Dogs Throwing themselves

[les anyer 2]

Yeah have to say think I'd rather be a few rabbits light than a wallet light or worse a dog light !

well said!

[earlystart 56]

Any body lost a dog from this?

[Giro 2,648]

Dogs smashing into hedges for rabbits is waste of time

 

Wont catch many when its laid up or worst burried with a broken neck...

 

Got a dog hear nearly 4 thats done fook all really,because it cant stay injury free and its got shares in the local vets.. Clever dogs catch more rabbits putting pressure on and back of at the right times..

 

I dont want a dog to pull up at a hedge and I want it to work rabbits up and down a hedge, but I cant see the point in the dog steaming into hedge

[troter58 1,711]

any dog that hits a edge 100 mph is not going to last very long i like a dog to go to the edge but use its head a clever dog will catch you more in the long run as it will still be putting bunnies in the bag long after the edge hitter is in the ground atb troter

 

Sorry mate but disagree with you there. A dog that gives 100% is allways gonna run the risk of not reaching retirement. Thats allpart of the game. Dogs that are not afraid of cover are supior to dogs that wont face it. End of. Its all upto personal choice but i dont go lamping to lose rabbits that have reached cover. ATB

you must of lost a good few dogs then mate a dog thats clever and knows its job will give 100% but not kill its self its no good with a hedge smasher and losing it to a hedge i dont go lamping to lose a dog i go to catch rabbits atb

[nothernlite 18,089]

there would be nothing better to watch your best dog SMASH ahedge and feel so proud when your taking it to the vet or covering it with dirt think i would rather have a dog that thinks about things

[fitchet 788]

any dog that hits a edge 100 mph is not going to last very long i like a dog to go to the edge but use its head a clever dog will catch you more in the long run as it will still be putting bunnies in the bag long after the edge hitter is in the ground atb troter

 

Sorry mate but disagree with you there. A dog that gives 100% is allways gonna run the risk of not reaching retirement. Thats allpart of the game. Dogs that are not afraid of cover are supior to dogs that wont face it. End of. Its all upto personal choice but i dont go lamping to lose rabbits that have reached cover. ATB

you must of lost a good few dogs then mate a dog thats clever and knows its job will give 100% but not kill its self its no good with a hedge smasher and losing it to a hedge i dont go lamping to lose a dog i go to catch rabbits atb

 

Never lost a dog while out lamping mate. Everytime you slip your dog theres a risk ive had clever dogs that will pull up at hedges and ive had dogs like i have at the minute who love hitting cover and working it. I know what i prefer and this dog has filled my freezer with muntjac because of his atitude to bramble/hedges. ATB

[silentrunner2011 218]

bullx of mine crashes into the hedge/fence quite often but only if he thinks hel catch the rabbit, sure enough % of the time he will come out with the rabbit in his mouth... her wont crash into it if the rabbit cant be seen.

[kevin from bristol 95]

i prefur a dog that doesnt let the quarry get to the hedge but if it does and the dog follows then fair enough and as for 100mph in to the hedge in my experiance it will slow up a bit going in after a couple of bangs and wires thornes in the nose etc

[MikeTheDog 153]

Each to there own as they say. My dog is worth more to me than a rabbit..

[troter58 1,711]

any dog that hits a edge 100 mph is not going to last very long i like a dog to go to the edge but use its head a clever dog will catch you more in the long run as it will still be putting bunnies in the bag long after the edge hitter is in the ground atb troter

 

Sorry mate but disagree with you there. A dog that gives 100% is allways gonna run the risk of not reaching retirement. Thats allpart of the game. Dogs that are not afraid of cover are supior to dogs that wont face it. End of. Its all upto personal choice but i dont go lamping to lose rabbits that have reached cover. ATB

you must of lost a good few dogs then mate a dog thats clever and knows its job will give 100% but not kill its self its no good with a hedge smasher and losing it to a hedge i dont go lamping to lose a dog i go to catch rabbits atb

