at WHAT age can YOU tell if a lurcher is ANY GOOD or not?

[adamb20 22]

ive got a beddy whippet x collie grey, 13 n half month old. ive been giving her a few runs with the lamp these last few weeks and she seems to be fast in a straight line but once the rabbit turns its a mile ahead of her straight away. she can get them if they in a big field but smaller places she doesnt seem to b able to. will she get much better as she gets older or should she be performing better than this at this age??

 

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[Stuart O Connor 1]

ive got a beddy whippet x collie grey, 13 n half month old. ive been giving her a few runs with the lamp these last few weeks and she seems to be fast in a straight line but once the rabbit turns its a mile ahead of her straight away. she can get them if they in a big field but smaller places she doesnt seem to b able to. will she get much better as she gets older or should she be performing better than this at this age??

 

Im no expert but i have a dog of similar breeding and at that age he was a bit slow on the turn and it does look like the rabbit is miles ahead but i just kept going out and with more experience there turning gets better just my opinoin !

All the best with her

[lurcher lass 9]

blimey give the dog a chance! my bitch didn't get her balence properly til a year and a half! let her grow up, give her run every now and again just don't over do it as you don't want her losing her confidence!

give her time to mature and give her the runs for experience so she can learn the game, their not born knowing how a rabbit moves like us they need to learn the rabbits behavoural instincts

hope this helps mate all the best Annemarie x

[Guest fence_hopper]

its called experience mate it will come in time be patient with her. try give her easy runs, not to many as she's only starting. end things on a high plenty of praise she'll come right in the end for you.....alb al

[adamb20 22]

ok cheers, jus new to this, dnt really know the crack...thanks for ur replies.

[Guest fence_hopper]

ok cheers, jus new to this, dnt really know the crack...thanks for ur replies.

 

 

some fields are easier than others make sure she can turn them on the hedge with out there being to many exscape routes bushes etc. dont let her go till you get as close as you can if you have a lightforce get a filter. dont put it direct on the rabbit just under it so you still can see it, soon as it starts to shift make sure the bitch see's it take the filter off. you should be able to make things abit easier for her that way buy giving her abit more advantage.(everyones different but that works for me)

[adamb20 22]

no trying tae be bad,

 

but if your new tae this, maybe you are lamping rabbits that aint suitable for a young dog

 

try an get somebody that knows the game tae take you out, learn a lot quicker that way

 

 

[bANNED TEXT] sort of slips shud a yung dog be getting then? in a big space??

[rabbit tourmentor 29]

so far this is an atual good thread with advise

 

this is what it should be like boys

[sikastag_1 689]

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Edited September 3, 2019 by grant_c

[biza hollis 27]

at the end of the day mate a rabbit can turn on a sixpence for a young dog its a learning curve most young dogs do it to start off with and lose a lot of ground on the turns just keep at it mate your dog will learn to read its quarry and will soon get the nack atb biza

[jac 12]

my girl is 15 months and she is the same. as soon as the Rabbit go's in the hedge she stops looking for it. but today she found one hiding in the hedge and chased it out. she's getting better, still a lot to learn but i am new to this in a way too, not done it for many years. so we learning together, makes the bond with your dog strong . enjoy it , you will get great pleasure from watching your dog get better

[Guest jt750]

Dog won't have its legs yet to turn fast ...light work close slips easy bunnies and no seriously long chases until it has its legs is probably the key ...they get their legs around the 18 month mark and once they learn their quarry they make it look easy

[adamb20 22]

the ones that squat straight away, walk up as close as you can

the further fae the hedge/fence the better

 

where you live? im sure there will be somebody local on here tae show you

 

im from crook, near durham. i think i know [bANNED TEXT] u mean nw like. it just av been listening to ppl who dnt av a clue them selvs. oh n [bANNED TEXT] ppl mean by 'get its legs'?

[stabba 10,745]

legs still growing an no got balance an coordination yet, it will come

 

theres a few guys on here fae that neck a the woods

 

if you cannae find somebody tae take you out, pm me an ill take you

ooohhh. My knight in shining armour lol

[lurcher lass 9]

this is how topics should be if the rest were like this we'd be laughing

 

and the whole site would be improved keep it going lads!!