how long should i wait

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i have a ten month old and a thirtyteen month patterdale terriers i have done a lot off ratting with these dogs the are going to ground but meeting nothing because i have choosen dead earts instead of live earts while out hunting with them i want to leave them till about 18 months old opinions PLEASE

[foxing machine 144]

hello mate. its your choise at the end of the day mate. i would keep them on the rats ect a while longer pal jmo atb fm

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well i think i doing the right thing but my mates want to try them think tthe well up for it but i think it would spoil them one of the patt ia out of savage stuff and famous for starting early

[BEARINATOR 2,867]

Agree with F.M leave them be for a few more months, so they have the best possible chance of being ready mentally and not just physically

[BEARINATOR 2,867]

well i think i doing the right thing but my mates want to try them think tthe well up for it but i think it would spoil them one of the patt ia out of savage stuff and famous for starting early

 

It's alright for your mates wanting to try them but if they fail then it's you that has to keep them, all the best with them anyway

[jo54 255]

i would show them a few end of digs imo if there kine that is

[keep digging 35]

normally start mine at 12 months! the ones that wana start then i show them a bit but hold them back till they miture more. i dont like 2 give a young dog 2 much it can ruin them! 18 months their normally ready for it some may disagree but its suited me well. ive had terriers ready an up 4 it at 8 months but i personally think it wouldnt be fair to put that preasure of a dog of that age.

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there is no reverse on these patts there are going to be very hard i will put pics off them up tomorrow in one morning at a animal feed the killed 30 rats

[no1 poacher 18]

get the f*uckers wacked in get the showed and if they are hard a few digs under there belt will soften them up a bit

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i dont hunt like that i put a lot of time in these dogs not going to spoil them now

[Mrquinn 106]

I whuld try em if they go they go if they don't they don't no bother try next time I whuldent encourage em into empty earths tho culd this cause em to go into evry earth they cum across ocupied or unoccupied ?

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i dont encourage them at all i let them do there thing

[Tally Ho Hunter 60]

patience is a vertue mate 18 months old dont send a boy in to do a mans job i say atb and good luck

[Mosby 355]

I often wonder about age. I ask every terrierman I talk to about how they start their terriers. Interesting how everybody has a different motto. The way I look at it is, I want there to be no excuse on my part if the dog doesn't cut the mustard. Everything should be played to lead the dog to success. If I start the dog too fast on too hard of game. I have an excuse for why the dog fails in the end. I don't want that. I want to be sure of what I'm working with. 18 months is what I have heard the most from guys who work the dogs single handed. Out here in america with brush hunting alot start them earlier. And alot start them at a year. I ruined a a bitch last year starting her at a year and she got into very bad situations for a young dog. I regret it. I don't want that kind of thing to happen again and set me back in my having good dogs. So as is said patience is a virtue etc.

[MUDD 374]

If the line of your dogs in question are famous for starting early, as you have stated. Have the early starters made the grade and still doing the job ? IMO at that age etc I would be looking a few sods over the dog, sure it would be rude not too !