whippet barking on rabbits

[pearcycarper 2]

friend of mine just got a three year old whippet barks like mad on rabbits is there any way of stopping this or is he ready for scrap yard ?

[carp man 1 219]

yes they is a way leave it at home at 3 mate dont think u will stop it now but u never no

[Ideation 8,216]

Does it yap every run, all run?

 

Or just at the start?

 

How fit is it?

 

How much work has it seen?

[stealthy1 3,964]

Have his larynx removed

[pearcycarper 2]

pretty much every run mate all run,he hasnt had the dog long he seems fairly fit and not sure how much work it has seen but has been used for lamping

[superfurryanimal 91]

probably why it was sold in the first place a.t.b sfa

[Ideation 8,216]

pretty much every run mate all run,he hasnt had the dog long he seems fairly fit and not sure how much work it has seen but has been used for lamping

 

 

Then unfortunatly it has probably been badly entered, or is just like that.

 

Only thing you could try is slowly building up its confidence with easy rabbits, take it ferreting, give it squatters etc. No long slips, don't out match it etc.

[pearcycarper 2]

ok thanks for your advice much appreciated

[yampydoo 19]

give it a pet home

[wirral countryman 2,110]

You will never change a yapper aged 3yrs,a lot of whippets yap especially when outclassed,no good for poaching but alright on permission,I personally could never keep or breed off a yapper,find it a pet home if you can't be done with it,atb,WM

[fresh earth 47]

Has the dog caught any of the rabbits its running on ? if your slipping the dog on rabbits that are to far out and its not fit or hasn had a rabbit in a while thatl be the reason one of mine is murder for it if she is out a couple of nites and hasnt had anything and is running long runs she starts opening up but shes as quiet as a mouse ferreting mooching and aslong as shes getting the odd kill and easy run she's happy none of the rest of mine open up but i dont enter mine till there fully mature and i give them easy runs for a while before i start pushing them . The dogs either needing some easy kills or like most whoever entered the dog will have done so to early and on hards runs with little or no catches which quickly frustraights the dog and can lead to this being a perminant problem id persivere and as i say easy short slips could sort it out

 

kris

[Guest joball]

To many people make excuses my mates wippets same, just cull the thing like i told him.

[asanley 1,009]

I,v never known one to stop barking when they are doing it to that extent , but there are plenty of other ways to work and enjoy it , ferreting ,daytime mooching etc.

[yeeharr 41]

Once they start to open up, they don't stop. I don't know of anyone who's cured a dog of it, (although I daresay there'll be someone on here who's mates, brothers, friends dog stopped with the use of a pair of maraccas). When they're doing it, they seem too busy yapping to strike. Whippet and whippet X's open up more than most, although any dog can do it.

[hellyer189 93]

i had a dig that did this, it was my own fault though giving him long slips ect but once i learnt what i was doing it was ok and it stopped he was nearly 2 so it may work just try squatters mate and make sure he is fit