Giro 2,648 Posted June 30, 2013 Report Share Posted June 30, 2013 I give mine a good lay off and myself . It's hard slog in the winter with working long shifts and getting the dogs out as much as possible. I would say they remain reasonably fit with walking about the local fields with the odd trip to the beach if it's red hot and the grounds to hard. Come end of July / aug will trot them behind a bike and get them out end aug - beginning of September if the ground soft . Just start them off slow no big numbers it's still often to warm for floggin dogs. Some folk have some wild and wonderful training regimes and it don't seem to trump hard work in the field, along with diet and rest. 3 Quote Link to post
Rabbithunter 456 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Did you ever have a run with him aaron?going to have a run with him this year as mates no money me him and rickyYou said that last season so did you [bANNED TEXT] you were going down on holiday to his me and mark haven't got round to it yet I waz meant to go down he was meant to cum up I WAS ib cornwall on a family holiday... 2 teenagers and a newborn babby. . But i got 400 mile closer than you Quote Link to post
Country Joe 1,411 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 As a Rabbiting Man, apart from the sport side, my other main reason for walking 4 miles a day, is to keep me fit. apart from the push bike which I don't do, but sitting on a Quad bike or running behind a car, or watching a dog on a treadmill will end up with a fit dog, and a very unfit owner. 1 Quote Link to post
tjones3862 3,423 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 (edited) As a Rabbiting Man, apart from the sport side, my other main reason for walking 4 miles a day, is to keep me fit. apart from the push bike which I don't do, but sitting on a Quad bike or running behind a car, or watching a dog on a treadmill will end up with a fit dog, and a very unfit owner. your right I take me dogs behind a motor, but iff I did not have a dog, you wud not do half the walking, to keep yourself in trim i, see chaps who I went to school with they go to work come home and that's it,, what a shape they are, now they are in the 40,s,,,and that shape his there to stay,,,dog walking you can not beat it..... Edited July 1, 2013 by tjones3862 Quote Link to post
steve2507 522 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 road work does alot more than people think, i bike mine at a steady pace for 8mile as soon as they break into a jog/run i slow it then build it back up so they are constantly at a fast walk ,what that does is uses muscles in the body that normally dont get used by running or jogging and building the heart and lung without putting them under strain the armed forces use the same technique as called tabbing and to be honest i would prefer to run 8 mile than tab 8 mile . in or out of season i use this a couple of days a week aswell as running them in season and chasing a ball or each other out of season ,i also use the rag bag method in my garden which consists of a piece of rope tied to hessian bag both dogs love this and need no encouragement to use it, this helps build neck,back and leg muscle also the muscles for the jaw .....just a point i am no coursing or lamping only man i like my dogs to be out there and catching day or night atb steve 2 Quote Link to post
paulsmithy83 567 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 [bANNED TEXT] I season Huntin alone gud enough, as rest time is needed for rest so do you give 6 months hard graft and 6 months total rest???i fthats what you mean im sorry but i dont agree with that one bit I think you mis understood daz. I think he means that during the working season, when working flat out, the only 'conditioning' he does is through working them, as the time when they are not being worked, they need the time to rest and recuperate. If he read thread on first few page I said wat I do out season Here it is again for the daft sod Cant speak for sock but for our corsers we run em behind the quad for bout 12 mile few time a week, then load free runnin. For our field bitch bit dif we run em 1 a week behind the quad rest just hunt up moochin for as many free hr a day I got but then go sumwear dead of game n get em retrievin the ball, I got 1 of them pet lover ball chuckers. Chuck, strike, retriev, chuck again. So in a week all muscle groups/fibers hit Quote Link to post
aaron the coursing man 144 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Did you ever have a run with him aaron?going to have a run with him this year as mates no money me him and rickyYou said that last season so did you [bANNED TEXT] you were going down on holiday to his me and mark haven't got round to it yet I waz meant to go down he was meant to cum up I WAS ib cornwall on a family holiday... 2 teenagers and a newborn babby. . But i got 400 mile closer than you you said you would be lamping with mb when I asked you and ricky arranged it for you Quote Link to post
Rabbithunter 456 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Nothing was arranged arron I text MB when i was there.... i was on a family holiday.... believe irmt or not azz therrs more to life than dogs Quote Link to post
aaron the coursing man 144 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 (edited) Nothing was arranged arron I text MB when i was there.... i was on a family holiday.... believe irmt or not azz therrs more to life than dogs you just stay away from me boy my dogs are my life Edited July 1, 2013 by aaron the coursing man Quote Link to post
DEERMAN 1,020 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 road work does alot more than people think, i bike mine at a steady pace for 8mile as soon as they break into a jog/run i slow it then build it back up so they are constantly at a fast walk ,what that does is uses muscles in the body that normally dont get used by running or jogging and building the heart and lung without putting them under strain the armed forces use the same technique as called tabbing and to be honest i would prefer to run 8 mile than tab 8 mile . in or out of season i use this a couple of days a week aswell as running them in season and chasing a ball or each other out of season ,i also use the rag bag method in my garden which consists of a piece of rope tied to hessian bag both dogs love this and need no encouragement to use it, this helps build neck,back and leg muscle also the muscles for the jaw .....just a point i am no coursing or lamping only man i like my dogs to be out there and catching day or night atb steve Para's TAB (tactical advance to battle ) ,Hats March 1 Quote Link to post
Dan Edwards 1,134 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 Thanks dan. Buy a smaller truck Not quite sure of the $ to £ conversion... but id certainly be well happy paying £4 a gallon. £2 .59 a gallon Takes the piss don't it,,, how the feck you can complain at that dan,, feck knows,,, I bet it's 20 years since it was that price here Its $4 a gallon which I know is cheaper than yalls but its not 2.59 a gallon. Quote Link to post
steve2507 522 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 road work does alot more than people think, i bike mine at a steady pace for 8mile as soon as they break into a jog/run i slow it then build it back up so they are constantly at a fast walk ,what that does is uses muscles in the body that normally dont get used by running or jogging and building the heart and lung without putting them under strain the armed forces use the same technique as called tabbing and to be honest i would prefer to run 8 mile than tab 8 mile . in or out of season i use this a couple of days a week aswell as running them in season and chasing a ball or each other out of season ,i also use the rag bag method in my garden which consists of a piece of rope tied to hessian bag both dogs love this and need no encouragement to use it, this helps build neck,back and leg muscle also the muscles for the jaw .....just a point i am no coursing or lamping only man i like my dogs to be out there and catching day or night atb steve Para's TAB (tactical advance to battle ) ,Hats March crap hats Quote Link to post
birddog 1,354 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 mine get road walking, mooching and ball work dailly, but it doesn't compare to the twisting and turning of working, i'm surprised no one has said different dogs need different work to get them fit, some lighter types would wilt under the workload of a strong collie x and the stronger types would go fat and lazy with a lighter workload Quote Link to post
patterdalejoel 669 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 after a few weeks going ferreting on the quad, with my bitch running behind, coupled with her coursing the bolting bunnies, she is in great shape. she wont sit on the quad as she is that eager to hunt up, and it works Quote Link to post
TOMO 26,068 Posted July 1, 2013 Report Share Posted July 1, 2013 I just checked dan,,,, excange rate today is $1.52 = £1. Wich means your fuel at $4. Means we would pay at today's exchange rate £2.63.... By the way we pay,,, today local to me £1.35 a litter for diesel ,,,, and there's approximately 4.5 litters in a gallon,,, so that makes it just over £6 a gallon Quote Link to post
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