how old dose my pup have to be to take him ferreting

[rolysmate 49]

My little bitch was out from 18 weeks ferreting they learn by experience, I like to take them with an experienced dog as they"ll follow him/her about learning without realising it.

[skycat 6,174]

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.

 

:thumbs: Great advice and clearly put as well.

 

I reckon it is best to take the pup on its own as pups would often rather play with another dog than watching and learning. But it does depend on the pup's temperament.

Choose a nice day as well: pups get cold quickly and it won't be concentrating on what is happening if it is cold and shivery: that's when they start belting about trying to keep warm.

[bryson 562]

some great advice there guys theres nothing more to add really just as above

[lampingkid 56]

thanks for all the advise and replies