New Pointer Lurcher To Hunt With My Trained Mink!

[Minkenry 1,044]

Or just break your dogs to cats ... Simple really ......

Why would you want to break your dogs from killing one of the most destructive evasive species on earth??? More animal species have been driven to extinction by house cats than by any other non human species in the world!!!

[Francie 6,368]

Go get them minky lol

[socks 32,253]

 

Or just break your dogs to cats ... Simple really ......

 

Why would you want to break your dogs from killing one of the most destructive evasive species on earth??? More animal species have been driven to extinction by house cats than by any other non human species in the world!!!

Maybe because it could be some little kids pet or some elderly persons only companion .......

[Minkenry 1,044]

 

 

Or just break your dogs to cats ... Simple really ......

Why would you want to break your dogs from killing one of the most destructive evasive species on earth??? More animal species have been driven to extinction by house cats than by any other non human species in the world!!!

Maybe because it could be some little kids pet or some elderly persons only companion .......

 

Well if they are foolish enough to just turn them loose to terrorize the neighborhood then they diverse to lose their cat. I don't let my mink run around killing my neighbor's chickens, neither will I allow my dog to run unsupervised where he might kill a farmer's sheep. I wouldn't even DREAM of hacking some young hawks near where someone has free range chickens or a pigeon loft! Why cat owners feel they are they are free to allow their cat to run around killing whatever they please is BEYOND RIDICULOUS AND IRRESPONSIBLE!!! EVERY SINGLE TIME I have lost live stock it has been to a feral cat or neighbor's cat. I have yet to lose a chicken, pigeon, hawk, rabbit, or anything else to a wild predator, but I've lost plenty to the neighborhood cat! In many places, if a cat is not on it's owner's property, it is legally deemed feral and can be killed on sight.

Edited May 20, 2016 by Minkenry

[Francie 6,368]

Rightly so, if it's being a pest, no different to any other animal.

[mushroom 13,304]

Another thing I will say is your better starting the dog on other game before a cat or coons (I've heard coons are more dexterous than cats, not sure if its true mind)

 

I suggest moving to cats from Fox so the dog gets an idea of how to deal quickly with a struggling, fighting ball of fuuckin fury

[socks 32,253]

 

 

 

Or just break your dogs to cats ... Simple really ......

 

Why would you want to break your dogs from killing one of the most destructive evasive species on earth??? More animal species have been driven to extinction by house cats than by any other non human species in the world!!!

Maybe because it could be some little kids pet or some elderly persons only companion .......

Well if they are foolish enough to just turn them loose to terrorize the neighborhood then they diverse to lose their cat. I don't let my mink run around killing my neighbor's chickens, neither will I allow my dog to run unsupervised where he might kill a farmer's sheep. I wouldn't even DREAM of hacking some young hawks near where someone has free range chickens or a pigeon loft! Why cat owners feel they are they are free to allow their cat to run around killing whatever they please is BEYOND RIDICULOUS AND IRRESPONSIBLE!!! EVERY SINGLE TIME I have lost live stock it has been to a feral cat or neighbor's cat. I have yet to lose a chicken, pigeon, hawk, rabbit, or anything else to a wild predator, but I've lost plenty to the neighborhood cat! In many places, if a cat is not on it's owner's property, it is legally deemed feral and can be killed on sight.

Different laws and perspective in your country ......

[Minkenry 1,044]

Another thing I will say is your better starting the dog on other game before a cat or coons (I've heard coons are more dexterous than cats, not sure if its true mind)

 

I suggest moving to cats from Fox so the dog gets an idea of how to deal quickly with a struggling, fighting ball of fuuckin fury

 

Good to know! I was planning on waiting until after a year before messing with anything with teeth (other than little stuff like brown rats), but it's good to know foxes are better to start a pup on than cats. I have zero experience hunting foxes, so I have no idea about them.

 

 

On that topic, what signs do you look for that help you know if a pup is ready to start on brown rats? Obviously a gritty terrier or bull type lurcher can be started on rats much earlier than a more sensitive dog, but how exactly do you know how sensitive or gritty your pup is without actually testing it on biting prey? I'd like to start hitting rats with her sooner rather than later, but I obviously don't want to scare my pup by getting her bit by a rat before she's mature enough to handle it.

Edited May 20, 2016 by Minkenry

[Minkenry 1,044]

 

 

 

 

Or just break your dogs to cats ... Simple really ......

Why would you want to break your dogs from killing one of the most destructive evasive species on earth??? More animal species have been driven to extinction by house cats than by any other non human species in the world!!!

Maybe because it could be some little kids pet or some elderly persons only companion .......

Well if they are foolish enough to just turn them loose to terrorize the neighborhood then they diverse to lose their cat. I don't let my mink run around killing my neighbor's chickens, neither will I allow my dog to run unsupervised where he might kill a farmer's sheep. I wouldn't even DREAM of hacking some young hawks near where someone has free range chickens or a pigeon loft! Why cat owners feel they are they are free to allow their cat to run around killing whatever they please is BEYOND RIDICULOUS AND IRRESPONSIBLE!!! EVERY SINGLE TIME I have lost live stock it has been to a feral cat or neighbor's cat. I have yet to lose a chicken, pigeon, hawk, rabbit, or anything else to a wild predator, but I've lost plenty to the neighborhood cat! In many places, if a cat is not on it's owner's property, it is legally deemed feral and can be killed on sight.

Different laws and perspective in your country ......

