Polkey 70 Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 Anybody on here use boarder terriers as bushing dogs, what are they like? Quote Link to post
Price 4 Posted September 1, 2013 Report Share Posted September 1, 2013 I've got a 10month old bitch for bushing and ferreting. She's coming along well, pushes out the rabbits for my mates lurchers and sings when she's right on something in the bush which is exactly what i wanted her for. Caught her first rabbit about 2weeks ago, chuffed to bits as there had been a few "one that got away" before that!! Quote Link to post
forest 137 Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 I've seen chippers borders on and they can hunt and it takes a lot for me to give borders any praise because I fecking hate them Quote Link to post
the fezz 44 Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 (edited) [/url]">http:// my little bitch ,great wee dog , works all cover, marked true from 6months old a pleasure to watch working also bringing on 2 younger dogs makeing good moochers Edited September 2, 2013 by the fezz 7 Quote Link to post
obi2 239 Posted September 2, 2013 Report Share Posted September 2, 2013 I've seen chippers borders on and they can hunt and it takes a lot for me to give borders any praise because I fecking hate themHow come you hate them? Quote Link to post
chrisbullx 2,541 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 My first terrier was a border & she never let me down ferreting,bushing or ratting & shes the reason I have always had a soft spot for them atb cbx Quote Link to post
Price 4 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 [/url]">http:// my little bitch ,great wee dog , works all cover, marked true from 6months old a pleasure to watch working also bringing on 2 younger dogs makeing good moochers Nice looking dog Fezz, she looks the spit of my bitch. Don't know how to upload pics though!! 1 Quote Link to post
forest 137 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 I've seen more than my fear sher of borders work so called good bushers and they have been very poor but like I said chippers are the best I've seen work cover some mite say better than the tekel Quote Link to post
Polkey 70 Posted September 3, 2013 Author Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 I'm wanting a bushing dog but in no hurry as am bring on a young lurcher so starting to look a bit deeper at options. For those that are not taken by borders what would you say lets them down? I'm not sure what I'm going to end up with yet but I'm pretty sure it will be a terrier or terrier cross Quote Link to post
the fezz 44 Posted September 3, 2013 Report Share Posted September 3, 2013 [/url]">http:// my little bitch ,great wee dog , works all cover, marked true from 6months old a pleasure to watch working also bringing on 2 younger dogs makeing good moochers Nice looking dog Fezz, she looks the spit of my bitch. Don't know how to upload pics though!! thanks price , cant knock her or the other two iam bringing on il try and get some new pics up , atb Fezz Quote Link to post
forest 137 Posted September 4, 2013 Report Share Posted September 4, 2013 The most common thing I've seen in a lot of them they arnt very sharpe they arnt very wiere if you know what I mean they don't make good raters from what I've seen or bushing dogs . But like I've said I have I have seen good ones as well . The breed I wood go for wood be a plumer for bushing but its like anything there is a lot of shite out there so maybez get a half cross because atleast they haven't been bread for money 1 Quote Link to post
shell 42 Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 I've currently got a team of 5 border bitches, and a 10 week old pup I've bred myself that I've high hopes for. All my borders are excellent bushing dogs, work nearly every day. Either pushing up or bolting stuff for the running dogs or the shotgun. One of my best bitches will even speak on a semi cold line. They'll all speak in cover on fox. Others will squeak on rabbit, and it's enough to let you know where they are.A real plus point of this strain of borders is that they all get on really well, and kennel / van up easily together. Pictures attached of my pack Malc 8 Quote Link to post
shell 42 Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 As for rats... These were taken with a team of borders and a couple of running dogs. Tally was 170 odd. Malc 8 Quote Link to post
loafer 47 Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 Yes, but it takes four of them to kill one rat. Quote Link to post
shell 42 Posted September 6, 2013 Report Share Posted September 6, 2013 get a grip you cock end 5 Quote Link to post
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