out again last night with the pup. great result.

[trigger2 3,137]

looked on the txt last night and rain was forecast. so i decided to take the pup to a area that usally holds a few rabbits as the conditons would aid him a bit when working, there wasnt a bloody drop off rain all night so the pup had his work cut out but done well.

 

i had a steady walk over a few fields and picked the odd run or two in each field leaving loads of rabbits to carry on with there nights feeding. as the night went on the pup started to pick the odd rabbit up here and there, his retrieve wasnt spot on but thats a small matter.

 

i decided to call it a night after 10 rabbits but temptation got the better of me and i couldnt resist trying just one more run which made the tally upto 11.

 

he will be 6 months old thursday

 

[mighty celt 996]

well done 2 your pup mate a good catch

[michaelq 0]

well done mate good result keep him at it

[alan626 305]

if this was a topic saying u were thinking about bringing ur 6 month old pup lamping i would say dont bother but feck me for 6 months hes flying keep him at it mate and fair play good result

[staghoundboy 11]

to young

[huntmad. 67]

he is young mate but hes also catchin well so it be a good confidence boost for him and if hes like this now i bet he will be a demon with experiance ,

[MrsChamp606 553]

He will be hobbing about with swollen knuckles and knee joints at about 18 months! 6 months old is about 6 months to early, soft bones still growing!

[troter58 1,711]

think its a bit young but well done the pup i do think the dog will have a very short working life with being started to young but its not my pup so carry on atb troter

[stabba 10,745]

Ive spoke to a few lads in depth about this subject(entering dogs early)and they all say the same. they say go for it. All these lads have dogs that have worked to a ripe old age thus debunking the myth that this is bad for the dogs.

Quite the contrary infact. Less injuries...more field craft and a helluva lot more work. It may not be to everyones idea of a good thing but i think i,ll go with the lads that have tried and tested this method. Well done Trigger pal on a good nights work and a nice healthy looking strong pup...atb stabba

[Nocturnal Hunter 9]

pup does still look abit young (puppyish)

 

would of waited until 8-9 months to start slowly, but hey ho!! its your dog mate!! well done! at least your getting out and working your hound!

[HAMMERDAN 25]

Well done to pup, but far too young IMO.

[carp man 1 219]

well done mate keep up the good work as long as your not givein him hard work every day he will be ok mate

[trigger2 3,137]

thanks for the replies. the pup had plenty left in his tank as i had stoped lamping and still had three and a half fields to walk. At this time there was a break in the cloud and the moon gave enough light to see farely well, the little fecker was still chaseing rabbits flat out but i chose not to lamp them.

Edited August 23, 2011 by trigger2

[rocky1 942]

welldone pup

[philkemp 50]

Bit young for me pal to be running that many, but he's showing good making catching that many at his age atb phil