Hardest Discipline For A Lurcher To Learn....

[baw 4,360]

knowing its alright to kill a rabbit and not a hare

Lol mate, tricky one that. They Definately know the difference between them. Had a collie cross that got picky on rabbits but a hare 3 parks away, it was off lol.

[TOMO 26,200]

 

knowing its alright to kill a rabbit and not a hare

Lol mate, tricky one that. They Definately know the difference between them. Had a collie cross that got picky on rabbits but a hare 3 parks away, it was off lol.

Yeh it was off,,, but still couldn't catch it................

[baw 4,360]

 

 

 

knowing its alright to kill a rabbit and not a hare

Lol mate, tricky one that. They Definately know the difference between them. Had a collie cross that got picky on rabbits but a hare 3 parks away, it was off lol.

Yeh it was off,,, but still couldn't catch it................

:tongue: hark at you long netting hares, tchhhh honest answer, when was the last time you netted a hare? Don't mind if it was when you were younger lol we all did stuff we ain't proud of in days gone by.....

[Bosun11 537]

Baw, I think Tomo has it pretty much nailed with net work, especially at night, though i've seen it done well, i've never owned nor trained a dog to such a high standard, so for a dog to learn to work with such that is a hard discipline to learn.

On the subject of training Blackgreyhound makes an interesting point, one that crosses my mind regular on here, that is the discipline of owners to put constant effort and training into their pup's for the first year, to ensure you have a sapling ready for the field, for whatever path you choose to work it on. I'd bet % of owners put a few weeks in, as the mood takes 'em, not months?

[TOMO 26,200]

A good few years ago now,, proberbly around 12 or 15 year ago,,, but in all honesty I wasnt netting them in traditional nighttime way with a gate net,,, I used poke nets on runs in plantations ,, and let the old dog hunt up.

 

But there's nowt wrong with netting hares, so I can't see what your getting at,,, poaching and pot hunting is different to coursing,,, I love to see a dog running a hare,,, but using a bit of field craft to secure old puss can be very rewarding...

 

Don't you start turning in to a " only way for a hare to die is by a dog on fair slip"

Edited March 28, 2013 by TOMO

[TOMO 26,200]

By the way in the first post iwas referring to long netting rabbits,, not hares,,,,, and GATE netting hares, there's a good bit of difference between the two

[lawrence 657]

has to be the ferreting dog for me, that game is full of contradictions, very easy to confuse the f##k out of a dog.

[baw 4,360]

Baw, I think Tomo has it pretty much nailed with net work, especially at night, though i've seen it done well, i've never owned nor trained a dog to such a high standard, so for a dog to learn to work with such that is a hard discipline to learn.

On the subject of training Blackgreyhound makes an interesting point, one that crosses my mind regular on here, that is the discipline of owners to put constant effort and training into their pup's for the first year, to ensure you have a sapling ready for the field, for whatever path you choose to work it on. I'd bet % of owners put a few weeks in, as the mood takes 'em, not months?

Aye tomo the prick as regards training. I think once you get a pup jumping, its best getting it to do it every time it's out a walk. Starting low obviously and working up. From my experience the worst barb wire injuries I've seen were when the dog was experienced and getting cocky. Pups give fences plenty of air, experienced try to scrape the f***ing things.

[baw 4,360]

By the way in the first post iwas referring to long netting rabbits,, not hares,,,,, and GATE netting hares, there's a good bit of difference between the two

I'll let you off

[baw 4,360]

A good few years ago now,, proberbly around 12 or 15 year ago,,, but in all honesty I wasnt netting them in traditional nighttime way with a gate net,,, I used poke nets on runs in plantations ,, and let the old dog hunt up.

 

But there's nowt wrong with netting hares, so I can't see what your getting at,,, poaching and pot hunting is different to coursing,,, I love to see a dog running a hare,,, but using a bit of field craft to secure old puss can be very rewarding...

 

Don't you start turning in to a " only way for a hare to die is by a dog on fair slip"

Lol wouldn't dream of it mate. I've caught them pretty much every way bar shooting them. Don't know why I haven't, don't know why snaring a hare is better than shooting. But once you see a good daylight chase on a hare, you kind of start giving it the respect it deserves.

[blackgreyhound 206]

bosun

[Mick C. 229]

Sneaking in the house and robbing anything edible

 

PIssing up the plants is another hard one to break

 

Trainining them to dump in some body elses garden can test a mans patience but is well worth the time put in

[troter58 1,711]

to get a lurcher to work both day and night and do it proper i like my dogs to work with ferrets and push its game up day but turn off at night and do a shift nice to have one dog that can do the both not many dogs will do both as if they hunt up day time they do it at night or some will say but if fetched up on both they will learn both

[nothernlite 18,089]

 

 

knowing its alright to kill a rabbit and not a hare

Lol mate, tricky one that. They Definately know the difference between them. Had a collie cross that got picky on rabbits but a hare 3 parks away, it was off lol.

Yeh it was off,,, but still couldn't catch it................

in scotland it could lol

[nothernlite 18,089]

to get a lurcher to work both day and night and do it proper i like my dogs to work with ferrets and push its game up day but turn off at night and do a shift nice to have one dog that can do the both not many dogs will do both as if they hunt up day time they do it at night or some will say but if fetched up on both they will learn both

knowing when to keep the head or put it down is a clever dog if it takes to it quick