first fox for my young russell

round tower huntsman

well the hounds werent hunting yesterday so i decided to take the terrier to walk some permission that i hadnt been on since october.
the first hole is a field away from the farmers yard, its a big enough earth with maybe 8 entrances. its been good to us over the yrs and we usually get a dig or bolt from it at least once a yr.
the russell took a line straight to the hole and went below. he was in and out and all over the place, this terrier hasnt done owt really and is still learning his trade so he cant be trusted yet, but my springer was marking the hole strongly,sticking his head down holes and wagging his tail. when he does that fox is home.
i stood back and kept encouraging the young terrier as he dived in and out and searched the earth,fox was giving him the run around. then up she popped out of a hole in a bush,she dropped when she seen me and i gave her 2 barrells.
a vixen, gave the dogs a good rag and it was the russells first time to rag a fox so he deserved it.
wish i'd taken the camera for bob's first fox.

Spunk84

well done mate!!!! nothing better than seeing a terrier run a hole and then all hell breaks loose:D, wish i had room for terriers and lurcher's again:( but sadly i have none.....

Eddie B

Well done! The future is looking bright for your russell!

fallowbuck

keep it up boy long live the terrier man ... dont tell to many around bout him my two patterdales were robbed not to long ago breaks my heart but nice to see the russel still going, to many old ladys have made the breed soft sleeping in bed with them given them names like flossy bottom ........ keep terrier work alive man :D:D:D:D

round tower huntsman

lots of terriers getting stolen these days, pure scum that would steal a mans terrier.
yeah im very pleased with him,hopefully i'll get a dig to him before the seasons end, he's only 15 months. not too many russells still doing the business underground at foxes so i hope he makes the grade.

Birdnuts

Well done - my Cairn X is getting a bit old for this game so I'm looking around for a Mark11 and this thread has given me food for thought:)

Spunk84

round tower huntsman wrote: »

lots of terriers getting stolen these days, pure scum that would steal a mans terrier.
yeah im very pleased with him,hopefully i'll get a dig to him before the seasons end, he's only 15 months. not too many russells still doing the business underground at foxes so i hope he makes the grade.

Whereabouts in the country your from? up North the patterdale is used alot or lake-land crosses, i came across very few Russells working, only the parsons where the ones i seen over the years being worked. Utter scum stealing a dog, ive had a few over the years stolen but i usually found out who had them and got them returned swiftly;) but yes just scumbags

fallowbuck

the gaurds down in the area where i am did feck all they new what crowd took em, we all do i went to the site to get my dogs back but they were in the other half the country by the time i got up to them, i have to start all over again have a pup coming soon the bitch is bursting ,looking forward i moved home to another county quiet area with a rotty patrolling try steal this time they ll be missing a few limbs at best that s the only thing for them dirty fxxkxrs:mad: