Rock Piles

[Rabbit Hunter 6,613]

Looks a nice athletic dog. But like you said he's not your typical looking stud dog. Is the Mick you mentioned the one JP had mid 80s?

[Bosun11 537]

Looks a nice athletic dog. But like you said he's not your typical looking stud dog. Is the Mick you mentioned the one JP had mid 80s?

Yes RH, the red dog, the one that left him and he tried very hard to get back. My friend bought him in good faith from 'someone' and when he found out went to see JP, who let him keep the dog.

[Rat face 1,655]

Here's two oldies of him, one with a full coat and the other shaved down. He looked like a black n tan box headed whippet, one of the reasons anyone who had a decent bitch stayed clear...IMG-20160808-WA0000.jpgIMG-20160808-WA0001.jpg

very nice, text book stamp of a rock dog if ever there was one

[Bryan 1,362]

Here's two oldies of him, one with a full coat and the other shaved down. He looked like a black n tan box headed whippet, one of the reasons anyone who had a decent bitch stayed clear...IMG-20160808-WA0000.jpgIMG-20160808-WA0001.jpg

 

Thanks for the replies, I think we've all missed out on breeding from good ones like that, more so when younger. Anyone that avoided a dog with that blood behind him because he wasn't pretty enough should hang their heads. Their probably asking now where all the good ones are gone LOL.

 

You breeding the bitch to a better bred dog is a good reason.

 

It's trotted out here all the time that breeding for money ruins lines. I reckon it not breeding enough from the good ones that causes the problems. ATB B.

[Bosun11 537]

This may sound a bit daft but that dog i had and his parents before him (i knew them well) and other 'rock dogs' i've known of, ALL where born climbers. Terriers that would climb and perch rather than stay on terra-firma.

I hope this makes sense but that type of dog would/could not stand on the ground and look up, they had to climb and find out. Squirrles in trees (foxes in trees!!), garden walls and fences, chair backs and arms in the house, back of car seats in moving cars... They just had to be up and perched.

The owner of the brother to Todd made the mistake of chaining him to the kennel, a kennel against a 6ft brick wall... He came home one day to bury that dog, nails gone down to pads and blood tracks up the wall. A sickener..

 

I remember climbing the window cleaners ladder to choke Todd off his trouser leg. All three of us at the top of the ladder, bloke screeming in pain, Todd screeming in rage and me screeming in fear for all to keep still..!!

If any ladder type object was left agains a wall, that dog was over it!!

 

So does anyone own a leggy dog that loves to climb and perch??

Because if you do, you potentially own a rock dog and then all you need is three things;

The place to try it.

The expierience to know to try it.

And the bottle to try it...

[Kaizer Sozĕ 266]

Is that JPs Mick son of his Monty?

[Bosun11 537]

Is that JPs Mick son of his Monty?

If thats how his line goes (?) Then yes KS. Early/mid 80's. What i've wrote is what i know.

[Kaizer Sozĕ 266]

Is his breeding still about?

[Bosun11 537]

J.P is still alive and well, so i'm sure he still keeps the odd terrier about the place, his lines are still about too.

[Bryan 1,362]

What about Cowan and Tyson blood?

[Bosun11 537]

What about Cowan and Tyson blood?

Now that really is 'THE' question Bryan, the one i was hoping we'd get to...

 

I have no idea but i'd love to find out..

[Kaizer Sozĕ 266]

There was a terrier over here out of him in the 90s, real classy & very good to boot!

[Bosun11 537]

There was a terrier over here out of him in the 90s, real classy & very good to boot!

If its genuinly from his line then, in my expierience, that would be the usual...

[Kaizer Sozĕ 266]

He was definitely out of him!

[Rory4 267]

Morton I don't know of any decent Beddy litters at the moment but I'm sure Topper will have a couple of beddy fell litters