are lurcher only any for winter work

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cheers

 

 

Edited June 16, 2011 by members01

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Mouching, tree rat chasing etc if my summer work

[rob190364 2,594]

because you'd be killing all the young and pregnant....i.e. killing next seasons sport.

[Ideation 8,216]

You don't need to be killing shit to go out with the dog, why do people always try to make out if your not summer hunting your dogs spend months in a pen.

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Covers that high im lucky if a spot a rabbit never mind kill one.dogs push the odd one out or exercise the pheasants

[Richie10 345]

Everyday I take the dogs for a run in the park, not working them and not just keeping them in the kennels.

 

Let them have some exercise, lay in a pond, roll in the dew, skip in the blossom.

[rob190364 2,594]

You don't need to be killing shit to go out with the dog, why do people always try to make out if your not summer hunting your dogs spend months in a pen.

Because some people don't understand the new, off the wall concept of 'walking a dog'.

[johnny boy68 11,726]

My dogs are out probably every day of the year BUT not hunting.Come September they'll be worked hard and they'll be needing there R+R come the end of February just as I will.

 

People go on about starting dogs young etc but its not good for Lurchers do be run hard in the summer months when temps can reach 20 degrees even at night.

[troter58 1,711]

take my dog out winter to hunt and summer to keep the dog on its toes as been said cover is high so the dogs are not going to kill a lot any way but if it does its ferret food atb troteer

[Ferretryan 74]

Keeping ur dog kennelled over the summer means ur dogs just gonna take longer to get him in shape when the season starts.

I rest mine for the first month after the season then go mouching and taking care of the tree rats.

I try and keep him out of the sun on really hot days

[scalesntails 118]

Summer is a great time for my working dogs. They get to swim in the sea most days, free run for hours, play football in the garden with the kids and if they happen to catch a few day time rabbits when we are out and about then that's all good.

 

I keep pythons that still need feeding through out the summer so I do still lamp a little but I keep it to a minimum. Normally I'll go out once a week and just grab 2 or 3.

[rob190364 2,594]

Keeping ur dog kennelled over the summer means ur dogs just gonna take longer to get him in shape when the season starts.

I rest mine for the first month after the season then go mouching and taking care of the tree rats.

I try and keep him out of the sun on really hot days

apart from the fact that it's cruel!

[asbo93 10]

f**k me going hunting in the summer, what is the point? most animals av got young'uns, pregnant etc. your only f*****g it up by killing next years stuff.

[x38 179]

daz you tit get the drift now :wallbash:all the best steve

[Penda 3,341]

i take my dogs out in the summer months and have the odd bunny but i dont go over the top like some people do in the summer its just the way ive been taught,each to there own but its nice to0 give the dogs some rest too i dont see the point in chasing bunnies flat out on hot nights and hot days blowing the energy out of the dog the end of the day there animals not machines