 

Never lost a dog while out lamping mate. Everytime you slip your dog theres a risk ive had clever dogs that will pull up at hedges and ive had dogs like i have at the minute who love hitting cover and working it. I know what i prefer and this dog has filled my freezer with muntjac because of his atitude to bramble/hedges. ATB

i know you could lose a dog at any time and you have been a lucky chap up to now not talking about a dog that pulls up talking a dog that knows its job a dog that smashes in to a hedge is not going to live long is it?? atb

[minshaw man 111]

A good lamp dog doesn't pull up at the hedge IMO, there is alot of rabbits to be caught in the hedge bottom. two runs last night, both rabbits caught after being pushed from the hedge bottom during the run.

Edited to add, A nutty dog throwing itself into a hedge at full speed is pretty undesirable and a accident waiting to happen.

agree a steady dog that stick well on a hedge will catch as twice asmuch as the dog that crashes coz itl kill itself

[BrianSteven72 369]

Any body lost a dog from this?

Had i dog about 15 years ago that crashed full pelt in to fences , hedges etc he cought a few extra rabbits and other things coz of it , but when he was about 3 years old prob in his peak he chased a fox on the lamp with my other dog and crashed into a strainer post when my other dog pulled up he died almost instantly Where as my other dog went on to catch many more fox and other things , for me a few extra kills on the night does not make up for the short life of my dog !

[fitchet 788]

any dog that hits a edge 100 mph is not going to last very long i like a dog to go to the edge but use its head a clever dog will catch you more in the long run as it will still be putting bunnies in the bag long after the edge hitter is in the ground atb troter

 

Sorry mate but disagree with you there. A dog that gives 100% is allways gonna run the risk of not reaching retirement. Thats allpart of the game. Dogs that are not afraid of cover are supior to dogs that wont face it. End of. Its all upto personal choice but i dont go lamping to lose rabbits that have reached cover. ATB

you must of lost a good few dogs then mate a dog thats clever and knows its job will give 100% but not kill its self its no good with a hedge smasher and losing it to a hedge i dont go lamping to lose a dog i go to catch rabbits atb

 

Never lost a dog while out lamping mate. Everytime you slip your dog theres a risk ive had clever dogs that will pull up at hedges and ive had dogs like i have at the minute who love hitting cover and working it. I know what i prefer and this dog has filled my freezer with muntjac because of his atitude to bramble/hedges. ATB

i know you could lose a dog at any time and you have been a lucky chap up to now not talking about a dog that pulls up talking a dog that knows its job a dog that smashes in to a hedge is not going to live long is it?? atb

Horses for courses really mate maybe i have been lucky my old bull/deerhound/greyhound used to hit hedges and bramble like a frieght train she used to catch more than the lurchers and the only extra injury she got was from irate munties and the odd cut. And she lived long enough to retire. The way i look at it you risk your dog for a rabbit EVERY time you slip and although none of us want our dogs to get hurt unnescarily You cant wrap dogs in cotton wool and each style has a place. A fair bit of my land is old airfields with bits of gorse and bramble dotted whilly nilly. If your dog isnt willing to hit cover then you wont catch alot. A few seasons back me snd a lad off here were lamping it with saluki crosses and collie cross that used to pull up at cover and we were lucky if we had a couple in a night. Since lamping with my bull/grey who hits cover i normally take a few. Like i said all styles have there place.

[bunnys 1,228]

a like the animal that ease up at the hedge etc , and if need be just plucks him from the cover nettles ,all out crazieness his not best in the aniaml expected to be a hunting companion for several and more seasons .atb bunnys.

[Ray Mears 272]

if it dont catch them before the hedge tough s**t better luck next time. why would you want a dog smashing into hedges accident waiting to happen you want a dog to apply pressure before it reaches cover turning the rabbit inside out running it up and down the hedge row until it makes its strike. in my opinion if a dog catches one once he has run into cover its more luck than a skilled lamping dog..