Good Ferreting dogs

[whin 463]

thats youre opion, dog had faults and not worth breeding for me , to replace her ,so my freind took her as he liked her, nothing wrong with that ,i dont give adog away litely they have to be well vetted or they go to doggy heaven once there old ,she had agreat life ferreting rabiting but not what i wanted at time , so better gave to amna who wanted to do that and she led the life of riley , very true

Chalkie let them see abit had three teams in twenty years were they worked as a pair good crack on the big warrens when it gets busy

[iceman001979 1,316]

Good topic people good to hear peoples different opinions on the subject

[whin 463]

cacthing bolters isnt ferreting its sport , end of ferreting is netting every hole cacthing whats there a dog is for marking cacthin odd rabb that slips a net ,. now if youve never done it ice or tried your better leting it be , as them that dont know will never unles they go out with guys gals who do it that way

[iceman001979 1,316]

thats youre opion, dog had faults and not worth breeding for me , to replace her ,so my freind took her as he liked her, nothing wrong with that ,i dont give adog away litely they have to be well vetted or they go to doggy heaven once there old ,she had agreat life ferreting rabiting but not what i wanted at time , so better gave to amna who wanted to do that and she led the life of riley , very true

Chalkie let them see abit had three teams in twenty years were they worked as a pair good crack on the big warrens when it gets busy

Whin listen to what your saying there.You said the dog had faults and not worth breeding but worth keeping for 6 years????? In your eyes she was finished and you pasted her on to someone else to deal with.Out sight out mind comes into play here.

[whin 463]

dont think so saw her several times , she started getting hard mouthed unsalble game , so best retire her to a guy who just wanted a good dog , you dont no me so dont judge me ,ive asked you out once and bring a dog ,what i do with my dogs is my bizness not yours so dont presume you no ,

[iceman001979 1,316]

cacthing bolters isnt ferreting its sport , end of ferreting is netting every hole cacthing whats there a dog is for marking cacthin odd rabb that slips a net ,. now if youve never done it ice or tried your better leting it be , as them that dont know will never unles they go out with guys gals who do it that way

Its not sport its hunting with dog and ferret.Ferreting is not about netting all the holes not when you have a dog that is why you jhave dog in the 1st place.If your going net everything don't bring a dog.

The word sport sucks in the hunting world in any sport there is always money involved or a trophy at the end off it or something to win thats what sport is.Hunting is hunting sport is sport

[TOMO 26,814]

iceman your right catching a bolter is important,, but most quik dogs can,,, its not just marking either,, its the following round of the action underground,, its as if there talking to you,, cos they know far more than the owner as to whats happening and where..,,

 

when your on your own , and the dog understands what you want and need, you could be in an akward place,,,, but the dog "gets it",,,, it understands....

 

as socks has siad in the past,,, lots of dogs go ferreting,,, but not many dogs are ferreting dogs

[whin 463]

sometimes if i go for a bit fun take adog no nets great sport but if a client wants twenty thirty rabbs well its to try and catch thirty rabbs , netted rabbs have less marks even with a soft mouthed lurcher ,and wel we didnt just chase rabbs ,bolting rabbs like coursing hares is sport as the animals can get away hunting to me you are outt o cach a big diffrence , if you have bee at the game and sold gam etc youll no the diffrence like fishing for fish lobsters or is that beyond you

[socks 32,253]

Iceman one of the reasons for starting a pup that young is so that it learns patience and not to get worked up over a rabbit by the time that young cur is 12 months old it will have seen so much that it wont be a big deal to it unlike a pup entered much later that will be flying around like a demented crack whore and may even get so excited that it starts to whine. Concentration and patience is a must for a ferreting dog and these are best learned when young.

[iceman001979 1,316]

iceman your right catching a bolter is important,, but most quik dogs can,,, its not just marking either,, its the following round of the action underground,, its as if there talking to you,, cos they know far more than the owner as to whats happening and where..,,

 

when your on your own , and the dog understands what you want and need, you could be in an akward place,,,, but the dog "gets it",,,, it understands....

 

as socks has siad in the past,,, lots of dogs go ferreting,,, but not many dogs are ferreting dogs

l agree with you anyone can stand out side a sett and watch the holes holding a dog by the collar and waiting on a bolter even a none ferreting dog will act once its see a bolter but that this time the rabbits as prop got 30 yards on a dog like that . A good ferret dog should know where and when the rabbit is going make bolt for it and should be on the rabbits ass in 1st two strides .

[iceman001979 1,316]

sometimes if i go for a bit fun take adog no nets great sport but if a client wants twenty thirty rabbs well its to try and catch thirty rabbs , netted rabbs have less marks even with a soft mouthed lurcher ,and wel we didnt just chase rabbs ,bolting rabbs like coursing hares is sport as the animals can get away hunting to me you are outt o cach a big diffrence , if you have bee at the game and sold gam etc youll no the diffrence like fishing for fish lobsters or is that beyond you

Fishing and lobsters there you go again off in your own we world whin.Its not always about numbers l rather watch a dog and ferret work together as a team then 30 rabbits hit a net and get there necks broke.And hare coursing is only a sport when your matching or in a comp.I go most weekends and its hunting not sport but l see things different then you thank god lol

[iceman001979 1,316]

Iceman one of the reasons for starting a pup that young is so that it learns patience and not to get worked up over a rabbit by the time that young cur is 12 months old it will have seen so much that it wont be a big deal to it unlike a pup entered much later that will be flying around like a demented crack whore and may even get so excited that it starts to whine. Concentration and patience is a must for a ferreting dog and these are best learned when young.

That is up to you.You do it your way and it works and l do it mine and it also works

[whin 463]

who the fech holds a growing dog by collar they should no by there that age any way its not hard to train dogs to ferret one it is legal so easy acsess, so go when you want and nobody can stop you , and the best way to train adg is having the legal land to do so as its al on game not whats about you at times ,fereting is only one part of a good running dog , but a good way to make a bond with a big coursing type or running type ,

[Simoman 110]

A good ferreting dog is worth its weight in gold, only ever had one dog i could say was a good ferreting dog that could mark warrens, had the patience to guard nets, follow the ferrets progress underground, catch bolters etc. Saying that im a lamper nowdays but you NEVER see a good ferreting dog in the classifieds..............

[whin 463]

so do i but at times im out to kill and could not give one hoot and what do yo mean hear i go a gain, i go out to cacth or survey an area i rarley go out for to watch ,the ferret ,to busy watching nets dogs or whatever im at . what do you do ice let them go and watch them run around lol could do that in yard ,its not a street party at times ,fishng hunting its all the same results and enjoyment with results if no results then still enjoy but look why not much about , people trap to cacth furs get rid of pests ferreting in some areas the same. when we trapped ferreted lamped for rabbs farmer was wanting some results. same as a big posh garden rabbs playing havoc u want results as you are gettng paid ,we are diffent ice man i dont no were you live hunt but it sounds alovely place adios