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Omg. I forgot about bull terriers. I do like them when they come in a perfect Roman nosed package.

Sometimes I think that it may be because they're so ugly it's endearing.

I have a weak spot for Roman nosed horses too though 🤔
My stepson aged about 5 on seeing his very first EBT exclaimed very loudly “why does that man have a pig on a lead” 🙈. I wished the ground could have swallowing me up!
 

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In Australia and NZ they are called pig dogs as they (or crosses of) are used to hunt and hold wild pigs.
I didn’t realise purebred bull terriers were also used for pig hunting. I would have thought they’d be too small and unathletic.
 

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I didn’t realise purebred bull terriers were also used for pig hunting. I would have thought they’d be too small and unathletic.
They are probably more pit type tbh. It was donkeys years ago I was out there. My heeler x who ate the curtains was a rescued pig dog, although I expect she was dumped as unsuccessful as she was not athletic.
And I did say crosses of. 🙂
 

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I didn’t realise purebred bull terriers were also used for pig hunting. I would have thought they’d be too small and unathletic.































































Dogs used/bred for pigging can be anything and everything. They tend to be mastiff crosses, but I've seen all sorts. Cattle dogs, kelpies, great Danes, pit bulls, staffies, and collies

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Sorry, for some reason the forum still doesn't work for me. I need to keep the options to add photos greyed out, and if I post a photo all hell breaks loose with formatting.

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Dogs used/bred for pigging can be anything and everything. They tend to be mastiff crosses, but I've seen all sorts. Cattle dogs, kelpies, great Danes, pit bulls, staffies, and collies.

Apart from one, Myrtle a cattle dog, they've all been big soft lumps and great with people and kids.
 

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They are probably more pit type tbh. It was donkeys years ago I was out there. My heeler x who ate the curtains was a rescued pig dog, although I expect she was dumped as unsuccessful as she was not athletic.
And I did say crosses of. 🙂
They use any type of bullie x or mastiff x. My rescue dog Panda was a typical example of what they use. I am pretty sure that is how she started out in life. Many are treated very badly sadly.
Rural NZ is a long way behind the UK in their attitude to animals sadly.
 

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Yes, I realised there was an omission there lol!! There are a number of Scottish terriers, though I would start with a classic Scottie I think and I should probably add in some regional English ones: Manchester, Norfolk and Staffordshire too. Could be a bit of a collection!
One of the things I love about terriers is that it is quite a basic requirement spec - to generally hang around and sporadically kill vermin - but there are so many regional variations on that spec that you can almost see the historic personality of each area in the terrier breed they turned out.
 

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Yes, I realised there was an omission there lol!! There are a number of Scottish terriers, though I would start with a classic Scottie I think and I should probably add in some regional English ones: Manchester, Norfolk and Staffordshire too. Could be a bit of a collection!

Throw some XL chaos into the mix with an Airedale!
 

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We used to have 2x Farm bred JRTs. Never again!
They were delightful, amusing little things that had us swearing and laughing in equal amounts. Their recall on a walk was faultless but if either of them escaped from the yard, they would not come back until it suited them. It didn't matter whether they went singly or together and they both searched for escape routes out of our yard.
Their house-training was questionable too and we found out that was a family trait.
 

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I have had pugs for years (mostly rehomed ones) but would not have any more brachys, though they have been lovely characters.
No droolers, big heavy built breeds, Akitas, bull breeds, busy super active collie types either.
l love most terriers though, l still miss my scruffy JRT and Airedale, though she was rather uncertain with small dogs she didn’t know, probably thought they were vermin.
 

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Well I am very anti any aggressive or reactive breeds, they've ruined walking for everyone with friendly dogs :p😂 Basically i'd only have a Lab or a Golden pure or cross or a lurcher but would have to be a smooth coat one and good with cats so a very specific type.
 

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Yes, reactive dogs spoil things for everyone, like the very fat aggressive chocolate Lab that lunged and growled at mine last night, and tried to bite.
I cant understand people who walk their aggressive dog in popular dog walking areas. I've only had one dog reactive one, I walked her early or late to avoid everyone. Dog walking to me is exercise for us both and also a time to relax. I don't want to be on the look out for dogs or keep shouting at their owners to leash them😁

My way of thinking was that she was my "problem" & it was up to me to avoid stress to my dog, other dogs, their owners or me 😁
 

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Well I am very anti any aggressive or reactive breeds, they've ruined walking for everyone with friendly dogs :p😂 Basically i'd only have a Lab or a Golden pure or cross

Unfortunately 3 of the nastiest dogs I've met out walking, 1 was a golden and the other 2 were labs. And of course they were off lead, with the owners nowhere in sight.
 

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Well I am very anti any aggressive or reactive breeds, they've ruined walking for everyone with friendly dogs :p😂 Basically i'd only have a Lab or a Golden pure or cross or a lurcher but would have to be a smooth coat one and good with cats so a very specific type.
My sister used to go to dog training back in the 70's and her experience gained by meeting a lot of dogs there was that labs were the worst. She got badly bitten on her calf by a lab trying to bite her dog when she was leaving.
 

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My breed choices are quite limited as I am allergic (asthma) to wire haired and short haired dogs. I hate drool and wet beards. Absolutely no no no to scotties, a good friend has three and I have banned them from my house as they terrorised the flatcoats. No cockerdooledos although there are some nice ones the neighbours ones are nervous wrecks
 

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Well I am very anti any aggressive or reactive breeds, they've ruined walking for everyone with friendly dogs :p😂 Basically i'd only have a Lab or a Golden pure or cross or a lurcher but would have to be a smooth coat one and good with cats so a very specific type.
Because you never get an aggressive Lab or Goldie…. 🙄
 
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