how did the old terrier men find there dogs

[allgame 0]

just curisous as to how poeple before the terrier finders came about finding there dogs see i havnt know about terrier finders long we just use voicing terriers but it seems that not many of your dogs bark and proberly havnt for a long time so whats the go

cheers fellas

[scent 509]

they put their ear to the ground and listen closely til they heard baying or banging

[pbrookes 450]

seen gouldy do it,,take his cap off and get on the floor, ear to ground. even with a mute dog he was never far out

[Guest john the baptist]

Bet a few earths got trenched as well.

[alaunte 12]

ear to the ground and drop a bar through.

[MACRORIE 1]

HOW RELIABLE IS THE OLD "EAR TO GROUND" METHOD ?

[RANDOLPH 34]

HOW RELIABLE IS THE OLD "EAR TO GROUND" METHOD ?

it all depends how deep the earth is and how good your ears are.it was the only way at one time mate.

[J Darcy 5,871]

i have done it a few times when i have been asked to help lads find their terriers that have "bobbed" in on excersise.

It depends on a couple of things how easy it is..

#1 wind......if its windy then you got little chance.

#2 depth, obviously the shallower , the easier it is to find the dog.

#3baying/holding....dogs style of work and how much noise they give out ....if a dog is still digging on, its very difficult unless the earth is a pisser.....

 

but like all things underground, theres alot of guesswork involved....JD

[erik 71]

 

 

 

 

 

 

and w/ a tool like this

Edited October 7, 2008 by erik

[smelly dog 16]

 

 

 

Edited May 7, 2009 by smelly dog

[patterdale(shot) 0]

bar and ear to the ground

[scent 509]

i still use the ear to rthe ground method on occassions.

Edited October 30, 2008 by scent

[beaver76 1]

was that locator a b&f scent?

[mouse 282]

still put an ear too the ground to have a listen and see what is going on.

[Waz 4,266]

Nothing better than ear to the ground listening to the dog working its stuff. Or ear to the chisel point of a bar after barring down a foot or so, easy to pinpoint where best to drop down. But if the dog is mute then,,,,,,,,,.