when to start pup ferreting

[maitland93 13]

What age ia best to start a pup off ferreting. He has only seen a ferret once and just lay down and let the ferret climb all over him sp a lnow he is okay with them but when should a take him out for some bolters

[carp man 1 219]

What age ia best to start a pup off ferreting. He has only seen a ferret once and just lay down and let the ferret climb all over him sp a lnow he is okay with them but when should a take him out for some bolters

how old is the pup

[mrmen16 5]

about 7 - 9 months all depends on the dog weather mature enuf

[kevin from bristol 95]

i take mine bolting with ferrets from about 10 months its all down to the dog i dont use nets at this stage just small burys in the open and let them bolt

[TOMO 26,269]

in my opinion take a pup ferreting from 4 month old, on its own, NO other dogs. just you a ferret, a few nets and your pup. do this for a couple of hours a few times a week if ya can

 

now im not saying let it chase bolters, of course not, let it sniff around the warrens, and hold its collar when the ferrets to ground, let it get close up to rabbits in the net ect,, do it all as calm as you can, nice and quiet.

 

after 6 month of this you may well have a good ferreting dog, rather than a dog that goes ferreting

[ferret333 747]

in my opinion take a pup ferreting from 4 month old, on its own, NO other dogs. just you a ferret, a few nets and your pup. do this for a couple of hours a few times a week if ya can

 

now im not saying let it chase bolters, of course not, let it sniff around the warrens, and hold its collar when the ferrets to ground, let it get close up to rabbits in the net ect,, do it all as calm as you can, nice and quiet.

 

after 6 month of this you may well have a good ferreting dog, rather than a dog that goes ferreting

 

took the words out of my mouth

[fcuktheban 140]

in my opinion take a pup ferreting from 4 month old, on its own, NO other dogs. just you a ferret, a few nets and your pup. do this for a couple of hours a few times a week if ya can

 

now im not saying let it chase bolters, of course not, let it sniff around the warrens, and hold its collar when the ferrets to ground, let it get close up to rabbits in the net ect,, do it all as calm as you can, nice and quiet.

 

after 6 month of this you may well have a good ferreting dog, rather than a dog that goes ferreting

 

It's a great way to get the pup used to the nets and respect the ferret My pup would whine at first but after correction and perserverance she got the idea.

[jamiew 11]

longer the better for me,18 months 2yrs get the recall,and obidience right first,one tip that i will say tie your dog up for the first few bolted rabbits,makes a world of difference atb jamiew

[jf1970 328]

longer the better for me,18 months 2yrs get the recall,and obidience right first,one tip that i will say tie your dog up for the first few bolted rabbits,makes a world of difference atb jamiew

18mths- 2yrs the recall and obedience should be sorted well before the dog is this age imo, why take a dog out ferreting and tie it up?

[rocky1 942]

i would,nt let young dog run any prey untill aleast 8 months upwards thats just me and its work for me ,people have got their own ways of doing stuff ,

[jf1970 328]

in my opinion take a pup ferreting from 4 month old, on its own, NO other dogs. just you a ferret, a few nets and your pup. do this for a couple of hours a few times a week if ya can

 

now im not saying let it chase bolters, of course not, let it sniff around the warrens, and hold its collar when the ferrets to ground, let it get close up to rabbits in the net ect,, do it all as calm as you can, nice and quiet.

 

after 6 month of this you may well have a good ferreting dog, rather than a dog that goes ferreting

 

i started my dog of this way at 5mths, the only thing i done different was not to hold onto her, i gave her free reign and let her learn herself

[lurcher2020 285]

8 month for mine got a 7mnth old pip just now so he'll be ready for this season coming.

[TOMO 26,269]

in my opinion take a pup ferreting from 4 month old, on its own, NO other dogs. just you a ferret, a few nets and your pup. do this for a couple of hours a few times a week if ya can

 

now im not saying let it chase bolters, of course not, let it sniff around the warrens, and hold its collar when the ferrets to ground, let it get close up to rabbits in the net ect,, do it all as calm as you can, nice and quiet.

 

after 6 month of this you may well have a good ferreting dog, rather than a dog that goes ferreting

 

i started my dog of this way at 5mths, the only thing i done different was not to hold onto her, i gave her free reign and let her learn herself

 

yes i should have said i only do this for a month or so , then like you there on there own

[maitland93 13]

Thanks lads and my pup is 17 weeks for who ever asked

[birddog 1,354]

for me the sit and stay, steadiness to ferret, retrieving, recall and general obedience have gotta be rock solid before thinking about it. the missus is going to go with me and look after the pup and that lets me get on with ferretting knowing that the pup is not doing stuff she's not supposed to and i will take an older dog that the pup can watch and learn from, if the pup sees her being calm or watching from a few yards away i think the new pup is more likely to develop good habits. the pup is walked dailly around rabbitty areas and is hunting up in the grass and marking well and also listening to commands despite all the potential attractions like scents and burrows. i practise the stay in these areas walking round a warren sometimes out of site, i feel this way the pup is learning all the time and come the day for rabbits everything isn't new.