Bull Russell

[mad4digging 663]

Is the bull Russell a dying working breed or is there many working them now

[Bryan 1,362]

Majority of the good guys I know have them.

[mad4digging 663]

I seen plenty sealyham Russell with infused bull blood but have not seen straight bull Russell's in years , t.k in cork was probly last man I seen with a few

[Pick and bar 381]

Yep they still there.

[mad4digging 663]

They're was a few men around years ago in my area that kept a few but got into black dogs and let the Russell'types slip

[tinytiger 822]

do they breed on after the 1st cross?

[leethedog 3,071]

My dad and his uncle used to have ebt x russells . Anyone got any photos of this cross or any bullrussells

[WEDGEY 753]

Hard to beat a good bull Russell

Had a topper of one,hunted him to the grand old age of 11 before retiring him

[sub 21]

A lot off lads cork way have them??????

[peterhunter86 8,627]

Seen two at birr game fair they were about ten months looked like they will be handy dogs when older.

[Guest Snitch99]

Seen a couple bull russels years ago.

Gassy as feck. And these particular ones where dog grabbers.

They would of been better dogs without the bull imo. They got job done. Lad dug with abit with them.

[mad4digging 663]

Everyone seems to have seen them years ago , don't seem to be many about these days

[Wookie 3]

Seen a few good bull X Russell also seen a bad few

[neil cooney 10,416]

They can't bring anything to the table that a good Fell terrier can't.

Years ago here in Ireland they filled the void that the Fell terrier now fills.

Yes, the Cork terriers have Russell and Bull in them but are they what would be called a bull X russell ?

But, as I've said before, one of the most useful terriers I've ever seen was a staff cross russell who accounted for 200 + head of game a year for a few years (before a useless lurcher killed him.) but that was back in the day when good staffs and good russells could be found.

Could it be done as easy nowadays ?

[mad4digging 663]

That's what I'm saying Neil ,the Russell bull types went out the door when the fells took over, cork lines aren't what you'd call bull Russell