Rescue terriers

[Lankyman]

Should CRO have a few of these for tight, awkward rescue locations?

Dog trapped underground for four days in Brampton rescued

Sherlock the Lakeland terrier survives four days in an old badger sett without food and water.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[BikinGlynn]

I thought this was going to be terriers trained to rescue!

 

[Lankyman]

I thought this was going to be terriers trained to rescue!

It is - Shrek of the Fell and Moorland Terrier Club

 

[BikinGlynn]

It is - Shrek of the Fell and Moorland Terrier Club

Dosent surprise me, they are the masters of going in holes, its more surprising one got stuck.

 

[Leclused]

Terriers are indeed masters in potholing We have a Norfolk Terrier and they have very flexibel hips.

 

[dougle89]

Dosent surprise me, they are the masters of going in holes, its more surprising one got stuck.

A few tails of if happening in the lakes where they’d go in and get trapped and dug out

 

[kay]

The name "terrier" comes from the French "terre" = earth, ie an "earth dog" trained to go underground in search for vermin.

 

[Lankyman]

I had a 'Kirkdale' terrier when I was a kid. He used to love digging alongside my dad when he was gardening.

 

[Pitlamp]

Some forum members will remember "Chester" from Clapham, the one legged former show cave guide. He always had Jack Russell terriers and they often went caving with him. If we were ever in a crawl that ended at a dig, Chester would start scraping a bit of sand away and the dog would immediately get the message, grin with anticipation and get stuck in. Meanwhile Chester would lean back with a wry smile and watch his dig get dug for him as the spoil flew backwards at a phenomenal rate.

That's how Grotto Passage in Ingleborough Cave was found; excavated and first explored by a dog!

 

[spelfish]

I once went caving with a determined labrador (not mine). No problem with Swildon's as far as Sump One.Totally failed to understand the concept of diving through to 'Master', so never reached Swildon's Two. Apparently, he'd done everything in Burrington, most of the 'minor' caves in western Mendip, coped with Manor Farm Swallet and found GB simple. Don't think he'd ever been introduced to Eastwater or St Cuthberts...
With a decent harness, he'd have had a wonderful time in the Dales...

 

[Cantclimbtom]

From the title, I was imagining a terrier with one of those little miniature/shot bottles under its collar

 

[Lankyman]

I once went caving with a determined labrador (not mine). No problem with Swildon's as far as Sump One.Totally failed to understand the concept of diving through to 'Master', so never reached Swildon's Two. Apparently, he'd done everything in Burrington, most of the 'minor' caves in western Mendip, coped with Manor Farm Swallet and found GB simple. Don't think he'd ever been introduced to Eastwater or St Cuthberts...
With a decent harness, he'd have had a wonderful time in the Dales...

This reminds me of an article I read decades ago in Descent(?) about someone encountering an army caving group in P8 whose CO had brought in his Lab.

 

[Cantclimbtom]

In my limited experience, dogs caving is pretty rare. Although still unusual in mine exploring there are example of non SRT canine adventures (if sharp objects on floor they might need little boots, which takes time for most digs to accept) . Good example of non SRT underground dog is

There are also harnesses for dogs, mostly military for helicopter winch (not sure if you can fast-rope with a dog slung below you?) for sniffing explosives or a large and fierce attack dog. But not sure how well that would translate to traverses and complex srt while suspending a large aggressive dog at your heels but certainly it could add an element of "spice" to classic caving routes. Perhaps that explains the lack of popularity for dogs in vertical caving?

 

[Lankyman]

In my limited experience, dogs caving is pretty rare. Although still unusual in mine exploring there are example of non SRT canine adventures (if sharp objects on floor they might need little boots, which takes time for most digs to accept) . Good example of non SRT underground dog is

There are also harnesses for dogs, mostly military for helicopter winch (not sure if you can fast-rope with a dog slung below you?) for sniffing explosives or a large and fierce attack dog. But not sure how well that would translate to traverses and complex srt while suspending a large aggressive dog at your heels but certainly it could add an element of "spice" to classic caving routes. Perhaps that explains the lack of popularity for dogs in vertical caving?

Appropriate that they come across a Black Bob cartoon down there

 

[Fulk]

I did once come across a guy with a dog in a cave, when the bloke was playing some sort of whistle/flute type of instrument and the dog was following him along the passage, a bit like the Pied Piper; I think that it was in Upper Long Churn which, of course, is easily accessible for a dog (although it might have been Valley Entrance /Roof Tunnel . . .it was a long time ago).

 

[davel]

I've been in a group on a wander round Smallcleugh mine accompanied by a border collie belonging to one of the party. The dog seemed quite happy to be underground and kept away from the open shafts ('sumps') of its own accord. The only time the dog showed any sign of unease was when we had to pass it across our laps while sitting on a rail over a hole in the floor.

 

[Lankyman]

I googled 'head torch for a dog' and this came up

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Animal-Childrens-Camping-Headlamp-Headlight/dp/B0123P7RC8

 

[Chris Curry]

We dig every week with Border Collie Help up here in Swaledale. She even has a dog bed near the dig face

 

[Lankyman]

Those terrible terriers are at it again

Dog rescued from drainage pipe by Oxford firefighters

The three-year-old terrier got stuck after following a rabbit into the pipe near Oxford.

www.bbc.co.uk

 

[Leclused]

Some pics of 'Odette' my Norfolk terrier taken during a digging trip in one of our Belgian project. She followed me down a steep slope under a sharp dry duck and down some boulders to assist me in some digging work. The badgers where not at home at that time