Guest ocs1867 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Which dog was best for working Badger and was it possible for a single Terrier to kill a Badger? Cheers. ocs1867 Quote Link to post
cwn annwfn 0 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 We use only terrier that are not that sharp. A to agressive one will be lost within one season. Any terrier that is able to learn to move the badger without blind attack is a good one for hunting. In the evening after there is always someone that knows someone who had a terrier that was able to kill a badger. I have never seen a dog killing a badger but I have seen a lot of Jagdterrier that tried to - the winner has always been the badger. btw: badger hunting is legal in Austria Quote Link to post
Guest ocs1867 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Do Bull Terriers work well on Badger? Quote Link to post
cwn annwfn 0 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 A friend in Germany is using JRT kennel Rushill (I think breeder of kennel Rushill is Martyn Hume, but I am sure you know that better than me). He owns a dog that has Bull blood in it for sure and this dog is used for Badger and works well. He works fox extremly hard but learned that a badger is something different and has to be worked differently. If a 100% Bull terrier is able to work a badger is something I do not know, I have never seen one. Quote Link to post
donnyc 1,203 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Which dog was best for working Badger and was it possible for a single Terrier to kill a Badger? Cheers. ocs1867 Do not think any terrier is the best, too broad a question to answer.Single dog kill a pig ?? .Couple of members on here might have heard the same as me .There will always be people who had mates with dogs that could .Ive never owned one not sure Id want one ..Poor little grub eating animals they are really cute at times Quote Link to post
fish 148 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Which dog was best for working Badger and was it possible for a single Terrier to kill a Badger? Cheers. ocs1867 we dig badger here france dug to quiet a few over the years .best terrier i think is one that dont mix just stopit from diging on till you get to it.my pat a bit to hard as he likes to get up close then its time of for him. i dont think a terrier got no chance of killing a badger on its own other way round more like. Quote Link to post
Guest MyDogsAGuire Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Pre-Ban any terrier that stayed was the best for the job Alot dogs that start off hard soften a bit and give tongue from dig to dig but you will always get those mute dogs that will never make a sound... Pre-Ban I knew off a mute dog that did over 6 hours not 1 bark A freak of a dog that never ever barked, he took a serious trimming that day but when we broke through he was locked and Id say he would of done another 6 I have never seen or heard of a terrier that has killed a badger.... Quote Link to post
cúagusgiorraí 57 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 Pre-Ban I knew off a mute dog that did over 6 hours not 1 bark that must have been in one of your previous lives then? Quote Link to post
leegreen 2,153 Posted March 24, 2008 Report Share Posted March 24, 2008 There is not a dog that could fit down a hole that could kill a Badger. Quote Link to post
Guest pip Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 i have heard gary middleton claiming to people that when he used to dig badgers in the ,s he had a dog that on more than one occasion killed badgers (for fun as he put it) i dont believe it. Selling point for that dogs offspring for those who don t know betterIMO,the aim of the badger dog WAS never to kill it but hold it.The more i hear about that man the less i believe. Quote Link to post
ginga john 268 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Having been involved in a few digs in my younger days (France & Ireland) i have seen what happens to overly hard dogs that get stuck in with a pig, you tend to bury them with the backfill. I'm sure that someone will say that such a dog exists but iv'e never seen one, i have seen a bull terrier X staff that was the best draw dog iv'e ever seen but even he would would get a severe chopping in the process. The whole idea was to hold the quarry in one place so that it could be dug to, not to try and kill it. A single handed badger dog - same as a Newcastle Virgin :tongue2: Quote Link to post
thurso jack 3 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 A friend in Germany is using JRT kennel Rushill (I think breeder of kennel Rushill is Martyn Hume, but I am sure you know that better than me).He owns a dog that has Bull blood in it for sure and this dog is used for Badger and works well. He works fox extremly hard but learned that a badger is something different and has to be worked differently. If a 100% Bull terrier is able to work a badger is something I do not know, I have never seen one. i doubt it came from rushill if it has bull in it? he breeds strong dogs but not bully types. rushill dog Quote Link to post
cwn annwfn 0 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Rushill Dog Don't missunderstand me. I have seen this dog working, it was and I like the type. But there is Bull bloud in it - and as I saw him working, it looks like a feature not a bug Quote Link to post
thurso jack 3 Posted March 25, 2008 Report Share Posted March 25, 2008 Rushill Dog Don't missunderstand me. I have seen this dog working, it was and I like the type. But there is Bull bloud in it - and as I saw him working, it looks like a feature not a bug was it bred by mr hulme? and if so where did the bull blood come in? Quote Link to post
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