Any Advice To Help Bring My Bitch On

[Gaj1612 99]

Got a little terrier bitch that I've been trying to get to bush.

I started off letting her play with a rabbit skin and drag it around then I took her up the mountain after I'd hid it in the ferns and told her to find it. With a bit of encouragement she had a wander and finally sniffed it out. So stuck with doing that for a while.

Then I decided to take her ferreting with lurchers4life off here, and his jrt hoping she would click on to what she was doing. She's only been out twice ferreting, so not expecting too much yet. But she doesn't seem to be that interested. Is there anything I can do to bring her on?

 

 

Thanks

[terryd 8,509]

Has she seen rabbits bolting into nets ? may be let her have a little rag of a dead rabbit once out the net but if she has another terrier to follow sure it will come. When the ferret is in try and position her in a good spot to be close to the action

[Gaj1612 99]

Yeah she did see one mate, and she give chase to one that popped up in the field, she did get her nose down for a bit after that but then seemed to lose interest again like

[terryd 8,509]

in that case then just time and keep going with your mate i would say

[stevemac 434]

just keep at it she will pick it up.

[Gaj1612 99]

Ok cheers,

Is there anything I can do to get her to enter cover? Or does she need to chase one in?

[terryd 8,509]

Ok cheers, Is there anything I can do to get her to enter cover? Or does she need to chase one in?

 

 

you could try and find some light cover that may hold a bunny or two rather than a 4 acre patch of gorse but I am sure it will all come together for you

Edited December 28, 2013 by terryd

[Gaj1612 99]

Cheers lads.

I'll just stick with it and see how she turns out.

[mhopton 807]

Just keep taking her out where the rabbits are the rest will come with time buddy

When you walk past a set used or not point at the holes teas her in she will soon get to grips ' mine has had no training just took her where ther was rabbits learnt her self really she never lets me down and proper loves it ATB mark

[lifelong cumbrian 1,826]

Keep her ferreting, it will fast come mate once she hears a bit of rattling and sees a few rabbits hitting the net. Some catch on faster than others.

[bigoy19706 276]

I have 2 15-16 month old laky Russell's here from same breeding 1 of them is bushing like mad but the other is still a bit here and there she will get there in the end all dogs are deferent I have 5 terriers just bashers and ratting and all from pups some just work it out faster than other that all

 

I like to take them out with older dog some where you no there lots of bunny and when the dog get going and yapping the younger dog get existed this work for me one's the penny's drop they just get better

 

ATB bigoy

[tomas87 18]

Try just taking her out with other dogs that bush she'll soon pick it up I have a young pup her just turned 7 month been out twice with my mates dogs who bush and he's picked it up. Been ferreting this morning now every bit of bramble he's in and marking holes. What realy brought mine on was taking hold of a netted rabbit he was that quick he beat the running dogs to it now theirs no stoping him

[Gaj1612 99]

Thanks everyone, took her out earlier or a good 4 hour mooch with lurchers4life. She was out with three good bushers and startedto have a little go, so I'll stick with her and give her a lot more time. I'm also going to try and get her on some rats in the mean time.

[wirral countryman 2,110]

Does the bitch use her nose, good nose is a must for a bushing terrier, I always watch a young one when crossing a line that a bunny has run to see if they pick up on it, atb, WM

[Gaj1612 99]

Yes mate she does she had her nose down most of the time we were out earlier