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[freelance 448]

Great result again fella,s and good write up and pics. Fair play to ya Cheers Atb

[Guest vin]

you cant buy experience.

 

 

 

 

 

one from pups recent trips on my own.

 

 

 

 

Thanks lads for the kind words.

 

[ferretville 69]

Cracking bag considering the conditions well done lads

[tjones3862 3,423]

well done lads,looks cold up there, when i went up there in the snow the rabbits was stick thin the meat drops of them in days,, they was no use to the butcher, in anyway what so ever not even enough meat on them for the dogs, i felt that i add killed them for nowt, iff i was to be honest when i sat down after wards,, iff this snow carrys on much more they will be a lot of rabbits what will perish on these exposed places,, but it wud of done the pup a world of good,

Edited March 27, 2013 by tjones3862

[trigger2 3,137]

My back is still frozen to the spine.

 

No Pain..No Gain...lol

 

The Pup was perfect today..the conditions for her were better than perfect..

 

So I tied the Old dog to the Spade and let the Pup have a few runs through the day..She missed her 1st because it ran downhill very fast etc etc..but the next one gave her a good little run around and she eventually picked it up after a couple of misses and attempted grabs etc etc..Best bit was the perfect retrieves into my hand ( At one point to a Quiet nod of the head and a round of applause from Tomo who was looking down form a few hundred yards above me ).

 

by the end of the day the pup had caught at least 5 ( one practically ran into her mouth out of a hole with no effort involved ) and she retrieved them all very well through some very deep snow etc etc. . .She Followed the old dog around and never made a sound or caused any stress at all..she was just chilled to the max... So Im happy chappy with my 5 1/2 months old puppy getting a great little starter in the game. . .She,s got a lot of growning to do and learning to be done..But so far so good..lol.

 

PS..the older dog was unstoppable..it was just too easy for her..she even caught one while tied to the spade,as it ran past her..lol.

 

Cheers Tomo. . . top day.

well done to your pup. although the weather was bad the education that pup has gained is near on perfect for her. a great day for a young dog. well done Tomo and Vin for getting out there on a day like that.

[Clipper 207]

well done pup,, them rabbits will wasting away up there if this weather carrys on

[RAGBONE 14]

very well done,,,looks bloody cold up there,,did you see many young rabbits about??

 

[TOMO 26,069]

NONE,,,AND ONLY ONE DOE WAS PREGNANT

[socks 32,253]

Obviously still to cold up there for breeding ...........

[Nobby 65]

poor little pup in all that snow lol looks a nice sort vin all the best with it

[TOMO 26,069]

Obviously still to cold up there for breeding ...........

It's amazing the difference in just a few hundred feet,,, a month ago we ferreted a farm in the bottom of the vally,, nearly evry doe was pregnant,, and we had a good number of cockers running around ,, about 4-6 weeks old,,

 

But get up there,, and nothing

[RAGBONE 14]

NONE,,,AND ONLY ONE DOE WAS PREGNANT

ok no need to shout,,lol