am i starting my lurcher to late

[harrylongears 19]

6 months mate uv left it late acording to a lot on thl should be doing everything do things ur way mate not many true dog men left on here best of look mate

[johnrthrfrd 223]

6 months mate uv left it late acording to a lot on thl should be doing everything do things ur way mate not many true dog men left on here best of look mate

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[darbo 4,776]

follow your own instincts you own the dog. you will know when the dog is ready.

[littlefish 586]

the 3ft maybe 4ft obstacle is in front of the kennel,he can clear it from the sitting position with no effort but not to fussed about the jumping at the moment really but just think he is wrong to take it rabbiting this weekend because 1 permission i have just has loads of warren on a flat field with short grass so the rabbits are fast as f~ck on there but they do bolt a good 7 or 8 hundred yards befors they get to cover and he reckons thats perfect ground for a pup this age/ is he right or wrong because if the dog turns into a yapper it will be going!!!!

 

If this happens whose fault will it be - your mate's for egging you on or your's for listening to him? Trust your gut feeling - don't ruin your 6 month pup that have put the basic work into

[rolysmate 49]

Doesn"t need to be jumping any higher yet muscles and bones are still forming as he matures and gains confidence he"ll jump higher mate,with regards to be running/ ferreting well ferreting with nets is fine he"ll learn his trade learning to mark etc my own 15 week old pup was out this last weekend along with her mother and was helping to hold rabbits in the net, her sister is allready marking and has been tried out on her own marking 3 sets that all proved to hold rabbits.

They learn plenty at this age BUT you dont push them and when enough is enough you call it a day, as to regards running bolters well possibly at 6 month I may let her join in with her mother on a few.

 

Don"t let this mate push you though mate BUT don"t be afraid to try a bit but stick to the nets

[my hounds 308]

I have tried to PM you is it full?

[ferretsandhawks 47]

I have tried to PM you is it full?

there is room now mate

[salclalin 240]

Plenty of Time Yet to Enter your Pup to Live Game.Better a Month too Late than a Day too Early.

[ftm 3,357]

its nice to see the better side of this site lads who know whats RIGHTfor the dog .take this advice your being given mate dont rush things and the mate dog will serve you well for longer atb

[jf1970 328]

Doesn"t need to be jumping any higher yet muscles and bones are still forming as he matures and gains confidence he"ll jump higher mate,with regards to be running/ ferreting well ferreting with nets is fine he"ll learn his trade learning to mark etc my own 15 week old pup was out this last weekend along with her mother and was helping to hold rabbits in the net, her sister is allready marking and has been tried out on her own marking 3 sets that all proved to hold rabbits.

They learn plenty at this age BUT you dont push them and when enough is enough you call it a day, as to regards running bolters well possibly at 6 month I may let her join in with her mother on a few.

 

Don"t let this mate push you though mate BUT don"t be afraid to try a bit but stick to the nets

when taking your dog out ferreting, a couple of hours once a week is plenty, i done this with my pup when she was 5 1/2 mths old just to let her grab a few rabbits in the net, then gradually up her ferreting outings to 2 days a week for 2-3hrs, this has worked for me so far, she is now 10mths old and for the last month she has started marking the warrens, i have also had her out lamping with a more experienced dog since she was 8 mths old, just giving her 1 run on a squatter at the end of the night, iam now giving her 3-4 runs once or twice a week and she is doing well so far, cheers......john

[mullered 1]

atb

[billhardy 2,342]

Iwould leave this bitch has she his in the very words you are not sure the time his right stick to your own gut instinct with this bitchcarry on the training etc the better trained the more responsive in the field lots to be getting on with you have the rest of the dogs adult life for work .this bitch carrys 2 breeds that canin some cases produce dogs inclined to open up gut instinct ya no ya self fella .good luck bunnys.

[2bob 9]

you've got until september to bring him on.. you'll have all summer to run him on the young rabbits. you do it right an you'll have a good dog come september when the season starts all over again. atb

[atomo 19]

start early die early is what ive been told mate and they said wait till about 1o months to do the lamp but it depends on the dog

[skycat 6,173]

Knock the jumping on the head until he has finished growing: jumping is the fastest way to ruin a pup's shoulders and wrists: its not the jumping up that damages, its the landing that causes the problem.

 

Everything else you are doing sounds just fine, but at 6 months most pups are still just that...pups. I've taken some out ferreting at that age and they've shown a lot of interest and concentration: does them the world of good, but don't let them run the rabbits: just bolt them into nets so the pup learns what's going on. He'll start listening to what is happening underground, and paying attention to the ferrets etc.

 

Most important is the training, which it sounds as though you're getting on well with: that and letting the pup explore hedges, ditches, learn how to go through wire, climb over and under stuff: that way he'll know how to handle himself at speed when he's running game when he's old enough to do it for real.

 

Dog pups are often a bit slower to come on than bitch pups, but don't let him do too much mad galloping or chasing until his wrists have finished growing out and he's got some muscle: it'll all come in time and you have all summer to let him mature and learn the basics.