What Age?

[chris.s 28]

Just wanting to know what is a good ages to start my pup ferreting. Also shud he be kept on the lead or off.

Atb chris

[nans pat 2,575]

Just wanting to know what is a good ages to start my pup ferreting. Also shud he be kept on the lead or off.

Atb chris

bout 12 weeks get him out he learn nothing sitting in the house

[chris.s 28]

Really! That young. So just get him out and let him see whats going on then

[Kemperz21 65]

You will get plenty of interest in this post I can assure you of that I mentioned something simalar yesterday my pup 7 months was told by most to keep on the lead and mouth rabbits at that age some will say start running but I have decided to wait until late spring and run on easy bunnys by then he will be almost a year an run properly next winter but I'm fairly new to the pup training thing so I dnt know much but will say people will give you plenty of food for thought how old is your pup ?

[Kemperz21 65]

At 12weeks mine was going out for walks seeing new things walking past livestock until he was no longer interested in it most important is the retrieve I'm still struggling to get mine to do it every single time good luck with the pup though chap

[chris.s 28]

Hes 11weeks hes sittin on command and he has been walked around livestock and traffic to get used to it.

[Kemperz21 65]

One thing I've tryed but stopped because I thought the pup was going to kill it is showing them ferrets I have to try again now he is older but if you can get them use to each other early that's great

[chris.s 28]

Hes fine aroumd the ferrets o take him in garage to feed ferrets every night and he just ignores them when there walking around him.

[Kemperz21 65]

Are you going to take him out on the lamp at all ? If so get a couple soft toys and cut the reflective strip off a hi viz jacket and stitch it to the toy only has to be rough and throw them flick the lamp on so he sees it goes after it and brings bk repeat this at further distances until happy then go out place toys without the dog get the dog and lamp the toys until he gets them all I read on a pup lamp training post online even if you don't intend to lamp it's great fun an the pup will love the new element of training/ play in the dark just grab a good size torch to save buying a lamp

[chris.s 28]

Already have a lamp as I have another lurcher. Rhanks for the info though. It all helps

[Ideation 8,216]

I don't know why any one would take a 12 week old pup ferreting.......

[chris.s 28]

So is 12weeks to young then ideation?

[weasle 1,119]

Get them out I've had pups at that age marking burys,respecting nets.

Makes more sense getting them out in the countryside crossing country seeing stock ect ect being with you and ferrets,than you going out for a few hours then coming back and taking the pup for a walk around the park,throwing a dummy around your garden.

Edited November 12, 2013 by weasle

[toby63 1,236]

forget hunting at 12wks and get bonding with your pup and have fun with it

[birddog 1,354]

for me, every pup is different and learns things and matures at a different rate, by all means get them accustomed to the sights and sounds of the countryside early, make pals with smelly's, learn a wee bit of obedience, respect the nets, seeing an adult dog picking up bolters, learning to mark etc but there's a world of difference between bringing a pup on to 6hrs in the cold with sometimes not a lot to do, best to do it in a lot of small steps that the pup whatever age can manage