Best Earth Dog You've Had An What Way Bred."

[foxbolter 447]

I never made any dig at Bert I was referring to the reply I got to the post office made off the number of foxes in the ground I've only ever seen 5 in ground at 1 time that's all Pablo are u sober ur off again are

[foxbolter 447]

Post off not post office I'm getting like you writing pass thick as shit

[rob284 1,682]

Ive seen 3 foxes and they were all pushes out of the same entrance with the bitch behind.

[Lutra Lutra 611]

The best earth dog I have ever had isome a border dog. Genuine levi stuff, in all honesty the dog is to hard for his own good. He's 5 now and has earned his stripes he's a fox killing dog. People slate borders but if you get the right stuff you won't get a better dog than a border.

Hello Jossa, I don't want to know how old you are my friend, that of course is your business. Just wondered if you ever knew Billy Pervis or the well known Border man Ray Walker.I took some excellent Borders into my friends in the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. I have a good friend in Hungary, she's a lady, but has a really good Border. She digs often to the dog on Fox and the Pajama nosed fellows, it is legal there of course. I'm going this winter.

[Lutra Lutra 611]

great post lutra lutra!

Many thanks Odin!

[Bosun11 537]

The best two i ever owned, father and son, no Russell in the white one since 1930's, have a guess who bred it

 

 

 

 

Middleton...?

[pablo esc 1,598]

Lutra, one of the border dog i dug to was in the early nineties, he was a mute dog, a good hard lad, too hard maybe compared to his comrades. Off a long line and respect to the man who kept L, o, going, . Dont wish to say his name, he be around rw, dog's. Good luc, and Atb

[pablo esc 1,598]

Also the man who i got my first Patterdale off ( he bred it) , a country man, told us he met Bert at a show up there and Bert said, i wouldn't have a patt or black dog, The too hard. Same man i knew had a very good russel before he got his black bitch. The dog i got off him was probably my best dog. But time has seen others too, which have done the job well

[Truther 1,579]

 

The best two i ever owned, father and son, no Russell in the white one since 1930's, have a guess who bred it

 

 

 

 

Middleton...?

 

 

Very close mate, strictly speaking a mate bred him, but both parents were from the man himself.............grandsire was a dog called rock, 1973 if that helps lol.

[Bosun11 537]

Anthony Barker

[Truther 1,579]

Sid Wilkinson mate, true quality, but a bit of a waste because of my age when i got him, it came good in the end though, the dog was the best teacher i ever had, didn't know the meaning of the word "quit" a hard act to follow tbh. I did a lot with the red dog, his son, bred by me, a good honest dog by anyones standards, but not in the same league as his sire.

[Bosun11 537]

Ha, it had to be one or the other, i went for Barker as he bred a bit more than Wilkinson i've been told. In any case that dog has some history behind it and goes to prove that it wasn't just Gary that had throwbacks to the white dogs in the line.

Fine stamp of terrier too, thanks for putting that up mate.

[Truther 1,579]

I don't know much about Barkers breeding tbh, but Sid did breed a good few, the difference being Sid just gifted most of them to lads he liked, i was just fortunate to know a couple of these lads, and they bred a few litters. They produced some very good terriers.

[Lutra Lutra 611]

I was told about Bert having fun around Alton, I don't know if he had the numbers in one day but I can ask. I do know he and the man he was digging with were being given a bounty, I think I was told it was either the ministry or the NFU that payed out. Apparently they were claiming so much bounty they sent a rep out for the day to check they were getting them from the right area, they were taking both fox and badger.

I've asked the chap for any photos of him and Bert but he's not a well man and I don't want to push to much.

 

I dig with the son in law of GS from Cheadle Staffs, most of the digging back then was done in Dimmingsdale woods, sadly now just another Forestry commission wood that's more like a theme park than a working wood. Before you boys Google map it and arrive in your droves, don't bother it's hotter than Jessica Albas arse :-)

Bert actually did dig that amount of badgers and on one occasion my brother went to a certain farm with Bert because badgers had been taking and killing the piglets. In the house stood some old large Whisky bottles, all full of gold sovereigns.Their eyes transfixed on the bottles. But both trustworthy people. Good times!

[Lutra Lutra 611]

I never made any dig at Bert I was referring to the reply I got to the post office made off the number of foxes in the ground I've only ever seen 5 in ground at 1 time that's all Pablo are u sober ur off again are

You didn't say anything wrong towards Bert my friend..