Advice Needed

[Jim1987 12]

Hi all, advice needed on how/when to start my 5month old pup on the rabbits. Always been interested in hunting with dogs, but don't know [NO TEXT TALK] who does it. So have very little experience. Any tips and advice will be great, thanks

[leethedog 3,071]

Not yet mate get a good recall and stock broken and a retrieve then at around a year old or so get it out on the lamp that's the way I've always done it only take.sitters walk right up on em so the dog can touch em with its nose when it jumps slip the dog never over face the dog nice bit of set aside is best ankle deep grass give the dog even advantage you can

[duroc 7]

Too much, too young and you could have it opening up on run's.

[albert64 1,882]

I've always had them out as soon as there jabbed, a pup will look to you for security

so it wont f*ck off on you like some adolescent dogs do, get it in amongst livestock as early as possible

if your ferreting make sure you net all the holes and when you think its ready find yourself a nice sett out in the open

get a longnet round it so your pup cant be dragged around it will have seen netted rabbits

so will soon catch on, its about building there confidence

they learn f*ck all sat in a kennel

[blackmaggie 3,376]

has the man in the pub said let it tag along and ferret a few small places let it get use to bunnys bolting in to the nets always had mine out early on and in a controlled way little and often always finishing on a high note learn nought in a yard

[Jim1987 12]

Cheers for the replys lads