Patience

[Guest vin]

I had a nice steady day on the dales Tuesday.

 

managed a few clips with the iphone.

 

This is what i like to see...the dogs holding steady over the mark and waiting for the right moment to connect.

 

http://vid1210.photobucket.com/albums/cc414/vincevoxbox/well%20marked%20and%20well%20caught%20Doris_zpsgd2riupo.mp4

 

 

[James ed 58]

Good video pal, well trained dogs are a god send, ATB mate

[1Wally 204]

Good vid, nice dogs

[skycat 6,173]

Bloody lovely to see that Never tire of watching them get their reward for patience.

[Dan25 87]

Is that something you can train or is it more experience

[socks 32,253]

The youngster has come on well mate ... She just needs to grow into them ears now ..........

[wi11ow 2,657]

spot on

[Giro 2,648]

Good stuff mate..

 

Absolute double of mine

[Jono_g 27]

Brilliant,thanks for sharing.

[fitchet 788]

Brilliant stuff mate makes me think I should get the ferrets out more.

[Fat-Ferret 857]

Brilliant!! Really made me smile! I could watch dogs ferreting all day

[skycat 6,173]

Is that something you can train or is it more experience

 

Experience, exposure and a certain mindset. It's about giving the dog the correct upbringing. A pup that goes out ferreting on a regular basis from the moment it is ready, whilst it is still soaking up new experiences like a sponge should learn that waiting silently without fiddling about is the road to such rewards. Working shallow warrens in still weather (no wind or noise to drown out the sounds below ground) helps enormously. If you only work deep, difficult warrens in hedgerows, thick cover, places the dog can't see the bolt or hear what is happening, then it is less likely to learn so fast. The mindset is also important: concentration is partly experience, but also down to the individual dog. I've had almost pure sighthounds work every bit as patiently and silently as other types of dog/lurcher so the ability to concentrate is not breed specific.

It is a self-taught technique where the reward of catching the rabbit speeds up the learning process far better than anything we could ever teach using exercises etc. Get out little and often for young pups and work shallow burrows out in the open so the dog learns the whole process where putting the ferret to ground leads to rabbits coming out.

[richie1984 191]

Cracking mate

[philstory 83]

Excellent video mate. Dog knows it's job!!

[krawnden 1,036]

Lovely to watch - thanks for sharing.