Ferreting dog

[johnnyboy28 1]

I own a very nice whippet/beddy x whippet/beddy bitch which is 8 months old

I know alot of the history to my bitch's mother which is an excellent worker proven on all quarry

and i have been assured the sire is a good all round dog

i have taken her ferreting a few times now with a few terriers ,but she dont show much attention or interest

even in the rabbits i catch in the nets.

What tips can you give me or advice to get this bitch doing the buisness.

or will it just click???

[gaz 284]

take the pup out alone without the distractions of the terriers,and remember ,you,le not get a good ferreting dog overnight but stick with it,in the long run all the effort will be well worth it

[lurchers1 0]

I own a very nice whippet/beddy x whippet/beddy bitch which is 8 months old

I know alot of the history to my bitch's mother which is an excellent worker proven on all quarry

and i have been assured the sire is a good all round dog

i have taken her ferreting a few times now with a few terriers ,but she dont show much attention or interest

even in the rabbits i catch in the nets.

What tips can you give me or advice to get this bitch doing the buisness.

or will it just click???

i have same prob with my pup mate,who bred your pup mate,cheers

[Guest borderboys]

dont put any nets on an let her chase em :thumbs-up:

[brock 11]

shes a pup,let her be a pup,personally i wouldnt even have my dog out at that age.just take her out and have fun with her,dont rush things,good things come to those who wait

[midnight walker 8]

give it time its only 8 months some dogs come on faster than others good luck

[johnnyboy28 1]

give it time its only 8 months some dogs come on faster than others good luck

 

 

and there was me thinking she had something wrong with her

 

the bitch's mum was owned by an irishman i know very well and i know people on here will have something to say but i know for a fact she took plenty of foxes and deer in essex and hertfordshire

and she is only 22" to the shoulder

the sire is a travlers dog who is a good allrounder.

i will try to get photos on here if i can work out how to do it

thanks for the comments and advice

[skycat 6,173]

Have you had the pup out in the field from an early age exposing her to the countryside from just after she had her vaccinations? Does she know what rabbits are? In other words, has she seen rabbits running into cover when you are out, that is if you have had her out? Not trying to insult you, but if she hasn't grown up learning about interesting scent in the undergrowth, wandering through cover etc, then it wouldn't surprise me at all if she took no interest when you took her out ferreting.

If you have done all that, then do as the other posts say: get her out on her own with no other dogs, and let her see you put the ferret in the hole, and hold her so she can see the rabbit bolt.

[Guest Frank]

A good lurcher, will have the intinct in it, IF, its bred well.

 

Frank.

[marko 30]

shes a pup,let her be a pup,personally i wouldnt even have my dog out at that age.just take her out and have fun with her,dont rush things,good things come to those who wait.

 

cant add any more to that.

[scottish lurcher 185]

I have always found that if a pup thats unkeen to chase take them out with another dog who knows what its doing and let the pup watch a few times then let him run with other dog he will soon learn wat is expected of him. maybe there is too many dogs to distract him to learn the but i have heard of stories that some dogs will work for one but not other but i find most will work when he learns wat expected of them. good luck mate happy hunting

[lindsay 1]

do you hav any photos mate?

[tote 854]

In my opinion she's still a bit young,let her have her puppyhood and you

will reap the benifits in future years,i've seen too many lurchers wasted

by entering them too young.

Better to spend time with obedience training for the time being then during

the summer when she's a bit older take her out for a mooch in the evenings

when there's a good chance of getting a chase on some young rabbits.

Edited January 27, 2007 by tote

[scottish lurcher 185]

I start my bitch at 7months old and she learned from my older dog she was catching and carrying when she was 10months but all dogs are different, some come on later and can be the best hunters dont give up hope she will learn

[Ossie 11]

my saluki x didn't pick up his first rabbit til he was nearly a year. once he got the idea, there was no stopping him. taking them out with an older dog that knows what it's doing helps. i bet in a month or so she'll cotton on, mind. just when she hits that unruly teenager stage!

to get my boy really interested in rabbits, i found a roadkill one, tied a bit of string round its neck, and dragged it round the garden for him. set it up so it'd pop through a hole in the fence, then go right across the grass. worked with him.