Fox

[low plains drifter 10,702]

Hold the dog back for a while,let it watch the experienced dogs doing the job,even if the dog never took to foxing,there is plenty of other uses for him

[WILF 47,492]

You have had some good advice on this thread matey, can't hurt to wait till next season.....even if you got a pup in now it won't be ready for next season.

But I would say, let him go it alone from now on.......at this age he will or he won't, just my humble opinion but he could actually take more stick with another dog involved and that may just ruin him for good

[wirral countryman 2,110]

I think a lot of it is down to luck,most lurchers start on bunnies and hares and get used to striking the first thing they get up to,normally the arse end,so when slipped on their own on a fox for the first time lots tend to do the same thing,thats when they get the wake up call of a smack across the chops,in pre-ban days I used to let mine have a look at the end of a dig so they knew what to expect,once they know to pin them they don't get bit much after that,single handed is the only way for me as most will double up and do a job but that don't make them a fox dog,age is not a factor for me its about getting plenty in front of the dog,a jacker will always jack under pressure,the best fox dogs hit them like a train,atb,WM

ALL PRE-BAN

[mighty celt 996]

at that age size and weight if its leting them go doesent look good bud,u want them to fired up when they get caught not let go,it will all ways tell ya what u need to no about a dog when it gets caught good for the first time,saying that i have seen some dogs come back from it but i would never class them as good fox dogs ,id give him a good break now as you should as the season is over anyway,get him at it at the start of the season try and get him on some green foxs on his own and you will find out if he has the heart of not,hope he works out for you.

Edited March 23, 2013 by mighty celt

[jamesmc 582]

 

it may be looking the part mate, but it may just not be quite mentally ready for it yet, not all dogs are starters at 18 months old, as has been said already, see what he wants to do start of next season, you may be pleasantly suprised.

 

I wonder how many are disposed of if they aren't early starters in the dog game??? a fair few i'd say

 

all the best with it anyhow

 

B

I totally agree with this - I reckon a large number of dogs are passed over if they don't hit the ground running in their first season...don't think I have ever sen a dog ruined by waiting 6 months or giving it time...seen a fair few f****d up by idiots sending a pup in to do an experienced dog's job...

some of the best dogs I have seen....have been passed on for being shite.....and took on and gave a chance by people I know,but when they have been given time to mature....and doing their job well,then who looks like an useless c**t...

[csd_88 138]

 

Was it a malumute x mate?

 

deerhound x bull greyhound

 

Ahh sorry pal just heard them malumute x's are renowned for jacking and baying quary for big dogs.

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

I would not have given up so soon, my lad struggled on his own and got a few hidings at 18 months. But it has made him the dog he is now.

He really hates them with a passion, I swear he has dreams about them......

[shaaark 10,907]

it may be looking the part mate, but it may just not be quite mentally ready for it yet, not all dogs are starters at 18 months old, as has been said already, see what he wants to do start of next season, you may be pleasantly suprised.

 

I wonder how many are disposed of if they aren't early starters in the dog game??? a fair few i'd say

 

all the best with it anyhow

 

B

Yep, I'd say the majority of young dogs being passed on etc nowadays have been tried far too early. And not just at fox. Like you say, most dogs, especially the larger types, are still pups really to a certain degree until well after 18 months. And age isn't really much of a guide, you're better off observing how the dog matures from puplike behaviour to a more serious/adult way about it before expecting alot from it.