julie35

Thanks for the ''How to Prepare" link, much appreciated, maybe if the dogs get to eat their prize it may encourage them to catch a few more!!

The foot on head technique has been mentioned a few times, I think I'll try it for my first attempt at least if it's head does come off it will be under my foot!! I don't know anyone up my way that either shoots rabbits or has working dogs, shame really because I'd love to join up with someone and learn things that would benefit my dogs. Also, it's safer to be with another person, my Millie recently found a fox hole and dived straight in, I was really worried that she was stuck down there, she was down ages but eventually came out a little worse for wear, she'd had a good scrap and came cl

Usable rabbit??? Yet another thing that I don't know how to do! On the occasions that the rabbits have died of fright, my Millie comes running over to me carrying it in her jaws with sheer delight wrote all over her face!! And it's such a shame to waste the kill but I leave it on the field because I don't know how to prepare it. I would love to take it home and give it to the dogs for their dinner, a nice reward for them. Also, is it safe to let the dogs eat any rabbit that has myxi?

Yeah, I was wondering if their heads came off if I pulled too hard! And seeing as I'll will be a little heavy handed first time just to make sure I killed it, I guess I'll probably end up with it's head in my hand! The chop method sounds good but how do I know if I've actually killed it or just stunned it? Maybe best to neck it afterwards just to be on the safe side! Any suggestions on how to train the dogs to actually kill the rabbits, then I wouldn't have to face pulling their heads off in the first place!

Sounds like a good method as they do tend to wriggle a fair bit but not much chance of that when the head is under foot! Will definately try this next time. Thanks

I need advise on how to neck a rabbit, quickly and humanely. Never done it before and the internet is full of confusing advise so I thought '' if anyone knows, it will be people with working terrierrs'' I have 4 terriers of my own, all bitches and they are all rescue's so they aren't true working dogs. But 2 of them, my Patterdale x JR and my Border x Lakeland just LOVE rabbits, unfortunately they are far more interested in chasing them and don't try to kill them (dead rabbits = don't run = no fun). They have on occasion slightly mained the rabbits when they've caught them (fur detatched from