Rock Dogs

[justdigit 180]

2 hours ago, whitefeet4190 said:

It’s like asking why would u out ur best mate in front of a train ? U wouldn’t do it if I didn’t have rabbits where I live or near I wouldn’t have a rabbiting dog, if u got not sensible earths near u and not prepared to travel don’t have a terrier simple 

Are you say lads that work rocks shouldn’t have a terrier? 

[terryd 8,401]

27 minutes ago, justdigit said:

Are you say lads that work rocks shouldn’t have a terrier? 

Every time you put a dog to ground you take a risk same as every time you let a lurcher off the lead. But to knowingly put a dog your attached to into a place where if it goes wrong your not going to be able to help is not for me. I have never worked that sort of ground so no experience in it. But back when I did dig I would pick my spots wisely. Preferably braken banks and not oak woods lol

[Gypsydog94 4,565]

14 minutes ago, terryd said:

Every time you put a dog to ground you take a risk same as every time you let a lurcher off the lead. But to knowingly put a dog your attached to into a place where if it goes wrong your not going to be able to help is not for me. I have never worked that sort of ground so no experience in it. But back when I did dig I would pick my spots wisely. Preferably braken banks and not oak woods lol

Couldn’t have had much work then  

[terryd 8,401]

23 hours ago, Gypsydog94 said:

Couldn’t have had much work then  

Did ok lol

 

 

Edited February 9, 2023 by terryd

[justdigit 180]

18 minutes ago, terryd said:

Every time you put a dog to ground you take a risk same as every time you let a lurcher off the lead. But to knowingly put a dog your attached to into a place where if it goes wrong your not going to be able to help is not for me. I have never worked that sort of ground so no experience in it. But back when I did dig I would pick my spots wisely. Preferably braken banks and not oak woods lol

I suppose a lot of it comes down to experience and listening to those that have experience. There’s men out there that have done it all there life that learnt off men that did it all there life. There rock places that have been worked for well over 100 years and never kept a terrier over night. But if one of those men tell you a place is bad and to stay away then you listen. It’s not just a case of tipping a terrier in anywhere that holds a fox. To say if you work rocks you shouldn’t own a terrier is no sense to me spoken by someone that has zero experience working rocks 

[TonyT 1,426]

20 hours ago, justdigit said:

Are you say lads that work rocks shouldn’t have a terrier? 

Different type of dog work but if you want foxes …. In the North anyway , that’s where they are.

I’ve heard even them over in Lancashire get the odd one

ATB T

[Poaching peter 71]

Future rock dog well i hope as she wont get much work otherwise 

[TonyT 1,426]

2 hours ago, Poaching peter said:

Future rock dog well i hope as she wont get much work otherwise 

Nice that , bit of leg 

all the best PP

T

[Robbusher 1,563]

I always found u didn’t want a hard dog in rocks otherwise u could come unstuck as your not digging most places we used to use my old bitch in them 15 minute she was back out was no digging dog but she bolted a hell of a lot for me and my mate years ago 

[Poaching peter 71]

Good topic this shame to see it fade away

 

[Gypsydog94 4,565]

2 hours ago, Poaching peter said:

Good topic this shame to see it fade away

 

How that pup get on done anything?

[Poaching peter 71]

11 hours ago, Gypsydog94 said:

How that pup get on done anything?

Yes good season with her turned out a handy bitch

[Poaching peter 71]

One from last year soon be time again

[TonyT 1,426]

2 hours ago, Poaching peter said:

One from last year soon be time again

Cracking pic PP

looking at that pile youre not far from me 

ATB mate its nice to see

 

[Poaching peter 71]

14 minutes ago, TonyT said:

Cracking pic PP

looking at that pile youre not far from me 

ATB mate its nice to see

 

It's in Wales that picture tony