what age do you start your pup

[fay 75]

what age would you start your pup honest answears please ?

[woz 260]

My pups 8 months now......he walks out every night to get him used to walking the ground...he won't get a slip till next season...had loads of chances on squaters but I'm not goin to mess a decent pup up just for the sake of my impatients......spending more time on his obiedience......

[*The*Field*Marshall* 674]

As above for me. All the best with your pup

[killing crew 2,708]

my pups are 4 month old and get walked for 1 hour a day local where theres plenty of rabbits. bitch is starting to click and chase with older dogs its just all fun and play for them but will be looking to work her steadley up from 10 months old.

[mike456 171]

every pups different and seem to be ready at different ages,even pups from the same litter differ.

[haymin 2,465]

I started Tia at 6 months ferreting with my other dog she's 10 months now and finding her feet with it . She's good on the lamp as well recall retrieving spot on dont give her to much but she's had 20 odd rabbits between ferretin and Lamping .atb jim

[NOOK/ANNA 96]

12 months as my general rule. Some are ready just before usually bitches in my experiance as I think they mature sooner. Have a dog pup her at min 13 months and it only starting to come on.

[noddy10 411]

it all depends purely on the dog, a big heavy deerhound cross will need alot longer to develop than a little beddy/whippet..

[sidd 1]

always 12 months,must jump with confidence and carry,saluki crosses can take longer,the dog will tell you when its ready,they just seem to switch on over nite.

[Rake aboot 4,936]

My pup is 7 months and hasn`t even seen a live rabbit yet,, plenty time, although I was watching him run today and couldn`t help thinking that he might have to get a chance a bit earlier than I would usually let them try at.

[craigluckyjihad 244]

mine 11 month. Slipped him in other day with older dog and done the business. Will be single handed from now on

[border lad 1,047]

from a pup take them out for walks, and introduce them to the country side, let them be pups chasing around, investigating, the scents, of the country side, and intoduce them to live stock, now depends what type of running dog, you have, I like my dogs to have a rabbit around 7 months to 9 months, nothing to serious, do not forget there tendons and muscles, are all devolping, keep them keen, recall, retreaving, all from a very early age, A pup is a pup, let them mature but with good knowledge of the countryside, for serious running again my type of dog, around 14 months, (((( do not blow them out, many a good young fellow has been sickened, before they really got started, thats my style, may not suit everyone, some start them early, but they usually finish early, good stockmanship plays a huge part, there first couple of years, KEEP THEM SWEET, do not empty there tank, remember if a human year= 7 years to a dogs life, then when he is 2 year old he in our terms is only =14 year old, now a 3 year old =21 years, now you are really seeing something happen, it is up to every individual, how he rears and enters his running dog, ((( when your young you can not see any further than the front gate, but as years pass, you relize, these dogs do not run on DIESEL, blood,bone, and flesh,

[nothernlite 18,089]

i always start them ferreting first about 5 or 6 months but its small dogs i keep but like to get them out early with the ferrets then a season or two later take them lamping

[danny300 2,240]

i take my pups out from 4 months old let them run around and play and watch the other dogs and get used to livestock had them today in a field with four donkeys and never even looked at them so coming on good. this pic was from last week the black lurcher would not let her near it lol

[BrianSteven72 369]

Every pup is different but for me i like to start them at 8or9 months old but be careful don't give them anything that's to hard make sure they are in with a good chance of catching them