Steve Double
Senior Member
When my days as a wage slave cease (a while to go, sadly), high on my priority list is getting a dog. It needs to be, of course, a fishing-compatible dog.
But, a bit like choosing a new boilie for next season, I can't decide which one.
The options seems to be:
1. A Labrador. The Ford Mondeo of dogs, popular and reliable. While their obedience levels seem to be good, the one's I've seen seem to prefer spending as much time in water as out of it. Are they potential swim wreckers?
2. A Jack Russell. Or two Jack Russells, as they seem to come in pairs - is it buy one, get one free? Convenient size, and seem to like the country life, and would probably see off a mink or otter given half the chance, I'd imagine. But also liable to spend days on end down rabbit holes, perhaps.
3. The border collie. Another good country dog but they seem to vary from the mildly hyper to the completely unhinged. Anyone who has met Clooney on the banks of the Wye will know what I mean.
What do our dog-owning experts say?
But, a bit like choosing a new boilie for next season, I can't decide which one.
The options seems to be:
1. A Labrador. The Ford Mondeo of dogs, popular and reliable. While their obedience levels seem to be good, the one's I've seen seem to prefer spending as much time in water as out of it. Are they potential swim wreckers?
2. A Jack Russell. Or two Jack Russells, as they seem to come in pairs - is it buy one, get one free? Convenient size, and seem to like the country life, and would probably see off a mink or otter given half the chance, I'd imagine. But also liable to spend days on end down rabbit holes, perhaps.
3. The border collie. Another good country dog but they seem to vary from the mildly hyper to the completely unhinged. Anyone who has met Clooney on the banks of the Wye will know what I mean.
What do our dog-owning experts say?