Dirt Piranha

My friend Buddy Goatcher has a new site up. Buddy raises some good Jagdterriers. He's a Biologist who specializes in Feral Pigs and other stuff.

http://www.dirtpiranha.com

More Thoughts on Airedales from Henry Johnson

 I don't tell others what to think or what to do with regard to Airedales.  But I will say what I think and what I do.  I bred for the 50 lb. plus or minus 5 or 10 lb. size range because they are so quick and fast on their feet.  In bigger ones you lose that quickness and I think it becomes a critical factor in their ability to deal with bear, cougar, wild hogs, or anything that can kill them.  You don't want sluggers or kamikaze types.  You want terrier types that, like a good middle weight fighter, can stick and move and have brains enough to know how to use quickness and tactics against superior size and strength.  If at all possible you need to see how the  breeding stock carries itself and moves.  I want them fast, very quick on their feet, very maneuverable.  I know you have a lot of horse experience.  I'm thinking in Airedales you need the equivalent of a good cutting horse. You can't just rely on what breeders say about their dogs.  You really do need to go look at the breeding stock yourself.

 hsj, fults cove, Tennessee, 37F
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One of the Brood, takes after his Dad

LoLo's pups coming since 5:30 am

Got ten on the ground and I feel another in the pipeline. better pics soon

New Feeding Apparatus, And a Pic of LoLo the Three Legged Wonder, 60 Days Pregnant,

LoLo and BD expecting, Kennel Improvements

Bred LoLo to my Staghound, due the 26 october. I've been updating the kennels the past week putting Plastic Pallets up off the ground and installing their housing to get them off the concrete. Easier to wash down and provides a cool place to lay in the summer. Also ran some PVC through the gates to make a feed chute so I don't need to open the gate to feed. I will be attaching rubber feed bowls to the floor under the chute.

Checking Out for a Moment

I have a lot going on right now, a large commission piece, training dogs, grandkids out and about for the summer, training dogs, lots of overdue projects, dogs, writing some thoughts and ideas for short stories, dogs, and just taking time to enjoy life for a change. So, I just wanted to let anyone interested know that as you can see the blogging has been suffering and will continue to be slow if not completely void for a few more months. Hopefully by the end of July I will be caught up and can again begin to add content that I am satisfied with. Until then I hope every like minded free thinker that reads "Sons of Savages" has a good go at life this summer. Be safe, trust in the only "God" out there for everything and "Defend the Republic" at all costs.
And.
Keep your dogs fed, love on the kids more than usual, and never sweat the small stuff.
The big stuff, well it can't eat you!