Border Terrier as a hunting companion

[tgb]

I have 2 border lakey crosses, good little grafters, everything from earth work, ratting to beating on shoot days. I think pure borders are lovely dogs but like rocking horse sh_t to find one out of true working lines, especially for earth work- another breed ruined by show breeders unfortunately.

 

[desperate dan]

I have 2 border lakey crosses, good little grafters, everything from earth work, ratting to beating on shoot days. I think pure borders are lovely dogs but like rocking horse sh_t to find one out of true working lines, especially for earth work- another breed ruined by show breeders unfortunately.

That looks a handy team

 

[Ratel]

I would suggest you want a consistent earth dog, not to look at either of those breeds.

Sorry but I disagree the only problem I ever had with Borders was a bitch dying of eclampsia with 3 day old pups (which we reared). My dogs cosistantly worked underground to Fox, Badger, and Otter (where legal). Unfortunately two were hard and killed their foxes more than once in difficult places. More than once they got hold of injured Roe bucks when guests fd up.

 

[SikaSeeker]

Sorry but I disagree the only problem I ever had with Borders was a bitch dying of eclampsia with 3 day old pups (which we reared). My dogs cosistantly worked underground to Fox, Badger, and Otter (where legal). Unfortunately two were hard and killed their foxes more than once in difficult places. More than once they got hold of injured Roe bucks when guests fd up.

Well why is there no one using them now for consistent earth work? Not a big deal killing a fox to ground. A mediocre terrier will make a fox look easy.
Otters just want to bolt from what I’ve seen. Whipped in to a pack for 6 seasons.
The circles I’m in, no one would kennel a border.

 

[tgb]

That looks a handy team

Thank you! They can cause a few headaches as well

 

[Ratel]

Well why is there no one using them now for consistent earth work? Not a big deal killing a fox to ground. A mediocre terrier will make a fox look easy.
Otters just want to bolt from what I’ve seen. Whipped in to a pack for 6 seasons.
The circles I’m in, no one would kennel a border.

Well we'll agree to disagree. Plenty of naughty boys using them over here for everything. You perhaps have lines that don't operate overseas but mine just happened to back early 90's, when I was over there for a while. Sure otters will bolt but not a 24lb dog up a dead end drain. I've had all sorts from blacks to whites over 70 years and seen too many terriers smashed up by fools who relish hard dogs.
Give me a nice steady clever dog anytime.