and drive. she has worked with a couple of bulls. (staffs) they did have reasonable noses but it depends on what you are comparing them too. the prime requisite of a bushing dog for me is nose. drive is good but without a really good nose its limited. but with plenty of both you have a handy beast. 1 Quote Link to post
Stabs 3 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 My pure dog that had what I would call a good nose. He was very useful at finding and putting up foxes. He was in his dotage in this pic mind. Quote Link to post
Westy76 546 Posted January 27, 2014 Report Share Posted January 27, 2014 My pure dog that had what I would call a good nose. He was very useful at finding and putting up foxes. He was in his dotage in this pic mind. Kesh 001.jpg Very nice 1 Quote Link to post
mushroom 12,870 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Agree with Stabs My Staff would hunt out anything she could using here nose. For example Dogfox and me were on a wander about, open field no cover save for a pile of branches and cut back in the middle ready to be fired. The staff headed straight for it from over 200meters away and flushed out the only feckin rabbit for miles :laugh: 1 Quote Link to post
Deano10 139 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Ive been out bushing with westy with my springer spaniel and seen first hand how well they bush and pull quarry out of cover! brilliant bushing dog works well with the spaniel! ! 1 Quote Link to post
Westy76 546 Posted January 28, 2014 Report Share Posted January 28, 2014 Ive been out bushing with westy with my springer spaniel and seen first hand how well they bush and pull quarry out of cover! brilliant bushing dog works well with the spaniel! !Had a good few days out now that spaniel of yours is mustard!!!!!!Also had some hairy moments to looool Quote Link to post
Bossie 90 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 this plummer has a little bull in its makeup. and has nose and drive. she has worked with a couple of bulls. (staffs) they did have reasonable noses but it depends on what you are comparing them too. the prime requisite of a bushing dog for me is nose. drive is good but without a really good nose its limited. but with plenty of both you have a handy beast. sassy 2014.jpg CS, do plummers follow a line like a lot of JRs do (the ones I've seen working) or are they capable of air scenting? (to some standard) Do they travel/work any further or closer from the handler compared to other terriers? Quote Link to post
Deano10 139 Posted January 29, 2014 Report Share Posted January 29, 2014 cheers westy definatly had some of them moments lol! Quote Link to post
Cleanspade 3,322 Posted January 30, 2014 Report Share Posted January 30, 2014 this plummer has a little bull in its makeup. and has nose and drive. she has worked with a couple of bulls. (staffs) they did have reasonable noses but it depends on what you are comparing them too. the prime requisite of a bushing dog for me is nose. drive is good but without a really good nose its limited. but with plenty of both you have a handy beast. sassy 2014.jpg CS, do plummers follow a line like a lot of JRs do (the ones I've seen working) or are they capable of air scenting? (to some standard) Do they travel/work any further or closer from the handler compared to other terriers? the bitch in the pic air scents bossie. and stays and works close most of the time. but on a hot scent she will be off .can be a nightmare at times. as she can cover the ground quickly. its funny to watch her air scenting as she is close to the ground and as the scent rises she spends most of her time stretching her neck or on two legs lol. my other two tend to work nose to ground and are a little easier to control. i cant speak for plummers just the ones i have. Quote Link to post
benchick 42 Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 I know some lads on here run staffs, but is there anyone running american bull dogs on here, and if so what are they like? To put it bluntly SHIT well 90 percent are, much easier to go with something more conventional Quote Link to post
j1985 1,983 Posted February 20, 2014 Report Share Posted February 20, 2014 I know some lads on here run staffs, but is there anyone running american bull dogs on here, and if so what are they like? To put it bluntly SHIT well 90 percent are, much easier to go with something more conventional Haha I'd agree as most over here are proper shite but mine is good at bushing/pushing out cover!! Gotta remember if your getting one from hunting lines which 90% over are not then they have a lot of hound blood in their make up. Mine has great nose, insane drive and will follow terriers through rabbit runs in bramble lol comes out bleeding from all over the daft twat....just gotta watch out for horses lol Quote Link to post
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