do you work your dog off a slip lead or do they hunt off leads

[busher01 5]

I have always worked my dogs off slip leads but iv seen vidios of dogs hunting just in front of the owner. Is there a advantage of working off the lead..

 

 

Does this way encorage your dog to hunt up across fields ???

[jf1970 328]

will be interesting to see some of the replys, do you mean working dogs off the slip daytime or night.?

[graham4877 1,181]

well day time both are off slip, but night time both on the slip, slip for slip!

[busher01 5]

in the day the run free night on slips

[mikeball 108]

On lead unless I'm ferreting then off lead atb

[nothernlite 18,077]

in the day the run free night on slips

the same

[malc1 544]

i work mine lose they stay just up in front of me

[pinguu 169]

I use slips but I'm sure there will be some that have a dog to heel, takes a good dog and handler for that I would have thought.

[reddawn 2,173]

daytime i dont target hares, so i dont need to walk em up on a slip, so my dogs are always off the lead an hunting up during the day, same as ferreting, a decent dog that knows it job dont need a lead..

 

when its comes doon to lamping, some dogs are just too keen to be worked off a slip, an some do it fine, if im in company whilst lampin i use a slip, same as if im out meself with a young dog, then i use a slip, but if im out on me tod way a older dog, then i like to let them walk to heel an lamp without a slip lead

[morton 5,368]

I have always worked my dogs off slip leads but iv seen vidios of dogs hunting just in front of the owner. Is there a advantage of working off the lead..

 

 

Does this way encorage your dog to hunt up across fields ???

Different types of hunting scenarios,quarry,location,company etc. all have a say in leash or loose,whatever best lends itself to individual situations,a dog reacts faster than a slipper,sometimes that split second will determine the outcome of a chase and catch.

[haymin 2,465]

Night time keep my pup of 10 months on the slip and mist she's 2 years she's fine of the slip atb Jim

[jack68 628]

on a slip night time for me i have been out with lads that have said they work there dog free at night but lets just say they never stopped shouting of them feked the night up,,atb

[pip1968 2,490]

its a good dog man who can work a dog of the lead when lamping and can tell the dog when and when not to run

[iworkwhippets 12,515]

Very rare i use a lead, neh mind slip lead

[BrianSteven72 369]

my dog 18 months old works day and night off the lead hes never been on the lead for months