 

 

Over there it's all about destroy the invasive American mink, but the invasive feral cat.... well we like that destructive invasive predator, so we'll leave that one be ha ha ha :-P

Edited May 20, 2016 by Minkenry

[mushroom 13,304]

 

 

Another thing I will say is your better starting the dog on other game before a cat or coons (I've heard coons are more dexterous than cats, not sure if its true mind)

 

I suggest moving to cats from Fox so the dog gets an idea of how to deal quickly with a struggling, fighting ball of fuuckin fury

Good to know! I was planning on waiting until after a year before messing with anything with teeth (other than little stuff like brown rats), but it's good to know foxes are better to start a pup on than cats. I have zero experience hunting foxes, so I have no idea about them.

 

 

On that topic, what signs do you look for that help you know if a pup is ready to start on brown rats? Obviously a gritty terrier or bull type lurcher can be started on rats much earlier than a more sensitive dog, but how exactly do you know how sensitive or gritty your pup is without actually testing it on biting prey? I'd like to start hitting rats with her sooner rather than later, but I obviously don't want to scare my pup by getting her bit by a rat before she's mature enough to handle it.

Only ever used terriers on rats mate so a lurcher fux knows

 

Tbh I wouldn't bother worrying bout age too much just let it see what's what from the outset (5-6 months old) and it'll come right

 

Do not enter a pup to fox too young (imo older than a year but that's depends on maturity, breeding etc every pup is an individual) you'll sicken it relax and understand it's gonna be a while yet before the dog is even near ready. Let it be a pup around the yard, introduce to the mink (keep them apart if the mink are nippy (can't believe I'm saying if )) and bond when the time is right she'll enter.

Edited May 20, 2016 by mushroom

[Lenmcharristar 9,926]

 

 

 

 

 

Or just break your dogs to cats ... Simple really ......

 

Why would you want to break your dogs from killing one of the most destructive evasive species on earth??? More animal species have been driven to extinction by house cats than by any other non human species in the world!!!

Maybe because it could be some little kids pet or some elderly persons only companion .......

Well if they are foolish enough to just turn them loose to terrorize the neighborhood then they diverse to lose their cat. I don't let my mink run around killing my neighbor's chickens, neither will I allow my dog to run unsupervised where he might kill a farmer's sheep. I wouldn't even DREAM of hacking some young hawks near where someone has free range chickens or a pigeon loft! Why cat owners feel they are they are free to allow their cat to run around killing whatever they please is BEYOND RIDICULOUS AND IRRESPONSIBLE!!! EVERY SINGLE TIME I have lost live stock it has been to a feral cat or neighbor's cat. I have yet to lose a chicken, pigeon, hawk, rabbit, or anything else to a wild predator, but I've lost plenty to the neighborhood cat! In many places, if a cat is not on it's owner's property, it is legally deemed feral and can be killed on sight.

Different laws and perspective in your country ......

Over there it's all about destroy the invasive American mink, but the invasive feral cat.... well we like that destructive invasive predator, so we'll leave that one be ha ha ha :-P

exactly minkenry, over here it's laws crippling dog owners, but cat owners get away with everything, that's wrong ferals are a fcuking nuisance. If our dogs were to run around freely killing everything ten we would be up in front of a judge. Cat owners think they're owed something from the world because they own cats. Nah not in my book, if your moggy is out killing livestock or decimating the songbirds in the area then they need culling

[Haiddheliwr 1,911]

Good little vid that very interesting!! Alex had a good looker as well be interesting to see that one in action also. Best of luck with the training keep us up to date with the progress. ATB

[pointer 543]

All my dogs started killing rats as soon as they had their second teeth so around the six month mark. Terriers, lurchers or the pointer it made no difference.

[Minkenry 1,044]

All my dogs started killing rats as soon as they had their second teeth so around the six month mark. Terriers, lurchers or the pointer it made no difference.

 

Awesome! Good to know. I was thinking of trying her on brown rats around 6-7 months anyway, so we'll see what she's like by then. Regardless of when I start her on rats, I'll make sure she gets plenty of experience on kangaroo rats before I show her any brown rats, since kangaroo rats don't bite. Kangaroo rats are what I like to start my baby mink on, since there is no chance of a bad experience, giving the mink a nice little confidence boost before starting it on anything that can bite. I'll be getting a new little mink kit soon, so in a couple months when that mink kit is old enough to start on kangaroo rats, I'll take the mink and pup out and start them on kangaroo rats together. For those of you who are curious, this is what a kangaroo rat is.....

 

https://youtu.be/MyHGAuc_Y6Y

[morton 5,368]

Hello everyone. My name is Joseph Carter. For a couple years now I have been researching and experimenting with different dogs, trying to find the right dog to work with my trained hunting mink. I have tried various dogs over the years (owned by friends or family) in an effort to figure out just what I wanted in a minkenry dog. I have also spent a lot of time and effort trying to educate myself on the different dogs out there, so I could better understand the potential strengths and weaknesses of each breed or type of dog. After putting forth a couple years of effort, I then spent a considerable amount of time trying to locate the dog that I felt would fit my goals best. All of that effort has now paid off with this fine little lurcher pup.

 

Her name is Onsa, and she is 3/8 racing greyhound, 3/8 American staghound (from the Cherry line of coyote hunting dogs), 1/8 saluki, and 1/8 English pointer.

 

https://youtu.be/50X0mL7rPUk

Very impressive.