Advice Needed

[symnsm 6]

Ok just a few things I need some pointers on.

 

My Lurcher is currently 18 weeks old. I walk the lurcher with my other jack russell twice a day for a good hour in the morning and a good hour in the evening.

 

The lurcher has come along really well. He's good with livestock, recalls very well. Walks to heel, good on/off the lead and all the stuff he should be doing. He just seems to a little bit relaxed when it comes to quarry. I wont purposely put him on quarry, but if the odd pheasant or rabbit jumps out at him, he does have the right idea to chase them. However he seems very hit or miss with them, and what I mean by that is that sometimes he sees quarry and just wants the chase, other times he's just more interested in the smells of the field and a long branch and ignores them. Is this his age or something I should be concerned about?

 

Is he off the lead too much ?

 

 

Thanks in advance

 

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Edited May 8, 2014 by symnsm

[bird 9,796]

its just little pup , But taking it on its own ,would be not a bad thing anyway, it prob just letting the jacks do there own thing, just le it grow up in its own time .

[blackmaggie 3,376]

I wouldn't take him were he can chase at 18 weeks mate better waiting till hes stronger and more mature at that age hes still a baby just keeping bonding with each other may be better one on one then you can concertrate on him alone and later on start with a bit of ferreting come winter time just take your time with him you have a life time of hunting together

[symnsm 6]

both great posts thank you, so you feel walks without the jack, would be best? He does tend to course the jack as well. I do want him to get used to the jack as she will be coming out with me, but I know the jack will put him in his place when the time comes

Edited May 8, 2014 by symnsm

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Omfg....

It's 18 weeks old...

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

Its only just been born mate.....

[symnsm 6]

DeerhoundLurcherMan

 

Do you think more lead walking is best then ?

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

Without taking the piss, it wants walking hundreds of yards not miles. Lead walk it,let it run about on safe ground.I used to take,mine along a track by the side of a river. Pup couldn't run off, peace and quiet, nobody about.

Lurcher pups are nothing like terrier pups, loads are just big soft scared pups at 18 wks

[CBdogsA1 420]

I thought it was a typo and was 18 MONTHS.

 

To young for all that stuff.

[jennym 39]

Just let him be a pup for now. Socialise him, get him used to travelling in car, etc. Walking with jack is fine but take him out on his own sometimes just so he's confident on his own too. You don't want to overwalk him either as you could stunt him that way, at 18wks he should still be carrying a bit puppy fat to allow him to grow. I wouldn't worry about quarry until he's nearer 10-12months plus but even then depends on the dog, different dogs mature at different rates.

[symnsm 6]

big bold beautiful, the idea of a forum is to help other people less knowledgeable than isnt it?

If I want to ask a question to the more experienced members of the forum, I expect advise back, not being slatted. ie "Omfg....

It's 18 weeks old... "

 

Surely its better for someone with less knowledge to ask the more experienced members of the site a question than to f**k a dog up ?

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

big bold beautiful, the idea of a forum is to help other people less knowledgeable than isnt it?

If I want to ask a question to the more experienced members of the forum, I expect advise back, not being slatted. ie "Omfg....

It's 18 weeks old... "

 

Surely its better for someone with less knowledge to ask the more experienced members of the site a question than to f**k a dog up ?

Fair dos, to be honest I thought you might have been on the wind up . I'm far from the most knowledgeable on here but heres an opinion if it helps.

 

Forget the pup is a lurcher for 6 months, imagine its a Labrador and get it out and used to its surroundings but in a safe way,whether it be on the lead or away from other dogs if they are tearing about and likely do the pup damage, keep on at the recall and stock breaking and get it meeting other dogs.

 

So forget chasing rabbits or anything else for that matter. If you start running an immature puppy at things it will not catch, the pup will soon refuse to chase anything....

 

You might get a few runs for the pup at the end of this season, each pup will be different but most can be introduced to rabbits at 10-12 months...

 

The better you bring your pup on the easier it will be for you later on when you introduce it to work...

 

Hows the pup bred?

 

We all had to start somewhere

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

Near the top of the Lurcher and sight-hound discussion threads there is a pinned thread by skycat, click on it and scroll down to:

 

EXERCISE REQUIRMENTS FOR DOGS UNDER 12 MONTHS OF AGE

UNDER 6 MONTHS

 

I'm sure you will find it very helpful...

[Big bald beautiful 1,231]

If your so stupid,that you don't how to exercise an 18 week old pup you need to keep f***ing gold fish or a rabbit.

[symnsm 6]

the pups dam was greyhound x bedlington the sire was greyhound x deerhound. If the dog doesnt get a good walk in the morning ie a hundred yards it starts to go hypo. There is no way this dog can be walked 100 yards a day, it would mentally drive the thing crazy. By 3 in the afternoon the dogs begging to go out for more. So how the hell "big bold beautiful" thinks he knows what hes on about blows my mind.