Thinking of working my staff

[DEE 0]

Jw if any one could tell me wht ther like i have a 8 month old staff x black lab ( looks jus like a tall athletic staff) does anyone think it would be any good she is keen on anything she can try n catch she caught a pigeon about 2month ago on the back yard i was in stitches lol.

thanks dee

[BEARINATOR 2,882]

I used to have a staff/lab, she had a excellent nose and was as game as they come. She would push through any cover and kill foxes for fun. She was funny with some dogs though, maimed a few lurchers and terriers in her 15 years

[Mustard. 83]

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Edited January 25, 2011 by Mustard.

[DEE 0]

sounds good:) my dogs to to bad with other dogs well it hasnt eaten my mums yorky yet haha

wht would you say just take her out and let her go on her way maybe let her watch my mates dogs ?

ive always kept her away from my kills rabbits and such dint want her rippin fur every wer

maybe letting have 1 or 2 or the skins over a chunk or rubber ?

thanks anyways DEE

[DEE 0]

just thort how do you teach them to mark holes when ferreting or to does such things as that

thanks again

[BEARINATOR 2,882]

I just took mine to places where there was rabbits and let her teach herself when she was stock broken. As for marking holes it is different with every dog, some will stare in to the hole others will dig. Mine would just stare in to the hole and she wouldn't leave till we had put the ferrets in or bolted a fox with the terriers. She retrieved a fox back once in front of the farmer who had caught us poaching but he was ok and I ended up with the permission. I'll try to scan some pics in of the old bitch, I would have another one if a decent one came up

[DEE 0]

thanks alot pal ill let u kno how i get on am goin ferreting thursday anyways so i might take her up she wht she thinks , but would you say let a couple run n let her chase ? or jus let her mark ?

DEE

[BEARINATOR 2,882]

Let her chase a few so she gets to know there scent, I used to take mine out with the air rifles as well to retrieve the shot game. Good luck with her and let me know how she gets on

[DEE 0]

will do pal thanks for the info like i saw it wont be till thurs but i will get back to you

DEE

[jetro 5,349]

Jw if any one could tell me wht ther like i have a 8 month old staff x black lab ( looks jus like a tall athletic staff) does anyone think it would be any good she is keen on anything she can try n catch she caught a pigeon about 2month ago on the back yard i was in stitches lol.

thanks dee

welll mate.

i work to staffs. the dog is 2 1/2 and the bitch is 1.

their game for anything.

great little bushing dogs.

let your bitch off to do her own thing.

she wont be long learning the game.

good luck with her.