big digging dogs

[Guest pip]

oNE OF THE BEST DIGGING BITCHES I KNOW OF IS ABOUT 15Ib and 12-13tts HER SISTER IS AROUND 27Ib AND 15TTS.I PREFER BITCHES TO BE BIG 14 + AND AT LEATS 20Ib BUT I HAVE HEARD OF A REAL GOOD TERRIER WORKED BY LADS OF HERE WHICH IS 16 INCHES ,IF YOUR WORKING MAINLY BIG BURROWS THERE SHOULDN T BE A PROBLEM IMO.

[Kye 77]

I have two terriers at the moment...one chocolate male, about 4 years old, 16" and 23lbs, and another male, i think he is around 17 months, i cant remember...he is 17" and a shade under 30lbs...he will be over 30lbs buy the time he has filled out properly i think.

 

Kye..

[hue jeers 6]

It don't matter what size they are as long as he does the job and your happy Rio.

 

Personally I like them a bit smaller but I have had big dogs as well, you don't know the exact measurments your gonna get out of a pup, so the work comes before the size and looks in my opinion.

 

And that lad there, is a grafter, best of luck with him mate.

[Guest ripstop]

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Edited July 21, 2008 by ripstop

[Guest rio]

im over the moon with the dog lads just wanted to see other people oppinions the smallest dog i got to dig is 22 lb and the other black dog is 24 lb

[dev 227]

i like him Rio, nice size of a dog, i like dogs to be that size, my digging partner has a 16 inch dog that we are digging to, most of the places we hunt him in he has no problem getting to the stuff. but of course we dont run him in small kicked out rabbit holes!! its horses for courses mate, good luck with your young dog hope he keeps at it for you

[Guest ooty]

lota dogs can be 15ins or so and still be spanable enough to get around underground,like mine a bit cobby though,if your dog works and your happy then thats all you need:good:

Edited July 18, 2008 by ooty

[TRUE SAXON 108]

 

Hope this has worked but if it has the dog on the left is 15 1/2 tts and wouldnt like to guess his weight he his just comeing up to 2 and can get to places he shouldnt be able to he is by no means a good looking dog but is starting to do the job he is required for.

[poacher2 0]

 

Hope this has worked but if it has the dog on the left is 15 1/2 tts and wouldnt like to guess his weight he his just comeing up to 2 and can get to places he shouldnt be able to he is by no means a good looking dog but is starting to do the job he is required for.

tidy looking dogs them what they bred out of mate ??

[tigerdog2 8]

you wouldnt put a little tiny bitch in a big rambling ancient earth ,just as you wouldnt walk out with a big dog checking cleaned out rabbit earths,as some one said its horses for courses and if the big terrier is geting up to the quarry and doing his job well thats what counts end of,a few lads i have spoken to who are talking from what they have seen in the flesh say that some of harcombe and powells terriers are massive and that they do the job so there you go ,cheers tigerdog !!

[TRUE SAXON 108]

 

Hope this has worked but if it has the dog on the left is 15 1/2 tts and wouldnt like to guess his weight he his just comeing up to 2 and can get to places he shouldnt be able to he is by no means a good looking dog but is starting to do the job he is required for.

tidy looking dogs them what they bred out of mate ??

 

big dogs bred worker to worker nowt fancy off a kid in burnley and the little dog if bred out of a mates dog and a little rough chocolate bitch from near bradford

[Guest blackntan]

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Edited July 19, 2008 by blackntan

[greggy 18]

you wouldnt put a little tiny bitch in a big rambling ancient earth ,just as you wouldnt walk out with a big dog checking cleaned out rabbit earths,as some one said its horses for courses and if the big terrier is geting up to the quarry and doing his job well thats what counts end of,a few lads i have spoken to who are talking from what they have seen in the flesh say that some of harcombe and powells terriers are massive and that they do the job so there you go ,cheers tigerdog !!

yes mate i saw powell at the welsh a few years ago when i went and the dogs he had were very big strong things.must do the job though cause them boys are proper digging lads and i couldnt see him keeping shite,the terrier in my avator is just under 15 inch havnt weighed him though but he can get in where i want him to.tiger dog how bigs kimbo now bet hes going to be a lump of a dog?

[Guest rexdigger]

if the dog wants to get to his quarry he will regardless of how much digging on the dog needs to do imo i remember a few years ago digging to a very barrell chested dog on a few occassions in tight holes too always managed to get to his stuff

[donnyc 1,203]

In chalk or rock they wont dig on at all.For big game size isnt usually a problem on smaller game it is