ryno 11 Posted July 31, 2010 Report Share Posted July 31, 2010 i am new to the hunting life and am tottally a rabbit and rat man using dogs my lurcher collie whippet bedlington brings rabbits back live to hand and unmarked.yet kills rats instantly.she seems to differenciate.my friend refuses to take his whippet ratting as he believes it will make her hard mouthed is he correct,and my bitch an eception,or does it depend on the breed of dog,?am i right in thinking that a small splash of collie enhances the brains Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The one 8,495 Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Hello and welcome mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryno 11 Posted August 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Hello and welcome mate thanks for the reply mate Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watchman 256 Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 i am new to the hunting life and am tottally a rabbit and rat man using dogs my lurcher collie whippet bedlington brings rabbits back live to hand and unmarked.yet kills rats instantly.she seems to differenciate.my friend refuses to take his whippet ratting as he believes it will make her hard mouthed is he correct,and my bitch an eception,or does it depend on the breed of dog,?am i right in thinking that a small splash of collie enhances the brains i think and this is only my opinion(you have to say that on here before you reply or your dead)if the dog took rats from the start it would be hard mouthed on rabbits,if vice versa i think that dogs soon learns the difference between quarry with teeth and those without,yes there is always an exception to the rule,yes i know rabbits got teeth but you know what i mean lol,had many a fox dog over the years that always retrieved rabbits live to hand that were obviously started on them first Quote Link to post Share on other sites
ryno 11 Posted August 1, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 i am new to the hunting life and am tottally a rabbit and rat man using dogs my lurcher collie whippet bedlington brings rabbits back live to hand and unmarked.yet kills rats instantly.she seems to differenciate.my friend refuses to take his whippet ratting as he believes it will make her hard mouthed is he correct,and my bitch an eception,or does it depend on the breed of dog,?am i right in thinking that a small splash of collie enhances the brains i think and this is only my opinion(you have to say that on here before you reply or your dead)if the dog took rats from the start it would be hard mouthed on rabbits,if vice versa i think that dogs soon learns the difference between quarry with teeth and those without,yes there is always an exception to the rule,yes i know rabbits got teeth but you know what i mean lol,had many a fox dog over the years that always retrieved rabbits live to hand that were obviously started on them first thanks for your opinion all advice is recied gratefully Quote Link to post Share on other sites
watchman 256 Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 i am new to the hunting life and am tottally a rabbit and rat man using dogs my lurcher collie whippet bedlington brings rabbits back live to hand and unmarked.yet kills rats instantly.she seems to differenciate.my friend refuses to take his whippet ratting as he believes it will make her hard mouthed is he correct,and my bitch an eception,or does it depend on the breed of dog,?am i right in thinking that a small splash of collie enhances the brains i think and this is only my opinion(you have to say that on here before you reply or your dead)if the dog took rats from the start it would be hard mouthed on rabbits,if vice versa i think that dogs soon learns the difference between quarry with teeth and those without,yes there is always an exception to the rule,yes i know rabbits got teeth but you know what i mean lol,had many a fox dog over the years that always retrieved rabbits live to hand that were obviously started on them first thanks for your opinion all advice is recied gratefully over Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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