denali Posted September 19, 2014 Share Posted September 19, 2014 Has anyone heard of this? It is overseas at the moment and looks like fun! I think 2 of my 3 dogs would love this. http://www.barnhunt.com/ Is there anything similar in Australia? I'd guess not, as it is relatively new and we are behind on things a bit, but thought i check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boronia Posted September 20, 2014 Share Posted September 20, 2014 My dogs would love it as long as a bunch of rats were there, hiding in the hay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shapeshifter Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 (edited) I never saw this, but if you go here https://www.facebook.com/groups/199642780095392/?fref=ts they do it all. Australians have lumped it all under Earth Dog. The difference here is that we don't really have barns like they do overseas so they concentrate more on the outside things. There are people that have access to barns though so are training their dogs specifically for it. Edited November 21, 2014 by shapeshifter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dogsfevr Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 yes very popular with the Mini Schnauzer people in the US ,Purina Farms holds these events & there very popular hoping to see one in action next year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miss2 Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 My JRT does this every day at the farm :) all though hes not impressed he has been banned from the sheds during summer time - too many snakes lurking in them for a no fear little terrier!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JackieW Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 My wirehair would love this, but he'd probably demolish the barn in the process :). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Spotted Devil Posted November 21, 2014 Share Posted November 21, 2014 My wirehair would love this, but he'd probably demolish the barn in the process :). :laugh: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denali Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 My wirehair would love this, but he'd probably demolish the barn in the process :). :laugh: i can picture that in my head too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smisch Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Amber our Lakeland competes in Earthdog events. First lakie titled in it too! Its very much a developing sport here in Aus :) lots of fun and a great day out. Happy to answer any questions Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denali Posted November 23, 2014 Author Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Amber our Lakeland competes in Earthdog events. First lakie titled in it too! Its very much a developing sport here in Aus :) lots of fun and a great day out. Happy to answer any questions Are they only ANKC run? If so, my breed isn't able to compete he following breeds are classified as eligible to participate in ANKC earthdog tests: Dachshunds, Australian Terriers, Australian Silky Terriers, Bedlington Terriers, Border Terriers, Cairn Terriers, Dandie Dinmont Terriers, Fox Terriers (Smooth and Wirehaired), German Hunt Terriers, Glen of Imaal Terriers, Jack Russell Terriers, Lakeland Terriers,Manchester Terriers, Miniature Pinschers, Norfolk Terriers, Norwich Terriers, Parson Russell Terriers, Scottish Terriers, Sealyham Terriers, Skye Terriers, Tenterfield Terrier, Welsh Terriers and West Highland White Terriers. ETA: congrats amber! Very cool to be the first Edited November 23, 2014 by denali Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shapeshifter Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 I met a group of ladies that have Border Terriers and they all do it. You'll see many of them on the Earthdog page I put the link up for. Any dog can actually do it, it's more got to do with who can compete. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tibbie_tabbie Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 Is there a group in WA that do it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toshman Posted November 23, 2014 Share Posted November 23, 2014 (edited) Hi - Barn Hunt and Earthdog are two different sports! We do (ANKC) Earthdog here in Oz - in Victoria, NSW, SA and Qld, but there are no set-ups in the other states/territories as yet. It has been going for around 18/19 years here in NSW, we do it at the Dogs NSW complex at Orchard Hills where we have a paddock set up with trenches etc. down the back of the complex, and the sport runs through the winter months from approx May - September each year. It's one of the few sports where there is a designated list of ANKC breeds which are eligible, plus AR dogs "of earthdog type" who have to pass an Introductory Test before they can go on to Novice/Senior Master. We are not allowed to use live quarry as they do in the USA (their quarry is usually tame rats which are in specially built cages which then go in the dens behind another set of bars). Barn Hunt looks as if it is a pretty popular, growing, sport in the US. It is "owned" by one person as a company, and she is pretty protective of her rules and ideas. It hasn't been done here at all yet. If we were to start doing it, or something like it, over here we would have to call it something different, devise our own rules and regulations, and again, would not be allowed to use live rats like they do over there (they put the rats in poly pipes with air holes and then hide them in the hay bales). How the dogs would react to searching through hay bales for whatever we could come up with as "quarry" is a guess.....probably just like in Earthdog, some are happy to do it whatever they're chasing, others just turn up their noses when they realise it's not alive! That's not to say we haven't thought about how it could be done! One idea would be to do it in a fenced off area outside with hay bales piled up (if no-one has a barn we could use) - I'm sure lots of our terriers/ratting dogs would adore it and have a whole heap of fun, I know my Borders would! Julia (Dogs NSW Earthdog Working Party Sec) Edited November 24, 2014 by toshman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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