Urbstar12 1 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 My experience is with dogs for boar hunting. I am familiar with bulldog and pit type breeds as well as hound and cur crosses. I decided to experiment and see if a pit x greyhound would make a less dog aggressive running catchdog that is able to stop those running hogs. My pup is 9 months old and about 60lbs. For a hog dog he seems a little soft for the task, just isn’t anywhere near as gritty as the pits I’m used to. I decided to see if I can use him for running rabbit and fox because there are plenty of them around here. I bought a fox call and to my surprise it worked like a charm. After about 15 minutes I spotted a fox and it came to within about 30 meters of me. I released Rooster and he took off after it. He got to the point where it looked like he was right on top of it but he was never actually able to get a hold of it and it got away. Being half pit, is he going to be too slow for me to expect much out of him or are fox and rabbit game he should be able to catch? If anyone has any tips for me about how I can best bring him along they would be much appreciated. He already consistently comes when I call and listens really well off leash…I just am wondering how I can best make a lurcher out of him. Quote Link to post
beddylurcher 70 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 I think he is abit to young to be on fox. But each to there own. Quote Link to post
Urbstar12 1 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 I think he is abit to young to be on fox. But each to there own. When you say he is too young do you mean because they are too fast for him, or because he may not be mature enough to take getting bit by one, or becasue he doesn't have the focus yet for a long chase? I am sorry if this seems like a lot of dumb questions, I am just used to a very different type of dog and I am used to getting puppies started early. Quote Link to post
hywel micah 18 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 He is not mature anuf to take fox he should be at least 14 - 24 months be for entering to fox. Quote Link to post
beddylurcher 70 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 You need to leave him to mature abit mate, another cupple of months won't hurt will it? Quote Link to post
Urbstar12 1 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 (edited) You need to leave him to mature abit mate, another cupple of months won't hurt will it? I suppose your right and it wouldn't hurt to sit on him for a few more months. I am so used to having to drive 5 hours to go hunting I've been excited that I had a dog I could run game with near my house. If someone wants to show me how to post pictures I can show you what he looks like and post pics of a deer and a piglet he caught. If its better I don't post pics like that here I can email them. Interestingly enough, although I've never taught him to retrieve he seems to do that naturally. The first time I took him pig hunting he brought a live baby piglet right to my hands. Edited February 14, 2011 by Urbstar12 Quote Link to post
beddylurcher 70 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Sounds a good dog mate, I will pm you my email and you can send me some pics. Quote Link to post
Urbstar12 1 Posted February 14, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Sounds a good dog mate, I will pm you my email and you can send me some pics. Email Sent. I sent you 5 pictures. The first two are of him on a very much alive doe we snuck up on in a soccer field. The third one was when he was about 6 months old, we took him pig hunting and soon after I cut him loose I heard a squeal…soon afterward he came out of the reeds and dropped this piglet at my feet. The fourth pic is of a larger boar we caught during that hunting trip. I was upset with Rooster because he wouldn’t catch the pig, he ran at it and stopped it by grabbing the rear-end but then let go and backed up and barked. I normally wouldn’t have a use for a dog that does that but I thought I might try to use him as a lurcher for other stuff. The last pic, (not a very good one) was taken about 2 months ago when he was 7 months old. It is just to give you an idea of his build. Sorry I don’t have one of him closer. Quote Link to post
Lloyd90 509 Posted February 14, 2011 Report Share Posted February 14, 2011 Sound to melike your running him on alot of tough game at a very early age mate. Let him mature for a few months first, gain alot of confidence metally. Quote Link to post
Coneytrappr 30 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 Aye, maight be just a bit much for him at nine months. Some lurchers will start that young but many a good dog has been ruined by early entering. Leave him go a bit longer and he'll likely come good. From what he's doing already he sounds promising. Quote Link to post
whin 463 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 yout getting him out take him with trained dogs heel cacth on , dont listen to the halfwits on here , get him with your pure pits and he will learn as he goes , deers a nice qaury to atart on and afew rabbs odd young fox , Quote Link to post
beddylurcher 70 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 this is urbstar12`s dog. Quote Link to post
3 Turns 326 Posted February 15, 2011 Report Share Posted February 15, 2011 ALRIGHT MATE ROOSTERS STILL TOO YOUNG ANOTHER 6/8MTHS EXPERIENCE IN THE FIELD. HANG FAST.ALL THE LUCK. Quote Link to post
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