Getting Pups Into Cover

[badger1983 15]

Hi had lots of terriers over the years but never started pups of my own any tips on getting them to enter brambles and gorse they work scent no problem but when it leads them to cover the pups won't enter any tips all advice welcome an appreciated thanks

[Rustypippa 18]

The best way I found was taking mine out with other bushing dogs where the cover weren't to heavy an praised them every time they went in for a look. Didn't happen over night but they got there in the end

[badger1983 15]

Cheers rusty been doing that with my older dog and I guess it's right that you only get back what you put in cheers for the your in put

[twobob 1,497]

take them when they can see whats leaving the scent and the pups should chase em in eventualy it just takes time good luck

[skycat 6,173]

You can take a rolled up rabbit skin, tie it on a piece of string, and drag it through various bits of cover, letting the pups chase it. From there you can progress to hiding it in a small bramble or patch of nettles, for example, leaving the end of the string on the far side. Then let the pups, who will have already learned to follow the scent, go in and find it, while your or a friend drag the skin through to the far side. I know this isn't the real thing, but it will give them confidence to follow the scent when there is nothing in sight, and to creep into darker areas than simply tracking a scent across grass.

[badger1983 15]

They go mad when I give them a skin so I will give that a try to and a man I bought a terrier of before said that he would take them lamping to see the rabbits then let them go on it have anyonesle heard of doing it that way and again thanks for the tips much appreciated

[leegreen 2,180]

How old are the pups or pup? Brambles and gorse can be a bit fierce when you're a baby, unless you're mind has clicked then it's game on.

Slowly slowly, if you've got a dog that does it and the breeding right, it will happen .

[buster gonads 862]

I sit on the edge of a wood at dusk with mine watching for Hares coming out to feed close by, once the dog see's the Hare i let it run it back into the cover, it will soon learn there's fun to be had in cover, dont let the Hare get too far out though, and if its windy you,ll want it off your back.

[bryanm45 787]

Had a job getting mine started but praise what you like ignore the bad stuff and what did it for mine was it caught a rabbit with myxomatosis at an early age (6 months) and has enjoyed doing the job since, good luck mate.

[badger1983 15]

We'll cheers for all your input lads much appreciated and will use all tips that have been given in will hopefully get them going soon an I will update you on there progress once again thank you all

[fairy10 12]

My patterdale pups wont look up to see a rabbit but will just follow a scent and bring out dead shrews rats etc...