first pup what age is best to start work?

[cookie 2 8]

i was thinking about starting to go out lamping with my pup in september he will be about 8 and a half months old but then some people are saying they hold there dogs back till they are one and then you here other people saying they can start work earlyer i just dont know what to do he will be going out with an older dog he was already working when we got him i dont want to f**k the dog up or knock his confidence i want to get it right so he can have a good life any advice will be taken on board thank you.

[lincolnshire.hunter 162]

i was thinking about starting to go out lamping with my pup in september he will be about 8 and a half months old but then some people are saying they hold there dogs back till they are one and then you here other people saying they can start work earlyer i just dont know what to do he will be going out with an older dog he was already working when we got him i dont want to f**k the dog up or knock his confidence i want to get it right so he can have a good life any advice will be taken on board thank you.

i always keep my dogs back till they are 1 but some arnt mature enough and some have matured before then so it depens alot on the dog that you have cheers L.H

[billy the kid 1984 1]

i was thinking about starting to go out lamping with my pup in september he will be about 8 and a half months old but then some people are saying they hold there dogs back till they are one and then you here other people saying they can start work earlyer i just dont know what to do he will be going out with an older dog he was already working when we got him i dont want to f**k the dog up or knock his confidence i want to get it right so he can have a good life any advice will be taken on board thank you.

i have allways got my dogs going at bout 8 months mate and it has never f****d them up.but every one does it different.so i dont want to be insulted or called names by any one which is how all the threads end up if you give your oppion on here cheers

Edited June 12, 2009 by billy the kid 1984

[Guest lampingwithmurt]

i have a pup and wont be out till february

[N E poacher 4]

8 and a half month old will be alrite to start lamping rabbits

[hector 1]

cookie take him out mate if he keen slip him if not hold him back when you slip him if he catch more than he miss keep him going confidence will be high if he miss a lot hold him back will not do him any harm to watch as long as he is guiet either way he get out a walk which will help get him fit atb with him mate

[johnbhoy 1]

the only thing about starting them early is the fear of them opening up(barking). once they do that then your f****d. a would wait a year mate jist to make sure the dogs mature enough then when u dae take it out just try go fur the clampers. u will know urself when ur dog is ready. nobody can tell u when ur dogs ready

 

atb mate

[BLUCHER 1]

I would wait until the dog was reasonably mentally mature, all dogs vary on this one, and then try and give it a dead cert squatter, as mentioned trying too early frustrates some dogs and youl end up with a yapper, one hell of a problem to cure. Anyway good look with it mate

[bigkiel 7]

i would probably wait you have a dog to run till hes ready no harm in waiting

[nottzhunter08 898]

alrite mate. i started my pup off round that age and he now nearly 10 month and is bagging a few when i take him out. good luck with your pup mate.

 

 

atb N.H

[luke bull cross 3]

i would start mine at about a year old mate

[Catcher 1 639]

Go out with lads that know the score mate.They will tell you when your dog is ready.If you dont know any good lampers.You will just have to go with your gut feeling.Try not to enter the dog to early.atb. Catcher 1

[moonlighter 1,164]

i start my dogs early, but i dont mean lamping rabbits as in my neck of the woods they are never far from cover and take some catching for a pup. I take them out bushing from an early age, getting them use to hunting up and using there nose. they soon learn to find young rabbits, pheasants and moorhens and it seems to make mine keen as hell. the pup ive got know went lamping at about 10 months but only once a week for 2 or 3 runs. I offen spent more time in the van driving to the lamping field than i did lamping but i feel it pays off in the long run.

[cookie 2 8]

thanks for all the reply i'll just wait to see what he is like in september he is already starting to hunt up every time i go out out he does different things and is starting to look keen cheers

[LEWIS123 449]

i stared mine about 7 1/2monthon some easy squaters because i thought he was ready he matured pretty quick and soon picked it up