Rescue dogs

[keepdiggin 9,561]

Anyone ever got a dog from the rescue centre and it’s turned out to be a good worker

[Kaiser Sozé 282]

When were youngfellas a pal got a smooth Russell bitch from the 'dog's home', he had manys a good dig to her?

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Don't let the arspca  catch you saying that .

[Kaiser Sozé 282]

Different times FD, it was back when a majority of regular Russell's would do a bit and hunting was simply part of everyday life. She was well taken care of and lived a good long life, which is the aim of rehoming stray dogs. Never produced anything with the same working ability though ..ATB?

Edited February 21, 2018 by Kaiser Sozé
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[Daniel cain 45,452]

Didn't a dog ped unknown  from the dog pound end up being bred into the Steven's line  of terriers??? Or was it just a rumour started by jealous folk??? 

[Greyman 28,441]

I had a border Russell from the dogs home many years ago when digging was still legal,sadly died of cancer aged 9 but the most sensible level headed dog I,ve ever owned, she would stay down for hours, bay but never engage and you could call her out if the dig was a no go, she was also very true and if she went in 9 out of 10 times something was home, also got the best lurcher I,ve owned from the dogs home, I think it's more to do with the time I had to put in to the dogs than the breeding of them, I was out 5/7 days a week never worked and the dogs were with me everywhere I went, they even spent a few nights in the cells of the local police station with me, all of the dogs in the group were from the dogs home, the bigger lurcher had a lamping accident and never lived long enough to reach its potential and the Black and Tan terrier was a bit to headstrong but the whippet and the little brown bitch were the best I,ve owned, 

[dillydog 8,463]

No rumour DC, the bitch in the lads hands was from a dog rescue center, without her there wouldn't be any of the others in the other pictures.

If I could get another that worked like her I'd have the kennels on speed dial

[Del Trotter 228]

Got a black and tan terrier from the pound good few year back dug to him well over 100 times bred him to a top class bitch  5 pups not 1 worked anything like the parents. 

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

1 hour ago, dillydog said:

No rumour DC, the bitch in the lads hands was from a dog rescue center, without her there wouldn't be any of the others in the other pictures.

If I could get another that worked like her I'd have the kennels on speed dial

Do you get many blacks come through now dilly 

[Daniel cain 45,452]

4 hours ago, dillydog said:

No rumour DC, the bitch in the lads hands was from a dog rescue center, without her there wouldn't be any of the others in the other pictures.

If I could get another that worked like her I'd have the kennels on speed dial

Fairplay D, what pound was that? ?

[dillydog 8,463]

I've only got chocolate terriers, no black's unless I use a black over one of these or one of the dogs gets used over a black bitch....... it's overdue.

 

Swanpits kennels, Eccelshall, Staffordshire.............if they've got anymore, give me first refusal

[longers01 2,376]

Had a black and tan rough haired border lakeland type bitch not  from a rescue centre but i rescued her from a travellers site used to pass there every day and she was stuck in an old escort estate getting teased by all the young kids so one day i popped in with 100 quid and offered it  to a young traveller who's dog it was and took her home dinghy has f**k for weeks but brilliant foxing dog once she settled down 15 years i had her rip Peggy atb longers 01

[Dinosaurs 2,064]

Had a couple of lurchers from rescue centre years ago they were both good dogs. Atb

[Havelightforcewilltravel 417]

Not from rescue centre but found as a stray in poor condition lad who found him held onto him for few weeks tried to find owner no one came forward so he homed him, he came back after few days fighting with couples dog homed again brought back again dirty in house this went on for few weeks so in the end a took him, never been 1 problem at all not dog fighter and the cleanest dog in house or kennel you could ever meet, and as a worker he does everything a real all round terrier been dug to plenty times bushes rats ferreting he had me in few funny predicament s but he a joy to have,few lads off here seen him on and everyone always full of praise I will never get another one like him and when he ain’t here be sadly missed.

Edited February 22, 2018 by Havelightforcewilltravel

[dillydog 8,463]

If you see something you like and you can give it a fair chance to blossom then why not ?

I wouldn't advocate doing it when there's other options on the table, much better to find a well bred pup and put some time and effort into it.

It's a long story how I came by Jess but the short version is I gave it a chance because I was going professional and it would at least give a decent terrier a rest when she was out instead. I chucked everything and kitchen sink at the bitch, it sounds c**t' ish but she didn't mean anything to me so I just kept piling on the graft. She never missed a beat, she made everything look easy and soon earned her place in my yard.

Would I do it again. .......no, because I'm a terrier SNOB and it's beneath me ??

Edited February 23, 2018 by dillydog