Rock Piles

[fat man 4,741]

 

 

 

I like to give the dog at least 30/40 minutes to get up to its quarry and settle before I think about starting to dig.roll a fag and have a brew.I've been out with a few speed diggers lol-holes end up coned like a cornetto.takes longer to open up tidy than it does to get down to the mark. Atb dc

if I'm not mistaken Neil likes to give his dogs an hour before he digs,isn't that right Neil

What gave me away ???????????? The part of my post where I said I'd give a terrier an hour to settle in a big place ???

You're a right little Columbo aren't you.

You are around Stop End to much Mixed Grill as you's are both on the same wave length regarding working terriers.

As I said to Stop End, ye should learn a bit about terrierwork at home before starting to tell others how to do it.

missed you at the west Meath show Neil I was hoping to introduce myself to you

 

I was there Mixed Grill,you should have come and said hello,my digging mate was also there with me,you could have introduced yourself,bet ye would have had plenty to talk about dont you.

[Mixedgrill 704]

 

 

 

 

I like to give the dog at least 30/40 minutes to get up to its quarry and settle before I think about starting to dig.roll a fag and have a brew.I've been out with a few speed diggers lol-holes end up coned like a cornetto.takes longer to open up tidy than it does to get down to the mark. Atb dc

 

if I'm not mistaken Neil likes to give his dogs an hour before he digs,isn't that right Neil

What gave me away ???????????? The part of my post where I said I'd give a terrier an hour to settle in a big place ???

You're a right little Columbo aren't you.

You are around Stop End to much Mixed Grill as you's are both on the same wave length regarding working terriers.

As I said to Stop End, ye should learn a bit about terrierwork at home before starting to tell others how to do it.

missed you at the west Meath show Neil I was hoping to introduce myself to you

I was there Mixed Grill,you should have come and said hello,my digging mate was also there with me,you could have introduced yourself,bet ye would have had plenty to talk about dont you.

fatman what has this got to do with you???

[neil cooney 10,416]

 

 

 

I like to give the dog at least 30/40 minutes to get up to its quarry and settle before I think about starting to dig.roll a fag and have a brew.I've been out with a few speed diggers lol-holes end up coned like a cornetto.takes longer to open up tidy than it does to get down to the mark. Atb dc

if I'm not mistaken Neil likes to give his dogs an hour before he digs,isn't that right Neil

What gave me away ???????????? The part of my post where I said I'd give a terrier an hour to settle in a big place ???

You're a right little Columbo aren't you.

You are around Stop End to much Mixed Grill as you's are both on the same wave length regarding working terriers.

As I said to Stop End, ye should learn a bit about terrierwork at home before starting to tell others how to do it.

missed you at the west Meath show Neil I was hoping to introduce myself to you

 

Why not start a different thread "why wasn't Neil Cooney at the Westmeath show." instead of destroying a good thread. It'd be interesting I can tell ya that.

Now, Mixedgrill, in your years and years of experience please enlighten us as to why a failed earth dog can make a good rock dog ?

And to Stopend, in your years and years of experience (even though you get out of dogs for long periods at a time) could you tell us why you were criticizing lads terriers who work in rocks but clearly showed you haven't a clue but then tell us you've actually worked terriers in the rocks of Donegal.

Please tell us of some of your experiences. It'll be interesting.

Fatman has worked terriers in Donegal. Maybe he'll know the places you've worked your Jack Russells in the rocks.

[liamdelaney 2,587]

Have to take my hat off to the men and dogs that who work the rocks,they are scary looking places.Personally I would be afraid to let my dogs in,but then I dont have to,but for men who work this terrain I presume they have no choice,rocks are all they have.Many years ago a Welshman judged the terrier section in Roscrea(his name escapes me)he gave best terrier to what I thought was a scaldy looking terrier,he told me afterwords it was perfect for the rocks in his part of Wales,so you learn something new everyday.

[fat man 4,741]

 

 

 

 

 

I like to give the dog at least 30/40 minutes to get up to its quarry and settle before I think about starting to dig.roll a fag and have a brew.I've been out with a few speed diggers lol-holes end up coned like a cornetto.takes longer to open up tidy than it does to get down to the mark. Atb dc

if I'm not mistaken Neil likes to give his dogs an hour before he digs,isn't that right Neil

What gave me away ???????????? The part of my post where I said I'd give a terrier an hour to settle in a big place ???

You're a right little Columbo aren't you.

