rob84 112 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Was up on my mates farm ealier went out on the quad to give him a hand to feed some sheep and watching one of his sheepdogs work, it could fly from one side of the field to the other in no time a fast little bitch! and could turn well to! got me thinking wether she would be any use on the lamp? obviously shes not going to be quick enough to catch everything! but i think she would catch a fair bit! just out of interest has anybody seen a full sheep dog work out lamping? Atb Rob Quote Link to post
top poacher 42 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 friend ov mine had a blue merle collie and it was a gud rabbiting dog, live bak t hand everytime Quote Link to post
Shazza 52 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 When i worked as a security dog handler my GSD was very keen on the bunnies so i slipped her a couple of times and she was right on thier tails, missed the 1st rabbit and came back with a bunch of bunny fur from the second. Wished i'd carried on with her as i'm sure she'd have caught them as she could turn on a sixpence and was very fast. Quote Link to post
CarraghsGem 92 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 love to teach my collie bitch the lamp cant until shes been trained first or it could f**k up her potential trialing career. Quote Link to post
bendrover 556 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Was up on my mates farm ealier went out on the quad to give him a hand to feed some sheep and watching one of his sheepdogs work, it could fly from one side of the field to the other in no time a fast little bitch! and could turn well to! got me thinking wether she would be any use on the lamp? obviously shes not going to be quick enough to catch everything! but i think she would catch a fair bit! just out of interest has anybody seen a full sheep dog work out lamping? Atb Rob contact adam 444 on here,he has a full border working the farm and lamping at night.he does good numbers Quote Link to post
Shazza 52 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 I've got an 8 month old pup here, not what you'd expect, but he's very fast and agile, obedient & retrieves, when he matures i'm hoping to have a go with him on the bunnies. If he's any good i'll reveal him for a giggle Quote Link to post
rob84 112 Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 I've got an 8 month old pup here, not what you'd expect, but he's very fast and agile, obedient & retrieves, when he matures i'm hoping to have a go with him on the bunnies. If he's any good i'll reveal him for a giggle Ime in the same boat as you, didnt mention ealier but i have a collie/kelpi pup here coming up to 6months old. Traning going really well, the other day i took the terrier out for a look and i thought ide take the pup along for a walk as well, as the bitch was searching one earth, the sheepdag pup had a funny five minutes and was flying up and down the bank around the trees like a idiot! at one stage i was hoping nothing would bolt as i was unsure what would happen!lol and after seen my mates sheepdog work today got me thinking on the idea! ill have to give it a go and see what happens i suppose.. one way to find out! Quote Link to post
undisputed 1,664 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 Had a Border collie many years ago that was good on bunnies Quote Link to post
lurchers 2,914 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 a friend of mine has a collie bitch which works the lamp and flushes big game during the day for the guns or lurchers.he did bred her to a greyhound dog and kept a cracking pup back which is doing all sorts now. Quote Link to post
rob84 112 Posted January 16, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 does anyboy think a kelpie would be better than a collie? the ones iv seen have been light built. i know what u mean! have seen some collie types that look like they would pull a plough! but on the other hand seen some very racey, lightly built dogs! the variation in the breed in my opinion is huge. I have not seen or had much to do with kelpi's but the appear to be more standard in appearance. Quote Link to post
wuyang 513 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 I worked two collies on the lamp a bitch and a dog. They picked up the idea real easy. I used to slip them together or sometimes on their own. Had some excellent sport with them, never caught great numbers (the ones they did catch were run up and down the hedge) , but then again there isn't a massive amount around where i lamp. Had good stamina, would run my whippet into the ground. So if your after good sport give it a go. 1 Quote Link to post
Shazza 52 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 So does anyone think a poodle would make a rabbit dog? Quote Link to post
Shazza 52 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 So does anyone think a poodle would make a rabbit dog? cant say iv had any experience with them, heard theyr good as a greyhound x. I have a miniature poodle with high prey drive (14"tts) she's too slow for bunnies but is great at ratting. My 8 month old is a standard and currently 26"tts, he's still very immature but loves to run and chase shadows twisting and spinning for no reason lol. If i can channel him into bunnies i reckon he'd be a great dog to work with. Quote Link to post
scent 509 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 years ago when i was livin at home with my folks before i was allowed to keep dogs me and my mates used to lamp a full collie.He caught a few alright but lookin back at it now i realise all we were doin was educating the rabbits .For every one rabbit he caught he could miss 15 .We were only around ten at the time so even gettin the odd rabbit was great Quote Link to post
Shazza 52 Posted January 16, 2011 Report Share Posted January 16, 2011 I will keep on with him even though i do want a lurcher for the job proper. He might make a good second dog but will be slow to mature and learn a job so i'm not holding my breath. I do know one that currently works as a gundog and years ago one that hunted rabbit and deer so it's possible i suppose. The standard poodle certainly has the speed and agility for the job. Quote Link to post
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