Bushing dogs, what do you use?

[Meerihunter 7]

Interestingly she only opens up on scent (fresh scent) and she will not actually visually in pursuit.

 

She is half Rillington so has some Lakland in her away back, I often wonder if she has beagle in lol, as she has huge ears and vertical tail flagpole carriage.

[Neal 1,874]

I use a pure kelpie bitch but I'm lucky in that she's very small for a kelpie ie only about 17". The big benefits are the nose and tenacity coupled with obedience. I also have her great great uncle who's a great bushing dog but being a couple of inches taller isn't quite as fleet of foot through the brambles. Her half sister is the tallest of my three and does the lurcher role of standing outside, waiting for a bolt. She hasn't realised that she's not fast enough to consistantly catch in the open.

[bigdan 11]

lurchers are to big for bushing i dont like spaniels either i flush to lurcher a small lurcher wippet x the best in my opinion i have a saluki x pup at minute for other things she will take flush rabbit with eas but a 3/4 wippet 1/4 beddy or collie is what you want i use my lurchers around the bush not in it terriers all the way ive got cocker in mine there cocker/pat/lakeland then her daughter to a russel/norfic

beagle is a good x but if he can get a cockerxpat thats my next terrier brilliant at bushing

 

a friend of mine has a lakeland out of good digging stock will only bush foxes not interested in rabbit and when bushing dont go to ground she's middleton lines i also know people with pats that dont go to ground

[Tyla 3,179]

Some good replies, thanks people. Now its just a case of keeping a look out for the right dog.

[brock1 2]

Interestingly she only opens up on scent (fresh scent) and she will not actually visually in pursuit.

 

She is half Rillington so has some Lakland in her away back, I often wonder if she has beagle in lol, as she has huge ears and vertical tail flagpole carriage.

 

i have a few mates that keep beddys & they all yap on rabbits. i thought they didnt open up when they where under ground?

ps i use jrts for bushing i have a nice little dog thats pritty obediant for a terrier & can be called from a set un like his mother she is a little head stong f**ker.

Edited January 20, 2009 by brock1

[Guest lurchers n lamps]

so wat dose everyone think of a 3/4 whippet 1/4 collie as a bushin dog? as hopefully that will be my next dog!

[brock1 2]

so wat dose everyone think of a 3/4 whippet 1/4 collie as a bushin dog? as hopefully that will be my next dog!

 

i know a man around my was use to use them for bushing sead they where good little bushing dogs. but he uses beddy wippet & a few terriers now so i dont know why he doesnt use them now if there so good.

[bigdan 11]

so wat dose everyone think of a 3/4 whippet 1/4 collie as a bushin dog? as hopefully that will be my next dog!

thats a good breed to use with the terriers plus you can lamp them i would use it for a catch dog outside the bush very good but get a cockerorbeaglexterrier you will not go wrong when you start go with people who have bushing dogs for them to learn off good luck

[Dave C 63]

so wat dose everyone think of a 3/4 whippet 1/4 collie as a bushin dog? as hopefully that will be my next dog!

thats a good breed to use with the terriers plus you can lamp them i would use it for a catch dog outside the bush very good but get a cockerorbeaglexterrier you will not go wrong when you start go with people who have bushing dogs for them to learn off good luck

 

I agree with Bigdan, you should keep the lurcher as the catch dog and use a smaller Terrier or Terrier x Hound / Cocker for the bushing dog, but each to there own.

 

Dave.

[Guest warren]

Some of my Bushing Team.

 

[whin 463]

nice little dogs warren , my old coli type bushes well and one of saluk lurchers but localy a bushing dog is not a good thing as well the prey in the woods is realy hare and deer and not viable with a pack of dogs ,but there are bits maybe one dog or two would be handy for a hare to flush to gun and big dog , loclay my patterdales terreirs no good to much setts you want a dog who cant go down and well if you come upon fox a dog that will go down but with your concent i e on leash , back home we had bushing days years ago nearly two decades plus and what a laugh , everything was game had a border terreir cross collie a wee fecher but cover was not an issue , had great sport and found alot of hares for lurchers , foxes and larger qaurry, rabbs

[Guest warren]

nice little dogs warren , my old coli type bushes well and one of saluk lurchers but localy a bushing dog is not a good thing as well the prey in the woods is realy hare and deer and not viable with a pack of dogs ,but there are bits maybe one dog or two would be handy for a hare to flush to gun and big dog , loclay my patterdales terreirs no good to much setts you want a dog who cant go down and well if you come upon fox a dog that will go down but with your concent i e on leash , back home we had bushing days years ago nearly two decades plus and what a laugh , everything was game had a border terreir cross collie a wee fecher but cover was not an issue , had great sport and found alot of hares for lurchers , foxes and larger qaurry, rabbs

I dont always use the full pack Whin, I sometimes use the two dogs at the front of my picture to flush all the quarry you mention and I think you might be surprised where I can use them, they might be as biddable as that collie type of yours! You might have to come and see them so you can see for yourself!!! Regards Warren

[whippeter69 88]

This is my LakelandBorder X Pattardale. Great little dog and will go all day.

[pritch 335]

cocker

 

glad you put what it is as i thought it was another pic of a bigfoot. ATB Pritch

[whin 463]

ye ill pop down with a few bits and pieces and have a day or so out with pack , there areas about here you could get work just got to find the [bANNED TEXT] people and be willing two let them get shot over with foxes breaking etc but you would get sport but i keep myself to my own kind ,at times but i know places for the little dogs were you could have real fun anything goes etc as some of my old mates are gamekeepers but got a running dog or two AND were not always GAMEKEEPERS .and still like abit of sport ,