Still Cant Catch Rabbits

[dayle 7]

hi ave got a 6 in a hath month old sal/grey hes good at marking hols and picking them up from nets but if one slips he just cant keap up is this normal as am new to the sport eny advice will help thanks dayle

[whippet08 8]

Think you be expecting to much too soon , still very young ,

[RED_BULL 460]

Mate it's a pup. Shouldnt really put him on anythink till about 10-12 months old leave him mature and be a pup first.

[dayle 7]

okii thanks you could say am still a pup my self so we can learn together thanks a lot altb

[Catcher 1 639]

Mate it's a pup. Shouldnt really put him on anythink till about 10-12 months old leave him mature and be a pup first.

 

That way when he dose catch one.He wont run away and eat it

 

Put in some training.

[dayle 7]

he has a very good retrieve a know salukis can be very stubborn but a think ave struck luky but glad aye asked dont whant to rouen my wee boy lol thank lads

[s.e.s.k.u 1,893]

How old are you mate ? Your going to do more harm than good running a pup at 6 month old . My advice would be spend the next 3-4 month training the pup bond , recall, retrieve ,sit ,stay etc socialise with other dogs , stock - break etc take it slow and the pup will be ready to run some green bunnies come September . Atb

[BORDERSCOT 3,816]

You need to chill out mate - let him enjoy the summer, let him mature a bit...work on basics and then worry about bunnies in September...just switch him off and let him be a pup.... Good luck...

[lampingmanJoe 22]

Hes abit young pal leave him untill he is 9 months then get him out u gotta think he is only 6 months hes not gonna have much speed yet...atb i

[Neoleaver 55]

How old are you mate ? Your going to do more harm than good running a pup at 6 month old . My advice would be spend the next 3-4 month training the pup bond , recall, retrieve ,sit ,stay etc socialise with other dogs , stock - break etc take it slow and the pup will be ready to run some green bunnies come September . Atb

Exactly what he said mate, be patient (you'll need to be with a full sighthound mix like yours) you'll get more out of the dog in the long run. Its not set in stone that you shouldn't run bunnies spring/summer, but its not being respectful of the breeding times.....let em build up their numbers more to go at in Sept when you've got the basics down training wise. An untrained dog is just a massive arse pain...no joy in it....either you'll get pissed off cos the dogs just dickin around d not listening or the dog'll run itself into the next county. Good luck mate, credit to you for not just assuming you know it all, nowt wrong with asking for advice.

[makattack 133]

time is a virtue mate take your time do the dog right and you will have a topper on your hands atb with him

[rob284 1,682]

ur dog will only be decent at about 2 n a half. you shouldnt be lettin it run anything that young. if you had any sense ya would have seen ppl say it on this site. 6 MONTH FFS. its like puttin a toddler in a ring for a couple of rounds, you'll make it sick

[Ideation 8,216]

I love THL.

 

Man asks a question . . . . . and gets a sensible answer or two.

 

Then gets the same answer another 42 times

[The one 8,503]

Let it enjoy the summer and maybe think about taking it back out next season , i would let a dog that age see a bit while i was out ferreting but i wouldn't let it course a rabbit

[the pikey poacher 1,157]

chill out rob he is only a young lad and at least he asked what he should be doing weather he listens is a different thing alltogether