fur by night. feather by day.

[Trigger 26]

basically i am just wondering if it would be possible for me to get my whippet X to work feather in the day and perhaps do a bit of lamping the odd night or two, i know that dogs are able to tell the difference between day and night work but would a dog be able to just work the feather in the day and the rabbit at night, or would taking it out lamping make him work rabbits aswell as birds in the day.

would the dog be able to do it or should he just be used to do the one job that i need him for which is working feather?

Edited July 1, 2010 by Trigger

[poacherman 353]

ave got a springer spaniel that chases rabbits when out with my lurcher but when out with the shotgun hes a right steady dog. he knows the differnce. am sure you could do it if you tried hard enough mate

 

atb poacher

[firstrike 21]

basically i am just wondering if it would be possible for me to get my whippet X to work feather in the day and perhaps do a bit of lamping the odd night or two, i know that dogs are able to tell the difference between day and night work but would a dog be able to just work the feather in the day and the rabbit at night, or would taking it out lamping make him work rabbits aswell as birds in the day.

would the dog be able to do it or should he just be used to do the one job that i need him for which is working feather?

Easy mate, any dog will do it..

[poacherman 353]

do u mean if you out during the day u dont want your dog chasing rabbits

[charliehunter100 22]

ave got a springer spaniel that chases rabbits when out with my lurcher but when out with the shotgun hes a right steady dog. he knows the differnce. am sure you could do it if you tried hard enough mate

 

atb poacher

spaniel is not the same as a wippet you clown

[Trigger 26]

do u mean if you out during the day u dont want your dog chasing rabbits

thats what exactly what i mean. basically i want it to do the job of a spaniel but i dont want a spaniel as i am a lurcher man. would a whippetX manage it.

Edited July 1, 2010 by Trigger

[Trigger 26]

basically i am just wondering if it would be possible for me to get my whippet X to work feather in the day and perhaps do a bit of lamping the odd night or two, i know that dogs are able to tell the difference between day and night work but would a dog be able to just work the feather in the day and the rabbit at night, or would taking it out lamping make him work rabbits aswell as birds in the day.

would the dog be able to do it or should he just be used to do the one job that i need him for which is working feather?

Easy mate, any dog will do it..

do you do both regular or do you just take the odd birds?

[charliehunter100 22]

why do you want it to leave rabbits

[forest of dean redneck 11,614]

dunno maybe hard pushed to get it to ignore rabbits and concentrate on feather.

my reasoning is if its edible its a good job done no matter what it is.

[Trigger 26]

why do you want it to leave rabbits

because when after birds in the day rabbits are not relevent

Edited July 1, 2010 by Trigger

[poacher3161 1,766]

why do you want it to leave rabbits

because when after birds in the day rabbits are not relevent

Impossible imho and unfair on any lurcher type dog to stop it from chaseing rabbits and flushing birds instead it is the reason the gundog breeds were developed in the first place.

[charliehunter100 22]

why do you want it to leave rabbits

because when after birds in the day rabbits are not relevent

Impossible imho and unfair on any lurcher type dog to stop it from chaseing rabbits and flushing birds instead it is the reason the gundog breeds were developed in the first place.

good advice

[poacherman 353]

ave got a springer spaniel that chases rabbits when out with my lurcher but when out with the shotgun hes a right steady dog. he knows the differnce. am sure you could do it if you tried hard enough mate

 

atb poacher

spaniel is not the same as a wippet you clown

when did a say it was the same fanny face, if men can go out lamping with there lurchers at heal and only chase on command im sure they could do it during the day but if the whippet flushes a rabbit it might be a different story. you can stop your dog from chasing when the dog is close in but if its out infront working its different story. best thing to do is get yourself a spaniel, different dogs for different jobs

[wirral countryman 2,110]

I can't see why you bought a whippet cross?it does'nt make sense what you're asking from the dog in the daytime,if it lamps of a night on rabbits then its sure to chase and pick up in the day,poach is right its a gun dog you require,you can't take the hunting instinct out of a good dog,my lurcher's are expected to catch everything day or night,with teeth and without,atb,wirralman

[Secret-Fields 7]

i was always led to believe, back in the times of kings an queens ect ect a lurcher would be a dog to provide for poor mans family an fill the pot, an would be expected to be a jack of all trades filling in for the gun dogs in the day and mixing a bag? with fur an feather? it can be done, it is done, but not by me lol