Border Terriers

[The Breeder 156]

With all due respect lads I hear a lot about Patterdales, Lakies and Russells. But what about the Border!

 

I was the same as most of you, I didn't go much on Borders. I bred Lakies (Middleton strain) for 30 years and still do, however 3 years ago I picked up a Border bitch (Levy Oates/Ray Walker) and what an excellent little bitch she is. She started early, and at 11 months old seen her first Fox (very shallow dig, so not to spoil her). She's gone from strength to strength and i've had some very good digs with her.

 

Would like to hear your opinions about what you think and experiences you've had with Borders.

[samba 534]

HAD THEM OF RAY THEY WERE SPOT ON EARLY STARTERS

[zap 4]

A mate of mine has a good border bitch which we have dug on loads but for some reason he dont give her the credit she deserves and most of the time collars up one of his black bitches the only fault i would say the border bitch has is she is a little to hard for her own good

[marky r 25]

and when i wanted a border from working stuff i couldnt find one lol!

[crossbreed 3]

I keep working terriers, russells, fell and border types

had a bitch of Levi himself and she was alright,

but I gave her to a mate in Germany after I'd bred her to a borderdog,

I kept a bitch out of this breeding that is as good as gold,

but do you kow anyone who knew Levi and his dogs well that I could get in touch with

YIS, crossbreed

[The Breeder 156]

I had to travel over 300 miles to breed my Border bitch, if you look hard enough you will find a good stud dog.

But the same old thing, don't believe everything your told - pick a dog about 5 year old and just by looking at him, you'll know if the dogs any good. If your buying a pup, don't buy unless your sure there from working parents.

 

Hopefully this website will bring genuine working Border dogs to genuine working Border bitches.

[oyama 27]

I had a cracking border dog,trouble was he got really hard.Brillant dog with kids too.Retired now and leaves with me mum.

[neil cooney 10,416]

One of the best terriers I ever dug to was of Levi Oaks and Ray Walkers breeding. A hell of a terrier who's blood is in many of the black terriers here in Ireland.

[Guest fell terrier]

a mate of mine who is terrierman for the hodder valley had a dog from levi direct it was as good as you get very hard though to hard for a fox hunting man i spent two days rescuing this dog from the back of stocks reservoir in slaidburn on boxing day im afraid the show job has knackered the borders up not many good ens left im afraid this dog ended up being sold to a man from scotland for good money and as far as i believe ended up retired the yr after the dog was called rusty

[marko 30]

been dead a while levi now.

[Guest SPIFF]

As a few of here will testify iv e always wrote the border off BUT a certain member off here has proved me wrong and it seems if you look in the right places they re still about.

[BBB 7]

i'v never had a full border. but back in the day when i kept parkes strain some of these had a lot of border in em .i had a parkes bitch that looked like a full old time border . she was a real hard bitch..

[The Breeder 156]

been dead a while levi now.

 

 

Not sure what you mean mate, of course we know Levi is dead, but his line still continue's. The Breeder

[mick 7]

Hi Breeder

Have you got anypictures of your Borders

Mick..

[lurcher_lad08 0]

here lads n lasses watch this clip