Hunt3rBoy17 1 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 You alrite lads im new to all the lurcher and fieldsports. i got a Whippet, Saluki bull grey only seventeen months and i was taking her up the fields last season and she was doing well but still hasnt had her first on her own. I need advice. When we went out in daytime hour or two before dusk the bunnies are about but when they just sit still my whippet will spot it but she will only look at it and stay completely still until it has made a move but by that time its usually to late. Does anyone know how i can overcome this. Thanks guys 1 Quote Link to post
paulus 26 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 As your topic appears to be in the wrong section, (a non hunting post), we have moved it to the appropriate forum. Read the forum rules, top of the section. This is an automatically generated reply. Quote Link to post
RemyBolt 420 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Have you got a command to get her to go for it? We have 2 whippets and an Iggy, and to get them to start running we say "Zoom Zoom" (It's a Disney referrence). They are not hunting dogs, even though one of them sits between my legs when I'm shooting in the garden. But I assume it makes sense to use a similar style such as a command. Have you tried giving her a bit of a nudge? Quote Link to post
Hunt3rBoy17 1 Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 I have tried both. i have got another dog now because i was given advice by a friend to use two dogs my second dog is a 18 month old saluki grey, all their training has become succesfull just gonna have to keep trying with my whippet x, if the rabbit is bolting and she spots it she will give it a bloody good run. i think the saluki greay will help her a lot what you think? Quote Link to post
toby63 1,236 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 are the rabbits close to hedgerows or cover my dog wont run them it just stalkes them cos it knows it has no chance of a catch. 1 Quote Link to post
Hunt3rBoy17 1 Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 They are close to the hedge line but she likes getting into the cover aswell and loves to bush Quote Link to post
Meeks 153 Posted June 9, 2014 Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 My whippet does the same.when the rabbits are to close to cover,just stalks them cos he knows when he starts running he has no chance Quote Link to post
Hunt3rBoy17 1 Posted June 9, 2014 Author Report Share Posted June 9, 2014 Ok thanks for that guys. Also could do with a bit of help on training a saluki grey if any of you own one or know about them.? # Quote Link to post
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