Good marking dogs?

[DanRaistrick 53]

Looking at getting myself a dog to take out with the ferrets and mark the holes just in case the rabbits manage to slip through somewhere, and i was just wondering what kind of dogs people think will be good for it?

 

most of the permission i have is in small quarries so a big skinny lurcher wont be too good for it :/ i've got a patterdale terrier at the minute which is more than capable of the job but he is just too much of a nut job! he kills everything in site.. including sheep, cats, ferrets, birds and occasionally goes for other dogs (he's brilliant with people if you know him. soft as muck).

 

how do you think a bedlington whippet will perform in the rocky conditions? or am i better off with another terrier but one without such anger issues? :L

 

cheers

[LAZYBSTARD 225]

the whole idea of marking is so as your not netting up for f**k all

[simonrocco 175]

i sometimes use my mates springer spannial for marking but im in the middle of getting my young patt x parson russel to mark he marked his first one in the other day i was really pleased with him. i know what you mean about your patterdale mines the same it will kill anything that moves except sheep and other dogs its good with them. atb

[KittleRox 2,147]

I like collie in the mix, good concentration and good feet for rough ground

[foxing machine 144]

my quater bull grey is the best dog iv seen for marking rabbit holes not meaning to blow my own trumpet lol

[Col_c88 41]

I use my patterdale, hes coming on well.. my mate uses beddy's and there excellent

[mattydski 560]

I like collie in the mix, good concentration and good feet for rough ground

Aye, Small lurcher with collie in it!!

Or a lab we use both

[darbo 4,776]

cant use a lurcher on my permission. i have a beddie spot on marking dog. will never catch a heathy rabbit on the run,but hopefully not too many slip a net. all the permission is in woodland and he does the job fine.

[DanRaistrick 53]

we were using my mates lab on saturday but it just wasnt quite fast enough :/

 

gonna have a wait around until i find a nice small lurcher with decent lines in i think

[Malt 379]

we were using my mates lab on saturday but it just wasnt quite fast enough :/

 

gonna have a wait around until i find a nice small lurcher with decent lines in i think

 

Good choice, but I wouldn't get too picky over lines. Just try to make sure you get a pup from dogs that are doing the job on a regular basis.

[Ideation 8,216]

Used to use gun dogs to mark, but then they would just sit there at attention during the actual ferreting and not budge a muscle if a rabbit skipped the net. Can't imagine watching a spaniel/lab chase a bunny and not be wanting to shoot it.

 

Most terriers and lurchers will mark warrens if given enough exposure. We use a whippet, a collie x and a bull/whip/grey/beddy lurcher and all three do it.

[jam1 8]

Ive got a beddi whippet an he the dogs.

[bryson 562]

get yourself a whippet mate there shit hot on short fast chases

[johnny boy68 11,726]

Ive got a beddi whippet an he the dogs.

I've got a beddy x aswell and would you believe it thats a Dog too.

 

[j1985 1,984]

I only started ferreting last year and I used my pet Jack Russell, she marked up like she'd been doing it her whole life..only problem was she decided to go down a hole and I had to dig the twat out! Funny now but not at the time.