You are around Stop End to much Mixed Grill as you's are both on the same wave length regarding working terriers.

As I said to Stop End, ye should learn a bit about terrierwork at home before starting to tell others how to do it.

missed you at the west Meath show Neil I was hoping to introduce myself to you

I was there Mixed Grill,you should have come and said hello,my digging mate was also there with me,you could have introduced yourself,bet ye would have had plenty to talk about dont you.

fatman what has this got to do with you???

 

Collie dog coming out on you now Mixed Grill,you can give it but cant take it,im entitled to make a comment same as you now leave it alone before your revealed for what you really are.

[Mixedgrill 704]

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like to give the dog at least 30/40 minutes to get up to its quarry and settle before I think about starting to dig.roll a fag and have a brew.I've been out with a few speed diggers lol-holes end up coned like a cornetto.takes longer to open up tidy than it does to get down to the mark. Atb dc

 

if I'm not mistaken Neil likes to give his dogs an hour before he digs,isn't that right Neil

What gave me away ???????????? The part of my post where I said I'd give a terrier an hour to settle in a big place ???

You're a right little Columbo aren't you.

You are around Stop End to much Mixed Grill as you's are both on the same wave length regarding working terriers.

As I said to Stop End, ye should learn a bit about terrierwork at home before starting to tell others how to do it.

missed you at the west Meath show Neil I was hoping to introduce myself to you

I was there Mixed Grill,you should have come and said hello,my digging mate was also there with me,you could have introduced yourself,bet ye would have had plenty to talk about dont you.

fatman what has this got to do with you???

Collie dog coming out on you now Mixed Grill,you can give it but cant take it,im entitled to make a comment same as you now leave it alone before your revealed for what you really are.

I can't wait

[Daniel cain 45,488]

 

I like to give the dog at least 30/40 minutes to get up to its quarry and settle before I think about starting to dig.roll a fag and have a brew.I've been out with a few speed diggers lol-holes end up coned like a cornetto.takes longer to open up tidy than it does to get down to the mark. Atb dc

if I'm not mistaken Neil likes to give his dogs an hour before he digs,isn't that right Neil

pal we all work a different type of dog/terrain -in the name of pest control.I for one won't knock another man for the type of dog he chooses to use to get the job done(earthwork).so long as it's one at a time ,I would feed a dog that could be called out in a tricky spot-but never one that rabbits.as always an interesting thread is f****d up because a few who have no experience of the subject feel the need to start chatting shit to score points-who really gives a rats arse what folk on here get up too? I don't I have a life ;)atb dc

[Rat face 1,655]

Lets not ruin a lads thread if working the rocks not for you fair enough but let's not start slagging lads off who do, generations of terrier men have worked rock and its a big part of fell hunting. Fair play to the boys that still do it i mostly dig now but as a teen earlier 20s i spent hours walking the moors checking piles for a bolt, and i still have the odd walk out now with my cousin and his fell type and if i could get my hands on the right kind of breeding there would be always space in my yard for that kinda tyke

Edited August 5, 2016 by Rat face

[neil cooney 10,416]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like to give the dog at least 30/40 minutes to get up to its quarry and settle before I think about starting to dig.roll a fag and have a brew.I've been out with a few speed diggers lol-holes end up coned like a cornetto.takes longer to open up tidy than it does to get down to the mark. Atb dc

if I'm not mistaken Neil likes to give his dogs an hour before he digs,isn't that right Neil

What gave me away ???????????? The part of my post where I said I'd give a terrier an hour to settle in a big place ???

You're a right little Columbo aren't you.

You are around Stop End to much Mixed Grill as you's are both on the same wave length regarding working terriers.

As I said to Stop End, ye should learn a bit about terrierwork at home before starting to tell others how to do it.

missed you at the west Meath show Neil I was hoping to introduce myself to you

I was there Mixed Grill,you should have come and said hello,my digging mate was also there with me,you could have introduced yourself,bet ye would have had plenty to talk about dont you.

fatman what has this got to do with you???

Collie dog coming out on you now Mixed Grill,you can give it but cant take it,im entitled to make a comment same as you now leave it alone before your revealed for what you really are.

I can't wait

 

Never mind all that crap Mixedgrill, tell us why failed earth dogs make good rock dogs? Like I asked before.

