is it to late?

[darren 0]

ive got an nearly two year old jrt,who is excellent with rats and rabbits but has never been used for fox,is it too late to get him started because i have read on here a few times that some people reckon once a dog has been used for rabbits its no good for anything else,so some people keep their dogs away from rabbits is id like to know what you all thimk about this,cheers

[jpnixon 7]

Dont care what anyone says if a dog comes across a rabbit in a hole it will dig it. The reason for keeping dogs away from rabbits is to stop a terrier from going to grouund when it smells rabbits at home. What i mean is if ye come across a pulled out rabbit hole it could hold a fox but there could be rabbits in it, so if ye have a dog thats used to hunt rabbits he will go to ground on them but a dog thats used for fox wont as it knows thats not his job JMHO

[cappie49 0]

Hi

 

I have always used my terriers for hunting everything.I have found that I can tell (most of the time) what they are hunting just by the way they are acting.They seem to have a greater desire and enthusiasm for fox rather than just digging rabbits. Same as they act different when they get on the scent of a phesant,tails almost doing full circles rather than just wagging on bunnies.