rosco p 0 Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 hello i have young lakeland bitch that is 8 months old thats already showing interest in starting to work but im holding her back due to the young age.im not used to them starting that young,should i keep her back for another 6 months or should i let her see .worried it might spoil her Quote Link to post
Tesco 28 Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 I tend to err on the side of caution Quote Link to post
rosco p 0 Posted December 2, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 thats what i was thinking but i never owned one like this,not that ive owned many but the other two didnt realy whant to start to atleast 14 month Quote Link to post
Big bald beautiful 1,231 Posted December 2, 2009 Report Share Posted December 2, 2009 same here, my 14 mth old has been flying down and running earths since 7 mths old, Quote Link to post
william slater mcgregor 2 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 i always wait until the dog has matured sometimes until its 18months old no matter how keen it is ,if its bred right there should normally be little chance of failure ,to many dogs in my opion are wasted due to there owners not waiting i.e.would you put a kid in the ring with mike tyson atb Quote Link to post
events co-ordinator 353 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 i always wait until the dog has matured sometimes until its 18months old no matter how keen it is ,if its bred right there should normally be little chance of failure ,to many dogs in my opion are wasted due to there owners not waiting i.e.would you put a kid in the ring with mike tyson atb Did you ever help at a gundog scurry at Scone? Quote Link to post
snatchbullet 55 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 (edited) hold on just a little longer cubs not to far away she should be just right then Edited December 3, 2009 by snatchbullet Quote Link to post
william slater mcgregor 2 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 i always wait until the dog has matured sometimes until its 18months old no matter how keen it is ,if its bred right there should normally be little chance of failure ,to many dogs in my opion are wasted due to there owners not waiting i.e.would you put a kid in the ring with mike tyson atb Did you ever help at a gundog scurry at Scone? aye a did work once at a scurry at scone for the scottish working dog/terrier club a think it was called Quote Link to post
william slater mcgregor 2 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 so when do you guys think these pairs of foxes shall be shagging Quote Link to post
chrissy32 13 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 i always wait until the dog has matured sometimes until its 18months old no matter how keen it is ,if its bred right there should normally be little chance of failure ,to many dogs in my opion are wasted due to there owners not waiting i.e.would you put a kid in the ring with mike tyson atb if she wants to go let her if she thinks she,s ready then she probley is you,ll sharp know once she,s on the sticky end we,ve had them start before at 8 months old but on that note some time,s early starter early finisher im not saying they all go the same way but it,s your choice she,s your bitch atb chris Quote Link to post
TOPPER 1,809 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 id be working the dog on rat now , ive just started my 14 month old lakie bitch and shes been mad for it from about 7 months but at that age its rats only , shes started well 2 digs so far and the future looks bright , slow and steady mate it pays in the end Quote Link to post
n dev 0 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 so when do you guys think these pairs of foxes shall be shagging think they start around the end of december Quote Link to post
Guest eastmids Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 if she wants to go let her if she thinks she,s ready then she probley is you,ll sharp know once she,s on the sticky end we,ve had them start before at 8 months old but on that note some time,s early starter early finisher im not saying they all go the same way but it,s your choice she,s your bitch atb chris with respect its 8 month old id ignore the above advice rosco and wait. youve got to think for the dog it could be a head banger look every bit the finished article 8 ,9 10 month old phisicaly and not be further from being ready mentally. so dont let it fool you chances are at 8 month old you,ll see a different bitch mentally if you wait until next season , she,ll be twice that age and still a youngun and if it dont work out you can say you give it every chance. Quote Link to post
william slater mcgregor 2 Posted December 3, 2009 Report Share Posted December 3, 2009 so when do you guys think these pairs of foxes shall be shagging think they start around the end of december ive only ever seen them mating in the 2nd to the 4th week in january thats up here in scotland,i once read they have a gestation period of around 59 days which would be about right for cubs to be born in march/april time,but i suppose theres always exception to the rule,i also thought they started to pair up in the end of november atb Quote Link to post
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