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[Guest world.hunters]

just out of intrest has anyone ran any pure collies at rabbits on lamp or any other non lurcher/longdog

 

merry christmas

 

cheers

[the fezz 44]

ive never done it but i read an advert a few years ago for pure collies for sale will take rabbit,haire and fox on the lamp dont now how true it was

[Guest oldskool]

my mate i done that when we were knee high .. we had great sport although it took a while for his collie to figure out that he was supposed to catch them... never done it all that often because all we had was one of those old square box lamps that was more of a flood light... but when the dog figured out what he was supposed to do, we thought it was great!! never ran him at anything else although we would have if the chance arose..

[lampdog 0]

i will be doing just that next season more out of curiosity than anything else. i`ll let you know how i get on, she`s 7mths now and does look fast enough when she`s playing with my longdog.

Edited December 25, 2006 by lampdog

[elma-fudd 0]

had a border once that was mad for the bunnys caught nearly every time he was out great dog he was.

[witton 6]

I wouldnt recomend it, all it will do is wise up the rabbits that escape and lets face it most will......If its something you want to try then go a head but it will only make your life harder.....makeing the rabbits on your permision more lamp shy

[Guest oldskool]

i have to disagree, a dog like a collie will do fairly well with lamped bunnies :thumbs-up:

[Guest merle]

i have a mate in devon who has 2 collies he has had lurchers of all types but he says they are very good on foxes

[snoopdog 1,256]

i have to disagree, a dog like a collie will do fairly well with lamped bunnies :thumbs-up:

you are proberly right oldskool it will do fairly well ..but if you want to catch bunnies why not get somthing that will do better than fairly well...????

[Guest oldskool]

i have to disagree, a dog like a collie will do fairly well with lamped bunnies :thumbs-up:

you are proberly right oldskool it will do fairly well ..but if you want to catch bunnies why not get somthing that will do better than fairly well...????

 

 

 

thats a good point too mate!!! although on some nights we had, with or rough and ready set up, about 6 or more...

[witton 6]

I admit they will pick up a couple off rough scrub and long grass but when rabbits are on short grass they really do fly even on the lamp When they straight line on a golf course even lurchers struggle and they are bred to run. So a collie wouldnt even come close especially on lamp shy rabbits where longer slips are all that is available.

David