Earth dog
Earth dogs or construction dogs are hunting dogs that are used in construction hunts .
Earth dogs have such a small chest that they can follow fox or badger , and rarely rabbits, into the underground burrow.
Races
The FCI defines:
"Earth dogs are
- Dogs of the breeds of FCI groups 3 and 4, which are subject to a working test according to the FCI breed nomenclature ,
- Terrier breeds that are subject to a working trial at the national level, at the request of the national association,
- and are able to work successfully on the fox or badger in an artificial or natural building. "
In group 3 the FCI leads the terriers , in group 4 the dachshunds .
Earth dogs according to FCI regulations as of January 1st, 2011 are:
| FCI standard | FCI group | race |
|---|---|---|
| 010 | 3 | Border terrier |
| 012 | 3 | Fox terrier (smooth) |
| 078 | 3 | Welsh Terrier |
| 103 | 3 | German hunting terrier |
| 148 | 4th | Dachshund (dachshund, dachshund) |
| 169 | 3 | Fox terrier (wire) |
| 339 | 3 | Parson Russell Terrier |
| 345 | 3 | Jack Russell Terrier |
Use in construction hunts
Earth dogs try to get the fox or badger to leave the burrow by barking and making light attacks. Dogs that are too aggressive are easily injured, especially when attacking the badger.
The badger can only be moved to leave the burrow in rare cases. It will then often be necessary to knock in (that is, dig a hole for the construction dog) to kill the badger. In order to always plan the impact so that it gets on the dog , a transmitter is attached to the construction dog . A tracking device can then be used to determine exactly where the dog is.
Today more and more artificial structures are being created for the fox to make the work of the construction dog easier.
Individual evidence
- ^ A b Federation Cynologique Internationale (Hrsg.): Internationales Arbeitschampionat (CIT) - special provisions for earth dogs . January 1, 2011 ( PDF; 130 kB ( Memento from November 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) [accessed on June 13, 2017] As an attachment to FCI Circular 33/2012). International Labor Championships (CIT) - Special provisions for earth dogs ( Memento of the original from November 15, 2012 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
