wish she was older

[malc1 544]

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

my older dog is alsation x and the pup is beddie wippet x grey

[bird 9,948]

leave it at home, feck me its a baby whats the point of running on somthing it wont catch, (12) month old is bang on to start them, and even then they will miss them i started my dog when he was 12 month old, and he dont miss much when out

 

 

there is no rush, wait till its 10-12 month old what x is it.? if small 10 months if bigger 12 months

[martnmagik 68]

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

she the only one i have mate i lost my old bitch during the summer and wanted a pup to bring on myself. she a ghxsaluki x whippet

[brunty29cdo 5]

my pup is 4 and half months old and already the fastest dog in the doggy playing field lol but i wouldnt let him run a rabbit as it is not worth ruining him.

iv been tempted to tho as im off for another tour of afghan in march and so when i return hel be just over a year old so i will be missing a very important time for him (luckily my wife is better trainer than me) so id like to take him shooting with me with lamp and get him running the beam and retrieving shot rabbit back to me asap.im not sure if this is a good idea or not but il look forward to peoples opinion on this.

 

a pup will grow considerably in a month or 2 so id wait out personally mate.

atb mate id be interested on how it goes either way

[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

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?

would start any lurcher untill about between 8 months day time rabbits and then 10 months lamping ,running a lurcher at 3 months old is backward

[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?

would start any lurcher untill about between 8 months day time rabbits and then 10 months lamping ,running a lurcher at 3 months old is backward

Pro's and con's to everything fella.......people do it different but just because you don't it don't make it wrong

This has been said loads of times on here.........what if you're lad was boxing....would you let him spar until he was 16 then throw him in the ring

[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.

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

 

 

Fair point, but at 3 month (remember big difference between 3 and say 4.5 month), if its out for a walk its not 'hunting' that much, theres a chance it might get up to one but its probably not going to get much of a chase, but slipping it on rabbits in the middle of a field is only going to lead to problems, you wont be able to help your self and will do another and then another. I just reckon at 12 weeks its got a few more things to learn, like which foot goes in front of the other . . ..

[gizmo88 1]

Bird I have much respect for you and tbh your dogs are doing well but there are many ways to train lurchers and if I'm right flint08 takes all his out at 9 weeks to learn the trade as many others and he gets in the 60's with two dogs so it shows if done

correctly both ways work I would love to get in those numbers but I've never had problem bringing them on

younger I think each to our own but which ever way

you enter them make sure you no what your doing and except that any failure in the dog is down to the owner hate people blaming the dog not there training

Edited December 10, 2010 by gizmo88

[Ideation 8,216]

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?

would start any lurcher untill about between 8 months day time rabbits and then 10 months lamping ,running a lurcher at 3 months old is backward

Pro's and con's to everything fella.......people do it different but just because you don't it don't make it wrong

This has been said loads of times on here.........what if you're lad was boxing....would you let him spar until he was 16 then throw him in the ring

 

 

I'd stick him in the ring with a lad his size. I wouldnt stick him in the ring with a lad who knows how to fight. Same with the dog, i'd want it to meet its first rabbits in a slightly less unbalanced situation if i had a choice in the matter. Getting it out and experiancing is one thing but slipping it on the lamp at 12 weeks is a little early is it not? P.S Sunday?

[Guest deerhound hunter]

what happen when your dog at 3 month car,nt catch at that age ,and gets frustrated and starts barking with frustration, seen it happen loads of times,why not wait untill is develompent,and let it be pup at 3 month the pup should be getting lite walks and nothing more ,but like you say ,you,ve done it ,but its not for me

[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?

would start any lurcher untill about between 8 months day time rabbits and then 10 months lamping ,running a lurcher at 3 months old is backward

Pro's and con's to everything fella.......people do it different but just because you don't it don't make it wrong

This has been said loads of times on here.........what if you're lad was boxing....would you let him spar until he was 16 then throw him in the ring

 

 

I'd stick him in the ring with a lad his size. I wouldnt stick him in the ring with a lad who knows how to fight. Same with the dog, i'd want it to meet its first rabbits in a slightly less unbalanced situation if i had a choice in the matter. Getting it out and experiancing is one thing but slipping it on the lamp at 12 weeks is a little early is it not? P.S Sunday?

We'll agree to disagree on this one then young fella Give you a bell

[martnmagik 68]

what happen when your dog at 3 month car,nt catch at that age ,and gets frustrated and starts barking with frustration, seen it happen loads of times,why not wait untill is develompent,and let it be pup at 3 month the pup should be getting lite walks and nothing more ,but like you say ,you,ve done it ,but its not for me

ive not said ive done it... i was asking advice she does get short walks but it just happens we live on a farm and dont have access to a park/playing feild to walk her on.

[malc1 544]

i wouldnt slip a dog if you paid me my dog workes lose

[Guest deerhound hunter]

what happen when your dog at 3 month car,nt catch at that age ,and gets frustrated and starts barking with frustration, seen it happen loads of times,why not wait untill is develompent,and let it be pup at 3 month the pup should be getting lite walks and nothing more ,but like you say ,you,ve done it ,but its not for me

ive not said ive done it... i was asking advice she does get short walks but it just happens we live on a farm and dont have access to a park/playing feild to walk her on.

i was on about jonny 68 ,take this wich ever you want ,you will get a hundred different anwsers ,so do as you please and atb,,,with your pup,,,dh

[gizmo88 1]

Cracking dog Malc what age did you start the fella and how old and what's the most you had with him yet. Looks a good build to him for an alsation x was it first x put back to grey or on those lines lol