what age

[pegstaff 9]

what age did you first take your dog out for a mooch or on the lamp. and what age did it get its first rabbit. i have a beddy wippet grey, 20 weeks old and dont know whether to work her this winter.

[ruby jet 184]

have the same problem my self mate got a bull grey 21 wks old the key is to take it slow and not to push your pup to hard just little bits every now and again my pup has been out with me on a few quick lamping sesions over the last few wks just to watch the older dogs and to get used to the sounds and smells of the night but thats all shes done is watch. atb

[malc1 544]

my dog was worked from 3 and a half months and had his first rabbit the same week he had about 60 rabbits before the nd of last season hes 15 months now

[pegstaff 9]

i was told not too early as they bark. is this true

[malc1 544]

i couldnt tell you my dog has never barked i dont slip him he workes lose

[loopy2k9 0]

you can put a dog out to early which sometimes leads to the dog getting frustrated if it doesnt keep up which sometimes leads to barking/yelping when on the chase . but im guessing you cant leave it too long but who knows i could be wrong

[ruby jet 184]

i was told not too early as they bark. is this true

some pups will open up its frustration (spelling) sometimes u can get an old head on young sholders so the brain is ready for work but the bodys not fully developed so there not anywhere near there quickest so cant get on term with there prey so bark or yap out of frustration atb

[bigoy19706 276]

i stared my collie grey at 9 month on the lamp he had done a bit in the day from 6 months but on the lamp at 9 months he was tacking rabbits with in a week of starting him and helping my salukie bull grey with over thing at 10 mounth

[adamb20 22]

ive had my pup out since 3 months just mooching loose with older dog, she got her rabbit at about 4 month when the older dog pushed it out the bush towards her. she is about 8 and half month now and has had about four daytime rabbits, not done any lamping yet bar retreving dummy on the lamp. she ran a fully grown big rabbit last week when the older dog pushed it out the ruff into a big field. i was very suprised how quick she got on terms with it and stuck with it for about 30 seconds before it got thru a hedge. here she is 3/8 5/8 collie grey.

 

oh she has never made a squeek when chasing either, i think a lot is to do with it been in the dog already.

[rogue 9]

what age did you first take your dog out for a mooch or on the lamp. and what age did it get its first rabbit. i have a beddy wippet grey, 20 weeks old and dont know whether to work her this winter.

I think all dogs are diffrent to b honest.. i took my older dog out watching the lamp being worked from 6 months but never let him run untill he was 8 1/2 month and luckly he caught his first slip.. my youger bitch was a little slower did exactly the same thing with her but she didnt pick it up as quick few times out with her soon sorted that out though

[all.rounder 3]

i lamped my bitch at 8 months old onest a week and only on good windy nights.she learnt by her self as i had no one else to go out with.she got fcuk all on her first time out and the next time out she got 3 rabbits and then 6 and her first hare at 10 months.

[Guest deerhound hunter]

not 2 early

[Ideation 8,216]

If your running a dog at 3.5 months old at quarry then it's unlikely to make a healthy old age. It's still a small puppy, with developing muscles and bones, the damage you can do is huge.

[beddylurcher 70]

i have been wundering about this myself, my beddy whippet is almost 22 weeks he has been owt watching other dogs, i wont be sliping him yet tho, mite take him ferreting when the season starts, he is marking holes every time we go for walks.

[Romany 1,065]

what age did you first take your dog out for a mooch or on the lamp. and what age did it get its first rabbit. i have a beddy wippet grey, 20 weeks old and dont know whether to work her this winter.

 

My lurchers were fairly small, extemely strong but not whippety, every pup Ive bred and reared was entered by 6 months, and by a year old their target would be a hundred rabbits, some achieved this, some didnt..my pure bred deerhound (bitches) would have all tasted the lamp around 9-10 months, all were killing by a year old (on the lamp or ferreting)