Ferret killer

[davey 310]

Went out long netting this morning and my 2year old deer grey was doing fine on the odd bolter then mates best or favourite ferret how ever you look at it ? pops his head out of hole as my dog is just caught a rab !! Dog drops rab then rags f@&k out of ferret . Now mates mortified , I'm gutted gave mate £10 and will buy him another Jill as I don't keep ferrets is there a way to stop dog killing them in future or just don't take dog again ?????

[hunt and fish 35]

Well what did you do when it done that mate?

[davey 310]

Well I don't believe in striking my dogs so I done what I always do when a dog is wrong and grabbed him by scruff of neck and forced his head into ground with strong command of no and a few choice words thought mate was going to attack him with shovel !! But on the way home started thinking he has never done it before (long netting) and all he was doing was picking up the next thing out of bury so was he that wrong

[huntingryan 33]

yes should take him out with ferrets if he isn't broken to them

[davey 310]

yes should take him out with ferrets if he isn't broken to them

nob read end of question is there away of breaking to ferret or is it to late !!! Why can't people just answer without all the symbol shit it ain't my usual game hence the 29 tts first cross deerhound

[huntingryan 33]

soz and it mr nob by the way:)but wouldn't no the answer:)maybe if you go out again keep it on lead and [bANNED TEXT] it see's the ferret quick pull on the lead making sure he doesn't keep looking at the ferret:) just for you

[davey 310]

Sorry mr nob for the rant think that I'll leave dog on lead but I did enjoy the morning good way of getting dog sharp once again sorry for rant and thanks for symbols lol

[huntingryan 33]

it fine mate just have a lot of love for ferrets:)would hate mine to be killed:(

[Malt 379]

Never tried it myself, but someone once said on here: "beat the dog with the dead ferret then tie it to it's collar for the rest of the day..."

[rob190364 2,594]

you call him a knob....but he's not the one that took a dog ferreting without trying it with ferrets first, and was then surprised when the dog ragged the ferret.

 

I also have a question....how did you think the dog would know it wasn't prey? just curious.

[Ideation 8,216]

Aye, dropped a bit of a bollock there didn't you. . . .. taking a dog that was not broken to ferrets out ferreting. . . . . next time break the dog first or leave it at home.

 

But to answer your question, it's difficult with an older dog, especially if you do not own ferrets. But try to expose him to them in a controlled situation where you can correct any undesirable behaviour, have him on a lead etc etc

[KittleRox 2,147]

FFs horses barn door springs to mind

[davey 310]

Because it stood in mates back yard with the ferrets walking about for half hour ok was on lead granted then in car park with ferret box open still he never showed signs then we put nets out and they were popping up here and there and he had a few runs over and around burys so we assumed he was fine till it popped up right next to him if my mate and myself didnt feel fine with him we wouldn't. Of taken him we are not kids it was an fitness exercise . I don't need to know we let our judge down and I let my dog down I need to know how to rectify it mAny thanks for honest depots

[huntingryan 33]

maybe just got a fright and acted in the manner of a predator:)didn't know all that before, dont risk it again if ur not 100%

[KittleRox 2,147]

You learn from you,re mistakes mate, hard lesson though, in the back garden and out in the fields very different scenarios, dugs fired up to the max, lots of socialising with the ferrets is the key thing before you attempt a bit hunting