Shooter87 0 Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Hi, i have a 12 week old bull grey pup and in my garden we have a pet rabbit (not my choice) i was wondering if my pup gets too friendly with the pet rabbit will he not want to hunt them when hes older? will post pics of the pup soon when i work out how to do it! lol. cheers. Quote Link to post
samba 534 Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 its all what they get used to seen and now plenty of dogmen whos kids have a pet rabbit in garden never bothered the pet one but still caught wild ones Quote Link to post
RossM 8,119 Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 my young lurcher is fine with my g/f little sisters pet rabbit when we visit, but i wouldnt trust her 100% with it, Quote Link to post
jonansuki 21 Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 yea i got a mate who got 2 lurchers they dont bother with his lil sister pet rabbits but do catch wild ones dont know why tho? Quote Link to post
Water Badger 26 Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 nout to bother about try calling the ones at home bunnies and the ones out in field rabbits gets a bit of a distinction between the two mine lives with two and goes like f**k after any in the field Quote Link to post
bert the fert 28 Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Years ago we had a pet rabbit called Sweep, who used to spend so much time breaking out of his hutch that every time he sauntered past me, i'd hear the theme to " The Great Escape " One afternoon i'd put our lurcher out in the garden for an hour or so, when i went to let her in, i found her and Sweep sitting side by side, both looking at me when i opened the door. The same dog is brill with our chickens too. Quote Link to post
Dawn B 212 Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 I keep a Belgian Hare loose in the garden, I dont want my Terriers chasing Rabbits so I keep him for that reason, to teach control. Quote Link to post
Shooter87 0 Posted July 10, 2010 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 Ok cheers for the replies, im more bothered about him not being able to do the job in the field than whether he gets the pet bunny! lol! wont tell my sister that tho! Quote Link to post
Simply Bull 02 11 Posted July 10, 2010 Report Share Posted July 10, 2010 my advice mate pick the rabbit up by the back legs and give it one swift chop in the back of the neck and that should stop all your worrying and if you can't do that i would seriously consider rehomeing your pup because i have 6 dogs and they would hate me if i made them look at a rabbit all day through a cage Quote Link to post
Coneytrappr 30 Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 It won't effect his hunting ability mate. Dogs aren't stupid [well, most of 'em aren't] and know what can and can't be touched. Quote Link to post
rob190364 2,594 Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 Its same when you have cats, most dogs that live with cats would still go after other cats when out of the house. Quote Link to post
Tiff 36 Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 pet-kept and wild animals smell completely different to other animals, most dogs properly broken to pet-kept should not have any issue hunting the wild ones. Quote Link to post
dws1410 8 Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 my young lurcher is fine with my g/f little sisters pet rabbit when we visit, but i wouldnt trust her 100% with it, and I wouldn't trust your older lurcher 100% with my fecking ferret Quote Link to post
RossM 8,119 Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 my young lurcher is fine with my g/f little sisters pet rabbit when we visit, but i wouldnt trust her 100% with it, and I wouldn't trust your older lurcher 100% with my fecking ferret lol credit where credits due though, it run oot hole she picked it up but let it go when she realised, unsure if it was coz she knew or the fact you screamed like a wee girl!! lol Quote Link to post
dws1410 8 Posted July 11, 2010 Report Share Posted July 11, 2010 my young lurcher is fine with my g/f little sisters pet rabbit when we visit, but i wouldnt trust her 100% with it, and I wouldn't trust your older lurcher 100% with my fecking ferret lol credit where credits due though, it run oot hole she picked it up but let it go when she realised, unsure if it was coz she knew or the fact you screamed like a wee girl!! lol Funny how my recollection of the whole event is somewhat different Quote Link to post
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