Spaniels on rabbits

[bullyx 10]

Not sure weather this is the right place to put this. But what im wondering would a spaniel be ideal for rabbiting / ferreting aswell as retriving

[carpentermark 21]

No mate, they're not quick enough to catch bolters.

[Francentey-FTB 29]

I disagree, I have a spaniel bitch who i gave a little to much free reign too, so was a failure as a well trained gundog as she has too much go, she does it all, a proper all rounder, mark, catch bolters, hunt like the best of them, and will work all quarry,

 

She isnt the fastest, and if it was a numbers game she wouldnt be the perfect choice a small lurcher would be...

 

but she suits me, and not all spaniels are slow, my dog is unreal he's really athletic with good legs, very quick dog, but he is used for shooting, and beating.

[wi11ow 2,657]

good flushers if not to big good to catch in the nets

[poacher3161 1,766]

I used to do a lot of ferreting with my old spaniel and dont get me wrong they will never be as good as a good ferreting lurcher but found [bANNED TEXT] poaching with her she didnt draw the same unwanted attention that a lurcher would on some places from tractor drivers and farm workers.

[micky 3,325]

I used to do a lot of ferreting with my old spaniel and dont get me wrong they will never be as good as a good ferreting lurcher but found [bANNED TEXT] poaching with her she didnt draw the same unwanted attention that a lurcher would on some places from tractor drivers and farm workers.

 

 

[GrCh 856]

some good pics there poacher3161 & Micky

[BenjaminCadd 109]

I use mine to run the long nets and alot of bushing, but she dose take a while to settle down.

[jayhawk 41]

Not sure weather this is the right place to put this. But what im wondering would a spaniel be ideal for rabbiting / ferreting aswell as retriving

 

absolutly yes i use mine for marking occupied warrens and bushing to put rabbits to ground a good lurcher is a must also and i find them a perfect mix for a days sport

 

i also shoot over my spaniels and thus they retrieve.

 

 

 

 

 

atb

 

jay

[Dave C 63]

Nice looking bushing pack mate.

 

ATB

Dave.

[slips 114]

i notice the spannals in the pictures are on leads when the work is takin place why thats i thought they be wait in for the action they wont do much on leads

[jayhawk 41]

i notice the spannals in the pictures are on leads when the work is takin place why thats i thought they be wait in for the action they wont do much on leads

 

 

for me once they have done theyre job marking its best to teather them cos when you got a pack out it only takes one of em to creep fwd and theyre all at it and making more noise around the holes than needed the lurchers are there to pic up any runners,they sit then patiently(most of the time) till we have finished ferreting and when its nets up time they are let loose ....praised ALOT for a good mark and alowed a good sniff of the bag.

 

jay

[slips 114]

i notice the spannals in the pictures are on leads when the work is takin place why thats i thought they be wait in for the action they wont do much on leads

 

for me once they have done theyre job marking its best to teather them cos when you got a pack out it only takes one of em to creep fwd and theyre all at it and making more noise around the holes than needed the lurchers are there to pic up any runners,they sit then patiently(most of the time) till we have finished ferreting and when its nets up time they are let loose ....praised ALOT for a good mark and alowed a good sniff of the bag.

 

jay

see what ya sayin ive not used nets for last ten years just lettin the dogs av there fun. nice pack you work with i must say ive got two cockers a terrier lurcher me self. yesterday the cocker pup which is 5 months add the first encounter with foxes me ole bitch bolted a couple out of a big place they was tryed up to a post cos i was lisenin to me terrier workin when they bolted the cockers was untryed and i walked them to were they come out the pup went straight in the hole to the end of her rope tail going mad i released em and they was on sent along were the foxes fled just goes to show how gun dogs pick up ther trades in diffrent hands so when bushin its a nother quarry they flush

[j davies 8]

Not sure weather this is the right place to put this. But what im wondering would a spaniel be ideal for rabbiting / ferreting aswell as retriving

 

i got 4 cockers mate all used for fereting and they wow better than the terries i think one thing is they do not catch them they mark well and listen to you to

[RubyTex 1,957]

I rabbit with my Springers out the back of my house, the older dog marks and flushes and my bitch chases them down. She's unbelievably fast and agile, i only get 2 or 3 flushes every couple of weeks but she gets them all. For a ten month old Springer i'm extremely proud of her. The first time she saw a rabbit she couldn't make up her mind what to do so just went for it, toyed with it then brought it back to me alive. The older dog dispatched it. From them on she's done it herself.