lampingkid 56 Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 just want to know what age my pup has to be to take him ferreting he is just under 5 months old Quote Link to post
TOMO 26,065 Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 take him now,,,let him watch and lern, smell warrens,ect ect,,i wouldnt be bothered leting him chase anything yet. my advise though take him on your own , just you a ferret and the pup,, he doesnt need another dog there. 1 Quote Link to post
lampingkid 56 Posted October 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 will do thanks i was gonna start him running on rabbits when he is about a year old Quote Link to post
fellpack 7 Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 take him now gear up that passion in him Quote Link to post
lurchers 2,763 Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 i was going to same the same mate,just dont let him chase yet.atb Quote Link to post
BenjaminCadd 109 Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 take him now,,,let him watch and lern, smell warrens,ect ect,,i wouldnt be bothered leting him chase anything yet. my advise though take him on your own , just you a ferret and the pup,, he doesnt need another dog there. Yeah take the pup now, mines only 13 weeks and is learning the Ropes. Quote Link to post
lampingkid 56 Posted October 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 aw cool thanks for al the replies Quote Link to post
x38 179 Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 just want to know what age my pup has to be to take him ferreting he is just under 5 months old that pup looks bosting mate whats in it .... Quote Link to post
kx100 66 Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 deer/gray/weaton back to gray hes 4 month not 5 he made an error its got plento of knuckel left to gerow e gonny be big he 20 tts at 16 weeks Quote Link to post
x38 179 Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 deer/gray/weaton back to gray hes 4 month not 5 he made an error its got plento of knuckel left to gerow e gonny be big he 20 tts at 16 weeks good luck with it pal .......you lads live it fair play to you ...... Quote Link to post
kx100 66 Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 its raggin the terrier alredy Quote Link to post
DogMagic 461 Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 Same. Get him out now ferreting. Let him learn that he should keep out the way while netting up and that ferrets are off the menu. Let him smell the holes and and get used to whats going on. Its 2nd nature to you but its a huge learning curve for him. Let him see and hear the rabbits hit the net and once youve killed the rabbit, let him sniff at it. If he tries to pick it up stop him gently, its a bad habit that you dont want him getting into. All the time he is playing with the dead ones as an adult his attention isnt on the job. Once he is a bit more used to it all you can let him tackle a few rabbits in the net. That will help build his confidence that he can catch them. Give him lots of praise. Dont make his first ferreting trip an all day mission, just a couple of hours is enough or he will get bored and start misbehaving which will result in you being pissed off which he will sense. Make it a short, fun trip and he will be set for life. 3 Quote Link to post
lampingkid 56 Posted October 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 thanks dogmagic and x38 em yeah his mum is a pure raceing greyhound and has won 26 races and his dad is a deer/gray/wheton and he is starting to rag my little terrier about and going for her throat and he has a lot of knuckle left to grow into Quote Link to post
x38 179 Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 thanks dogmagic and x38 em yeah his mum is a pure raceing greyhound and has won 26 races and his dad is a deer/gray/wheton and he is starting to rag my little terrier about and going for her throat and he has a lot of knuckle left to grow into thats just him learning his trade mate ....good luck Quote Link to post
undisputed 1,664 Posted October 21, 2011 Report Share Posted October 21, 2011 take him now,,,let him watch and lern, smell warrens,ect ect,,i wouldnt be bothered leting him chase anything yet. my advise though take him on your own , just you a ferret and the pup,, he doesnt need another dog there. Excellent advice! Quote Link to post
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