Stalking Down The Beam.

[squab 2,875]

right pain waiting on a dog to make its mind up as to when the times right,cant be doing with it myself

[Allan P 1,149]

When the rabbits squatting and the dog is full pelt down the beam is there more chance of over shooting.

[RossM 8,116]

When the rabbits squatting and the dog is full pelt down the beam is there more chance of over shooting.

IMO the dog will be at speed but not full speed, unless the rabbits on the move.

[Allan P 1,149]

What about running off with its catch is that deemed a fault?

[Fat-Ferret 857]

My old bitch now 13...Her lamping days are long over always stalked squatters....Personally, I loved seeing her do it....Creeping down the beam, almost sometimes as if she was pretending she didnt see the rabbit, and then bang - Lifting it straight out of its seat!

[the big chief 3,099]

No collie in mine tree creeper Beddie bull grey. Not the type you associate with stalking.

my beddy whippet gh used to stalk rabbits

[Gaz_1989 9,539]

My old bitch does it sometimes. Not every slip, probably 1 in 10. Some lads love to see it but it pisses me off. I prefer to see a dog flat out down the beam.

[nothernlite 18,076]

Not for me hate it prefer a dog to go straight for the kill feck that stalking carry on

[blackmaggie 3,376]

www.youtube.com/watch?v=nvRpx3Rc0C4 not for me either waiting while they decide to run

Edited June 9, 2014 by blackmaggie

[fitchet 788]

Not for me hate it prefer a dog to go straight for the kill feck that stalking carry on

 

I agree mate. Lucky enough never had a dog stalk quarry but if it did It would piss me off there running dogs it's never those easy squatters that stick out in my mind when I'm on the way back from lamping it's allways those those runs where it could go either way. It would be different if I was lamping high numbers of educated rabbits though and I've seen dogs stalk daytime rabbits a couple of times not herding blooded dogs either.

 

But then again most dogs of there owners are honest have faults and sometimes I guess you just have to make do with what you got I suppose.

[Ideation 8,216]

I think my dog has done it. . . . . twice.

 

Both times, it was a squatter in long ish grass, and he trotted down the beam slow and as he got near, kind of accelerated and jumped at the same time, I suppose a pounce, and both times, nailed the bunny in the seat.

 

Every other time, its flat out down the beam, and i've seen him catch rabbits sat very close to the fence, and on occasion just inside the fence / hedge, by suddenly coming at them like a small, black, bat out of hell, and panicking them into doing something stupid, or just nailing them before they can think / act.

[bird 9,863]

What about running off with its catch is that deemed a fault?

yep , its working for it self, and not with you , how old is the dog is it a young dog .?

[*The*Field*Marshall* 674]

My friends bitch does it and she's predominately SALUKI !! No collie, she's all running, I kid you not. . It's not something I see as a fault at all, but I certainly don't like it. I prefer to see a no hesitation 110% kamikaze like commitment to the task at hand, it doesn't always pay off though, in fact I think slower is generally better than faster when it comes to dog up against a squatting rabbit. . Just prefer the no nonsense type of hound .

[Allan P 1,149]

He's 2 bird it was a bit tongue in cheek comment. I've gone back to basics with him and hopefully this next season we'll come good.

[DeerhoundLurcherMan 997]

I doesn't bother me if a dog trots up to a squatter, if its a long way out.... I think the difference is when a dog stops then starts again and keeps stopping on its way out...

 

My dog cuts the rabbits off, so he will often trot up to a squatter then when it bolts he nearly runs parallel with it to race it back to the hedge...No collie either