Lay-up prevention training

[Guest vin]

that one may be better for lamping!!!!!

 

too right mate...lol...better retrieve than my bloody dog..LOL.

[deanflute 550]

One of mine will retrieve a tennis ball for me. throw him any food to retrieve and it's a different story

[The one 8,482]

One of mine used to retrieved plastic golf balls to me but work her she killed the rabbit and moved on to the next one never gave a thought about retrieving them

[leegreen 2,173]

 

Is that one of them European Greyhound Polecats?

[rob190364 2,594]

that's pretty impressive pal!!! If I stand at my ferret hutch and throw a tennis ball my jill will go and get it but she's just carrying it to the hutch (hence the reason why I have to stand at the hutch!). But you're is actually fetching to you, nice one!

[coneykenny 98]

im seriously thinkin of quittin this site when i have the misfortune to read some of the the tripe thats put on here.

come on guys !!!

[seth21 1]

 

 

[BLACKWATER... 157]

cant beat the real life the hunting life lol old red

[seth21 1]

In 2 weeks I will enter Molly into her first live warren.

I will set the camera and cross my fingers..

 

I will post footage - epic fails included!!!

[David K 172]

Seems to me, with my limited experience I must add, that all you are doing is training ferrets to retrieve kits and not training for "lay up prevention" like the title of your topic suggests.

 

Of what practical use is a ferret that thinks it's job is to find kits, turn around and take one back to it's box and leaving the rest of a warren unexplored? With your all year round breeding rabbits this is going to be a pain in the ass and your going to need an army of retrieving ferrets to do each warren.

 

I think the standard way of feeding ferrets before hunting and trying to breed a good working strain that would be less inclined to lay up is the way to go.

 

Did you really want a Spaniel but only had enough room at home for ferrets?

[seth21 1]

[rob190364 2,594]

just out of curiosity......are you planning on getting the ferret to retrieve full grown rabbits? or just the babies?

[Jamie m 668]

Which part of aus you live on Seth ?? Cheers j

[seth21 1]

Normal ferret in every way, shape and form other then retrieving kits. Only gave her the whole rabbit to see if she would give it a crack.

 

 

Perth WA Jamie

Edited March 8, 2012 by seth21

[seth21 1]

 

Of what practical use is a ferret that thinks it's job is to find kits, turn around and take one back to it's box and leaving the rest of a warren unexplored? With your all year round breeding rabbits this is going to be a pain in the ass and your going to need an army of retrieving ferrets to do each warren.

 

I think the standard way of feeding ferrets before hunting and trying to breed a good working strain that would be less inclined to lay up is the way to go.

 

Practical use:

The ferret does not simply fetch a single kit to the nest box.

The idea is to fetch every kit down there and

obviously it's expected to work the warren like any other ferret.

 

Develop working strain:

Yes, I totally agree!!!

Developing good working strains in all breeds is the way to go from ferrets to dogs to horses.

 

What's the harm in trying a few training techniques?

If the training compliments the work - great

If the training detracts - we stop that training

Edited March 9, 2012 by seth21