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[Hayley Cockerill 3]

Hey, Im new to this forum, not 100% sure if I am putting this post in the right topic, feel free to move it!

 

I have a 6 month old lurcher (1/4 bedlington 3/4 whippet) I am looking to work him when old enough, just for a bit of 'fun' as such.

 

Just looking for the 'lowdown' as such lol, the do's and don't, training, advice and basically any info you can give me. I have a friend who does numerous type of field hunting with his dogs, however he has spaniels and terriers, I also have another friend with lurchers.

 

Alfred comes from working lines, the sire is a full working whippet and dam a 'part time' worker.

 

Thank for looking

[baw 4,360]

Sounds like your going to have a ball with your pup mate. Mind, it's all for fun

[Lampalurcher 47]

Have a look on the article section or some older posts or search things your interested in there's loads off training info on here

[troter58 1,711]

running the same cross mines two years head strong when younger but as come good great rabbit dog works day and night and gives 100% every time out hope yours gives you loads of fun as mine as just take it easy and you should have a good mooching partner atb troter

[Hayley Cockerill 3]

Cheers, will do some searching on old posts

[graham4877 1,181]

Its all fun and game till your dog hits something flat out and breaks it's neck, or hits wire and tears all it skin open.. broken toes legs.... you need to think long and hard before staring a dog and your self,

all i'd say now is get your dog around as much danger as possible now, ditches/ trees/ fences/ farm machinery

get you recall 100% day time then get it out around some sent and get recall 100% retrieve day time /night time , aswell as stand stay and heal, read up on injuries .. sky cat has a good book about it,, get a first aid kit, skin stapler, some purple spray!!

I may sound like i'm trying to put you off, but i'm really not.. its a way of life working dogs and life a pure c**t sometimes

fact is if you work dog s they are gonna get hurt

[Hayley Cockerill 3]

Its all fun and game till your dog hits something flat out and breaks it's neck, or hits wire and tears all it skin open.. broken toes legs.... you need to think long and hard before staring a dog and your self,

all i'd say now is get your dog around as much danger as possible now, ditches/ trees/ fences/ farm machinery

get you recall 100% day time then get it out around some sent and get recall 100% retrieve day time /night time , aswell as stand stay and heal, read up on injuries .. sky cat has a good book about it,, get a first aid kit, skin stapler, some purple spray!!

I may sound like i'm trying to put you off, but i'm really not.. its a way of life working dogs and life a pure c**t sometimes

fact is if you work dog s they are gonna get hurt

 

Thanks for the advice Definitely something to think about.

I'm working on the 'stay' and 'stand' with him, so far he has about 95% recall, its something I have been drilling into him since a tiny pup and has % retrieve at the minute.

Going to do lots of reading up and thinking.

Thanks again