Hello from Germany

Hello, I am a 47 years old Patterdale Terrier and American Pit Bull Terrier fan from Germany. Now I have only 2 old APBT females, because there is a law against breeding them in Germany, and 9 Patterdale Terriers.
I use my smaller dogs for fox and badger, the bigger ones on wild boar.
Here is a little fun clip, where you can see a part of my pack playing on my yard:

Welcome snake, those Patterdales are good looking dogs!

Thank you!
I like them bigger, because there is more wild boar work than earthwork in my area.
Also we have a lot of badgers in fox burrows, and difficult earth with many rocks below.
Wild boar is not what they were bred for, but they work them fantastic.
And some of my dogs are too big for earthwork.

...I hope my English is ok.

Hi Snake,
Welcome to the forum. What part of Deutschland are you from?

Best Regards
Marius Goosen

Originally Posted by KMG Hunting Safaris

Hi Snake,
Welcome to the forum. What part of Deutschland are you from?

Best Regards
Marius Goosen

From the part with the 1000 hills, ...the Sauerland.
Next big city is Dortmund, about 60 Km from my home town.

Originally Posted by Snake

...I hope my English is ok.

Your English far exceeds my Deutsch!

Welcome Snake to the AH website and Forum!

Thank you!

If somebody is interested in pedigrees, here is the ped of my stud:
ONLINE PEDIGREES :: [339294] :: WIDOMSKI'S DEVIL (SCHWAB'S XAVER)

Welcome to AH Snake!

Welcome to the forum Snake!

Best regards
Louis van Bergen

Welcome to AH, Snake, nice dogs. I am specially fond of Rottweilers.

Originally Posted by Nyati

I am specially fond of Rottweilers.

Do you use them for hunting?

Originally Posted by Snake

Do you use them for hunting?

No, for me they are the perfect family dog.

For hunting I prefer Teckels

Wollte nur sagen, willkommen in AH. Ich hoffe, mein Deutsche ist ok. Es hat eine weile her, seit ich es benutzt.

Originally Posted by RickB

Wollte nur sagen, willkommen in AH. Ich hoffe, mein Deutsche ist ok. Es hat eine weile her, seit ich es benutzt.

Dein Deutsch ist (fast) perfekt.
Danke allen für's Willkommen!

Thank you all for your wellcome!

Originally Posted by Nyati

For hunting I prefer Teckels

I think you use them below, ...right?
There are two kind of Teckels in my area. The smart ones, who bolt the fox / badger with barking, and the hard ones who fight the quarry below.
What kind of them do you prefer?

Welcome to the forum Snake.

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Originally Posted by Snake

I think you use them below, ...right?
There are two kind of Teckels in my area. The smart ones, who bolt the fox / badger with barking, and the hard ones who fight the quarry below.
What kind of them do you prefer?

The hard ones, they are probably the most ferocious and fearless dogs on earth, considering their size.

Originally Posted by Nyati

The hard ones, they are probably the most ferocious and fearless dogs on earth, considering their size.

I prefer the hard ones, too. But we have many rocks below, not easy to dig and strong badgers.
A hard dogs live could be very short in my area.
So some hunters prefer the smart ones, to save the costs for the vet or a new dog.