wish she was older

[martnmagik 68]

im gutted.the conditions are perfect for a night on the lamp where i am and all i have is a 3 month old pup. so i took her out for a walk and took the lamp with me so i could have a look around and get the pup used to the beam etc and f##k me theres rabbits every where. would i be in the wrong by letting her off the lead to have a snout about and see if she would run one? she pulls on the lead when she sees them. im so tempted BUT unsure if i should or not, what would you advise?

[RossM 8,121]

keep her on the lead mate, dont be silly

[Guest deerhound hunter]

defo not

[malc1 544]

id get her on a few squatters and build her up nice and slow my dog started at 3 and a half months and my new pup is 9 weeks and she will be going out next week

[Ideation 8,216]

You could do some serious damage to young developing joints/muscles/bones. Don't waste the dog, have patience.

[Ideation 8,216]

id get her on a few squatters and build her up nice and slow my dog started at 3 and a half months and my new pup is 9 weeks and she will be going out next week

 

And as she goes for it with her puppy teeth and puppy ways and it legs it and she chases it across a field geting left for dust and blowing herself and generally getting demorilised. . . . . wise.

[pikey1989 36]

id get her on a few squatters and build her up nice and slow my dog started at 3 and a half months and my new pup is 9 weeks and she will be going out next week

ya taking a pup owt at 10 weeks old. are you all there?

[johnny boy68 11,726]

id get her on a few squatters and build her up nice and slow my dog started at 3 and a half months and my new pup is 9 weeks and she will be going out next week

 

And as she goes for it with her puppy teeth and puppy ways and it legs it and she chases it across a field geting left for dust and blowing herself and generally getting demorilised. . . . . wise.

No different than taking said puppy for a walk and a bunny gets up in front of it in the day

[martnmagik 68]

at what age should i let her have a few short easy runs? will she not get bored and lose interest if i keep her on the lead? i ask this as she is my first pup and dont want to ruin her. ive only ever had older dogs that was working when i took them on

[malc1 544]

id get her on a few squatters and build her up nice and slow my dog started at 3 and a half months and my new pup is 9 weeks and she will be going out next week

 

And as she goes for it with her puppy teeth and puppy ways and it legs it and she chases it across a field geting left for dust and blowing herself and generally getting demorilised. . . . . wise.

well it never demorilised my dog

[malc1 544]

id get her on a few squatters and build her up nice and slow my dog started at 3 and a half months and my new pup is 9 weeks and she will be going out next week

 

And as she goes for it with her puppy teeth and puppy ways and it legs it and she chases it across a field geting left for dust and blowing herself and generally getting demorilised. . . . . wise.

No different than taking said puppy for a walk and a bunny gets up in front of it in the day

[johnny boy68 11,726]

Don't get too excited about running her yet.........let her learn a bit of feild-craft first That rabbit with her name on will come

[gizmo88 1]

What x is your older dog and what x is the young one, I bring em on young with certain breeds seems to bring the best out in them but a few breeds I would never do this with as they can't handle the test it gives to a young dog, alb fella

[Guest deerhound hunter]

you run your dog as early as 3 month and your dog will be lucky if it has 2 good seasons and thats including its first

[johnny boy68 11,726]

you run your dog as early as 3 month and your dog will be lucky if it has 2 good seasons and thats including its first

Few easy runs............not an 8 hour lamping trip on alternate slips with a collie x.Would you not start your ferreting lurcher that early?