Greyhound X Whippet

[Jim2 0]

Hi

Just wonderd whats the best way to train her, for rabbits. would like her to be used as a ferreting dog for the odd exscapee and a possible kill if three in a net at once. and day time chase as well as lamping.

 

should i start taking her out ferreting at 4months so she used to the job and a small bit of long netting with her??

 

Thanks for any advice

[DogMagic 461]

Jim as soon as she has had her jabs put her on the floor and do what you want. If you want to go ferreting then go ferreting. If you want to go longnetting then go longnetting. If you want to go ferreting to longnets then go ferreting to longnets! Lol! Its what she is going to be doing, the sooner she gets to see what a longnet and purse net are the better. That way she wont be getting tangled up in them or f*****g about when its serious. The sooner she sees ferrets and gets broken to them the better. That way she wont be trying to kill them when you ARE ferreting. The sooner she learns to keep out the way of the holes and what the rumbling sound means the better. Re lamping: wait for at least 6 months before you introduce her to that (by which time she will of learned all about rabbits being preay etc from your ferreting trips) and even then only take her to watch an experienced dog do it once a fortnight untill she is a year old. When she is a year old let her run doubled up with the experienced dog a couple of times and after that run her single handed all the time.

[Jim2 0]

Jim as soon as she has had her jabs put her on the floor and do what you want. If you want to go ferreting then go ferreting. If you want to go longnetting then go longnetting. If you want to go ferreting to longnets then go ferreting to longnets! Lol! Its what she is going to be doing, the sooner she gets to see what a longnet and purse net are the better. That way she wont be getting tangled up in them or f*****g about when its serious. The sooner she sees ferrets and gets broken to them the better. That way she wont be trying to kill them when you ARE ferreting. The sooner she learns to keep out the way of the holes and what the rumbling sound means the better. Re lamping: wait for at least 6 months before you introduce her to that (by which time she will of learned all about rabbits being preay etc from your ferreting trips) and even then only take her to watch an experienced dog do it once a fortnight untill she is a year old. When she is a year old let her run doubled up with the experienced dog a couple of times and after that run her single handed all the time.

 

 

 

Ok Dogmagic will do. I been taken her to the ferrets in the garden anyway and she showing an interest but not going to kill them.