jharrison_2009 8 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 My mate has just bought a choc bull x patterdale Its about 13 month old and 15 inch to shoulder but not spanable by an inch or so what's the chance of it fitting in raynards house do you think its to big what's the biggest terrier you guys have seen go to ground cheers atb JH Quote Link to post
benji benji 60 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 If it wants it bad enough it will get there might just take a bit longer to push up close 2 Quote Link to post
gonetoearth 5,144 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 On 30/12/2013 at 21:39, jharrison_2009 said: My mate has just bought a choc bull x patterdale Its about 13 month old and 15 inch to shoulder but not spanable by an inch or so what's the chance of it fitting in raynards house do you think its to big what's the biggest terrier you guys have seen go to ground cheers atb JH a foxhound lol 4 Quote Link to post
fox digger 1,086 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 if he is not spannable there will be alot he wont get to..... alot bigger than what most work to fox. im sure he will get to some but then again i dont know what sort of earths you work. im sure from experience working them before you have an idea of the size of dog that can work them. 1 Quote Link to post
deathsquad 9 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 seen a lot of so called big dogs getting into some tight spots think its more about wanting to get there if you know what I mean Quote Link to post
aaron01 737 Posted December 30, 2013 Report Share Posted December 30, 2013 We dig backfills two beagle crosses on a regular basis and they are either at the stuff or not far away lol Quote Link to post
hard grafter 277 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 On 30/12/2013 at 22:16, aaron01 said: We dig backfills two beagle crosses on a regular basis and they are either at the stuff or not far away lol. Would yous be digging them on purpose or would they just drop in, whilst hot in pursuit.??? Quote Link to post
alimac 882 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 On 30/12/2013 at 21:46, deathsquad said: seen a lot of so called big dogs getting into some tight spots think its more about wanting to get there if you know what I mean Wanting to get there helps but wanting isn't enough a lot of the time. Only a idiot would put up with waiting say 2 hrs before there big dog get up close. A useable fox dog should be easily spannable. 8 Quote Link to post
TOPPER 1,809 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 its horses for causes around me i have alot of places with big tubes so a big dog isnt a problem but i also have permission with small rabbity earths were you need small dogs and i mean small and thats why i have a mixed yard but the biggest dog here is a 15 in bedlington but he can fit in places a bull russell or barrel ribbed pat wont get Quote Link to post
stando 177 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 As Ali said above Quote Link to post
lukey 1,621 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 I'm sure you'll get some and some you'll have to walk away from unless you have a smaller dog as back up, most holes local to me you need a smallish dog a lot of them a big dog would never get to. A tight one my bitch took a while to get to Lukey85/media/007.jpg.html][/url] 1 Quote Link to post
timc20xe 73 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 My last bitch was 17" she could get most places but the small rabbity earths she would struggle but still get there in the end Quote Link to post
aaron01 737 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 On 31/12/2013 at 12:35, hard grafter said: On 30/12/2013 at 22:16, aaron01 said: We dig backfills two beagle crosses on a regular basis and they are either at the stuff or not far away lol. Would yous be digging them on purpose or would they just drop in, whilst hot in pursuit.??? They would drop in on a hunt Quote Link to post
BOLSTER 808 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Smaller the better for Fox , if you know the earth then you should know what terrier to use. Quote Link to post
donnyc 1,203 Posted December 31, 2013 Report Share Posted December 31, 2013 Been done to death this one..same old answers as well..Favourite one being if it wants to it will ..Right... It Wont get up to a fox in a tight chalk place or a tight rock place or a small drain or a tight flinty place etc etc etc ..Like said you need different sizes for different jobs.. 10 Quote Link to post
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