molly's first day out

[jf1970 328]

finally got out with molly and the ferrets today,i have had 3 small warrens picked out for this day,so at 11.00am this morning i got to my permission with one of my hobs,longnet,12 purse nets and molly,first warren i had picked out was a big sloe bush surrounded by long grass which had 5 holes,set up the longnet around it,while i was doing this molly ran into the net twice but she quickly learned to jump over it,after giving 10 mins to settle i entered my hob,molly at this stage was watching calmly,after about 5 mins my hob popped back out again,an empty warren,onto the other warren that i had selected,again there was a bit of cover,a big bramble bush which was guarding 6 holes,again surrounding it with the longnet,entered my hob,this time molly was showing a keen interest,2 mins later we had a rabbit caught in the net,the opposite side of the bush to where molly was,so i gave her a whistle and she came round,seeing the rabbit she went over to it wagging her tale all happy (think she thought it was the ferret)as soon as the rabbit struggled she was on it like flash the next warren was on the way back and was a handy wee one,3 holes with very little cover,3 purse nets set,entered my hob,who is now on his 2nd season,this was a big warren as 5 mins later there was alot of noise which was coming from about 20ft out into the field,molly was going from hole to hole at this stage following the thumping noises,all went quiet for 2 mins,then another rabbit bolts into the net,again molly was onto it,the rabbit screaming,but she still held on 2 rabbits in the bag,on the way back i couldn't resist trying another handy wee one,this time there were 5 holes with very little cover,set the purse nets, again entered my hob,less than a minute later,another rabbit bolts to the net,this time molly is onto it and my hob is onto as well all in all had a good 2 hrs,and was well pleased with molly,she done better than i expected,cheers......john

[jf1970 328]

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[willow 53]

WELL DONE

[jf1970 328]

WELL DONE

 

 

cheers mate,

[ferret-boy 44]

well done what x is she shes a spit of mine in my avatar

[stroller 341]

Good write up mate its great to get the young dogs out and working, she will do you proud. She looks remarkably like my little bitch maggie a kelpie x.

 

stick at it bud maggie has been out maybe 6 times now 3 times in march and the last 3 over the past few weekends have been clearing out a new forestry plantation site heaving with rabbits where she has picked up a lot of experience. last week she caught three bolters on the trot today she hammered the rabbits and even managed a full retrieve

 

 

 

all the best mate

Keith

[jf1970 328]

well done what x is she shes a spit of mine in my avatar

 

 

she's a 3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy,cheers......john:thumbs:

[KittleRox 2,147]

well done mate,interesting read and nice pictures.atb.

[jf1970 328]

Good write up mate its great to get the young dogs out and working, she will do you proud. She looks remarkably like my little bitch maggie a kelpie x.

 

stick at it bud maggie has been out maybe 6 times now 3 times in march and the last 3 over the past few weekends have been clearing out a new forestry plantation site heaving with rabbits where she has picked up a lot of experience. last week she caught three bolters on the trot today she hammered the rabbits and even managed a full retrieve

 

 

 

all the best mate

Keith

 

thanks stroller,she does look alot like your kelpie x,she is a 3/4 whippet 1/4 beddy,i really have enjoyed the training i have been giving her,but it's great to get her out in the field,this is when the hard work begins lol,onwards and upwards,cheers......john:thumbs:

[jf1970 328]

cheers roxy:thumbs:

[jigsaw 11,863]

Good day out then John,the more she gets the better she'll be.Its the same down here,heavy growth everywhere.Perfect size for the bunnies.Roll on the frosty mornings.

[Guest Buttermilk]

I really enjoyed the write-up ....well done little Molly!

[The Digger 0]

mollys had a good day learning her trade the more days out the better she will get theres no better feeling watching your dogs working sometimes they do stupid things but thats all part of the learning process all the best with her great photos by the way

[jf1970 328]

thanks all for your kind comments

[niall_b73 41]

well done there john, thats a very nice set up you have now.

glad to see you getting stuck in & all the best with this years season.

 

niall_b73