IVE GOT A LURCHERxWHIPPET PUPPY - i need advice

[Twitch 13]

Hiya guys! i've got myself a brilliant 3/4 lurcher x 1/4 whippet called Samson. He's 9 wks old and an amazingly obedient dog. I have managed to train him in basics, i.e sit, stay, wait and recall and i would like to further his training with the ambition of taking him coursing. now, ive been reading a lot of threads on various forums saying i should wait till he's a bit older and a bit faster to let him go after the rabbits, which is fine. what can i do to encourage him to chase but not to the extent where he thinks 'whats the point?' i really dont want him to lose interest as he comes from a long line of working dogs

 

thanks,

mike

Edited September 8, 2011 by Twitch

[Ideation 8,216]

Do you mean 9 months?

[Rabbiting man 1,192]

Hiya guys! i've got myself a brilliant 3/4 lurcher x 1/4 whippet called Samson. He's 9 wks old and an amazingly obedient dog. I have managed to train him in basics, i.e sit, stay, wait and recall and i would like to further his training with the ambition of taking him coursing. now, ive been reading a lot of threads on various forums saying i should wait till he's a bit older and a bit faster to let him go after the rabbits, which is fine. what can i do to encourage him to chase but not to the extent where he thinks 'whats the point?' i really dont want him to lose interest as he comes from a long line of working dogs

 

thanks,

mike

I wouldnt be thinking about working him at 9 week it will take a year to fully train a lurcher before starting it working the best you can do is tie some string around a small teddy then play with with your pup by draging it around you that will bring the prey drive out thats all I would do mate

[sweeper1gg 4]

Hi just let him be a pup for now and keep doing the things your doing,take him out with experienced dogs and just let him watch when hes about 7 - 8 months but me personaly i wont let him have ago at running until 12 months but thats just me everybodys different.good luck.

[Twitch 13]

no he's 9 weeks, little pup

[Rabbiting man 1,192]

Let it be a pup mate you got a long way to go before you be thinking of working him

[fcuktheban 140]

It's still a pup it will be missing this season. Do you go ferreting?

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Stock break him, another 3 mths jump train him outdoors.enjoy walking him and start him next september

[Twitch 13]

Hiya guys! i've got myself a brilliant 3/4 lurcher x 1/4 whippet called Samson. He's 9 wks old and an amazingly obedient dog. I have managed to train him in basics, i.e sit, stay, wait and recall and i would like to further his training with the ambition of taking him coursing. now, ive been reading a lot of threads on various forums saying i should wait till he's a bit older and a bit faster to let him go after the rabbits, which is fine. what can i do to encourage him to chase but not to the extent where he thinks 'whats the point?' i really dont want him to lose interest as he comes from a long line of working dogs

 

thanks,

mike

I wouldnt be thinking about working him at 9 week it will take a year to fully train a lurcher before starting it working the best you can do is tie some string around a small teddy then play with with your pup by draging it around you that will bring the prey drive out thats all I would do mate

 

very useful thanks for all ur comments - i dont know of anyone that goes coursing, does anyone know of a website or forum for coursing in my local area? just thinking so i can take Samson to watch?

[Guest thebigdog]

Hiya guys! i've got myself a brilliant 3/4 lurcher x 1/4 whippet called Samson. He's 9 wks old and an amazingly obedient dog. I have managed to train him in basics, i.e sit, stay, wait and recall and i would like to further his training with the ambition of taking him coursing. now, ive been reading a lot of threads on various forums saying i should wait till he's a bit older and a bit faster to let him go after the rabbits, which is fine. what can i do to encourage him to chase but not to the extent where he thinks 'whats the point?' i really dont want him to lose interest as he comes from a long line of working dogs

 

thanks,

mike

I wouldnt be thinking about working him at 9 week it will take a year to fully train a lurcher before starting it working the best you can do is tie some string around a small teddy then play with with your pup by draging it around you that will bring the prey drive out thats all I would do mate

 

very useful thanks for all ur comments - i dont know of anyone that goes coursing, does anyone know of a website or forum for coursing in my local area? just thinking so i can take Samson to watch?

 

no websites or fourms for coursing its illegal after all

[Twitch 13]

thought as much, am i right in thinking there are legal meets using lures instead of rabbits?

[sweeper1gg 4]

you can rabbit with permission sure someone will let you tag along to watch.this is the site to ask.

[skycat 6,173]

Do not take a young pup to lure meetings unless you want it to become a crazed, hyped up lunatic. Watching other dogs racing/chasing is the last thing a tiny pup needs to do at this age. All sighthounds have the instinct to chase moving objects. You need to take the pup out and about with you, let it become a well rounded individual which knows how to behave properly in the company of other dogs and people before you ever encourage it to chase anything.

 

Best thing to do is to take it to puppy socialisation classes: do a Google search for classes in your area.

 

By the way: the term coursing is used for coursing hares, which of course is now illegal. If you want the dog to go rabbiting that's a different matter, and quite legal providing you have the landowner's permission to do so.

[Twitch 13]

ahhhhh i should get my bloody terminology right! and ill keep him away from lure meetings too!

thanks very much for ur help guys much appreciated, ill put some pics up soon see what u all think!

Edited September 8, 2011 by Twitch