to run or not ?

[hopelander 0]

does anybody run their dogs on rape stubble ?i always try not to but when theyve caught and rolled ive been lucky with no injuries for years . (touch wood)

[Guest rodsmith]

although i dont no longer have a running dog i used to plus some of the lads i invite down run thiers on rape.as yet to have an injury but injuries can happen on any ground.

[woodga 170]

only after the frosts have softened the stems i have been unfortunate enough to see a dog blinded by stems while running them shortly after they have been swathed i would not think about putting my dog onto a field with thousands of potential spears for a rabbit or other quarry but some lads do and will at the end of the day its up to the individual

[Guest rodsmith]

we dont lamp the rabbits mate(or hares).

[hopelander 0]

why ?

[Guest rodsmith]

find it boaring.i like to see a dog on the bigger stuff myself.

[Guest Rod&dog]

Would you not say maize stubble could posses the same potential danger as the rape stubble?

[hopelander 0]

ive only ever seen one field of it up here and thats before it was cut,it seems to hold plenty whilst standing whats the stubble like?

[bonanza 0]

I got a tiny piece of rape straw in my arm years ago and within 24hrs it had balloned to twice its normal size and was full of pus and gunk. So no, I try not to run my dog on it.

[Guest miller1989]

find it boaring.i like to see a dog on the bigger stuff myself.

 

Me too.

[lucky 578]

i always run mine on rape stubble, never had a problem and i find they hold what i'm after better than the other types of fields.....

[hopelander 0]

i always run mine on rape stubble, never had a problem and i find they hold what i'm after better than the other types of fields.....

mine have had no injuries its just when i fell over it was keener to get stuch into me arse than george michaell

[Guest joe ox]

Ive had dogs injured with quite bad stab wounds around the stopper area but if there is something I want to run on them I would. There wont be as many about as previous years as last winter/spring there wasnt half the amount of rape fields about as previous years not sure if its subsidized anymore?

[inan 841]

only after the frosts have softened the stems i have been unfortunate enough to see a dog blinded by stems while running them shortly after they have been swathed i would not think about putting my dog onto a field with thousands of potential spears for a rabbit or other quarry but some lads do and will at the end of the day its up to the individual

I totally agree ,they have cut it down here [Kent] ,but the stalks look like small javelins,no way is one of my dogs reaching down for a pick up on that shit. I will give it a miss till the cold breaks it down a bit.

[Lurchandhistribe 0]

loads of it this way. wouldnt touch it other than for pigeon shooting till october. I dont see the point in spending weeks getting a dog fit, for it to pick up a nasty injury.