kimbokenneth 12 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 i got my self a hancock 3/4 greyhound 1/4 border collie as a pup last year, as my old lurcher died at 15, about 4 years ago. starting working him on the lamp at 10 months old, he is 16 months old now....for the last 6 months on the lamp he as been running with no fire. strikeing was terribble..but i didnt want to give up on him to soon. but wat an amazingly fast dog in the day!!!!.and as clever as a 1st cross....but me and my freind went out lamping last friday night and stumbeled on a new place, it was crawling with rabbits!!!!my pup was a diffrent dog..couldnt belive it, we caught 17 rabbits that night. pup had 7 of those, it was like watching a diffrent dog...i was buzzing!!!!! i was hoping it wasnt a fluke?? went out last night,weather was shit...he had 6!!! he was so fired up,it was brilliant to see. i almost give up on him. glad i didnt. thanks for reading guys!!! 3 Quote Link to post
omegathelast 160 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Brilliant and well done..... A lesson for the impatient among us. Quote Link to post
dymented 2,220 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Brilliant and well done..... A lesson for the impatient among us. 1 Quote Link to post
poacher28 120 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 well done pup . once they click theres no looking back 1 Quote Link to post
brambles 3,309 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 You've proved it mate give them time and don't put them on the merry go round and it normally pays off, patients is a virtue, atb with him in the future 1 Quote Link to post
northern lad 2,292 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 nice one mate,a lot get shut at the first problem yis dave 1 Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 dogs mature far slower than bitches and as a general rule the bigger the cross the longer they take, far to many dogs are binned off far to quickly 4 Quote Link to post
darbo 4,776 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 good to hear. some people are too impatient these days. hope he does you proud in the future. 1 Quote Link to post
kimbokenneth 12 Posted January 28, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 thanku for the feed bak guys!!!!! Quote Link to post
bird 10,004 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 my mate had one good x, good on all quarry, and nice easy temp. It had good nose in the day, and good with ferret's. But regards lamping still good, but i think a 1/4 bull 3/4 grey give bit more drive more full on, if lamping was your main sport. Quote Link to post
undisputed 1,664 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Did you hear a clinking noise....that's the sound of the penny dropping....well done! Quote Link to post
poacher3161 1,766 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 Patcience is a virtue and thats collie crosses for you i have found thats why some lurcher men seem to write this cross off due to some of them takeing that bit longer . 1 Quote Link to post
nighteyes 275 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 good stuff, just keep him winning for a while Quote Link to post
rapidjenky 97 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 mine were exactly the same mate, my dog switched on at about 12 months, went from no interest to a cracking bunny basher. my bitch just coming into her own now at around 14 months. a good few times i was ready to pack each of them in and move on but i hung in there and it payed off. one thing i will say is they both "switched on" after about a months lay off from regular walks out trying to get them interested. Quote Link to post
foxing machine 144 Posted January 28, 2012 Report Share Posted January 28, 2012 well done mate for stiking buy the dog. Quote Link to post
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