Fitting In Work Around Dogs

[Barbarian1990 220]

Sorry if in wrong section. What shifts do people find good to work to get most out hunting your dogs?

[Fat-Ferret 857]

Good title to your thread...great way to think.

 

It is usually the other way round!

[Barbarian1990 220]

Good title to your thread...great way to think.

 

It is usually the other way round!

I've always liked to be a bit different lol

[scottish lurcher 185]

Retired so I have no probs there so dog with me 24/7

[Barbarian1990 220]

Retired so I have no probs there so dog with me 24/7

I'm a few years off retirement yet

[roybo 2,873]

I work days out the house at around 6-6:30,

So mainly weekends with some local bits in the week,tiring yes ,wish I had more time, to put a few longer days in the week.

[Barbarian1990 220]

I'm working days at the min but got a few options so got some thinking to do.

[Blueboybilly 164]

I leave the house at 7:00am and return home at around 6:00pm.

 

I walk the dogs once (in the evening when I get back from work) but my mrs walks them in the afternoon. If she can't walk the dogs then we have a dog walker who takes them out for £7.00 around 1:00pm.

 

My dogs are happy with 2 hours exercise a day mate. Got a Bedlington/Grey/Whip & Pedigree Whippet. The whippet can go all day without anything but the Lurcher needs to run

 

Hope this helps

[logan 447]

I work 6 days a week half 7 till 8 usually out about 4 nights a week leave the house about half 10 usually back home about 2 all been well,iv been known to have a odd mad one during the week and take my hounds to work with me if im on a 5 oclock start lol.

[darbo 4,774]

If you can get on afternoon shift thats a good shift for the lamping man weather dependant finish at 10 at night out with the dogs only back on at 2 in the afternoon so time for a snooze also.

[logan 447]

If you can get on afternoon shift thats a good shift for the lamping man weather dependant finish at 10 at night out with the dogs only back on at 2 in the afternoon so time for a snooze also.

2 till 10 would be the perfect shifts for a lamping man like you sed ,

[dogmad riley 1,343]

When I was on shifts we worked 1-8 afternoons that was a good shift but it only ever came round once every 3 weeks. Now I work days 8-4. I can lamp all night long then have 2-3 hours kip then back to work.

 

Often when on shifts I went straight from lamping to work with no sleep it was a killer but lamping is my passion and I wouldn't give it up.

 

Also when working shifts I had time to ferret in the day time when on nights but now I'm on days the ferreting took a back seat unfortunately.

Edited April 6, 2016 by dogmad riley

[TOMO 26,124]

I did twithight shift when I was a young lad,,,,that was handy ,,,started at 4 pm finished at 00.30 hours,,,perfect for day time and lamping,,,,

 

Now I do 3 ,,twelve hour night shifts,,,fri ,,sat,,sun,,,but this last year or two ,,,been doing a few nights on doors in the week as well....

[Bo Duke 420]

I work every hour possible because hunting is my job

[buster gonads 862]

Iam a self employed gas fitter so iam lucky enough to work my dogs every day, i dont book my first job untill 10am, this allows me a mooch before i start or a couple of hours on the lamp if the weather suits without loosing too much sleep.