the best breed of terrier you owned or seen work?

[paul the poacher 2]

i know you cant say if you have never owned all breeds but what is the best breed you have seen work or owned i had a border lakie a few year back he was a very good dog but then i bought a patt from zetland hunt and he was amazing he could find where others could not and he didn't need a stop end either sadly he died .so lads what is your favourite type of teriier and why cheers

[martync1967 64]

i had a red lakey once she was full of fire would stop at nothing i think the one ive got now is just as good though shes a border x lakey she goes through hedges like a fecking steam train theres no stopping her when she picks up a scent

[YOKEL 2,214]

best fox dog i owned was a lakie/russel x, excellent finder and would stay as long as required. close second was a gouldy bred black bitch, could of bettered him but unfortunately died the first season i had her...

[goldfinch2007 2,331]

the best i seen was a blind border bitch.excellent finder,bolter stayer.my best a plummer dog years ago a true warrior who died doing his job.

[kash 1]

border lakeland i'v got and i had about 40terriers in the last 10years and this border lakeland i'v got has been the best by far

 

 

wow what happened to the other 39

[Keeps 403]

the best i seen was a blind border bitch.excellent finder,bolter stayer.my best a plummer dog years ago a true warrior who died doing his job.

How was he bred goldfinch?

[RANDOLPH 34]

best dog ive seen work was a black n tan border lakey bitch(tina) my dad had,ugly little thing it was but couldnt half work.she was tryed on all sorts of spots,very good on rocks even though she wasnt over narrow or leggy,could find and stay in big places and could regulary kill a fox if it didnt bolt,sadly lost her doing her job.

[loftmonkey 2]

border bitch old style skin like rhino hide hard as nails but sensible to certain degree - wish i had bred from her worked her last fox at 13 (by accident)

[TOPPER 1,809]

it seems the border lakey are coming out tops one of the best dogs i ever had was a small border lakey bitch hard as nails but sensible she died to ground on a big old boar , suffocated in a tunnel collapse to say i was gutted was an understatment but without doudt the best ive had was charlie a pat x bedlington hell of a dog would find anywhere and keep them there until you got there

[Guest oldskool]

the best terrier i ever had was a border lakey... but she couldnt touch my mates wee patterdale bitch... bought from a dealer at 10 months, breeding was unknown but she was a real goer

[Attack Fell Terrier 864]

I'm not sure you can say what breed is best, as you can see from the replies already that there's plenty of different breeds and cross breeds being mentioned.

[darrell jnr 16]

(one )of best terriers i ever saw working was a little old style nuttal bred bitch called jade a mate of mine

owned her a game sensible little bitch,she went back to nuttall in the end if i remember rightly,think he lost her to ground inthe end.must be good 20yrs ago now..atb..darrell.

[paul the poacher 2]

i know you cant say if you have never owned all breeds but what is the best breed you have seen work or owned i had a border lakie a few year back he was a very good dog but then i bought a patt from zetland hunt and he was amazing he could find where others could not and he didn't need a stop end either sadly he died .so lads what is your favourite type of teriier and why cheers

catterill was it that border lakie that came from lee(ginge) he was a good dog but abit on hard side ? if not what happend to him,

aye that was him mate i sold him when i had the young un missus made me i relly dint want to and the lad i sold him to had a fire in his pens and he died i could of killed the missus he was a decent dog like yoyu say bit hard though

[#1poacher 8]

hi in the 80s i owned 7 jack russel terrors of the small kind and they were awsome even tho i only ever caught rabbits with them they never let me down.i think it if i ever went back to terriers i would get jrts again top dogs

[Squirrel_Basher 17,100]

Best terrier i have ever owned was a rough coated black bitch from Wales .I had her from a pup and named her Willow .She was a demon on the rats and started her digging career at a year old .We had many ,many good digs to her and the highlight of her career was taking 62 head of vermin in 3 months during the last foot and mouth outbreak .I never did get to line her as she just wouldnt stand .She jumped out the back of my truck one day before a dig and yelped .Not thinking anything of it we dug 3 in a stop end with her but she couldnt walk afterwards .Shed damaged a nerve in her back that paralised her for life .Very sad day when she went i can tell you .Since then ive had some cracking dogs but none to hold a candle to willow.GRHS .