look up 406 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 feed the dog rabbit with the furr on it and every rabbit u get let hear f**k about with it. that will soon learn its job atb Quote Link to post
Tumbleweed 1 Posted January 8, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Im ferreting in the morning so I'll let her tag along. Just hope I dont hav any of those troublesome holey nets.. Quote Link to post
fireman 10,869 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Ferreted bolting rabbits are not the thing to start young dogs on imo,they shift and usally have cover to aid there escape unless your ferreting out in very open fields it could dishearten the dog even further,better off with lamping a few squatters or better still take the young gun out with a old hand and let it join in during the day.Have known a dog or two never learn to pick up or strick at game,solo or doubled up. 1 Quote Link to post
Hunting-ash 0 Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Total agree even if u keep alive rabbit off ferreting.and put it in big field and let it course it.it's worked for lads I know. Quote Link to post
brendy73 12 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 ive a derhound x 14month now and she does the same thing rabbits bouncing of trees fence posts al she has to do is close her mouth and job done lol altought ive only had her out a couple of times my fault i no. she coursed a fox the other nite turned it up the feild back through the hedge back into the field a smashing course but i was glad it wasnt 1 of them foxes that just face the dog when beat. she could hve lifted it at any time she will come good well heres hoping im no rush Quote Link to post
SLiP tHe DoG ! 129 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Let her see another dog biting and she'll get the idea, mate. Let her rag a fresh kill. Now wait for the usual numpties to start saying ''What good's a dog like that, kill it'' Wait for the usual idiot comments from the peanut gallery. ha ha ha ha Quote Link to post
SLiP tHe DoG ! 129 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 its not the dogs fault its yours should had started her on skinned rabbit dunmmies then fresh rabbits if your game il get her entred easy take her out with ferrets let her see whats what ,by the end of the day sheel be grabbing game and keen only way, realy as you can keep her controled .i dont do the dropper thing full stop since a boy , better with bolted rabbs and keep her on leash and then let her peg a few rabbs,had several decent dogs and not one needed the dropped rabbit all got learned with ferrets lamping and daylite hunting,if you keen there land all about me bring the dog etc and get it done the [bANNED TEXT] way .cant beat seein ayong dog learning her his trade spot on that whin Quote Link to post
Catcher 1 639 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Hi bud.I start them as young as possible on dead bait retrieve,s.It help,s to settle them down and get,s them use to carrying fur or feather over a distance. At a year old.I would expext my dog,s to be retrieveing rabbit,s live to hand. Quote Link to post
Tumbleweed 1 Posted January 9, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 I wont go into details but I took her ferreting and she finally got her teeth into a rabbit and actually ended up dispatching it. I just let her scrag the dead rabbit about afterwards and I didnt have any trouble taking it off her,even when she tried to bury it in the grass LOL. In fact,when she realised it was still and lifeless,she was eyeing the holes for the next one. When I got home,I put the bunny on the end of a rope and let her chase it round the garden and chew on it a bit more. I told her to leave it now and again and she relinquished wihout batting an eyelid. When I put the now pulpy remains of the rabbit into the ferret hutch however,she didnt like that at all!Baring her teeth and growling at them. It was definatly here rabbit by then and didnt want to give it up to the ferrets. Hopefully she's got the taste for it now.She reminded me of my first ferret when she had made her first kill;bouncing around doing a victory dance'looking all cocky and pleased with herself. She was a bit like that.She had a diferent look in her eye and she seems even keener now. We shall see... Quote Link to post
stormyboy 1,352 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 I wont go into details but I took her ferreting and she finally got her teeth into a rabbit and actually ended up dispatching it. I just let her scrag the dead rabbit about afterwards and I didnt have any trouble taking it off her,even when she tried to bury it in the grass LOL. In fact,when she realised it was still and lifeless,she was eyeing the holes for the next one. When I got home,I put the bunny on the end of a rope and let her chase it round the garden and chew on it a bit more. I told her to leave it now and again and she relinquished wihout batting an eyelid. When I put the now pulpy remains of the rabbit into the ferret hutch however,she didnt like that at all!Baring her teeth and growling at them. It was definatly here rabbit by then and didnt want to give it up to the ferrets. Hopefully she's got the taste for it now.She reminded me of my first ferret when she had made her first kill;bouncing around doing a victory dance'looking all cocky and pleased with herself. She was a bit like that.She had a diferent look in her eye and she seems even keener now. We shall see... :headshot:: Well done,you now have a hard mouthed dog that probably wont retrieve either. Try golf. Quote Link to post
lurchergrrl 1,441 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Thanks for the advice but pardon my ignorance- what are droppers? Illegal yes its illegal but i remember when i was ferreting once i caught a netted rabbit i pulled its neck and put it in a bag and did this with the next four i caught ...i then walked about a mile away from where i was orignally ferreting ..i made a few mistakes that day one was not pulling the necks of the rabbits properly and the other was the hole in the bag which i was carrying the rabbits in...anyway i had a young dog with me that day and you would never belive it one of the rabbits dropped out about ten yards of the the young dog ..because the rabbit was on unfamilular ground it didnt know where to run so the young dog caught it with ease ..the same happened with the other four rabbits it was a bit strange because each time a rabbit fell out of the hole in the bag they where a little further away from the young dog 10- 15 20 -25 -30 yards away .. each time the young dog caught them ..with a bit better run each time ...now its a good job that young dog was with me that day because i would have lost all the rabbits ..trouble is it happened a couple more time after that so i gave up ferreting and just went rabbing with the dog becase he could catch them all on his own ...and he had loads of confidence ....just thought i would share that with you ...maybe when i get another young dog i might take up ferreting again ....but this time iam going to get a new bag and make sure the rabbits are dead so they dont try and escape ..... :laugh: Quote Link to post
torchey 1,325 Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 I wont go into details but I took her ferreting and she finally got her teeth into a rabbit and actually ended up dispatching it. I just let her scrag the dead rabbit about afterwards and I didnt have any trouble taking it off her,even when she tried to bury it in the grass LOL. In fact,when she realised it was still and lifeless,she was eyeing the holes for the next one. When I got home,I put the bunny on the end of a rope and let her chase it round the garden and chew on it a bit more. I told her to leave it now and again and she relinquished wihout batting an eyelid. When I put the now pulpy remains of the rabbit into the ferret hutch however,she didnt like that at all!Baring her teeth and growling at them. It was definatly here rabbit by then and didnt want to give it up to the ferrets. Hopefully she's got the taste for it now.She reminded me of my first ferret when she had made her first kill;bouncing around doing a victory dance'looking all cocky and pleased with herself. She was a bit like that.She had a diferent look in her eye and she seems even keener now. We shall see... What the f**k is a ferret victory dance Quote Link to post
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