[neil cooney 10,416]

Lets not ruine a lads thread if working the rocks not for you fair enough but let's not start slagging lads off who do, generations of terrier men have worked rock and its a big part of fell hunting. Fair play to the boys that still do it i mostly dig now but as a teen earlier 20s i spent hours walking the moors checking piles for a bolt, and i still have the odd walk out now with my cousin and his fell type and if i could get my hands on the right kind of breeding there would be always space in my yard for that kinda tyke

Rat Face, I had a bitch a few years back and every time I think of her I'm sorry I never tried her in the rocks.

Nancy was her name and she was racey, well bred, hard and could jump a 5 foot wall only touching the top of it. Her nose was excellent but she was retired after 3 seasons.

If ever I had a terrier I reckon could've been a proper a terrier for the rocks, it was her.

I still have her sister here, now 8, but she's cobby and looks like a little bull terrier and much more steady in her work.

But when I'm shooting or hunting around quarries now and see a crack in the rocks I wish to myself I wish I had Nancy. I'll never know.

[tank34 2,344]

I did some rock work with a man called Alan he had about 12 terriers on some was for rock an some for digging, thay was all black an tan with odd red one I think thay was border lakeys , one day on the piles he had a little black an tan bitch called rocky she was 10 year old she killed her first fox we no she did as we dug 8 foot to find bitch with dead fox she did two hours in that pile we moved on an she bolted two more did about an hour with first one bolted she found again an bolted after about harf hour, the little bitch did not have meny teeth Alan said if she got the uper hand on the fox in rock it was in big trouble.

[dytkos 17,800]

I did some rock work with a man called Alan he had about 12 terriers on some was for rock an some for digging, thay was all black an tan with odd red one I think thay was border lakeys , one day on the piles he had a little black an tan bitch called rocky she was 10 year old she killed her first fox we no she did as we dug 8 foot to find bitch with dead fox she did two hours in that pile we moved on an she bolted two more did about an hour with first one bolted she found again an bolted after about harf hour, the little bitch did not have meny teeth Alan said if she got the uper hand on the fox in rock it was in big trouble.

Was it Alan J from Lancashire?

 

Cheers, D.

[tank34 2,344]

 

I did some rock work with a man called Alan he had about 12 terriers on some was for rock an some for digging, thay was all black an tan with odd red one I think thay was border lakeys , one day on the piles he had a little black an tan bitch called rocky she was 10 year old she killed her first fox we no she did as we dug 8 foot to find bitch with dead fox she did two hours in that pile we moved on an she bolted two more did about an hour with first one bolted she found again an bolted after about harf hour, the little bitch did not have meny teeth Alan said if she got the uper hand on the fox in rock it was in big trouble.

Was it Alan J from Lancashire?

Cheers, D.

it was 20 odd year ago he lived in leeds not seen him for 15 year or so don't no his last name or where he moved to mate

[Mixedgrill 704]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I like to give the dog at least 30/40 minutes to get up to its quarry and settle before I think about starting to dig.roll a fag and have a brew.I've been out with a few speed diggers lol-holes end up coned like a cornetto.takes longer to open up tidy than it does to get down to the mark. Atb dc

 

if I'm not mistaken Neil likes to give his dogs an hour before he digs,isn't that right Neil

What gave me away ???????????? The part of my post where I said I'd give a terrier an hour to settle in a big place ???

You're a right little Columbo aren't you.

You are around Stop End to much Mixed Grill as you's are both on the same wave length regarding working terriers.

As I said to Stop End, ye should learn a bit about terrierwork at home before starting to tell others how to do it.

missed you at the west Meath show Neil I was hoping to introduce myself to you

I was there Mixed Grill,you should have come and said hello,my digging mate was also there with me,you could have introduced yourself,bet ye would have had plenty to talk about dont you.

fatman what has this got to do with you???

Collie dog coming out on you now Mixed Grill,you can give it but cant take it,im entitled to make a comment same as you now leave it alone before your revealed for what you really are.

I can't wait

Never mind all that crap Mixedgrill, tell us why failed earth dogs make good rock dogs? Like I asked before.

Neil you know fine well what I'm on about

Tell me this Neil would you put your best terrier in a rock pile even an earth that you know is deep maybe not even digable

[Rat face 1,655]

Most piles you can dig bud if you have the right crew of lads and the right machinery and tools. i know what your saying mixed grill its not for you that's fair enough but you can just as easily lose a dog in a earth as you can rock, but they aren't ornaments bud they are there to work, you take the chance of losing your dog every time you loosen that collar.

Edited August 5, 2016 by Rat face